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Church  Chronology. 


A  Record  of  Important  Events 


Pertaining  to  the  History  of  the  Church  of  Je'^us    Christ  of 

Latter-day  Saints, 


Compiled  by  Andrew  Jenson, 

ASSISTANT  CHURCH    HISTORIAN. 


Second  Edition,  Revised  and  Enlarged. 


PRINTED  AT  THE  DESERET  NEWS, 
SALT  LAKE  CITY,  UTAH. 


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PREFACE 

TO  THE  FIRST  EDITION. 


In  offering  to  the  public  this  work  of  reference,  the  author  has  the 
satisfaction  of  knowing  that  he  has  been  conscientious  in  its  preparation. 
It  embodies  years  of  patient  labor — a  labor  of  love,  rather  than  a  labor 
with  prospects  of  pecuniary  gain — and  if  it  shall  prove  acceptable  and 
satisfactory  to  the  people,  in  whose  interest  it  has  been  compiled,  his 
object  will  be  fully  attained.  In  regard  to  dates  and  incidents  the  work 
will  be  found  reliable,  although  not  perfect.  As  the  sources  of  informa- 
tion have  necessarily  in  some  instances  been  confined  to; current  literature, 
and  foreign  affairs  have  been  frequently  dealt  with,  there  may  be  a  few 
technical  errors.  The  author  will  be  thankful  to  any  readers,  who  may 
discover  such  mistakes,  if  they  will  direct  his  attention  to  them,  that 
they  may  not  appear  in  any  further  editions  that  may  be  published. 

ANDREW  JENSON. 


PREFACE 

TO  THE  SECOND  EDITION. 


This  edition  of  Church  Chronology,  consisting  of  25,000  copies,, 
is  a  thorough  revision  of  the  first  edition,  with  many  new  features 
added,  and  the  chronological  thread  brought  down  to  the  close 
of  1898.  Before  printing,  the  copy  was  carefully  read  to  a  com- 
mittee appointed  by  Historian  Franklin  D.  Richards,  consisting  of  As- 
sistant Historians  John  Jaques  and  Charles  W.  Penrose  and  Elder  A. 
Milton  Musser.  Great  pains  have  been  taken  to  make  the  work  accu- 
rate and  in  all  respects  reliable  as  a  work  of  reference,  and  as  such  it  is 
respectfully  presented  to  the  public  at  large,  and  particularly  to  those 
who  desire  correct  information  in  regard  to  the  Latter-day  Saints  and 
their  most  remarkable  history. 

THE  PUBLISHER. 


INTRODUCTORY. 

The  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  was  organized  with 
six  members,  April  6,  1830,  a^t  a  meeting  held  at  Fayette,  Seneca  Co., 
N.  Y.  Since  that  time  is  has  continually  grown,  and  its  members  have 
steadily  increased  until  the  greater  portion  of  Utah  and  parts  of  Idaho, 
Arizona,  Nevada,  Wyoming,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  are  peopled  with 
Latter-day  Saints.  There  are  also  colonies  of  Saints  in  Old  Mexico  and 
Canada,  besides  branches  and  conferences  in  nearly  every  State  in  the 
Union  and  in  Great  Britain,  Denmark,  Sweden,  Norway,  Germany, 
Switzerland,  Holland,  Belgium,  Turkey,  New  Zealand,  Australia,  Tas- 
mania, Hawaii,  Samoa,  Society  Islands,  Tuamotu  Islands,  and  other 
countries.  The  Church  in  her  gathered  condition  consists  at  the  present 
time  of  forty  organized  Stakes  of  Zion,  of  which  twenty-five  are  in  Utah, 
or  mostly  so,  seven  in  Idaho,  four  in  Arizona,  one  in  Colorado,  one  in 
Wyoming,  one  in  Old  Mexico,  and  one  in  Canada.  The  Saints  in 
Nevada  and  New  Mexico  belong  to  Stakes,  the  headquarters  ot  which  are 
located  in  Utah. 

The  general  authorities  of  the  Church  consists  of,  i ,  The  First  Pre- 
sidency; 2,  The  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles;  3,  Presiding  Patriarch; 
4.  The  First  Council  of  Seventies;  5,  The  Presiding  Bishopric;  6, 
Church  Historians. 

THE  FIRST  PRESIDENCY. 

Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet,  "who  was  called  of  God  and  ordained 
an  Apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  be  the  first  Elder  of  this  Church"  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  20:2),  was  the  first  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter-day  Saints.  For  nearly  three  years  after  its  organization  he  acted 
without  Counselors,  but  close  by  his  side  and  associated  with  him  in 
nearly  all  his  administrations,  stood  Oliver  Cowdery,  "who  was  also  called 
of  God,  an  Apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  be  the  second  Elder  of  this 
Church,and  ordained  under  his  (Joseph' s)|hand."  (Doc.  and  Cov., 20:3.) 

March,  18,  1833,  agreeable  to  a  revelation  given  March  8,  1833,  the 
Prophet  Joseph  ordained  Sidney  Rigdon  to  be  his  first  and  Frederick  G. 
Williams  to  be  his  second  Counselor.  Prior  to  this,  at  a  conference  held 
at  Amherst,  Lorain  Co.,  Ohio,  Jan.  25,  1832,  Joseph  the  Prophet  had 
been  acknowledged  as  President  of  the  High  Priesthood.  A  similar 
action  was  taken  at  a  general  council,  held  April  26,  1832,  at  Indepen- 
dence, Jackson  Co.,  Mo. 

At  an  important  conference  held  at  Far  West,  Caldwell  Co.,  Mo., 
Nov.  7,  1837,  Frederick  G.  Williams  was  rejected  as  a  Counselor  to  Pres. 
Smith,  charges  having  previously  been  made  against  him  at  a  conference 
held  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  Sept.  3,  1837.  On  the  same  occasion  Hyrum 
Smith  was  appointed  his  successor  by  unanimous  vote.  Hyrum  Smith 
filled  his  position  with  honor  and  ability,  until  some  time  after  the  demise 
of  his  father,  Joseph  Smith,  sen.,  who  died  at  Nauvoo,  111.,  Sept.  14, 
1840. 


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INTRODUCTORY.  Vll 

In  a  revelation  given  through  Joseph  the  Prophet  atNauvoo,  Jan.  19, 
1841,  Hyrum  Smith  was  called  to  take  the  office  of  Patriarch  to  the 
Church,  as  his  father's  successor.  In  the  same  revelation  William  Law 
was  called  to  succeed  Hyrum  Smith  as  second  Counselor  to  Pres.  Joseph 
Smith.  William  Law  occupied  this  position  until  April  18,  1844,  when 
he,  together  with  others,  who  like  himself  had  apostatized,  were  excom- 
municated from  the  Church.. 

Joseph  the  Prophet  was  martyred  at  Carthage,  111.,  June  27,  1844, 
when  the  responsibility  of  presiding  over  the  Church  fell  upon  the  Twelve 
Apostles.  They  constituted  the  presiding  Council  of  the  Church  till 
Dec.  5,  1847,  when  an  important  council  meeting  was  held  at  the  house 
of  Apostle  Orson  Hyde.  On  this  occasion  Brigham  Young  was  unani- 
mously elected  President  of  the  Church,  with  authority  to  choose  his 
Counselors,  which  he  did  by  naming  Heber  C.  Kimball  for  his  first  and 
Willard  Richards  for  his  second  Counselor.  The  following  Apostles 
attended  this  council  meeting:  Brigham  Young,  Heber  C.  Kimball,  Orson 
Hyde,  Willard  Richards,  Wilford  Woodruff,  Geo.  A.  Smith,  Amasa  M. 
Lyman  and  Ezra  T.  Benson.  These  transactions  on  the  part  of  the 
Twelve  were  ratified  by  the  Church  at  a  conference  held  in  the  Log  Tab- 
ernacle, at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  Dec.  27,  1847,  ^"^  ^^  ^^^  general  con- 
ference held  in  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  Oct.  8,  1848. 

Counselor  Willard  Richards  died  of  dropsy  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  March 
II,  1854.  At  the  general  conference,  held  April  6,  1854,  Jedediah  M. 
Grant  was  called  to  fill  the  vacancy  thus  created. 

Counselor  Jedediah  M.  Grant  died  Dec.  i,  1856,  and  Daniel  H. 
Wells  succeeded  him  as  second  Counselor  to  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  being 
ordained  and  set  apart  to  that  position,  Jan.  4,  1857.  Daniel  H.  Wells 
acted  in  that  capacity  till  the  death  of  Pres.  Young. 

Counselor  Heber  C.  Kimball  died  June  22,  i868,inSaltLakeCity.  The 
vacancy  occasioned  thereby  was  filled  by  the  appointment  of  George  A. 
Smith  to  the  position  of  first  Counselor  in  the  First  Presidency.  He 
served  in  that  capacity  until  his  death,  which  occurred  m  Salt  Lake  City, 
Sept.  I,  1875.  John  W.  Young  succeeded  him  as  first  Counselor,  being 
sustained  as  such  by  the  general  conference  held  Oct.  8,  1876. 

Pres.  Brigham  Young  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Aug.  29,  1877,  after 
which  the  Twelve  Apostles  again  presided  over  the  Church,  continuing 
to  do  so  for  three  years,  or  until  the  general  conference  held  in  Salt  Lake 
City  in  October,  1880,  when  the  First  Presidency  was  organized,  for  the 
third  time,  by  the  appointment  of  John  Taylor  as  President,  with  Geo. 
Q.  Cannon  as  his  first  and  Joseph  F.  Smith  as  his  second  Counselor. 

Pres.  John  Taylor  died  at  Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  Utah,  July  25, 
1887,  after  which  the  Twelve  Apostles  presided  over  the  Church  till  the 
general  conference,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in  April  1889,  o^  which 
occasion  a  First  Presidency  was  again  organized,  consisting  of  Wilford 
Woodruff,  President;  Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  first  Counselor;  and  Joseph  F. 
Smith,  second  Counselor. 

Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff  died  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Sept.  2,  1898. 
At  an  important  council  meeting  of  the  Apostles,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
Sept.  13,  1898,  the  First  Presidency  was  once  more  organized,  as 
follows:  Lorenzo  Snow,  President;  Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  first  Counselor; 
Joseph  F.   Smith,  second  Counselor. 

By  the  foregoing  it  will  be  seen  that  five  Apostles,  namely,  Joseph 
Smith,  Brigham  Young,  John   Taylor,    Wilford  Woodruff  and  Lorenzo 


Vlll  INTRODUCTORY. 

Snow,  have  filled  the  exalted  position  of  President  of  the  Church;  five 
(Sidney  Rigdon,  Heber  C.  Kimball,  Geo.  A.  Smith,  John  W.  Young 
and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon)  have  acted  as  first  Counselors;  and  seven  (Frederick 
G.  Williams,  Hyrum  Smith,  William  Law,  Willard  Richards,  Jedediah 
M.  Grant,  Daniel  H.  Wells  and  Joseph  F.  Smith)  as  second  Counselors 
in  the  First  Presidency,  since  the  first  organization  of  the  Council  in  1833. 

COUNCIL  OF  TWELVE  APOSTLES. 

In  a  revelation,  given  through  Joseph  the  Prophet,  in  June  1829,  at 
Fayette,  Seneca  Co. ,  N.  Y. ,  the  Lord  made  known  that  Twelve  Apostles 
should  be  called  in  this  dispensation.  (Doc  and  Cov.,  Sec.  18.)  Nearly 
six  years  later,  on  Feb.  14,  1835,  at  a  special  meeting,  held  at  Kirtland, 
Ohio,  Joseph  the  Prophet,  in  accordance  with  that  revelation,  blessed 
Oliver  Cowdery,  David  Whitmer  and  Martin  Harris,  the  Three  Witnesses 
to  the  Book  of  Mormon,  to  select  twelve  men  who  should  constitute 
the  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles.  They  were  chosen  by  the  Three  Wit- 
nesses in  the  following  order:.  Lyman  E.  Johnson,  Brigham  Young, 
Heber  C.  Kinball,  Orson  Hyde,  David  W.  Patten,  Luke  S.  Johnson, 
Wm.  E.  McLellin,  John  F.  Boynton,  Orson  Pratt,  William  Smith,  Thos. 
B.  Marsh  and  Parley  P.Pratt./  Most  of  these  brethren  the  previous  year 
(1834)  had  proved  their  faithfulness  and  integrity  to  the  Church  as  mem- 
bers of  Zion's  Camp,  which  journeyed  from  Kirtland,  Ohio,  to  Missouri 
and  back,  subject  to  much  suffering  and  many  privations.  They  were 
ordained  to  the  Apostleship  by  Joseph  Smith,  Oliver  Cowdery,  David 
Whitmer  and  Martin  Harris  as  follows:  Lyman  E.  Johnson,  Brigham 
Young:  and  Heber  C.  Kimball  on  Feb.  14,  1835;  Orson  Hyde,  David  W. 
Patten,  Luke  S.  Johnson,  Wm.E.  McLellin,  John  F.  Boynton  and  William 
Smith  on  the  following  day,  Feb.  15th;  Parley  P.  Pratt  on  Feb.  21st;  and 
Thomas  B.  Marsh  and  Orson  Pratt,  who  had  been  absent  on  missions,  in 
April,  1835.  At  a  grand  council,  held  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  May  2,  1835, 
at  which  the  First  Presidency  was  in  attendance,  the  Twelve  were  arranged 
according  to  their  age,  after  which  they  stood  as  follows,  commencing 
with  the  eldest:  Thomas  B.  Marsh,  David  W.  Patten,  Brigham  Young, 
Heber  C.  Kimball,  Orson  Hyde,  William  E.  McLellin  Parley  P.  Pratt, 
Luke  S.  Johnson,  William  Smith,  Orson  Pratt,  John  F.  Boynton  and 
Lyman  E.  Johnson. 

In  1837  and  1838  four  of  the  Twelve  apostatized,  namely,  John  F. 
Boynton,  disfellowshipped  Sept.  3,  1837,  at  Kirtland,  Ohio;  Lyman  E. 
Johnson  and  Luke  S.  Johnson,  excommunicated  April  13,  1838,  at  Far 
West,  Missouri;  and  Wm.  E.  McLellin,  excommunicated  May  11,  1838, 
at  Far  West. 

July  8,  1838,  John  Taylor,  John  E.  Page,  Wilford  Woodrufi  and 
Willard  Richards  were  called  by  revelation  to  fill  the  places  of  those  who 
had  fallen.  Elders  Page  and  Taylor  were  ordained  Dec.  19,  1838;  Wil- 
ford Woodruff  April  26,  1839,  at  Far  West,  Missouri;  and  Willard  Rich- 
ards April  14,  1840,  at  Preston,  England. 

In  the  meantime  other  vacancies  occurred.  David  W.  Patten  was 
killed  in  the  Crooked  River  battle,  in  Missouri,  Oct.  25,  1838,  and  Thos. 
B.  Marsh  was  excommunicated  for  apostasy,  March  17,  1839,  at  Quincy, 
111.  To  fill  the  two  vacancies  occasioned  thereby,  George  A.  Smith  (or- 
dained April  26,  1839,  at  Far  West,  Mo.)  and  Lyman  Wight  (ordained 
April  8,  1841,  at  Nauvoo,  111.),  were  chosen. 


INTRODUCTOKV.  IX. 

William  Smith  was  rejected  as  an  Apostle,  at  the  general  conference 
held  at  Nauvoo,  in  October,  1845,  and  finally  excommunicated  from  the 
Church,  Oct.  12,  1846.  John  E.  Page  was  disfellowshipped,  Jan.  9,  1846, 
at  a  council  meeting  held  at  Nauvoo,  111.  Amasa  M.  Lyman,  who  had 
been  ordained  an  Apostle,  Aug.  20, 1842, at  Nauvoo,  and  Ezra  T.  Benson" 
ordained  July  16,  1846,  at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  were  chosen  to  fill  the 
vacancies. 

The  reorganization  of  the  First  Presidency  in  December,  1847,  with 
three  of  the  Apostles  (Brigham  Young,  Heber  C,  Kimball  and  Willard 
Richards),  and  the  excommunication  ot  Lyman  Wright  for  apostacy, 
Feb.  12,  1849,  made  four  vacancies  in  the  Council  of  the  Twelve.  These 
were  filled  Feb.  12,  1849,  at  an  important  council  meeting  held  in  the 
"Old  Fort,"  G.  S.  L.  City,  when  Elders  Charles  C.  Rich,  Lorenzo 
Snow,  Erastus  Snow  and  Franklin  D.  Richards  were  ordained  Apostles. 

The  next  vacancy  occurred  May  13,  1857,  when  Parley  P.  Pratt  was 
assassinated  near  Van  Buren,  Arkansas.  George  Q.  Cannon  was  chosen 
to  fill  the  vacancy,  being  ordained  an  Apostle  Aug.  20,  i860,  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  Utah. 

In  October,  1867,  Amasa  M.  Lyman  was  dropped  from  the  Council 
of  the  Twelve;  and  Joseph  F.  Smith,  who  had  previously  been  ordained 
to  the  Apostleship,  was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy,  Oct  6,  1867,  at  a 
general  conference. 

Geo.  A.  Smith  was  chosen  as  first  Counselor  to  Pres.  Brigham 
Young,  after  the  demise  of  Heber  C.  Kimball  in  1868,  Elder  Brigham 
Young,  jun.,  who  previously  had  been  ordained  an  Apostle,  was  chosen 
to  fill  the  vacancy,  being  sustained  as  a  member  of  the  Council  of  the 
Twelve  at  the  general  conference  held  Oct.  9,  1868. 

Elder  Ezra  T.  Benson  died  Sept  3,  1869,  at  Ogden,  Utah.  Albert 
Carrington  was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  was  ordained  an  Apostle, 
July  3,  1870,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Orson  Hyde,  who  had  acted  as  president  of  the  Twelve  Apostles, 
from  the  reorganization  of  the  First  Presidency  in  1847,  ^o  October, 
1875,  died  Nov.  28,  1878,  at  Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co.,  Utah.  At  the 
annual  conference,  held  April  7,  1879,  Elder  Moses  Thatcher  was  chosen 
to  fill  the  vacancy. 

After  the  death  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  in  1 877, -4he  Twelve  Apos- 
tles presided  over  the  Church  nearly  three  years.  Daniel  H.  Wells  and 
John  W.  Young,  who  had  acted  as  Pres.  Brigham  Young's  Counselors, 
were  sustained  by  the  Church  as  Counselors  to  the  Twelve. 

Another  reorganization  ot  the  First  Presidency  took  place,  Oct.  10, 
1880,  at  the  general  conference  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  three  of  the 
Apostles  (John  Taylor,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  Joseph  F.  Smith)  being 
chosen  to  constitute  said  Presidency.  This  caused  three  vacancies  in  the 
Council  of  the  Twelve,  two  of  which  were  filled  Oct.  27,  1880,  by  the 
ordination  of  Francis  M.  Lyman  and  John  Henry  Smith  to  the  Apostle- 
ship. 

Orson  Pratt,  the  last  surviving  member  of  the  first  Council  of  Twelve 
Apostles,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  Oct.  3,  1881.  The  vacancy 
occasioned  by  his  demise,  and  the  vacancy  left  since  October,  1880,  was 
filled  by  the  calling  of  George  Teasdale  and  Heber  J.  Grant  to  the 
Apostleship.  These  brethren  were  called  by  direct  revelation,  through 
Pres.  John  Taylor,  and  were  ordained  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Oct.   16,    1882. 

Charles   C.  Rich  died  at  Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  Nov.   17, 


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INTRODUCTORY.  XI 

T883,  and  the  vacancy  caused  thereby,  in  the  Council,  was  filled  by  the 
ordination  of  John  W.  Taylor  to  the  Apostleship,  Oct  16,  1883. 

After  the  death  of  Pres.  John  Taylor,  July  25,  1887,  the  Twelve 
Apostles  acted  as  presiding  Council  of  the  Church  for  about  one  year 
and  nine  months,  during  which  time  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  Joseph  F. 
Smith  occupied  their  former  positions  as  members  of  the  Council  of 
Twelve  Apostles. 

At  the  general  conference,  held  in  April,  1889,  the  First  Presidency 
was  reorganized,  with  Wilford  Woodruff  as  President.  The  vacancy  in 
the  Council  of  the  Apostles  caused  thereby,  as  well  as  that  occasioned  by 
the  excommunication  of  Albert  Carrington,  in  November,  1885,  and  a 
third  vacancy  caused  by  the  demise  of  Erastus  Snow,  May  27,  1888,  were 
filled  at  the  general  conference,  held  in  October,  1889,  by  the  calling  of 
Marriner  W.  Merrill,  Anthon  H.  Lund  and  Abraham  H.  Canjion  to  the 
Apostieship. 

Abraham  H.  Cannon  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  July  19,  1896,  and 
Moses  Thatcher  was  dropped  from  his  position  as  one  of  the  Twelve 
Apostles,  Nov.  19,  1896.  The  two  vacancies  thus  occasioned  were  filled 
at  the  general  conference  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in  October,  1897,  v;hen 
Matthias  F.  Cowley  and  Abraham  Owen  Woodrufi  were  sustained  as 
members  of  the  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles. 

After  the  death  of  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff,  Sept.  2,  1898,  the 
Twelve  Apostles  once  more  became  the  presiding  Council  of  the  Church, 
and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  Joseph  F.  Smith  were  returned  to  their  former 
positions  among  the  Twelve  Apostles.  But  the  Apostles  only  retained 
the  presidency  a  few  days.  Sept.  13,  1898,  the  First  Pesidency  was 
organized  the  fifth  time  since  the  organization  of  the  Church,  Lorenzo 
Snow,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  Joseph  F.  Smith  being  the  three  Apostles 
chosen  to  form  the  new  Presidency.  This  caused  a  vacancy  in  the  Coun- 
cil of  the  Apostles,  which  was  filled  at  the  general  conference,  held  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  Oct.  9,  1898,  when  Rudger  Clawson  was  sustained  as 
one  of  the  Twelve  Apostles. 

The  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles  now  stands  as  follows:  Franklin  D. 
Richards,  president,  Brigham  Young,  Francis  M.  Lyman,  John  Henry 
Smith,  Geo.  Teasdale,  Heber  J.  Grant,  John  W,  Taylor,  Marriner  W. 
Merrill,  Anthon  H.  Lund,  Matthias  F.  Cowley,  Abraham  Owen 
Woodruff  and    Rudger  Clawson. 

PRESIDING  PATRIARCHS; 

Joseph  Smith,  sen.,  father  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  was  the 
first  Patriarch  in  the  Church.  He  was  ordained  to  that  high  and  holy 
calling,  Dec.  18,  1833,  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  under  the  hands  of  the 
Prophet  Joseph.  Oliver  Cowdery,  Sidney  Rigdon  and  Frederick  G.  Wil- 
liams. Father  Smith  continued  as  Patriarch  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
at  Nauvoo,  111.,  Sept.  14,  1840.  In  an  important  revelation,  given 
through  the  Prophet  Joseph,  Jan.  19,  1841,  Hyrum  Smith,  Father  Smith's 
eldest  living  son,  who  then  acted  as  second  Counselor  in  the  First  Pre- 
sidency, was  called  to  succeed  his  father  as  Patriarch.  He  "received" 
the  office,  Jan.  24,  1841,  and  kept  it  until  his  martyrdom  in  Carthage 
Jail,  111.,  June  27,  1844.  ^is  brother  William  Sm'ith,  who  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles,  succeeded  him  by  virtue  of 
his  birthright,  or  age,  but  he  apostatized.      At  the  general  conference, 


Xll  INTRODUCTORY. 

held  in  October  1845,  he  was  rejected  as  an  Apostle  and  as  a  Patriarch. 
He  was  finally  excommunicated  from  the  Church,  Oct.  12,  1845. 

After  the  rejection  of  William  Smith,  the  Patriarchal  office,  accord- 
ing to  the  hereditary  order  belonged  to  Asahel  Smith  (a  brother  of 
Joseph  Smith,  sen.),  who  had  been  ordained  a  Patriarch  at  Nauvoo  in 
1844;  but  his  health  being  poor,  he  is  not  known  to  have  magnified  his 
office  as  a  Patriarch.  Soon  afterwards  (July  20,  1848)  he  died  at  lowa- 
ville,  Wapello  Co.,  Ipwa. 

John  Smith,  another  brother  of  the  late  Joseph  Smith,  sen.,  who 
had  previously  been  ordained  a  Patriarch  at  Nauvoo,  was  ordained  pre- 
siding Patriarch  in  the  Church,  Jan.  i,  1849,  at  G.  S.  L.  City,  under  the 
hands  of  Brigham  Young  and  Heber  C.  Kimball.  He  had  been  sustained 
as  a  "Patriarch  in  the  Church"  as  early  as  the  general  conference,  held 
at  Winter.  Quarters,  April  6,  1847. 

Uncle  John  Smith,  as  he  was  familiarly  called,  died  May  23,  1854, 
in  G.  S.  L  City.  John  Smith,  eldest  son  of  the  martyred  Hyrum 
Smith,  to  whom  the  Patriarchal  Priesthood  descended  direct  from  his 
father,  was  chosen  as  his  successor.  At  the  time  of  his  father's  death  he 
was  too  young  to  receive  the  office.  He  was  ordained  presiding  Patriarch, 
Feb.  18,  1855, in  G.S.L.City.by  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  and  is  the  present 
incumbent  of  the  office  of  Presiding  Patriarch. 

FIRST  COUNCIL  OF  SEVENTIES. 

The  organization  of  the  first  quorum  of  Seventy  was  commenced  at 
Kirdand,  Ohio,  Feb.  28,  1835.  Nearly  all  the  first  members  consisted 
of  men  who  had  distinguished  themselves  for  their  faithfulness  as 
members  of  Zion's  Camp.  When  the  quorum  was  tuUy  organized  the 
following  were  chosen  to  act  as  its  seven  presidents;  Hazen  Aldrich, 
Joseph  Young,  Levi  W.  Hancock,  Leonard  Rich,  Zebedee  Coltrin,  Ly- 
man Sherman  and  Sylvester  Smith. 

Questions  arose  among  some  ot  the  brethren  in  regard  to  the  corre- 
sponding grades  of  the  Seventies  and  High  Priests,  and  it  was  ascertained 
that  five  or  six  of  the  seven  presidents  had  previously  been  ordained 
High  Priests.  The  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  in  a  meeting  held  in  the  Kirt- 
land  Temple,  April  6,  1837,  counseled  these  brethren,  namely,  Hazen 
Aldrich,  Leonard  Rich,  Zebedee  Coltrin,  Lyman  Sherman  and  Sylvester 
Smith,  to  join  the  High  Priests'  quorum,  which  five  of  them  did,  and  the 
following  named  Elders  were  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancies  thus  created  in 
the  First  Council  of  the  Seventies:  John  Gould,  in  place  of  Hazen  Aid- 
rich;  James  Foster,  in  place  of  Leonard  Rich;  Daniel  S.  Miles,  in  place 
of  Zebedee  Coltrin;  Josiah  Butterfield,  in  place  of  Lyman  Sherman; 
Salmon  Gee,  in  place  of  Levi  W.  Hancock,  and  John  Gaylord,  in  place 
of  Sylvester  Smith. 

In  the  summer  of  1837  it  was  ascertained  that  Levi  W.  Hancock, 
who  was  in  Missouri  at  the  time  of  the  April  meeting,  was  not  a  High 
Priest,  and  he  was  therefore  received  back  into  his  former  position  as  one 
of  the  First  Seven  Presidents  of  Seventies,  at  an  important  meeting  held 
at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  Sept  3,  1837.  John  Gould,  one  of  the  newly 
appointed  presidents,  was  asked  by  the  Prophet  Joseph  to  join  the  High 
Priests,  which  he  did.  After  these  changes  the  First  Council  of  Seventies 
stood  as  follows:  Joseph  Young,  Levi  W.  Hancock,  James  Foster, 
Daniel  S.  Miles,  Josiah  Butterfield,  Salmon  Gee,  and  John  Gaylord. 


INTRODUCTORY.  Xlll 

Jan.  13,  1838,  John  Gaylord,  together  with  many  others,  was  excom- 
municated from  the  Church  by  the  High  Council  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  for 
rising  up  in  rebellion  against  the  Church  authorities.  Elder  Henry  Harri- 
man  was  called  and  ordained  Feb.  6,  1838,  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the 
First  Council  of  Seventies. 

In  a  meeting  of  the  Seventies,  held  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  March  6, 
1838,  the  council  withdrew  their  fellowship  from  Salmon  Gee  for  neglect 
of  duty  and  other  causes.  Elder  Zera  Pulsipher  was  chosen  and  ordained 
to  fill  the  vacancy  the  same  day.  The  foregoing  information  about  the 
Seventies  is  obtained  from  the  original  record  of  Seventies  kept  at  Kirt- 
land, Ohio. 

After  these  two  changes  the  council  stood  unchanged  until  the 
Church  had  removed  to  Nauvoo,  111.  It  appears  that  James  Foster, 
instead  of  gathering  with  the  Saints,  settled  at  Jacksonville,  Morgan  Co. , 
111. ,  and  had  no  direct  communication  with  his  brethren.  Prior  to  the 
October  conference,  1844,  he  was  dropped  from  his  position  by  the 
council  of  the  Seventies.  In  the  following  spring  (1845),  Albert  P. 
Rockwood  was  called  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  removal  of  Foster. 

Josiah  Butterfield  retained  his  standing  as  one  of  the  seven  Presi- 
dents until  a  misunderstanding  arose  between  theProphetJosephandhim, 
and  he  was  finally  cut  off  from  the  Church,  Oct.  7,  1844,  at  the  general 
conference  held  at  Nauvoo, for  neglect  of  duty, etc.  The  vacancy  was  filled 
the  same  day  by  the  appointment  of  Jedediah  M.Grant  as  one  of  the  coun- 
cil of  the  Seventies,  but  he  was  not  ordained  until  some  time  afterwards. 

Elder  Daniel  S.  Miles  died  a  taithful  man  in  the  early  part  of 
1845,  in  Hancock  County,  111.,  and  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  his  death 
was  filled  by  Elder  Benjamin  L.  Clapp,  in  April,  1845.  Elder  Albert  P. 
Rockwood,  Benjamin  L.  Clapp  and  Jedediah  M.  Grant  were  ordained  to 
the  positions  to  which  they  had  been  elected  Dec.   2,  1845. 

After  the  demise  ot  Willard  Richards  in  1854,  Elder  Jedediah  M. 
Grant  was  selected  by  President  Brigham  Young  to  fill  the  office  of 
second  Counselor  in  the  First  Presidency,  thus  leaving  another  vacancy 
in  the  council  of  Seventies.  Elder  Horace  S.  Eldrege  was  called,  at  the 
October  conference,  1854,  to  fill  that  vacancy,  and  was  ordained  about 
the  same  time  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Elder  Benjamin  L.  Clapp,  alter  living  some  years  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  re- 
moved his  family  to  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co.,  where  he  had  some  difficulty 
with  Bishop  Warren  S.  Snow.  After  investigation  before  the  Council  of 
Seventies,  he  was  dropped  from  his  position  in  the  council,  and  finally  ex- 
communicated from  the  Church,  at  the  general  conference,  held  in  G.  S. 
L.  City,  April  7,  1859.  Elder  Jacob  Gates  was  called  to  fill  the  vacancy, 
at  the  April  Conference,  i860,  but,  being  absent  on  a  mission  to  Europe, 
he  was  not  ordained  until  October,  1862,  some  time  after  his  return 
home. 

Elder  Zera  Pulsipher  transcended  the  bounds  of  the  Priesthood  in 
the  ordinance  of  sealing,  for  which  he  was  cited  to  appear  before  the  First 
Presidency  of  the  Church,  April  12,  1862.  It  was  there  voted,  that  he 
be  rebaptized,  reconfirmed  and  ordained  to  the  office  of  a  High  Priest, 
or  go  into  the  ranks  of  the  Seventies.  Subsequently  he  was  ordained 
a  Patriarch.  Elder  John  Van  Cott  was  called  to  fill  the  vacancy  in 
the  council  of  the  Seventies,  at  the  October  conference,  1862. 

Albert  P.  Rockwood  died  in  Sugar  House  Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co., 
Nov.   26,  1879,  and  at  the  April  conference,  1880,  Elder  Wm.  W.  Tay- 


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or  was  called  to  fill  the  vacancy  and  soon  afterwards  ordained  one  of  the 
First  Seven  Presidents  of  Seventies. 

The  vacancies  caused  by  the  death  of  Pres.  Joseph  Young,  July  i6, 
1881,  and  of  Levi  W.  Hancok,  June  10,  1882,  were  filled  by  the  ordina- 
tion of  Abraham  H.  Cannon  as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents,  Oct. 
9,  1882,  and  Seymour  B.  Young  as  another,  Oct.  16,  1882. 

Elder  John  Van  Cott  died  Feb.  18,  1883.  Christian  Daniel  Fjeld- 
sted  was  called  to  fill  the  vacancy.  He  was  ordained,  April  28,  1884, 
after  his  return  from  a  mission  to  Scandinavia. 

The  demise  of  Elder  Wm.  W.  Taylor,  Aug.  i,  1884,  caused  another 
vacancy,  which  was  filled  Oct.  7,  1884,  by  the  ordination  of  John  Mor- 
gan as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents. 

Horace  S.  Eldredge  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Sept.  6,  1888,  and  the 
vacancy  caused  thereby  was  filled  by  the  calling  of  Brigham  H.  Roberts 
to  act  as  one  of  the  council,  at  the  October  conference,  1888. 

Abraham  H.  Cannon  having  been  ordained  an  Apostle  in  October, 
1889,  George  Reynolds  was  sustained  as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presi- 
dents of  Seventies,  at  the  April  conference,  1890. 

Elder  Henry  Herriman  died  at  Huntington,  Emery  Co.,  Utah,  May 
17,  1891.  Elder  Jacob  Gates  died  at  Provo,  Utah  Co.,  April  14,  1892. 
The  vacancies  caused  by  the  demise  of  those  two  veteran  presidents 
were  filled  by  the  selection  of  Jonathan  G.  Kimball  and  Rulon  S.  Wells 
as  members  of  the  First  Council  oi  Seventies.  The  former  was  sustained 
at  the  general  conference,  held  in  October,  1892,  and  the  latter  at  the 
general  conference,  held  in  April,  1893. 

Elder  John  Morgan  died  at  Preston,  Idaho,  Aug.  14,  1894.  At  the 
following  October  conference,  Edward  Stevenson  was  chosen  to  fill  the 
consequent  vacaacy  in  the  council. 

Elder  Edward  Stevenson  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Jan.  27,  1897;  ^^id 
at  the  general  conference  of  the  Church,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
October,  1897,  Joseph  W.  McMurrin  was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy.  He 
was  ordained  by  Apostle  Anthon  H.  Lund  in  Liverpool,  England,  Jan. 
21,  1898. 

The  council  now  stands  as  follows:  Seymour  B.  Young,  Christian 
D.  Fjeldsted,  Brigham  H.  Roberts,  George  Reynolds,  Jonathan  G.  Kim- 
ball, Rulon  S.  Wells  and  Joseph  W.  McMurrin. 

PRESIDING    BISHOPRIC. 

Edward  Partridge,  the  first  Bishop  of  the  Church,  was  called  to  that 
position  Feb.  4,  1831,  by  revelation.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  41.)  Later, 
when  other  Bishops  were  t>rdained,  he  became  known  as  the  first  or  pre- 
siding Bishop.  June  6,  1831,  at  solemn  meeting,  held  at  Kirtland,  Ohio, 
Isaac  Morley  and  John  Corrill  were  ordained  and  set  apart  as  counselors 
to  Bishop  Partridge. 

In  a  letter  written  by  the  First  Presidency  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  to 
Wm.  W.  Phelps  and  others,  in  Missouri,  under  date  of  June  25,  1833, 
the  following  occurs :  "Let  Brother  Isaac  Morley  be  ordained  second 
Bishop  in  Zion,  and  let  brother  John  Corrill  be  ordained  third.  Let 
Brother  Edward  Partridge  choose,  as  counselors  in  their  place,  Brother 
Parley  P.  Pratt  and  Brother  Titus  Billings,  ordaining  Brother  Billings  to 
the  High  Priesthood." 

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appointments  were  not  made;  but  at  a  meeting,  held  at  Far  West,  Mo., 
Aug,  I,  1837,  Titus  Billings  was  elected  Bishop's  counselor,  in  place  of 
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nominated  Isaac  Morley  and  Titus  Billings  for  his  counselors,  and  they 
"were  unanimously  chosen." 

These  three  constituted  the  head  Bishopric  of  the  Church  during  the 
life  time  of  Bishop  Partridge. 

Bishop  Edward  Partridge  filled  his  responsible  position  faithfully,  in 
the  midst  of  the  most  severe  persecutions,  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
at  Nauvoo,  111., May  27,  1840. 

In  a  revelation  given  through  Joseph  the  Prophet,  Jan.  19,  1841, 
George  Miller  was  called  to  the  position  of  Bishop,  in  place  of  Edward 
Partridge,  deceased.  (Doc.  and  Gov. ,  124.  21.)  In  the  same  revelation. 
Sec.  141,  the  Lord  says:  "I  give  unto  you  , Vinson  Knight,  Samuel  H. 
Smith  and  Shadrach  Roundy,  if  he  will  receive  it,  to  preside  over  the 
Bishopric. ' ' 

From  the  documents  at  our  command  at  present,  we  are  unable  to 
learn  whether  or  not  the  above  named  brethren  officiated  in  the  callings 
whereunto  they  were  called ;  but  at  the  general  conference,  held  in  October, 
1844,  at  Nauvoo,  111.,  Newel  K.  Whitney  (who  had  been  called  by 
revelation  to  act  as  Bishop  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  Dec.  4, 1831)  was  sustained 
as  "first  Bishop,"  and  George  Miller  as  "second  Bishop"  in  the  Church. 
From  that  time  till  his  death  Newel  K.  Whitney  was  recognized,  and 
after  April,  1847,  sustained  by  the  voice  of  the  general  conference,  as  pre- 
siding Bishop  of  the  Church.  He  had  no  regularly  appointed  Counse- 
lors; but  recognized  Brigham  Young  and  Heber  C.  Kimball  as  his  chief 
counselors  and  advisers. 

Bishop  Newel  K.  Whitney  died  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  Sept.  23,  1850. 
At  the  general  conference  of  the  Church,  held  in  April,  1851,  Edward 
Hunter,  who  had  been  ordained  a  Bishop  in  Nauvoo  in  1844,  was 
sustained  as  presiding  Bishop.  It  appears,  however,  that  he  was  not 
ordained  and  set  apart  to  that  position  till  a  year  later.  Like  his  prede- 
cessor, he  received  immediate  advice  from  Presidents  Brigham  Young 
and  Heber  C.  Kimball,  and  chose  no  other  counselors  until  October, 
1856,  when,  at  the  general  conference,  held  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  Leonard 
W.  Hardy  was  sustained  as  first  and  Jesse  C.  Little  as  second  counselor 
to  Bishop  Edward  Hunter. 

Counselor  Jesse  C.  Little  resigned  his  position  as  counselor.  At  the 
general  conference  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in  October,  1874,  Robert  T, 
Burton  was  sustained  as  second  counselor  to  Bishop  Hunter.  He  was 
ordained  and  set  apart  to  this  position,  Sept.  2,1875,  after  his  return  from 
a  mission  to  England. 

Bishop  Edward  Hunter  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Oct  16, 1883.  At  the 
general  conference,  held  in  April  1884,  Wm.  B.  Preston,  who  had  pre- 
viously presided  over  the  Cache  Stake  of  Zion,  was  sustained  as  presiding- 
Bishop,  with  Leonard  W.  Hardy  as  his  first  and  Robert  T.  Burton  as  his 
second  counselor. 

Counselor  Leonard  W.  Hardy  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  July  31,.  1884. 
At  the  general  conference,  held  in  October,  1884,  Robert  T.  Burton  was 
sustained  as  first  and  John  Q.  Cannon  as  second  counselor  to  Bishop 
Wm.  B.  Preston.  2^t=~. 

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INTRODUCTORY.  XIX 

from  his  position.  At  the  general  conference,  held  at  Provo,  Utah,  Co.,  in 
April,  1886,  John  R.  Winder  was  sustained  as  second  counselor  in  the 
Presiding  Bishopric. 

Thus  Wm.  B.  Preston,  Robert  T.  Burton  and  John  R.  Winder  con- 
stitute at  the  present  time  the  presiding  Bishopric  of  the  Church. 

CHURCH  HISTORIANS  AND  RECORDERS. 

The  office  of  Church  Recorder  was  provided  for  by  direct  revelation, 
given  April  6,  1830,  immediately  after  the  organization  ot  the  Church. 
In  that  revelation  the  Lord  says,  "Behold,  there  shall  be  a  record  kept 
among  you,"  etc.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  21:1.)  Oliver  Co wdery,  who  had 
acted  as  a  scribe  for  the  Prophet  Joseph,  while  translating  the  Book  ot 
Mormon,  received  the  appointment  as  the  first  Church  Recorder. 

March  8,  1831,  John  Whitmer,  one  of  the  Eight  Witnesses  to  the 
Book  of  Mormon,  was  called  by  revelation  to  the  position  of  Church 
Historian.  "Behold,  it  is  expedient  in  me",  said  the  Lord,  "that  my 
servant  John  (Whitmer)  should  write  and  keep  a  regular  history,"  and 
'  'it  shall  be  appointed  unto  him  to  keep  the  Church  record  and  history 
continually,  for  Oliver  Cowdery  I  have  appointed  to  another  office." 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  47.)  John  Whitmer  removed  to  Missouri  in  the 
winter  01  1831-32,  and  he  was  consequently  unable  to  attend  to  his  duties 
as  Historian  and  Recorder  at  the  headquarters  of  the  Church,  which  were 
still  at  Kirtland.  Hence,  at  a  meeting  oi  the  Presidency  of  the  Church 
and  the  High  Council,  held  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  Sept.  14,  1835,  Oliver 
Cowdery  was  again  appointed  "Recorder  for  the  Church." 

At  a  conference  of  the  authorities  of  the  Church  and  of  the  Saints, 
held  in  the  Kirtland  Temple,  Sept.  17,  1837,  Geo.  W.  Robinson  was 
elected  General  Church  Recorder,  in  place  of  Oliver  Cowdery,  who  had 
removed  to  Missouri. 

At  a  general  conference,  held  at  Far  West,  Mo.,  April  6,  1838,  John 
Corrill  and  Elias  Higbee  were  appointed  Church  Historians,  "to  write  and 
keep  the  Church  history;"  and  Geo.  W.  Robinson  was  sustained  as 
General  Church  Recorder  and  clerk  to  the  First  Presidency. 

John  Corrill  apostatized  during  the  Missouri  persecutions,  and  was 
excommunicated  from  the  Church,  at  a  conference,  held  at  Quincy,  111., 
March  17,  1839. 

Elias  Higbee  was  selected  to  accompany  the  Prophet  Joseph  to 
Washington,  D.C.,  as  a  delegate  from  the  Church  to  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment, and  later  was  chosen  as  a  member  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
superintend  the  building  of  the  Nauvoo  Temple.  Owing  to  these  addi- 
tional responsibilities,  he  was  unable  to  devote  much  of  his  time  to  the 
writing  of  Church  history.     He  finally  died,  at  Nauvoo,  June  8,  1843. 

At  the  general  conference  of  the  Church,  held  at  Nauvoo,  111.,  Oct. 
3,  1840,  Robert  B.  Thompson  was  appointed  General  Church  Clerk,  in 
place  of  George  W.  Robinsoh,  who  intended  to  remove  to  Iowa. 

Elder  Thompson  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  office  laithfuUy,  but 
took  suddenly  sick  and  died,  at  Nauvoo,  Aug.  27,  1841. 

Oct.  2,  1841,  at  a  general  conference,  held  in  the  Grove,  at  Nauvoo, 
111.,  James  Sloan  was  elected  General  Church  Clerk,  in  place  of  Robert 
B.  Thompson,  deceased. 

At  a  special  meeting,  held  at  Nauvoo,  July  30,  1843,  Elder  Willard 
Richards  was  appointed  General  Church  Recorder,  succeeding  James 
Sloan,  who  had  left  Nauvoo  on  a  mission  to  Ireland. 


XX  INTRODUCTORY. 

Elder  Richards  returned  from  his  mission  to  England  in  August,  1841. 
Dec.  13,  1841,  he  was  appointed  by  Joseph  Smith  to  act  as  Recorder 
for  the  Temple,  and  also  as  private  secretary  and  general  clerk  to  the 
Prophet.  He  entered  immediately  upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  con- 
tinued the  labors  connected  therewith  till  June  28, 1842,  when  he  committed 
the  business  of  the  office  to  Wm.  Clayton,  and  left  Nauvoo,  July  i,  1842, 
on  a  visit  to  the  New  England  States.  From  this  visit  he  returned  Oct. 
20,  1842.  Dec.  21,  1842,  the  Prophet  Joseph  again  appointed  him 
private  secretary  and  historian,  while  Wm.  Clayton  was  retained  as 
Temple  Recorder  and  clerk  of  the  Prophet's  temporal  business. 

At  the  general  conference  of  the  Church, held  at  Nauvoo,  in  October, 
1845,  President  Brigham  Young  remarked  that  "about  three  years  ago, 
Elder  Willard  Richards  was  appointed  by  Pres.  Joseph  Smith  as  historian 
for  the  Church  and  General  Church  Recorder. "  The  Saints  had  previ- 
ously acted  on  his  appointment  as  recorder,  but  not  as  historian.  He 
therefore  moved  that  the  Church  receive  the  appointment  of  Brother 
Joseph,  and  that  we  continue  and  sustain  Elder  Richards  as  Historian  for 
the  Church  and  General  ChurchRecorder."  The  motion  was  carried  unani- 
mously. Since  that  time  the  double  office  of  Church  Historian  and 
General  Church  Recorder  has  been  vested  in  the  same  person. 

Willard  Richards  filled  the  office  faithfully  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  March  11,  1854.  At  the  general  conference, 
held  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  in  April,  1854,  Geo.  A.  Smith  was  chosen  and 
sustained  as  Church  Historian  and  General  Church  Recorder. 

As  the  Church  grew  and  increased  in  numerical  strength  and  im- 
portance, the  labors  of  the  Church  Historian  increased  proportionately, 
and  it  became  necessary  to  appoint  assistants  to  the  Church  Historian. 
Accordingly,  Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff  was  sustained  as  assistant 
Church  Historian,  at  the  general  conference,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
October,  1856.  Elder  Woodruff  was  the  first  Elder  sustained  in  that 
capacity  by  a  general  conference  ot  the  Church. 

Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith,  having  been  chosen  as  First  Counselor  to 
Pres.  Brigham  Young,  was  released  from  his  position  as  Church  Histo- 
rian. At  the  general  conference,  held  in  April,  1871,  Apostle  Albert 
Carrington  was  sustained  in  that  position,  with  Wilford  Woodruff  as  his 
assistant. 

Apostle  Orson  Pratt  succeeded  Albert  Carrington  as  Church  Histo- 
rian and  General  Church  Recorder,  being  sustained  as  such  at  the  general 
conference,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  May  9,  1874.  With  Wilford  Wood- 
ruff as  his  assistant,  he  filled  the  position  till  his  death,  which  occurred  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  Oct.  3.  1881. 

At  the  semi-annual  conference,  held  in  October,  1883,  Apostle  Wil- 
ford Woodruff  was  sustained  as  Church  Historian  and  General  Church 
Recorder,  and  at  the  next  general  conference,  held  in  April,  1884,  Frank- 
lin D.  Richards  was  sustained  as  Assistant  Church  Historian. 

At  the  general  conference,  April  7,  1889,  Wilford  Woodruff  was 
chosen  and  sustained  as  President  of  the  Church,  and  FranklinD.  Richards 
was  appointed  his  successor  as  Church  Historian  and  General  Church 
Recorder.  At  the  next  general  conference,  held  in  October,  1889,  Elder 
John  Jaques  was  sustained  as  assistant  Church  Historian.  Elder  Charles 
W.  Penrose  was  sustained  in  a  similar  capacity  at  the  general  conference, 
held  in  April,  1896;  and  Elder  Andrew  Jenson  at  the  general  conference, 
held  in  April,  1898. 


THE  HOLY  PRIESTHOOD. 


The  Church,  which  was  estabHshed 
on  the  earth  by  Jesus  Christ  and  his 
Apostles  anciently,  ceased  in  course 
of  time  to  exist,  through  the 
martyrdom  of  many  of  its  chief  re- 
presentatives and  the  final  "falling 
away' '  of  the  remnant  of  its  members, 
as  predicted  by  the  Apostles  Paul 
(2  Thess.2-3),and  Peter(2  Pet. 2:1), 
and  others. 

In  the  present  century  the  gospel 
of  Christ,  with  its  ancient  powers  and 
Priesthood,  has  been  restored  to 
earth  anew,  through  the  administra- 
tion of  heavenly  messengers.  Early 
in  the  spring,ot  18  20,  God  the  Father 
and  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  appeared  to 
Joseph  Smith  and  revealed  the  true 
spiritual  condition  of  the  world. 
About  three  years  later  the  angel 
Moroni  appeared  to  him  and  subse- 
quently visited  him  periodically  for 
several  years,  imparting  important 
instructions.  On  Sept.  22,  1827,  he 
gave  into  the  hands  of  Joseph  Smith 
the  plates  on  which  was  inscribed  the 
history  of  the  early  inhabitations  of 
America. 

While  Joseph  Smith  and  Oliver 
Cowdery  were  engaged  in  translat- 
ing the  Book  of  Mormon,  from  the 
plates,  at  Harmony,  Susquehanna 
Co.,  Pa.,  they  went  into  the  woods 
to  enquire  of  the  Lord  respecting 
bapti:m  for  the  remission  ol  sins. 
While  thus  employed,  on  the  15th  of 
May,  1829,  a  messenger  from  heaven 
descended  in  a  cloud  of  light.  Hav- 
ing laid  his  hands  upon  them,  he  or- 
dained them,  saying:  ''Upon  you, 
my  fellow  servants,  in  the  name  of 
Messiah,  I  confer  the  Priesthood  of 
Aaron,  which  holds  the  keys  of  the 
ministering  of  angfels,  and  of  the 
gospel  of  repentance  and  of  baptism 
by  immersion  for  the  remission  of 
sins;  and  this  shall  never   be  taken 


again  from  the  earth,  until  the  sons  of 
Levi  do  ofiler  again  an  offering  unto 
the  Lord  in  righteousness." 

The  heavenly  messenger  told  Jo- 
seph Smith  and  Oliver  Cowdery  that 
the  ' '  Aaronic  Priesthood  had  not  the 
power  of  laying  on  ot  hands  for  the 
gift  ot  the  Holy  Ghost, ' '  but  that 
this  should  be  conferred  on  them 
later.  He  then  commanded  them 
"to  go  and  be  baptized,"  and  di- 
rected that  Joseph  Smith  should  bap- 
tize Oliver  Cowdery,  after  which  he 
should  baptize  Joseph. 

The  messenger  told  them  "that 
his  name  was  John,  the  same  that  is 
called  John  the  Baptist  in  the  New 
Testament,  and  that  he  acted  under 
the  direction  of  Peter,  James  and 
John,  who  held  the  keys  of  the 
Priesthood  of  Melchisedek,"  which 
Priesthood  he  said  should  in  due 
time  be  conferred  on  them  (Joseph 
and  Oliver). 

In  accordance  with  the  command- 
ment aforesaid,  Joseph  Smith  bap- 
tized Oliver  Cowdery,  who  then  bap- 
tizedjoseph.  JosephSmith  then  laidhis 
hands  upon  the  head  of  Oliver  Cow- 
dery and  ordained  him  to  the  Aaronic 
Priesthood.  Finally  Oliver  laid  his 
hands  on  Joseph  and  ordained  him 
to  the  same  Priesthood. 

Soon  after  these  important  events, 
Joseph  Smith  and  Oliver  Cowdery 
"became  very  anxious"  to  receive 
the  Melchisedek  Priesthood,  which 
John  the  Baptist  had  promised  them, 
it  they  continued  faithful.  They  had 
for  some  time  made  this  matter  a 
subject  of  humble  prayer,  and  at 
length  they  met  "in  the  chamber  ol 
Mr.  Whitmer's  house,"  at  Fayette, 
Seneca  Co.,  N.  Y.,  one  day  in  June, 
1829,  They  engaged  in  solemn  and 
fervent  prayer,  when  the  word  of  the 
Lord  came  to  them  in  the  chamber 


XXll 


THE    HOLY    PRIESTHOOD. 


commanding  that  Joseph  Smith 
"should  ordain  Oliver  Cowdery  to 
be  an  Elder  in  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ,"  and  that  Oliver  should  or- 
dain Joseph  to  the  same  office.  After 
that,  they  were  to  ordain  others,  as  it 
should  be  made  known  unto  them 
from  time  to  time.  However,  they 
were  commanded  to  defer  these  or- 
dinations lintil  "such  times  as  it 
should  be  practicable  to  have  their 
brethren,  who  had  been  and  who 
should  be  baptized,  assemble  to- 
gether. ' ' 

This  commandment  was  complied 
with,  April  6,  1830,  the  day  on  which 
the  Church  was  organized.  On  that 
occassion  Joseph  Smith  laid  his  hands 
upon  Oliver  Cowdery  and  ordained 
him  an  Elder  in  the  Church,  after 
which  Oliver  ordained  Joseph  to  the 
office  of  an  Elder.  Next,  they  ad- 
ministered the  Sacrament,  and  then 
laid  their  hands  on  each  individual 
member  of  the  Church  present,  that 
they  might  receive  the  Holy  Ghost 
and  be  confirmed  members  of  the 
Church. 

The  exact  date  of  the  ordination  of 
Joseph  Smith  and  Oliver  Cowdery 
to  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  by 
Peter,  James  and  John  is  not  stated, 
but  it  is  generally  believed  to  have 
taken  place  in  June  or  July,  1829. 
In  proof  of  the  ordination  we  have 
the  word  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  in 
a  revelation,  given  to  Joseph  Smith 
at  Fayette,  N.  Y.,  in  September, 
1830,  as  follows:  ''Listen  to  the  voice 
of  Jesus  Christ,  your  Lord,  your 
God,  and  your  Redeemer,  whose 
word  is  quick  and  powerful.  *  *  * 
The  hour  cometh  that  I  will  drink  of 
the  fruit  of  the  vine  with  you  on  the 
earth,  and  with  Moroni,  whom  I  have 
sent  unto  you  to  reveal  the  Book  of 
Mormon,  containing  the  fulness  of 
my  everlasting  gospel.  *  *  *  And 
also  John,  the  son  of  Zacharias.  *  * 
which  John  I  have  sent  unto  you, 
my  servants,  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and 
Oliver  Cowdery,  to  ordain  you  unto 
this  first  Priesthood,  which  you  have 


received,  that  you  might  be  called 
and  ordained  even  as  Aaron.  *  *  * 
And  also  with  Peter,  and  James,  and 
John,  whom  I  have  sent  unto  you, 
by  whom  I  have  ordained  you  and 
confirmed  you  to  be  Apostles  and 
especial  witnesses  of  my  name,  and 
bear  the  keys  of  your  ministry,  and 
of  the  same  things  which  I  revealed 
unto  them."  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  27:1, 
5,  7,  8,  12.) 

In  a  revelation  on  Church  Govern- 
ment, given  through  Joseph  Smith, 
the  Prophet,  in  April,  1830,  at  Fay- 
ette, the  following  passage  occurs: 
"Commandment  were  given  to  Jo- 
seph Smith,  jun.,  who  was  called  of 
God  and  ordained  an  Apostle  of  Je- 
sus Christ,  to  be  the  first  Elder  of  this 
Church;  and  to  Oliver  Cowdery,  who 
was  also  called  of  God,  an  Apostle 
of  Jesus  Christ,  to  be  the  second  El- 
der of  this  Church,  and  ordained 
under  his  (Joseph's)  hand."  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  20:2,  3.) 

In  the  light  of  the  foregoing  it  is 
plain  that  none  among  the  children 
of  men  at  the  present  time  possess  the 
holy  Priesthood,  with  divine  author- 
ity to  administer  in  the  ordinances  of 
the  gospel,  except  those  who  have 
received  their  ordinations  through 
the  laying  on  of  hands  by  men  whose 
commissions  rest  upon  the  divine 
calling  of  Joseph  the  Prophet.  This 
being  the  case,  it  is  desirable  that  every 
Apostle,  Prophet,  Patriarch,  High 
Priest,  Seventy,  Elder,  Bishop,  Priest, 
Teacher  and  Deacon  in  the  Church 
should  be  able  to  trace  the  Priest- 
hood they  hold  back  to  the  Prophet 
Joseph. 

For  the  benefit  of  the  brethren  who 
are  endeavouring  to  make  proper  re- 
cords of  these  things,  we  publish  the 
subjoined  biographical  notes,  which 
contain  the  ordinations  of  nearly  all 
the  Elders  who  have  been  sustained 
and  who  at  the  present  time  are  being 
sustained  as  the  general  authorities 
ot  the  Church.  The  lack  of  space  in 
this  little  work  of  reference  prevents 
us  from  including  other  officers. 


THE   HOLY    PRIESTHOOD. 


XAlll 


4LDRICH,  Hazen;  ordained  a  Sev- 
enty Feb.  28,  1835,  under  the  hands  of 
Joseph  Smith  and  others. 

BENSON,  Ezra  Taft;  born  Feb.  22,  1811; 
baptized  July  19,  1840,  at  Quincy,  111.;  or- 
dained a  High  Priest  Oct.  25,  1840,  by  Hy- 
rum  Smith;  ordained  an  Apostle  July  16, 
1846,  by  Pres,  Brischam  Young;  died  Sept. 
3  1869. 

'  BILLINGS,  Titus;  born  March  25,  1793, 
at  Greenfield,  Franklin  Co.,  Mass.;  bapti- 
zed at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  in  November,  1830, 
by  Parley  P.  Pratt;  ordained  a  High  Priest 
and  counselor  to  Bishop  Ed  vvardPartridge, 
Aug.  1,  1837,  under  the  hands  of  Edward 
Partridge  and  Isaac  Morley;  died  Feb.  6, 
1866,  at  Provo,  Utah. 

BOYNTON,  John  Faraham;  born  Sept. 
20,  1811;  baptized  in  September,  1832,  by 
Joseph  the  Prophet;  ordained  an  Eider  in 
1832,by_SidneyRigdon;  ordained  an  Apostle 
Feb.  15,  1835,  under  the  hands  of  Oliver 
Cowdery,  David  Whitmer  and  Martin 
Harris;  died  Oct.  20, 1890. 

BURTON,  Robert  Taylor;  born  Oct.  25, 
1821,  iu  Amersburgh,  Ontario,  Canada;  or- 
dained a  High  Priest  and  Bishop  and  set 
apart  as  second  counselor  to  Bishop  Ed- 
ward Hunter,  Sept.  2,  1875,  by  Edward 
Hunter,  assisted  by  Brigham  Young  and 
Daniel  H.  Wells. 

BUTTERFIELD,  Josiah;  ordained  and 
set  apart  as  one  of  the  First  Council  of 
Seventies,  April  6,  1837,  under  the  hands 
of  Sidney  Rigdon  and  Hyrum  Smith. 

CANNON,  Abraham  Hoagland;  born 
March  12,  1859;  baptized  March  12,  1867, 
by  his  father  Geo.  Q.  Cannon;  ordained  an 
Elder  July  7,  1875,  by  Geo.  Q.  Cannon; 
ordained  a  Seventy 

by  ;  ordained  an 

Apostle  Oct.  7,  1889,  by  Joseph  F.  Smith, 
assisted  by  Wilford  Woodruff  and  George 
Q.  Cannon  and  nearly  all  the  Apostles; 
died  July  19,  1896, 

CANNON,  George  Quayle;  born  Jan.  11. 
1827;  baptized  in  June,  1840,  by  John  Tay- 
lor; ordained  an  Elder  at  Nauvoo,  by  John 
Taylor;  ordained  a  Seventy  Feb.  9,  1845,  by 
Arza  Adams;  ordained  an  Apostle  Aug. 
26,  1860,  by  Pres.  Brigham,  assisted  by  his 
Counselors  and  ten  of  the  Apostles. 

CANNON,  John  Q.;  born  April  19,  1857, 
at  San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  baptized  April  19, 
1865,  by  his  father,  George  Q.  Cannon;  or 
dained  an  Elder  by  Geo.  Q  Cannon;  or- 
dained a  Seventy  Aug.  8,  1881,  by  Joseph 
F.  Smith;  ordained  a  High  Priest  and  set 
apart  as  second  counselor  to  Bishop  Wm. 
B.  Preston  in  October,  1884,  by  Pres.  John 
Taylor. 

CARRINGTON,  Albert;  born  Jan.  8, 
1813;  baptized  in  July,  1841,  by  Wm.  O. 
Clark;  ordained  an  Apostle  July  3,  1870,  by 
Pres.  Brigham  Young;  died  Sept.  19,  1889, 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

CLAPP,  Benjamin  L.;  born  Aug.  19, 
1814,  in  Alabama-;  ordained  and  set  apart 
as  one  of  the  presidents  of  the  8th  quorum 
of  Seventy,  Oct.  20,  1844,  under  the  hands 
of  Joseph  Young  and  Levi  W.  Han- 
cock; set  apart  as  one  of  the  First 
Council  of  Seventies  Dec.  2,  1845,  under  the 
hands  of  Apostles  Brigham  Young,  Heber 


C.  Kimball,  Orson  Hyde,  Parley  P.  Pratt 
and  George  A.  Smith;  died  in  California 
about  1860. 

CLAWSON,  Rudger;born  Marchl2,l857, 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah;  baptized  when 
about  eight  years  old;  ordained  a  Seventy 
March  7,  1875,  by  Hiram  B.  Clawson,  who 
wa»  ordained  a  Seventy  Feb.  2,  1845,  by 
Joseph  Young;  ordained  a  High  Priest 
Feb.  12,  1888,  by  Lorenzo  Snow;  ordained 
an  Apostle  Oct.  10, 1898,  by  Lorenzo  Snow, 
assisted  by  his  Counselors  and  all  the 
Apostles. 

CORRELL,  John;  ordained  a  HighPriest 
and  set  apart  as  second  counselor  to 
Bishop  Edward  Partridge,  June  6,  1831, 
under  the  hands  of  Edward  Partridge  and 
others. 

COLTRIN,  Zebedee;  ordained  a  Seventy 
Feb.  28,  1835,  under  the  hands  of  Joseph 
Smith  and  others;  died  July  21,  1887,  at 
Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  Utah. 

COWDERY,  Oliver;  born  in  1805;ordain- 
ed  to  the  Aaronic  Priesthood  in  connec- 
tion with  Joseph  Smith,  May  15,  1829,  by 
John  theBaptist;  baptized  and  reordained 
by  Joseph  Smith  the  same  day;  later  in 
1829,  together  with  Joseph  Smith,  or- 
dained to  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  by 
Peter,  James  and  John;  confirmed  a 
member  of  the  Church  and  reordained  an 
Elder,  April  6,  1830,  by  Joseph  Smith;  to- 
gether with  David  Whitmer  and  Martin 
Harris,  he  was  "blessed  by  the  laying  on 
of  the  hands  of  the  Presidency"  (Joseph 
Smith,  Sidney  Rigdon  and  Fred.  G.  Wil- 
liams) to  select  twelve  Elders  to  constitute 
the  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles,  Feb.  14, 
1835;  died  March  3,  1850. 

COWLEY,  Matthias  Foss;  born  Aug.  25, 

1858,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  baptized  in 
1866  by  Samuel  Turn  bow;  ordained  an  El- 
der Dec.  28, 1874,  by  Oluf  F.  Due;  ordained 
a  Seventy  Oct.  11,  1880,  by  Joseph  Young; 
ordained  a  High  Priest  Oct.  25,  1884,  by 
Francis  M.  Lyman;  ordained  an  Apostle 
Oct.  7,  1897,  bv  Geo.  Q.  Cannon. 

ELDREDGE,  Horace  S.;  born  Feb.  26, 
1816,  at  Brutus,  Cayuga  Co.,  N.  Y.;  bap- 
tized June  4,1836,  by  Libbeus  T.  Coon;  or- 
dained a  Seventy  Oct.  13,1844.  by  Joseph 
Young;  chosen  one  of  the  First  Seven 
Presidents  of  Seventies  in  1854;  died  Sept. 
6,  1888,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

FJELDSTED,  Christian  Daniel;  born 
Feb.  20,  1829,  in  Sundbyvester,  Amager, 
Copenhagen  Amt,  Denmark;  baptizedFeb. 
20, 1852,  by  Chr.  Samuel  Hansen;  confirmed 
by  Ole  U.  C.  Manster;  ordained  an  Elder 
July  25,  1853,  by  Peter  O.  Hansen,  who 
was  ordained  a  Seventy  Nov.  17,  1844,  by 
Joseph  Young;  ordained  a  Seventy  Feb.  5, 

1859,  byWm.  H.Walker,  who  was  ordain- 
ed a  Seventy  Nov.  24, 1844,  under  the  hands 
of  Harrison  Burgess,  who  was  ordained 
a  beventy  Feb.  28,  1835,  by  Sidney  Rigdon; 
set  apart  as  one  of  the  First  Council 
of  Seventies,  April  28,  1884,  by  Wliford 
Woodruff. 

FOSTER,  James;  ordained  and  set  apart 
as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents  of 
Seventies  April  6,  1837,  under  the  hands  of 
Sidney  Rigdon  and  Hyrum  Smith. 

GATES,   Jacob;  born  March  9,   1811,  at 


XXIV  THE   HOLY   PRIESTHOOD. 

St.  Johnsbury,  Caledonia  Co.,  Vt.;  baptized  in  1832;  ordained  an  Elder  Feb.  20,1833,  by 

June  17,  1833,  by  Orson  Pratt;  ordained  a  his  brother, Isaac  Higbee;  ordained  a  High 

Seventy  in  1838,  under  the  hands  of  Sidney  Priest  by  Amasa  M.  Lyman,  about  1835; 

Rigdon    and    Joseph    Smith;     set  apart  died  June  8,  1843,  at  Nauvoo,  111. 

as  a  president    of    the    4th    quorum    of  HUNTER,  Edward;  born  June  22, 1793; 

Seventy  Oct.    8,   1844;    chosen  as  one  of  baptized  Oct.  8,  1840,  by  Orson  Hyde;  or- 

the  First  Council  of    Seventies  in  1862;  dained  a  High  Priest  and  Bishop  Nov.  23, 

died  April  14,  1892.  1844,  at  Nauvoo,  111.,  by  Brigham  Young, 

GAYLORD,  John;  ordained  a  Seventy  assisted  by  Heber  C.  Kimball  and  Newel 
December  20,  1836,  by  Hazen  Aldrich,  K.  Whitney;  called  and  sustained  as  pre- 
and  set  apart  as  one  of  the  First  Seven  siding  Bishop  of  the  Church  at  the  gen- 
Presidents  of  Seventies  April  6,  1837,under  eraljconference  held  in  April,1851;  ordained 
the  hands  of  Sidney  Rigdon  and  Hyrum  and  set  apart  to  that  position  April  11, 
Smith.  1852,    by    Willard  Richards,  assisted  by 

GEE,  Salmon;  ordained  and  set  apart  as  Heber  C.  Kimball;  died  Oct.  16,  1883. 

one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents  of  Se-  HYDE,   Orson;  born  Jan.  8,  1805;  bap- 

venties  April  6,  1837,   under  the  hands  of  tized  Oct.  31,  1830,  by  Sidney  Rigdon;  or- 

Sidney  Rigdon  and  Hyrum  Smith.  dained  a  High  Priest  about  1831;  ordained 

GOULD,  John;  ordained  and  set  apart  an  Apostle  Feb.  15,  1835,  under  the  hands 

as   one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents  of  of    Oliver  Cowdery,  David  Whitmer  and 

Seventies  April  6,  1837,  under  the  hands  of  Martin  Harris;  died  Nov.  28,  1878. 

Sidney  Rigdon  and  Hyrum  Smith.  J  AQUES,  John;born  Jan.7,1827,atMarket 

GRANT,  Heber  J.;  born  Nov.  22,  1856;  Bosworth,  Leicestershire,  England;  bap- 
baptized  June  2,  1864;  ordained  a  tized  in  the  fall  of  1845  by  Thos,  B.  Ward; 
High  Priest  Oct.  31,  1880,  by  Pres.  John  ordained  an  Elder  Jan.  9,  1848,  under  the 
Taylor;  ordained  an  Apostle  by  Geo.  Q.  hands  of  John  Fidoe,  Thos.  Stevenson 
Cannon  Oct.  16,  1882.  and  Wm.  Cartwriojht;  ordained  a  Seventy 

GRANT,  Jedediah  Morgan;  born  Feb.  Feb.  2,  1857,  by  Wm.  Burgess,    who    was 

21,1816;  baptized  March  21, 1833,  by  John  F.  ordained  a  Seventy  Oct.  8,  1844,  by  Daniel 

Boynton;    ordained    a    Seventy  Feb.  28,  S.  Miles;  ordained  a  High  Priest  Dec.  31, 

1835,under  the  hands  of  Joseph  Smith  and  1898,  by  Angus  M.  Cannon, 

others;  set  apart  as  one  of  the  First  Coun-  JENSON,  Andrew;  born  Dec.  11,  1850, 

cil  of  Seventies,  Dec.  2,  1845,    under  the  in     Torslev,     Hj0rring    Amt,    Denmark; 

hands  of  Apostles  Brigham  Young,  Heber  baptized  and  confirmed  Feb.  2,  1859,  by 

C.  Kimball,  Orson  Hyde,  Parley  P.  Pratt  Carl  W.  J.  Hecker;    ordained    an    Elder 

and  George  A.  Smith;  ordained  an  Apostle  April  10,  1873,  by  William  H.  Folsom,  who 

and    set  apart    as  second  Counselor    in  was  ordained  a  High  Priest  Oct.  7,  1862, 

the  First  Presidency  in  1854,  under  the  by  Pres.  Brigham  Young;  ordained  a  Sev- 

hands  of  Brigham  Young  and  others;  died  enty  May  4,  1873,  by  Geo.   Q.  Cannon. 

Dec.  1,  1856.  JC HNSON.Luke  S;borD  No'-.3,1807;  bap- 

HANCOCK,   Levi  W.;    born  April  17,  tized  May  10,1831,  by  Joseph  Smith;  or- 

1803,  in  Massachusetts;  baptized  Nov.,  16,  dained  a  High  Priest  Oct.  25,  1831,  by  Jo- 

1830;    ordained  a  Seventy   Feb.  28,  1835,  seph  Smith;  ordained  an  Apostle  Feb.  15, 

under  the  hands  of    Joseph  Smith  and  1835,  under  the  hands  of  Oliver  Cowdery, 

others;  soon  afterwards  chosen  as  one  of  David  Whitmer  and  Martin  Harris;  died 

the  First  Seven  Presidents  of  Seventies;  Dec,  9,  1861. 

died  June  10,  1882.  JOHNSON,  Lyman  Eugene;  born  Oct. 

HARDY,  Leonard  Wilford;  born  Dec.  24,   1811;     ordained    an  Elder    and    sub- 

31, 180.5,  in  Bradford,  Essex  County, Mass.;  sequently    a    High    Priest    in    1831,    by 

baptized  Dec.   2,  1832,  by  Orson  Hyde;  or-  Joseph     Smith;      ordained    an      Apostle 

dained    an  Elder    soon    afterwards;    or-  Feb.  14,  1835,  under  the  hands  of  Oliver 

dained  a  Seventy  March  8,  1851;  ordained  Cowdery,    David    Whitmer  and    Martin 

a    High  Priest  and  Bishop  of    the  12th  Harris;  died  Dec.  20,  1856. 

Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  April  7,   1856;  set  KIMBALL,  Heber  Chase;  born  June  14, 

apart  as  first  counselor  to  Bishop  Edward  1801;  baptized  in  April,  1832,  by  Alpheus 

Hunter,  Oct.  12,  1856;  died  July  31,  1884.  Gifford;ordained  anElder  inl832,by  Joseph 

HARRIMAN,  Henry;  born  June  9, 1804,  Young;  ordained  an  Apostle  Feb.  14,  1835, 

in  Rowley,  Essex  Co.,  Mass.;  baptized  in  under  the  hands  of  Oliver  Cowdery,  David 

1832,  by  Orson  Hyde;  ordained  a  Seventy  Whitmer  and  Martin  Harris;  died  June 

in  March  18:35,  under  the  hands  of  Joseph  22,  1868. 

Smith  and  Sidney  Rigdon;   set  apart  as  KIMBALL,    Jonathan     Golden;    born 

a  member  of  the   First  Council  of  Sev-  June  8,   1853,   in    Salt  Lake  City,   Utah; 

enty,   Feb.   6,    1838,  under    the    hands  of  ordained  a  Seventy  July  21,   1886,  by  Chr. 

Joseph  Young,  James  Foster  and  Josiah  D.   Fjeldsted;    set  apart  as    one    of    the 

Butterfield;  died  May  17,  1891.  First    Seven     Presidents    of    Seventies, 

HARRIS,    Martin;  born  May  18,   1783;  April  8,  1892,  by  Apostle  Francis  M.  Ly- 

baptized  in  1830;  ordained  a  High  Priest  man. 

June  6,  1831,  by   Lyman  Wight;   blessed  LAW,    William;  called  by    revelation, 

Feb  14,  1835,  together  with  Oliver  Cowdery  Jan.  19,1841,  to  "be  appointed,  ordained 

and  David  Whitmer,  under  the  hands  of  and  anointed  as  a  Counselor"  to  Joseph 

JosephSmith,SidneyRigdon  and  Frederick  the  Piophet  (Doc.   and  Cov.,  124:91);  soon 

G.  Williams,    to    select    and  ordain   the  afterwards  he  was  ordained  and  set  apart 

Twelve  Apostles;  died  July  10,  1875.  as  second  Counselor  in  the  First  Presiden- 

HIGBEE,   Elias;    born  Oct.   23,  1795,  in  c3%  under  the  hands  of  Joseph  the  Prophet 

Galloway,  Gloucester  Co.,  N.  J.,  baptized  and  others. 


THE    HOLY    PRIESTHOOD. 


XXV 


LITTLE,  Jesse  Carter;  born  Sept.  26, 
1815,  at  Belfast,  Maine;  ordained  a  High 
Priest  April  17, 1845,  by  Parley  P.  Pratt; 
ordained  a  Bishop  and  set  apart  as  second 
counselor  to  Bishop  Edward  Hunter,  in 
1856;  died  Dec.  26, 1893. 

LUND,  Anthon  Henrik;  born  May  15, 
1844;  baptized  May  15,  1856,  by  Jacob 
Julander;  ordained  an  Elder  a  few 
years  later;  ordained  a  Seventy  March 
23,  1864,  by  Peter  Madsen  Peel,  who 
was  ordained  a  Seventy  Nov.  21,  1862,  by 
John  Tidwell;  ordained  an  xlpostle  Oct.  7, 
1889,  bv  Geo.  Q.  Cannon. 

LYMAN,  Amasa  Mason;  born  March 
30,  1813;  baptized  April  27,  1832,  by  Lyman 
E.  Johnson;  confirmed  the  following  day 
by  Orson  Pratt;  ordained  an  Elder  Aug. 
23,  1832,  by  Joseph  Smith;  \ordained  a 
High  Priest  Dec.  11,  1833,  by  Lyman  E. 
Johnson,  assisted  by  Orson  Pratt;  or- 
dained an  Apostle  Aug.  20,  1842,  by  Brig- 
ham  Young,  assisted  by  Heber  C.  Kimball 
and  Geo.  A.  Smith;  died  Feb.  4,  1877. 

LYMAN,  Francis  Marion;  born  Jan.  12, 
1840,  at  Good  Hope,  McDonongh  Co.,  111.; 
baptized  in  the  Elkhorn  river.  Neb.,  and 
confirmed  July  1,1848,  byAmasa  M.Lyman; 
ordained  anElder  inl856,atSanBernardino, 
Cal.,  by  Amasa  M.  Lyman;  ordained  a 
Seventy  Jan.  7, 1860,  at  F  armington,  Davis 
Co.,  Utah,  by  John  S.  Gleason,  who  was 
ordained  a  Seventy  Oct.  30,  1843,  by  Pres. 
Brigham  Young;  ordained  a  High  Priest 
March  13,  1869,  at  Fillmore,  Millard  Co., 
Utah,  by  Thomas  Callister,  who  was  or- 
dained a  High  Priest  and  Bishop  Sept.  17, 
1855,  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  Utah,  by  Edward 
Hunter;  ordained  one  of  the  Twelve  Apos- 
tles Oct.  27,  1880,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah, 
by  John  Taylor,  assisted  by  his  Counselors 
and  nearlv  all  the  Apostles. 

MARSH,  Thomas  Baldwin;  born  Nov. 
1,  1799;  baptized  in  September  1830,  by 
David  Whitmer;  ordained  a  High  Priest 
June  6,  1831,  by  Lyman  Wight;  ordained 
an  Apostle  April  26,  1835,  under  the 
hands  of  Oliver  Cowdery,  David  Whitmer 
and  Martin  Harris;  died  about  1866,  at  Og- 
den,  Utah. 

McLELLIN,  William  E.;  born  1806, 
baptized,  confirmed  and  ordained  an  Elder 
in  1831,  under  the  hands  of  Samuel  H. 
Smith  and  Reynolds  Cahoon;  ordained  an 
Apostle  Feb.  15,  1835,  under  the  hands  of 
Oliver  Cowdery,  David  Whitmer  and 
Martin  Harris;  died  April  24,  1883. 

McMURRIN,  Joseph  William;  bornSept. 
5,  1858,  at  Tooele,  Tooele  Co.,  Utah;  bap- 
tized in  1866,  by  Henry  W.  Lawrence;  or- 
dained a  Seventy  April  21,  1884,  by  Royal 
Barney,  who  was  ordained  a  Seventy  in 
1835,  under  the  hands  of  Joseph  Smith  and 
Sidney  Rigdon;  set  apart  as  one  of 
the  First  Council  of  Seventies  Jan.  21, 
1898,  by  Apostle  Anthon  H.  Lund,  in 
Liverpool,  England. 

MERRILL,  Marriner  Wood;  born  Sept. 
25,  1832;  baptized  April  6,  1852,  by  John 
Skerry;  ordained  an  Apostle  Oct.  7, 
1889,  by  Wilford  Woodruff,  assisted 
by  his  Counselors  and  most  of  the  Apos- 
tles. 

MILES,  Daniel  S. ;  ordained  a  Seventy 
April    6,   1837,    by    Hazen    Aldrich;    set 


apart  as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presi- 
dents of  Seventies  April  6,  1837,  un- 
der the  hands  of  Sidney  Rigdon  and  Hj- 
rum  Smith. 

MORGAN,  John;  born  Aug.  8,1842,  near 
Greensburgh,  Decatur  Co.,  Ind.;  baptized 
Nov.  26,  1867,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  by 
Robert  Campbell;  ordained  an  Elder  Oct. 

23,  1868,  by  Wm.  H.  Folsom,  who  was  or- 
dained a  High  Priest  Oct.  7,  1862,  by  Pres. 
Brigham  Young;  ordained  a  Seventy  Oct. 
8,  1875,  by  Joseph  Young;  died  Aug.  14, 
1894. 

MORLEY,  Isaac;  born  March  11,  1786, 
in  Montague,  Hampshire  Co.,  Mass.; 
baptized  in  November,  1830,  at  Kirtland, 
Ohio,  IwParleyP.  Fratt;  ordained  a  High 
Priest  June  6,  1831,  by  Lyman  Wight,  and 
on  the  same  day  set  apart  as  a  counselor 
to  Bishop  Edward  Partridge;  ordained  a 
Patriarch  at  Far  West,  Mo.,  Nov.  7,  1837, 
under  the  hands  of  Joseph  Smith,  Sidney 
Rigdon  and  Hyrum  Smith;  died  June  24, 
1865. 

PAGE,  John  E. ;  baptized  Aug.18, 1833,  by 
Emer  Harris;  ordained  an  Elder  in  Sep- 
tember,1833,byNelsonHiggins;ordained  an 
Apostle  Dec.  19,  1838,  under  the  hands  of 
Brigham  Young  and  Heber  C.  Kimball; 
died  near  Sycamore,  DeKalb  Co.,  111.,  in 
the  fall  of  1867. 

PARTRIDGE,  Edward;  born  Aug.  27, 
1893;  baptized  Dec.  11,  1830,  by  Joseph  the 
Prophet;  ordained  an  Elder  Dec.  5,  1830, 
by  Sidney  Rigdon;  called  by  revelation  to 
be  the  first  Bishop  of  the  Church,  and  or- 
dained and  set  apart  to  that  position  Feb. 
4,  1831,  by  Sidney  Rigdon;  ordained  a  High 
Priest  June  6,  1831, by  Lyman  Wight;  died 
May  27, 1840. 

PATTEN,  David  W. ;  born  1800;  baptized 
June  15,  1832,  by  John  Patten;  ordained 
an  Elder  June  17,1832,  by  ElishaH.Groves;. 
ordained  an  Apostle  Feb.  15,  1835,  uuider 
the  hands  of  Oliver  Cowdery,  David  Whit- 
mer and  Martin  Harris;  died  Oct.  25,  1838. 

PENROSE,  Charles  William;  born  Feb. 
4,  1832,  in  London,  England,  baptized  May 
14,  1850,  by  John  Hyde,  sen. ;  ordained  an 
Elder  Jan.  6,  1851,  by  Geo.  B.  Wallace;  or- 
dained a  Seventy  Oct.  27,  1861,  by  Truman 
Leonard;  later  ordained  a  High  Priest. 

PRATT,  Orson;  born  Sept.  19,  1811;  bap- 
tized Sept.  19,  1830.  by  Parley  P.  Pratt;  or- 
dained an  Elder  Dec.  1,  1830,  by  Joseph 
Smith;  ordained  a  High  Priest  Feb.  2, 1832, 
by  Sidney  Rigdon;  ordainjed  an  Apostle 
April  26,  1835,  under  the  hands  of  David 
Whitmer  and  Oliver  Cowdery;  died  Oct. 
3,  1881. 

PRATT,  Parley  Parker;  born  April  12, 
1807;  baptized,  confirmed  and  ordained  an 
Elder  byOliverCowdery,  inSeptember,1830; 
ordained  a  High  Priest  June  6,  1831,  by 
Joseph  Smith;  ordained  an  Apostle  Feb. 
21,  1835,  by  Joseph  Smith;  died  May  13, 
1857. 

PRESTON,  William  Bowker;  born  Nov. 

24,  1830,  at  Halifax,  Franklin  Co.,  Va.r- 
baptized  in  February,  1857,  by  Henry  G. 
Boyle;  ordained  an  Elder  by  Geo.  Q.  Can- 
non; ordained  a  High  Priest  and  Bishop 
Nov.  14,  1859,  by  Orson  Hyde;  set  apart  as 
Presiding  Bishop  of  the  Church  in  1884,. 
by  Pres.  John  Taylor. 


XXVI 


THE    HOLY    PRIESTHOOD. 


PULSIPHER, Zera;  born  June  24, 1789,  in 
Rockingham,  Windham  Co.,  Vt.;  baptized 
and  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1832;  or- 
dained and  set  apart  as  one  of  the  First 
Seven  Presidents  of  Seventies  March  6, 
1838,  under  the  hands  of  James  Foster  and 
Joseph  Young;  died  Jan.  1,  1872. 

REYNOLDS,  George;  born  Jan.  1,  1842, 
in  London,  England;  baptized  May  4,  1856; 
ordained  a  Seventy  March  18,  1866,  by  Is- 
rael Barlow,  who  was  ordained  a  Seventy 
in  1835,  by  Sidney  Rigdon;  set  apart 
as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents 
of  Seventies,  April  10,  1890,  by  Lorenzo 
Snow. 

RICH,  Charles  Coulson;  born  Aug.  21, 
1809;  baptized  April  1,  1832,  by  Geo.  M. 
Hinkle,  ordained  an  Elder  May  16,  1832, 
under  the  hands  of  Zebedee  Coltrin  and 
Solomon  Wixom;  ordained  a  High  Priest 
in  April  1836,  under  the  hands  of  Hyrum 
Smith  and  Uncle  John  Smith;  ordained 
an  Apostle  Feb.  12,  1849,  by  Pres.  Brig- 
ham  Young;  died  Nov.  17, 1883. 

RICH,  Leonard;  ordained  a  Seventy 
Feb.  28, 1835,  under  the  hands  of  Joseph 
Smith  and  others. 

RICHARDS,  Franklin  Dewey;  born 
April  2,  1821;  baptized  June  3,  1838,  by  Phi- 
nehas  Richards,  at  Richmond,  Berkshire 
Co.,  Mass.;  confirmed  June  10,  1838,  by 
Gibson  Smith;  ordained  a  Seventy  April  9, 
1840,  at  Nauvoo,  111.,  by  Joseph  Young; 
ordained  a  High  Priest  May  17,  1844,  at 
Nauvoo,  111.,  by  Brigham  Young;  ordained 
an  Apostle  Feb.  12, 1849,  in  the  "Old  Fort," 
G.  S.  L.  City,  by  Heber  C.  Kimball. 

RICHARDS,  Willard;  born  June  24, 
1804;  baptized  Dec.  31,  1836,  by  Brigham 
Young;  ordained  an  Elder  March  6,  1837, 
by  Alma  Beeman;  ordained  a  High  Priest 
Apiil  1,  1838,  under  the  hands  of  Heber  C. 
Kimball  and  others;  ordained  an  Apostle 
April  14,  1840,  by  Brigham  Young;  died 
March  11,  1854. 

RIGDON,  Sidney;  born  Feb.  19,  1793; 
baptized,  confirmed  and  ordained  an  Elder 
late  in  1830,  under  the  hands  of  OliverCow- 
dery.  Parley  P.  Pratt,  Peter  Whitmer,jun., 
and  Ziba  Peterson.  Subsequently  he  was 
ordained  a  High  Priest  by  Joseph  the 
Prophet,  and  on  March  18,  1833,  he  was  or- 
dained and  set  apart  as  first  Counselor  in 
the  First  Presidency  by  Joseph  Smith; 
died  July  14,  1876. 

ROBERTS,  Brigham  Henry;  bornMarch 
13,  1857,  in  Warrington,  Lancashire,  Eng- 
land; baptized  in  1867,  by  Seth  Dustin;  or- 
dained a  Seventy  March  8,  1877,  by  Nathan 
T.  Porter,  who  was  ordained  a  Sev- 
enty Oct.  6,  1844,  by  Joseph  Young; 
set  apart  as  one  of  the  First  Council 
of  Seventies  in  October,  1889,  by  Lorenzo 
Snow. 

ROCK  WOOD,  Albert  P.;  born  June  5, 
1805,  in  HoUistcn,  Middlesex  Co.,  Mass.; 
baptized  in  1833;  ordained  a  Seventy  Jan. 
5,  1839,  under  the  hands  of  Joseph  Young, 
Zera  Pulsipher,  Henry  Harriman  and 
Levi  W.  Hancock;  set  apart  as  one  of 
the  First  Council  of  Seventies  Dec. 
2,  1845,  under  the  hands  of  Apostles  Brig- 
ham Young,  Heber  C.  Kimball,  Orson 
Hyde,  Parley  P.  Pratt  and  Geo.  A.  Smith; 
died  Nov.  26,  1879. 


SHERMAN.  Lyman;  ordained  a  Seventy 
Feb.  28,  1835,  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  under 
the  hands  of  Joseph  Smith  and  others. 

SLOAN,  James;  born  at  Donaghmore, 
Tyrone  Co.,  Ireland;  ordained  a  High 
Priest  Feb.  18,  1838,  under  the  hands  of 
Joseph  Smith,  sen. 

SMITH,  Asahel,  son  of  Asahel  Smith 
and  Mary  Duty;  born  May  21, 1773,  at  Wind- 
ham, Rockingham  Co  ,  N.  H. ;  baptized 
June  29,  1835,  at  Stockholm,  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y.,  by  Lyman  E.  Johnson;  ordained  a 
High  Priest  in  1836,  by  Don  Carlos  Smith; 
ordained  a  Patriarch  Oct.7,1844,  at  Nauvoo, 
111.,  under  the  hands  of  the  Twelve  Apos- 
tles. 

SMITH,  George  Albert;  bom  June  26, 
1817;  baptized  Sept.  10,  1832,  by  Joseph  H. 
Wakefield;  Ordained  a  Seventy  March  1, 
18.35,  by  Sidney  Rigdon;  ordained  an  Apos- 
tle April  26,  1839,  by  HeberC. Kimball;  died 
Sept.  ],  1875. 

SMITH,  Hyrum;  born  Feb.  9,  1800;  bap- 
tized by  Joseph  Smith  in  Seneca  lake,  N. 
Y.,  in  June  1829;  orJained  a  High  Priest 
June  6,  1831,  by  Joseph  Smith;  chosen  as 
second  Counselor  in  the  First  Presidency 
Nov.  7,  1837;  ordained  a  Patriarch  Jan.  28, 
1841,  under  the  hands  of  Joseph  the  Pro- 
phet and  others;  died  June  27,  1844. 

SMITH,  John, familiarly  known  as  Uncle 
John  Smith;  born  July  16,  1781,  in  Derry- 
field, Rockingham  Co.,  N.  H.;baptized,  con- 
firmed and  ordained  an  Elder  Jan.  9, 1832, 
by  his  brother  JosephSmith,  sen. ;  ordained 
a  High  Priest  June  6,  1833,  by  Sidney  Rig- 
don; ordained  a  Patriarch  Jan.  10,  1844,  by 
Joseph  Smith;  ordained  Presiding  Pa- 
triarch Jan.  1,  1849,  under  the  hands  of 
Brigham  Young  and  Heber  C.  Kimball; 
died  May  23, 1854. 

SMITH,  John,  eldest  son  of  Hyrum 
Smith;  born  Sept.  22,  1832,  at  Kirtland,  O.; 
baptized  in  1841,  by  John  Taylor;  ordained 
Presiding  Patriarch  in  the  Church  Feb.  18, 
1855,  by  Pres.  Brigham  Young. 

SMITH,  John  Henry;  born  Sept.  18, 1848; 
baptized  Sept.  18,  1856,  by  Geo.  A.  Smith; 
ordained  an  Elder  Jan.  16,  1864,  by  Samuel 
L.  Sprague;  ordained  a  High  Priest  and 
Bishop  Nov.  22,  1875,  by  Pres.  Brigham 
Young;  ordained  an  Apostle  Oct.  27,  1880, 
by  Wilford  Woodruff. 

SMITH,  Joseph,  the  Prophet;  born  Dec 
23,  1805;  ordained  to  the  Aaronic  Priest- 
hood May  15,  1829,  by  John  the  Baptist; 
baptized  and  re-ordained  the  same  day  by 
Oliver  Cowdery;  later,  perhaps  in  June  or 
July,  1829,  he  and  Oliver  Cowdery  were  or- 
dained to  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  by 
Peter,  James  and  John,  three  of  the  an- 
cient Apostles,  who  held  the  keys  of  that 
Priesthood;  confirmed  a  member  of  the 
Church  and  ordained  the  first  Elder  in  the 
Church  April  6,  1830,  by  Oliver  Cowdery; 
died  June  27,  1844. 

SMITH,  Joseph,  sen.;  born  July  12,  1771; 
baptized  April  6,  1830;  ordained  a  High 
Priest  June  6,  1831,  by  Lyman  Wight;  or- 
dained a  Patriarch  Dec.  18,  1833,  under  the 
hands  of  Joseph  Smith,  Oliver  Cowdery, 
Sidney  Rigdon  and  Frederick  G.  Wil- 
liams; died  Sept.  14.  1840. 

SMITH,  Joseph  Fielding;  born  Nov.  13, 
1838;  baptized  in  1850  or  1851  by  Heber  C. 


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Kimball;  ordained  an  Elder  in  May,  1854, 
by  Geo.  A.  Smith;  ordained  a  Seventy 
March  20,  1858,  by  George  Meyer, who  was 
ordained  a  Seventy  July  13,  1845,  by  Jesse 
P.  Harmon,  who  was  ordained  a  Seventy 
Oct.  8,  1844,  by  Brigham  Young;  ordained 
a  High  Priest  Oct.  16,  1859;  ordained  an 
Apostle  July  1,  1866,  by  Pres.  Brigham 
Young,  and  set  apart  as  one  of  the  Twelve 
Apostles  Oct.  8,  1867,  by  Pres.  Brigham 
Young,  assisted  by  all  the  members  of  the 
Council  of  Twelve  Apostles. 

SMITH,  Sylvester;  ordained  a  Seventy 
Feb.  28,  1835,  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  under  the 
hands  of  Joseph  Smith  and  others. 

SMITH,  William;  born  March  13,  1811; 
ordained  a  High  Priest  June  6,  1833,  by 
Sidney  Rigdon;  ordained  an  Apostle  Feb. 

15,  1835,  under  the  hands  of  Oliver  Cow- 
dery,  David  Whitmerand  Martin  Harris; 
died  Nov.  13,  1893. 

SNOW,  Erastus;  born  Nov.  9,  1818;  bap- 
tized Feb.  3,  1833;  ordained  an  Elder  Aug. 

16,  1835,  by  Luke  S.  Johnson;  ordamed  a 
High  Priest  in  October,  1839;  ordained  an 
Apostle  Feb.  12,  1849,  by  President  Brig- 
ham Young;  died  May  27,  1888. 

SNOW,  Lorenzo;  born  April  3,  1814; 
baptized  June,  1836,  by  John  F.  Boyn- 
ton;  confirmed  by  Hyrum  Smith;  ordained 
an  Elder  in  the  winter  of  1836-37  by  Alva 
Beeman;  ordained  a  Seventy  July  17,  1840, 
by  Joseph  Young;  ordained  a  High  Priest 
July  18,  1840,  by  Don  Carlos  Smith;  or- 
dained an  Apostle  Feb.  12,  1849,  by  Heber 
C.  Kimball. 

STEVENSON,  Edward;  bom  May  1, 
1820, at  Gibraltar,  Spain  ;baptized  in  1834  by 
Japhet  Fosdick;  ordained  a  Seventy  May 
1,  1845,  under  the  hands  of  Joseph  Young 
and  others;  set  apart  as  one  of  the 
First  Council  of  Seventies,  Oct.  9,  1894, 
by  Apostle  Brigham  Young;  died  Jan. 
27,  1897.' 

TAYLOR,  John;  born  Nov.  1,  1808;  bap- 
tized, confirmed  and  ordained  an  Elder 
in  1836,  by  Parley  P.  Pratt;  ordained  an 
Apostle  Dec.  19,  18:38,  under  the  hands  of 
Brigham  Young  and  Heber  C.  Kimball; 
died  July  25,  1887. 

TAYLOR,  John  Whittaker;  born  May 
18,  1858,  at  Provo,  Utah  Co.,  Utah;  or- 
dained an  Elder  March  13,  1876,  by  Wm. 
J.  Smith;  ordained  an  Apostle  April  9, 
1884,  by  John  Tavlor,  assisted  by  his 
Counselors  and  most  of  the  Apostles. 

TAYLOR,  William  W.;  born  Sept.  11, 
1853,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah;  baptized  by 
his  father,  John  Taylor;  ordained  a  Seven- 
ty Oct.  11, 1875,  by  Orson  Pratt,  and  chosen 
as  one  of  the  First  Council  of  Seventies 
in  1880;  died  Aug.  1,  1884. 

TEASDALE,  George;  born  Dec.  8,  1831, 
in  London,  England ;l)aptized  Aug.  8, 1852, 
by  Robert  Till;  ordained  an  Elder  April 
30,  1854,  by  John  Tuddenham;  ordained  a 
Seventy  Oct.  18,  1875,  by  Joseph  Young; 
ordained  a  High  Priest  July  9,  1877,  by 
Pres.  Brigham  Young;  ordained  an 
Apostle  Oct.  16,  1882,  by  John  Taylor. 

THATCHER.  Moses;  born  Feb.  2,  1842, 
in  Sangamon  County,  III. ;  baptized  and 
confirmed  Dec.  25,1856,  by  Henry  G.  Boyle; 
ordained  an  Elder  March  23, 1857, by  Henry 
G.  Boyle;  ordained  a  Seventy  by  Brigham 


Young;  ordained  a  High  Priest  and  set 
apart  to  preside  over  the  Cache  Stake  of 
Zion  in  1877,  by  Pres.  Brigham  Young;  or- 
dained an  Apostle  April  9,  1879,  by  John 
Taylor. 

THOMPSON,  Robert  Blashel;born  Oct. 
1,  1811,  in  Great  Driffield,  Yorkshire,  Eng- 
land; baptized  and  confirmed  in  May,  1836, 
in  Canada,  by  Parley  P.  Pratt;  ordained 
an  Elder  July  22,  1836,  by  John  Taylor; 
died  Aug.  27,  1841. 

VAN  COTT,  John;  born  Sept.  7, 1814,  at 
Canaan,  Columbia  Co.  N.  Y. ;  baptized  in 
September,  1845,  by  Parley  P.  Pratt;  or- 
dained a  Seventy  Feb.  25,  1847,  by  Joseph 
Young;  died  Feb.  18,  1883. 

WELLS,  Daniel  Hanmer;  bom  Oct.  27, 
1814;  baptized  Aug.  9,  1846,  by  Almon  W. 
Babbitt,  at  Nauvoo,  III.;  ordained  an 
Apostle  and  set  apart  as  second  Counselor 
in  the  First  Presidency  Jan.  4,  1857,  by 
President  Brigham  Young;  died  March 
24,  1891. 

WELLS,  Rulon  Seymour;  born  July  7, 
1854,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah;  baptized 
about  1862,  by  Daniel  H.  Wells;  confirmed 
by  John  V.  Long;  ordained  an  Elder  Aug. 
15,  1866,  by  Wm.  J.  Smith;  ordained  a 
Seventy  Oct.  22,  1875,  by  Pres.  Brigham 
Young;  set  apart  as  one  of  the  First 
Seven  Presidents  of  Seventies  April  5, 
1893,  by  George  Q.  Cannon. 

WHITMER,  David;  born  Jan.  7,  1806; 
baptized  in  June  1829,  by  Joseph  Smith; 
confirmed  April  6, 1830;  ordained  ah  Elder 
soon  afterwards,  and  subsequently  or- 
dained a  High  Priest;  set  apart  in  1834  by 
Joseph  Smith  to  preside  over  the  Saints 
in  Missouri;  "blessed  by  the  laying  on  of 
hands  of  the  Presidency"  (Joseph  Smith, 
Sidney  Rigdon  and  FrederickG.  Williams), 
in  connection  with  Oliver  Cowdery  and 
Martin  Harris,  Feb.  14,  1835,  to  choose  the 
Twelve  Apostles,  in  accordance  with  reve- 
lation (Doc.  and  Cov.,  18:37);  died  Jan.  25, 
1888. 

WHITMER,  John;  born  Aug.  27,  1802; 
baptized  and  ordained  an  Elder  at  an  early 
day;  ordained  a  High  Priest  June  6,  1831, 
at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  by  Lyman  Wight;  died 
July  11, 1878. 

WHITNEY,  Newel  K.;  born  Feb.  5, 
1795;  baptized  late  in  1830;  called  by  reve- 
lation Dec.  4,  1&31,  to  the  office  of  a  Bishop; 
died  Sept.  23,  1853. 

WIGHT,  Lyman;  born  May  9,  1796;  bap- 
tized in  1830,  by  Oliver  Cowdery;  ordained 
a  High  Priest  June  6,  1831,  by  Joseph  the 
Prophet;  ordained  an  Apostle  April  8, 
1841,  by  Joseph  Smith;  died  March  31. 
1858. 

WILLIAMS,  Frederick  Granger;  born 
Oct.  28,  1787,  in  Sheffield,  Hartford  Co., 
Conn, ;  baptized,  confirmed  and  ordained 
an  Elder  in  November  1830,  under  the 
hands  of  Oliver  Cowdery,  Parley  P,  Pratt, 
Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  and  Ziba  Peterson; 
called  by  revelation  to  **be  a  High  Priest" 
and  a  Counselor  to  Joseph  the  Prophet  in 
March,1832;  ordained  and  set  apart  by  Jo- 
seph Smith  as  his  second  Counselor, 
March  18, 1833;  died  Oct.  25,1842,  at  Quincyl 

WINDER,  John  Rex;  born  Dec.  11, 1820 
in  Biddenden,  County  of  Kent,  England; 


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THE    HOLY   PRIESTHHOD. 


baptized  Sept.  20,  1848;  ordained  a  Seventy 
in  1854;  ordained  a  High  Priest  March  4. 
1872,  by  Edward  Hunter;  ordained  aBishop 
and  set  apart  as  second  counselor  to 
Bishop  Wm.  B.  Preston  in  1886,  by 
Franklin  D.  Richards,  assisted  by  George 
Q.  Cannon. 

WOODRUFF,  Abraham  Owen;  born 
Nov.  23,  1872,  near  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah; 
baptized  May  3,  1881,  by  Henry  Fowler; 
ordained  an  Elder  Jan.  8,  1894,  by  Samuel 
H.  Harrow;  ordained  a  Seventy  June  19, 
1894,  by  Wilford  Woodruff;  ordained  an 
Apostle  Oct.  7, 1897,  by  Wilford  Woodruff. 
WOODRUFF,  Wilford  ;bornMarch  1,1807; 
baptized  by  Zera  Pulsipher  Dec.  31,  1833; 
ordained  an  Elder  by  Warren  Parrish  in 
1835;  ordained  a  Seventy  May  31,  1836,  un- 
der the  hands  of  David  W.  Patten  and 
Warren  Parrish,  ordained  an  Apostle 
April  26,  1839,  by  Brigham  Young;  died 
Sept.  2,  1898. 

YOUNG,  Brigham,  born  June  1,  1801; 
baptized,  confirmed  and  ordained  an  Elder 
April  14, 1832,  by  Eleazer  Miller;  ordained 
an  Apostle  Feb,  14,  1835,  under  the  hands 
of  Oliver  Cowdery,  David  Whitmer  and 
Martin  Harris;  died  Aug.  29,  1877. 


YOUNG,  Brigham,  jun.;  born  Dec.  18, 
1836;  baptized  in  1845,  by  his  father, 
Brigham  Young;  ordained  a  Seventy; 
ordained  an  Apostle  Nov.  22,  1855,  by  Brig- 
ham Young,  and  admitted  into  the  Coun- 
cil of  Twelve  Apostles  Oct.  9,  1868,  being 
set  apart  by  Brigham  Young. 

YOUNG,  John  W.;  born  Oct.  1,  1844;  or- 
dained an  Apostle  Nov.  22,  1855,  by  Pres. 
Brigham  Youn^^,  but  has  never  been  ad- 
mitted into  theCouncil  of  Twelve  Apostles. 

YOUNG,  Joseph;  born  April  7,  1797,  in 
Hopkinton, Middlesex  Co., Mass.;  baptized 
April  6,  1832,  by  Daniel  Bo  wen;  ordained 
an  Elder  in  1832,  by  EzraLanden;  ordained 
a  Seventy  Feb.  28,  1835,  under  the  hands 
of  Joseph  Smith  and  others,  and  soon  af- 
terwards chosen  as  one  of  the  seven  Pre- 
sidents of  Seventy;  died  July  16,  1881. 

YOUNG,  Seymour  Bicknell;  born  Oct.  3, 
1837,  at  Kirtland,  Ohio;  baptized  in  1848,  at 
Carter ville,  Ohio,  by  Ezekiel  Lee;  ordained 
an  Elder  in  the  Endowment  House,  Salt 
Lake  City,  Utah,  April  15,  1856,  by  Samuel 
L.  Sprague;  ordained  a  Seventy  Feb.  18, 
1857,  by  Edmund  Ellsworth,  who  was  or- 
dained a  Seventy  March  8,  1843,  by  Joseph. 
Young. 


Church  Chronology. 


1805=1820. 

During  the  two  first  decades  of  the 
Nineteenth  Century  a  number  of  men  who 
were  destined  to  take  a  most  active  part 
in  the  ushering  in  of  the  new  gospel  dis- 
pensation were  born.  Chief  among  these 
was  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  to  whom 
the  Father  and  the  Son  appeared  in  a 
glorious  vision  and  revealed  the  apostate 
condition  of  the  religious  world. 
1805. 

December.  Mon.  23. — Joseph  Smith, 
the  Prophet,  was  born  in  Sharon,  Windsor 
Co.,  Vt. 

Among  the  prominent  men,  oldsr  than 
the  Prophet,  who  became  intimately  asso- 
ciated with  him  in  establishing  the  great 
Latter-day  work,  were  the  following: 
Joseph  Smith,  sen.,  born  July  12,  1771,  in 
Topsfleld,  Essex  Co.,  Mass. ;  Martin  Har- 
ris, born  May  18,  1783,  in  Easttown,  Sara- 
toga Co.,  N.  Y. ;  Sidney  Rigdon,  born  Feb. 
19,  1793,  in  St.  Clair,  Allegheny  Co.,  Pa.; 
Edward  Hunter,  born  June  22,  1793,  in 
Newtown,  Delaware  Co.,  Pa.;  Edward 
Partridge,  born  Aug.  27,  1793,  in  Pittsfield, 
Berkshire  Co.,  Mass.;  Newel  K.  Whitney, 
born  Feb.  5,  1795,  in  Marlborough,  Wind- 
ham Co.,  Vt.;  Lyman  Wight,  born  May  9, 
1796,  in  Fairfield,  Herkimer  Co.,  N.  Y.; 
John  E.  Page,  born  Feb.  25, 1799,  in  Tren- 
ton, Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  Thomas  B.  Marsh, 
born  Nov.  1,  1799,  in  Acton,  Middlesex  Co., 
Mass. ;  Hyrum  Smith,  born  Feb.  9, 1800,  in 
Tunbridge,  Orange  Co.,  Vt.;  David  W. 
Patten,  born  about  1800,  in  the  State  of 
New  York ;  Brigham  Young,  born  June  1, 
1801,  in  Whitingham,  Windham  Co.,  Vt. ; 
Heber  Chase  Kimball,  born  June  14,  1801, 
at  Sheldon,  Franklin  Co.,  Vt.;  Willard 
Richards,  born  June  24, 1804,  at  Hopkinton, 
Middlesex  Co.,  Mass.;  David  Whitmer, 
born  Jan.  7,  1805,  near  Harrisburg, 
Dauphin  Co.,  Pa. ;  Orson  Hyde,  born  Jan. 
28, 1805,  in  Oxford,  New  Haven  Co.,  Conn. ; 
Oliver  Cowdery,  born  in  October,  1805,  in 
Wells,  Rutland  Co.,  Vt. 
1806. 

Wm.  E.  McLellin  was  born  this  year  in 
Tennessee. 

1807. 

March.  /S'mm.  l.—Wilford  Woodruff  was 
born  in  Farmington,  Hartford  Co.,  Conn. 


April.  Sun.  12.— Parley  Parker  Pratt 
was  born  in  Burlington,  Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y. 

November.     Tues.  3.— Luke  S.  Johnscyi 
was  born  in  Pomfret,  Windsor  Co.,  Vt. 
1808. 

November.  Tues.l. — John  Taylor  was 
born  in  Milnthorpe,  Westmoreland,  Eng- 
land. 

1809. 

August.     Mon.     2i.— Charles     Coulson 
Rich  was  born  in  Campbell  County,  Mass. 
1811. 

February.  Fri.  22.— Ezra  Taft  Benson 
was  born  in  Mendon,  Worcester  Co.,  Mass. 

March.  Wed.  13.— Wm.  Smith  was  born 
in  Royalton,  Windsor  Co.,  Vt. 

September.  Thurs.  19.— Orson  Pratt 
was  born  in  Hartford,  Washington  Co., 
N.  Y. 

Fri.  20.— John  F.  Boynton  was  born  in 
Bradford,  Essex  Co.,  Mass. 

October.  Thurs.  24. — Lyman  Eugene 
Johnson  was  born  in  Pomfret,  Windsor 
Co.,  Vt. 

1813. 

January.  Fri.  8. — Albert  Carrington 
was  born  in  Royalton,  Windsor  Co.,  Vt. 

March.     Tues,  .30.— Amasa    M.    Lyman 
was  born  in  Lyman,  Grafton  Co.,  N.  H. 
1814. 

April.  Sun.  3. — Lorenzo  Snow  was 
born  in  Mantua,  Portage  Co.,  O. 

October.  Thurs.  27.— Daniel  Hanmer 
Wells  was  born  in  Trenton,  Oneida  Co., 
N.  Y. 

1815. 
Joseph  Smith,   sen.,   removed  with    his 
family  from  Vermont  to  Palmyra,  Wayne 
Co.,  N.  Y. 

1816. 
February.     Wed.  2i.— Jedediah  Morgan 
Grant  was  born  in  Windsor,  Broome  Co. 
N.  Y. 

1817. 
June.     Thut's.  26. — George  Albert  Smith 
was  born  in  Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  Co., 
N.  Y. 

1818. 
November.    Mon.     9. — Erastus     Snow 
was  born  in  St.  Johnsbury,  Caledonia  Co., 
Vt. 

1820. 
The  Baptists,  Methodists  and  Presby- 
terians held  protracted  revival  meetings 


CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1821-1828. 


in  and  about  Palmyra,  N.  Y.,  which  result- 
ed in  great  contention  among  the  preachers 
and  members  of  the  different  sects 
who  sought  to  influence  the  new  converts 
to  join  their  respective  churches.  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  (then  about  fourteen  years 
old) ,  being  unable  to  decide  which  of  all 
the  sects  was  right,  and  being  deeply  im- 
pressed with  the  promise  in  James  1,5: 
"If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let  him  ask  of 
God  that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally,  and 
upbraideth  not;  and  it  shall  be  given  him," 
retired  to  a  grove  near  his  father's  house, 
early  in  the  spring  of  the  year,  where  he 
sought  the  Lord  in  earnest  prayer.  While 
thus  engaged,  he  beheld  two  glorious 
beings  wrapped  in  a  brilliant  light,  stand- 
ing above  him  in  the  air.  One  of  them 
spoke  to  him,  calling  him  by  name,  and  said 
(pointing  to  the  other),  "This  is  my  be- 
loved Son,  hear  Him."  Joseph  then  asked 
the  personages,  standing  above  him  in  the 
light,  which  of  the  sects  was  right  and 
wkich  he  should  join.  He  was  answered 
that  he  must  join  none  of  them,  for  they 
were  all  wrong.  The  person  speaking  said 
further  that  all  their  creeds  were  an 
abomination  in  his  sight  and  that  "those 
professors  were  all  corrupt."  "They  draw 
near  to  me  with  their  lips,  but  their  hearts 
are  far  from  me ;  they  teach  for  doctrine 
the  commandments  of  men,  having  a  form 
of  godliness;  but  they  deny  the  power 
thereof." 


1821=1828. 

These  eight  years  may  be  termed  the 
preparatory  period  preceeding  the  restora- 
tion of  the  Priesthood  and  the  organization 
of  the  Church  of  Christ  on  the  earth.  The 
angel  Moroni  appeared  to  the  Prophet 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  several  times  and 
finally  delivered  to  him  the  plates  of  the 
Book  of  Mormon.  The  translation  of  the 
sacred  records  was  begun,  and  Joseph 
commenced  to  receive  revelations. 
1821. 

April.  Mon.  2. — Franklin  Dewey  Rich- 
ards was  bom  in  Richmond,  Berkshire  Co., 
Mass. 

1823. 

September.  Sun.  21. — Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  while  engaged  in  earnest  prayer  in 
his  father's  house  in  Manchester,  near 
Palmyra,  N.  Y.,  saw  the  room  in  which  he 
had  retired  for  the  night  filled  with  light 
surpassing  that  of  noonday,  in  the  midst  of 
which  stood  a  person  dressed  in  white, 
whose  countenance  was  as  lightning,  and 
yet  full  of  innocence  and  goodness.  This 
was  the  angel  Moroni  (sometimes 
erroneously  called  Nephi) ,  who  informed 
Joseph  that  God  had  a  work  for  him 
(Joseph)  to  do,  and  that  his  "name  should 
be  had  for  good  and  evil  among  all  nations." 
The  angel  quoted  many  passages  of 
Scripture,  and  told  Joseph  that  the  native 
inhabitants  of  America  were  a  remnant  of 
Israel  who  had  anciently  enjoyed  the  min- 
istry of  inspired  men,  that  records  en- 
graved on  plates  of  gold,  containing  their 


history  and  also  the  fulness  of  the  ever- 
lasting Gospel  had  been  preserved  and 
were  buried  in  a  neighboring  hill.  While 
conversing  with  the  angel,  a  vision  was. 
opened  to  Joseph's  view,  so  that  he  could 
see  the  place  where  the  plates  were  de- 
posited, and  he  was  told  by  the  angel  that, 
he  should  obtain  them  at  some  future  day, 
if  he  was  faithful.  After  imparting  many 
instructions,  the  angel  disappeared,  but. 
returned  twice  during  the  night,  and  re- 
peated what  he  had  said  on  his  first  visit ; 
he  also  gave  further  instructions. 

Mon.  22. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  was. 
again  visited  by  the  angel  Moroni 
and  received  further  instructions.  He 
related  what  he  had  seen  and  heard  to  his 
father,  who  believed  his  words,  and  advised 
him  to  do  as  he  had  been  instructed.  He 
then  went  to  the  hill  (Cumorah)  that  he 
had  seen  in  his  vision  the  previous  night, 
and  soon  found  the  spot  where  the  plates- 
containing  the  ancient  records  were 
buried  in  a  stone  box.  He  lifted  the  lid  of 
the  box  and  beheld  "the  plates,  the  Urim. 
and  Thummim  and  breastplate,  as  stated 
by  the  angel."  While  attempting  to  "take 
them  out,"  the  angel  informed  him  "that 
the  time  for  bringing  them  forth  had  not 
yet  arrived,  neither  would,  until  four  years 
from  that  time." 

1824. 

September.  Wed.  22.— Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  again  visited  the  hill  Cumorah,  ac- 
cording to  previous  commandment,  and, 
there  received  further  instructions  from 
the  angel.  On  the  same  day  of  the  two  fol- 
lowing years  he  made  similar  visits  to  the 
hill,  receiviiig  instructions  from  the  angel 
each  time. 

1827. 

January.  Thurs.  11. — George  Quayle 
Cannon  was  borii  in  Liverpool,  Lancashire, 
England. 

Thurs.  18. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  married 
Emma  Hale,  a  daughter  of  Isaac  Hale,  while 
in  the  employ  of  Josiah  Stoal,  in  Chenango 
County,  N.  Y. 

September.  Sat.  22.— The  angel  Moroni 
delivered  to  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  the 
ancient  records,  or  the  plates  of  the  Book 
of  Mormon ;  also  the  Urim  and  Thummim,. 
with  which  to  translate  them,  and  the 
breastplate. 

When  it  became  known  that  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  had  obtained  the  plates,  severe 
persecutions  arose  against  him  and  his. 
father's  family,  and  every  effort  was  made 
to  rob  him  of  the  sacred  treasure. 

December.— Owing  to  persecutions 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  removed  from  Man- 
chester, N.  Y.,  to  Harmony,  Susquehanna 
Co., Pa.,  but  there  also  persecution  awaited 
him.  During  this  and  the  following 
month  he  translated  some  of  the  characters- 
of  the  plates. 

1828. 

February.— Martin  Harris  visited  Jo- 
seph Smith,  jun.,  at  Harmony,  Pa.,  and 
took  some  of  the  characters,  which  had 
been  transcribed,  and  the  translation  of 
them,  to  New  York  City,  where  he  showed; 
them  to  Professor  Charles  Anthon  and 
Doctor  Mitchell. 

April.— Martin  Harris  returned  from 
New  York  City  and  commenced  to  write  for- 


CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1829. 


Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  who  continued  to 
translate  from  the  plates  until  June  14th. 

June.— Martin  Harris  lost  the  manu- 
script which  he  had  obtained  contrary  to 
the  will  of  the  Lord.  It  consisted  of  116 
written  pages  translated  from  the  plates 
by  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  has  never  since 
been  recovered. 

July.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  having  re- 
turned to  Harmony,  Pa.,  from  a  visit  to  his 
father's  family  in  Manchester,  N.  Y.,  en- 
quired of  the  Lord  through  the  Urim  and 
Thummim  and  received  the  first  revelation 
published  in  the  Book  of  Doctrine  and 
Covenants.     (Doc.  and  Gov.,  Sec.  3.) 


1829. 

During  this  year  the  translation  of  the 
Book  of  Mormon  was  completed  by  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  who  was  assisted  by  Oliver 
Cowdery  as  scribe ;  the  plates  were  shown 
to  the  Three  Witnesses  and  the  Eight 
Witnesses;  the  Aaronic  Priesthood  was 
restored  to  the  earth  by  John  the  Baptist, 
and,  later,  the  Melchisedec  Priesthood  by 
Peter,  James  and  John;  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
and  Oliver  Cowdery  also  commenced  to 
preach  and  baptize. 

February.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  was 
visited  by  his  father  Joseph  Smith,  sen., 
at  Harmony,  Pa.,  and  received  a  revelation 
addjressed  to  him.     (Doc.  andCov.,  Sec.  4.) 

March. — The  revelation  known  as  Sec- 
tion 5  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  was 
given  at  Harmony. 

April.  Sun.  5. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and 
Oliver  Cowdery  met  for  the  first  time. 

Tues.  7. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  resumed 
the  translation  of  the  Book  of  Mormon, 
assisted  by  Oliver  Cowdery  as  scribe,  at 
Harmony. 

Later  in  April,  Oliver  Cowdery  was 
called  by  revelation  to  assist  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  in  his  labors  and  stand  by  him  in  his 
difficulties.  Oliver  was  also  promised  the 
gift  of  translating  like  Joseph,  if  he  desired 
it.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  6.) 

The  Lord  revealed  to  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  that  John,  the  beloved  Disciple,  was 
given  power  over  death,  that  he  might  live 
and  bring  souls  to  Christ  and  to  prophesy 
before  nations,  kindreds,  tongues  and 
people  until  the  coming  of  Christ  in  his 
glory.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  7.) 

Oliver  Cowdery  was  instructed  by  re- 
velation through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  to 
exercise  great  faith,  that  he  might  know 
the  mysteries  of  God,  translate  and  receive 
knowledge  from  ancient  records.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  8.) 

As  Oliver  Cowdery  did  not  translate,  ac- 
cording to  his  former  desire,  he  was  com- 
manded to  write  for  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
until  the  translation  of  the  Book  of  Mor- 
mon was  finished.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  9.) 

May. — A  revelation  concerning  the  alter- 
ation of  the  forepart  of  the  Book  of  Mor- 
mon was  given  to  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at 
Harmony.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  10.) 

—  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  was  visited  by 
Joseph  Knight,  sen.,  from  Broome  Co.,  N. 
Y.,    who    brought    him    provisions.       Mr. 


Knight  being  anxious  to  know  his  duty  in 
relation  to  the  work  of  God,  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  enquired  of  the  Lord  and  received  a 
revelation.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  12.) 

Fri.  15. — While  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and 
Oliver  Cowdery  were  engaged  in  prayer  in 
the  woods,  near  Harmony,  John  the  Bap- 
tist descended  as  a  messenger  from  heaven 
in  a  cloud  of  light  and  ordained  them  to 
the  Priesthood  of  Aaron  and  commanded 
them  to  baptize  and  ordain  each  other. 
This  they  did  the  same  day.  Immediately 
after  being  baptized,  the  Holy  Ghost  fell 
upon  them  in  great  measure  and  both  pro- 
phesied. (See  Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  13,  and 
History  of  Joseph  Smith.) 

Mon.  25. — Samuel  Harrison  Smith,  who 
had  come  to  visit  his  brother  Joseph  at 
Harmony,  was  baptized  by  Oliver  Cow- 
dery. 

A  few  days  later  Hyrum  Smith  visited 
Harmony  to  make  enquiries  about  the 
work  of  God,  and  received  through  his 
brother  Joseph  a  revelation,  calling  him  to 
assist  in  the  work.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  11.) 

June. — Joseph  Smith,jun.,  removed  from 
Harmony,  Pa.,  to  the  home  of  Peter  Whit- 
mer,  sen.,  at  Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,  N.  Y., 
where  he  resided  while  finishing  the  trans- 
lation of  the  Book  of  Mormon.  The  Whit- 
mer  family  was  very  kind  to  Joseph,  and 
John  Whitmer  rendered  efficient  aid  as  a 
scribe. 

—  David  Whitmer,  John  Whitmer  and 
Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  being  very  desirous 
to  know  their  respective  duties,  besought 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  to  "enquire  of  the  Lord 
concerning  them."  He  did  so  through 
the  Urim  and  Thummim,  and  received  the 
revelations  known  as  Sections  14,  15  and 
16  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants. 

—  Hyrum  Smith,  David  Whitmer  and 
Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  were  baptized  in 
Seneca  lake,  near  Fayette. 

—  As  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  progressed 
with  the  work  of  translation,  he  ascertained 
that  three  special  witnesses  "were  to  be 
provided  by  the  Lord"  to  see  the  plates  and 
bear  record  of  the  same.  (Ether.  5:  2-4.) 
Oliver  Cowdery,  David  Whitmer  and  Mar- 
tin Harris,  being  very  desirous  to  "be 
these  three  special  witnesses,"  received  the 
promise  by  revelation  through  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  that  they  should  "have  a  view 
of  the  plates,  and  also  of  the  breastplate, 
the  sword  of  Laban,  the  Urim  and  Thum- 
mim and  the  miraculous  directors."  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  17.) 

—  A  few  days  later  an  angel  showed  the 
plates  of  the  Book  of  Mormon  to  the  Three 
Witnesses. 

—  Soon  afterwards  the  plates  were 
shown  by  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  to  Christian 
Whitmer,  Jacob  Whitmer,  Peter  Whitmer, 
jun.,  John  Whitmer,  Hiram  Page,  Joseph 
Smith,  sen.,  Hyrum  Smith  and  Samuel  H. 
Smith,  who  subsequently  gave  their  testi- 
mony as  the  Eight  Witnesses  to  the  Book 
of  Mormon. 

—A  revelation  wss  given  to  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  Oliver  Cowdery  and  David  Whitmer, 
"making  known  the  calling  of  Twelve 
Apostles  in  these  last  days,"  and  contain- 
ing "instructions  relative  to  building  up 
the  Church  of  Christ,  according  to  the  ful- 
ness of  the  gospel." u  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  18.) 


CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1830. 


—  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Oliver  Cow- 
dery  being  desirous  to  obtain  the  Mel- 
chisedec  Priesthood  which  had  been  pro- 
mised them  by  John  the  Baptist,  engaged 
in  "solemn  and  fervent  prayer,"  at  Fay- 
ette, when  "the  word  of  the  Lord  came," 
commanding  them  to  ordain  each  other. 
But  they  were  to  wait  for  this  ordination 
till  the  others  who  had  been  baptized  as- 
sembled together. 


1830. 

In  the  beginning  of  this  year  the  Book 
of  Mormon  was  printed  and  published  in 
the  English  language.  This  first  edition 
of  the  book,  consisting  of  5,000  copies,  was 
printed  by  Egbert  Grandin,  at  Palmyra, 
N.  Y.  Soon  afterwards  the  Church  was 
organized ;  the  first  conferences  were  held, 
the  first  missionaries  sent  out  to  preach 
the  fulness  of  the  gospel,  and  several  rev- 
elations given  for  the  government  of  the 
Church ;  a  larsre  branch  was  established  at 
Kirtland,  Ohio,  etc. 

March.  Martin  Harris  was  commanded 
by  revelation  through  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
at  Manchester,  N.Y.,  to  repent  of  his  sins. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  19.) 

April.  An  important  revelation  on 
Priesthood  and  Church  government  in 
general  was  given  through  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.     (Doc.  and  Gov.,  Sec.  20.) 

Tues.  6.  The  Church  (afterwards  named 
by  revelation  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints)  was  organized  ac- 
cording to  the  laws  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  in  the  house  of  Peter  Whitmer,  sen., 
at  Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,  N.  Y.,  with  six 
members,  namely,  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
Oliver  Cowdery,  Hyrum  Smith,  Peter 
Whitmer,  jun.,  Samuel  H.  Smith  and  David 
Whitmer.  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Oliver 
Cowdery  ordained  each  other  Elders — the 
first  Elders  in  the  Church— according  to 
commandment  from  God.  They  then  laid 
hands  on  all  the  baptized  members  present, 
"that  they  might  receive  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost  and  be  confirmed  members  of 
the  Church."  The  Holy  Ghost  was  poured 
out  upon  them  "to  a  very  great  degree." 
Some  prophesied  and  "all  praised  the  Lord 
and  rejoiced  exceedingly." 

The  Church  was  commanded  by  reve- 
lation to  keep  a  record,  and  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  was  named  by  the  Lord  a  Seer,  a 
Revelator,  a  Prophet,  an  Apostle  of  Jesus 
Christ,  etc.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  20.) 

Soon  after  the  organization  of  the 
Church  the  Prophet's  parents  (Joseph 
Smith,  sen.,  and  Lucy  Smith),  Martin  Har- 
ris and  A.  Rockwell  were  baptized. 

Some  persons  who  had  been  baptized  in 
the  sectarian  denominations  desired  to  join 
the  Church  without  further  baptism,  but 
the  Lord,by  revelation  through  the  Prophet 
Joseph,  instructed  them  to  enter  in  at  the 
gate,  as  He  had  commanded,  and  not  seek 
to  counsel  God.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  22.) 

Oliver  Cowdery,  Hyrum  Smith,  Samuel 
H.  Smith  and  Joseph  Knight  being  anxious 
to  know  their  respective  duties  in  relation 


to  the  work  of  God,  Joseph  the  Prophet 
inquired  of  the  Lord  and  received  a  reve- 
lation.    (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  23.) 

Sun.  ii.— Oliver  Cowdery  preaclBed  the 
first  public  discourse  delivered  by  any  of 
the  Elders  in  this  dispensation.  The  meet- 
ing was  held  in  the  house  of  Peter  Whit- 
mer, sen.,  at  Fayette.  Hiram  Page,  Cath- 
erine Page,  Christian  Whitmer,  Annie 
Whitmer,  Jacob  Whitmer  and  Elizabeth 
Whitmer  were  baptized  by  Oliver  Cowdery, 
in  Seneca  lake. 

Sun.  i8.— Peter  Whitmer,  sen.,  Mary 
Whitmer,  Wm.  Jolly,  Elizabeth  Jo-Uy, 
Vincent  Jolly,  Ziba  Peterson  and  Elizabeth 
Anne  Whitmer  were  baptized  by  Oliver 
Cowdery  in  Seneca  lake. 

Late  in  April  the  Prophet  Joseph  vis- 
ited Joseph  Knight,  at  Colesville,  Broome 
Co.,  N.  Y.,  where,  under  the  Prophet's  ad- 
ministration, the  first  miracle  was  wrought 
in  this  dispensation,  viz:  casting  out 
devils. 

May.  — Newel  Knight  visited  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  at  Fayette  and  was  baptized 
by  David  Whitmer. 

June.— The  Church  held  its  first  con- 
ference, at  Fayette.  Several  of  the  breth- 
ren were  ordained  to  the  Priesthood ;  the 
Holy  Spirit  was  poured  out  in  a  miraculous 
manner;  many  of  the  Saints  prophesied 
and  Newel  Knight  and  others  had  heavenly 
visions. 

— Later  in  June  David  Whitmer  baptized 
Wm.  Smith,  Don  Carlos  Smith,  Catherine 
Smith  and  six  others  in  Seneca  lake. 

— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  returned  with  his 
family  to  his  own  home  at  Harmony,  Pa. 

—Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Oliver  Cowdery, 
John  Whitmer  and  David  Whitmer  visited 
Colesville,  N.  Y.,  where  they  held  meeting, 
notwithstanding  the  mob,  and  baptized 
thirteen  persons,  among  whom  were  Emma 
Smith  and  Joseph  Knight.  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  was  arrested,  charged  with  setting 
the  country  in  an  uproar  by  his  preaching, 
tried  and  acquitted  in  South  Bainbridge, 
Chenango  Co.,  N.  Y.  Immediately  after- 
wards he  was  again  arrested,  tried  and 
acquitted  at  Colesville. 

—Joseph  Smith,  jun.  and  Oliver  Cowdery 
again  visited  Colesville,  tbut  were  driven 
away  by  a  mob. 

— An  important  revelation  (Words  of 
Moses)  was  given  to  Joseph  Smith,  jun. 
(Pearl  of  Great  Price,  page  1.) 

—Joseph  Smith,  jun.  and  Oliver  Cowdery 
again  visited  Colesville  and  confirmed  the 
newly  baptized  members. 

July.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  was  com- 
manded by  revelation  to  devote  all  his 
time  to  the  interest  of  the  Church,  but  in 
temporal  labors  he  should  "not  have 
strength."     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  24.) 

—  Emma  Smith,  the  Prophet's  wife,  was 
called  by  the  Lord  to  expound  scriptures, 
exhort  the  Church,  and  make  a  selection  of 
sacred  hymns  for  the  use  of  the  Saints. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  25.) 

—  The  Lord  commanded  that  "all  things" 
in  the  Church  should  "be  done  by  common 
consent."     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  26.) 

—  Oliver  Cowdery  returned  to  Fayette 
where  he  and  the  Whitmer  family  became 
disaffected  because  of  a  paragraph  in  one 
of  the  revelations  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  20: 
37) ;  but  Joseph  the  Prophet  paid  them  a 
visit  and  set  matters  right. 


CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1831. 


August.— Newel  Knight  and  wife  vis- 
ited Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Harmony,  Pa., 
which  gave  occasion  for  the  appearance  of 
a  heavenly  messenger  and  a  revelation  on 
the  Sacrament.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  27, 
and  History  of  Joseph  Smith.) 

—  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  others  visited 
the  branch  of  the  Church  at  Coles ville, 
N.  Y.,  where  they  barely  escaped  mob 
violence. 

—  Joseph  the  Prophet  removed  with  his 
family  to  Fayette,  N.  Y.,  on  account  of  the 
persecutions  prevailing  against  them  at 
Harmony.  At  Fayette,  Hiram  Page  had 
obtained  possession  of  a  stone  by  means  of 
which  he  received  false  revelations. 

September.— In  a  revelation,  given 
through  Joseph  the  Prophet  to  Oliver  Cow- 
dery,  the  Lord  said  that  "those  things" 
which  Hiram  Page  had  written  from  the 
stone  were  not  of  God,  and  that  none 
could  receive  commandments  and  revela- 
tions for  the  Church  except  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  28.) 

—  In  a  revelation  given  through  Joseph 
the  Prophet  in  the  presence  of  six  Elders 
at  Fayette,  N.  Y.,  the  Lord  spoke  of  the 
gathering  of  the  Saints,  the  end  of  the 
world,  the  reward  of  the  righteous,  the 
punishment  of  the  wicked,  etc.  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  29.) 

—  The  second  conference  of  the  Church, 
which  was  continued  three  days,  was  held 
at  Fayette,  N.  Y.  After  considerable  dis- 
cussion, Hiram  Page  and  the  whole  Church 
renounced  the  stone  and  all  things  con- 
nected therewith,"  after  which  the  power 
of  God  was  made  manifest.  David  Whit- 
mer,  Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  John  Whitmer 
and  Thos.  B.  Marsh  were  called  by  revela- 
tion to  preach  the  gospel.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  30  and  31.) 

October.— Oliver  Cowdery,  Parley  P. 
Pratt,  Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  and  Ziba 
Peterson  were  called  by  revelation  to 
preach  the  gospel  to  the  Lamanites.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  32.) 

—  Oliver  Cowdery,  Parley  P.  Pratt, 
Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  and  Ziba  Peter- 
son started  westward  as  the  first 
missionaries  to  the  Lamanites.  On 
their  journey  they  established  a  large 
branch  of  the  Church  at  Kirtland,  Geauga 
Co.,  O.  Among  those  baptized  by  Par- 
ley P.  Pratt  was  Sidney  Rigdon. 

—  A  revelation  calling  Ezra  Thayre  and 
Northrop  Sweet  to  the  ministry  was  given 
through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Fayette. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  33.) 

November. — Thurs.  4.— Orson  Pratt, 
then  nineteen  years  old,  was  called  to  the 
ministry  by  revelation  through  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.  Brother  Pratt  was  visiting 
the  Prophet  at  Fayette.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  34.) 

Wed.  24. — William  B.  Preston  was  born 
in  Franklin  County,  Va. 

December.— Sidney  Rigdon  and  Ed- 
ward Partridge,  from  Ohio,  visited  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  at  Fayette,  N.  Y.  Sidney 
Rigdon  was  called  by  revelation  to  assist 
Joseph  in  his  labors,and  both  he  and  Edward 
Partridge  were  commanded  to  preach  the 
gospel.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  35  and  36.) 

—  The  prophecy  of  Enoch  was  revealed 
to  Joseph  the  Prophet.  (See  Pearl  of 
Great  Price.) 

V-  The  Saints  in  the  State  of  New  York 


were  commanded  by  revelation  to  gather 
to  Ohio.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  37.) 

Sat.  11. — Edward  Partridge  was  bap- 
tized by  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  in  the  Seneca 
river. 


1831. 

The  first  Elders  arrived  in  Jackson 
County, Mo.,  and  the  Saints  from  the  State 
of  New  York  and  other  places  commenced 
to  build  up  Kirtland,  O.,  where  the  Prophet 
Joseph  also  located  with  his  family.  Jack- 
son County,  Mo.,  was  named  by  the  Lord 
a  land  of  Zion  where  the  New  Jerusa- 
lem should  be  built,  and  where  the  Saints 
were  to  gather.  The  land  was  dedicated 
for  that  purpose,  a  Temple  site  selected 
and  dedicated,  and  the  building  of  a  set- 
tlement commenced.  The  Elders  also  be- 
gan to  preach  the  gospel  with  great  zeal. 

January.  Sun.  2. — The  third  confer- 
ference  of  the  Church  was  held  at  Fay- 
ette, Seneca  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  a  revelation 
given  through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  in  which 
the  Lord  promised  the  Saints  a  land  of  in- 
heritance.    (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  38.) 

Wed.  5.— James  Coville,  a  Baptist  minis- 
ter, who  had  come  to  visit  Joseph  at  Fay- 
ette, was  commanded  by  revelation  through 
Joseph  the  Prophet  to  receive  the  fulness 
of  the  gospel.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  39.) 

As  James  Coville  rejected  the  word  of 
the  Lord  and  returned  to  his  former  doc- 
trines and  people,  the  Lord  gave  a  revela- 
tion explaining  why  he  did  so.  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  40.) 

In  the  latter  part  of  this  month,  Jo- 
seph Smith,  jun.  and  wife,  in  company 
with  Sidney  Rigdon  and  Edward  Partridge, 
left  Fayette,  N.  Y.,  for  Kirtland,  Geauga 
Co.,  O.,  where  they  arrived  about  the  first 
of  February. 

—Oliver  Cowdery  and  fellow  -  mission- 
aries arrived  in  Jackson  County,  Missouri, 
where  they  commenced  their  mission 
among  the  Lamanites  on  its  western  bor- 
der. 

February.  Fri.  4.— Edward  Partridge 
was  called  by  revelation  to  leave  his  mer- 
chandise and  be  ordained  the  first  Bishop 
of  the  Church.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  41.) 
This  was  the  first  revelation  given  through 
Joseph  the  Prophet  at  Kirtland,  O. 

Wed.  9.— In  the  presence  of  twelve  El- 
ders, the  Lord  gave  through  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  an  important  revelation  on  Church 
government  and  how  transgressors  should 
be  dealt  with.  The  Elders  were  commanded 
to  go  out  two  and  two  to  preach  the 
gospel.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  42.) 

Mon.  j(4.— Oliver  Cowdery,  Parley  P. 
Pratt,  Ziba  Peterson,  Peter  Whitmer,  jun., 
and  Frederick  G.  Williams  (who  had  join- 
ed the  mission  at  Kirtland,  O.)  held  a 
council  at  Independence,  Mo.,  and  decided 
that  Parley  P.  Pratt  should  return  to  the 
East  to  report  their  labors  to  the  heads  of 
the  Church. 

A  woman,  wl.o  pretended  to  receive 
commandments,  laws  and  other  "  curious 
matters,"  visited  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  who 


CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1831. 


inquired  of  the  Lord  and  received  a  reve- 
lation in  which  God  said  that  none  but  Jo- 
seph would  be  appointed  to  receive  revela- 
tions and  commandments,  as  long  as  he 
lived  and  remained  faithful.  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  43.) 

A  revelation  instructing  the  Elders 
who  had  gone  on  missions  to  assemble  at 
Kirtland  in  June  following  was  given  to 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Sidney  Rigdon,  at 
Kirtland.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  44.) 

March.  Jfon.  7. — An  important  reve- 
lation concerning  the  salvation  of  man 
and  the  calamities  of  the  last  days  was 
given  through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirt- 
land. The  Saints  were  also  commanded  to 
gather  means  wherewith  to  purchase  a 
land  of  inheritance  on  which  to  build  a 
New  Jerusalem.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  45.) 

Tues.  8. — A  revelation  was  given  through 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland,  relative 
to  the  gifts  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  John 
Whitmer  was  called  by  revelation  to  be 
Church  Historian.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
46  and  47.) 

Later  in  March,  the  Saints  were  com- 
manded by  revelation  to  save  their  money 
to  purchase  land  for  an  inheritance ;  and 
Sidney  Rigdon,  Parley  P.  Pratt  and  Le- 
mon Copley  were  called  by  revelation  to 
preach  the  gospel  to  the  Quakers.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  48  and  49.) 

April.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  continued  to 
translate  the  Scriptures. 

May.— As  a  number  of  Elders  did  not 
understand  the  different  spirits  which 
manifested  themselves  at  the  time,  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  inquired  of  the  Lord  and  re- 
ceived a  revelation.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
50.) 

— The  Saints  from  the  State  of  New 
York  and  other  places  commenced  to 
gather  to  Kirtland,  O.,  and  vicinity ;  and 
Edward  Partridge  was  appointed  by  reve- 
lation through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  to  locate 
them  for  a  short  time  at  Thompson,  Ge- 
auga Co.,  O.,  agreeable  to  the  principles  of 
the  United  Order.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
51.) 

June.  Mon.  6.— The  fourth  conference 
of  the  Church  was  held,  at  Kirtland,  O.,  on 
which  occasion  several  brethren  were 
called  by  revelation  to  the  oflRce  of  High 
Priests.  This  was  the  first  occasion  in 
which  this  oflace  in  the  Priesthood  was 
fully  revealed  and  conferred  upon  any  of 
the  Elders  in  this  dispensation. 

Tues.  7.— Joseph  Smith  and  about  thirty 
other  Elders  were  called  by  revelation  to 
go  to  Missouri  and  preach  the  gospel  by 
the  way.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  52.) 

Later  in  June,  a  revelation  was  given 
through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland,to 
Algernon  Sidney  Gilbert.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  53.) 

The  Saints  in  Thompson,  O.,  were 
commanded  by  revelation  to  remove  to 
Missouri.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  54.) 

The  Elders,  in  obedience  to  revelation, 
began  to  take  their  departure  for  the  west- 
ern country  two  and  two. 

About  the  middle  of  the  month,  Wm. 
W.  Phelps  arrived  at  Kirtland  with  his 
family.  He  was  commanded  by  revelation 
to  receive  the  fulness  of  the  gos- 
pel, and  then  to  assist  in  writing  and 
printing  for  the  Church,  and  also  accom- 


pany the  Prophet  Joseph  and  Sidney  Rig- 
don to  Missouri.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  55.) 

Thomas  B.  Marsh  and  others  were 
commanded  by  revelation  through  the 
Prophet  Joseph  to  go  to  Missouri.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  56.) 

Sun.  i.9.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Sidney 
Rigdon,  Martin  Harris,  Edward  Partridge, 
Wm.  W.  Phelps,  Joseph  Coe  and  A.  S.  Gil- 
bert and  wife  left  Kirtland,  O.,  for  Mis- 
souri. 

July. — About  the  middle  of  this  month 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  his  companions  ar- 
rived at  Independence,  Jackson  Co.,  Mo. 
The  first  Sabbath  after  their  arrival  Wm. 
W.  Phelps  preached  to  a  western  audience, 
over  the  boundary  line  of  the  United 
States.  The  following  week  the  Coles- 
ville  branch  arrived.  The  Lord  revealed 
the  location  of  the  New  Jerusalem  and  the 
spot  upon  which  the  Temple  was  to  be 
built.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  57.) 

August.  Mon.  1. — A  revelation,  direct- 
ing the  Saints  how  to  locate  in  the  land  of 
Zion,  was  given  in  Jackson  County.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  58.) 

Tiies.  2. — The  Saints  commenced  erect- 
ing houses  in  Jackson  County,  the  first  log 
being  laid  in  Kaw  Township,  twelve  miles 
southwest  of  Independence.  The  log  was 
carried  and  placed  in  position  by  twelve 
men,  in  honor  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel. 
On  that  occasion  the  land  of  Zion  was  con- 
secrated and  dedicated  by  Elder  Rigdon 
for  the  gathering  of  the  Saints. 

Wed.  3.— The  spot  for  the  Temple,  a  short 
distance  west  of  Independence,  was  dedi- 
cated in  the  presence  of  eight  brethren, 
among  whom  were  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
Sidney  Rigdon,  Edward  Partridge,  Wm. 
W.  Phelps,  Oliver  Cowdery,  Martin  Harris 
and  Joseph  Coe. 

Thurs.  4.— The  fifth  conference  of  the 
Church,  and  the  first  in  the  land  of  Zion, 
was  held  at  the  house  of  brother  Joshua 
Lewis,  in  Kaw  Township,  Jackson  Co.,  Mo. 

Sun,  7. — Polly  Knight,  wife  of  Joseph 
Knight,  sen.,  died  in  Jackson  County,  Mo. 
This  was  the  first  death  among  the  Saints 
in  that  land.  On  the  same  day  Joseph  the 
Prophet  received  a  revelation  about  the 
Sabbath.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  59.) 

Mon.  8.  —  A  revelation,  directing  some 
of  the  brethren  to  return  to  the  East,  was 
given  through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  in  Jack- 
son County.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  60.) 

Tues.  ,9.— Joseph  the  Prophet,  in  com- 
pany with  ten  Elders,  left  Independence, 
Mo.,  in  sixteen  canoes,  on  their  return  to 
Kirtland,  O. 

Thwrs.  11.— The  returning  Elders  reach- 
ed Mcllwair's  Bend  (of  the  Missouri 
river)  where  Wm.  W.  Phelps  "  saw  in  open 
vision,  by  daylight,  the  Destroyer  in  his 
most  horrible  power  ride  upon  the  face  of 
the  water;  others  heard  the  noise,  but  saw 
not  the  vision." 

Fri.  12.— A  revelation  was  given  through 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.  at  Mcllwair's  Bend, 
about  the  cursing  of  the  waters  in  the  last 
days.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  61.) 

Sat,  i.?.~ Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  com- 
pany met  several  of  the  Elders  on  their 
way  to  the  land  of  Zion.  A  revelation  was 
given  to  them  through  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
on  the  bank  of  the  Missouri  river.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  62.) 

Sat.  27.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Sidney  Rig- 


CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1832. 


don  and  Oliver  Cowdery  arrived  at  Kirt- 
land,  O.,  from  their  visit  to  Missouri. 

Late  in  August,  the  Saints  were  com- 
manded by  revelation,  through  Joseph  the 
Prophet,  to  purchase  lands  in  Jackson 
County,  Mo.,  and  the  future  persecutions 
of  the  Church  were  foreshadov«^ed.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  63.) 

September.  iSun.  11. — The  Saints  vv^ere 
commanded  by  revelation  through  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  to  forgive  one  another;  and 
the  Lord,  in  speaking  of  the  present  time, 
said  it  vsras  a  day  of  sacrifice  and  a  day  of 
tithing  for  His  people.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  64.) 

Mon.  12.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  removed 
ivith  his  family  from  Kirtland  to  Hiram, 
Portage  Co.,  O.,  about  thirty  miles  from 
Kirtland,  where  he  continued  the  transla- 
tion of  the  Bible. 

Ezra  Booth,  formerly  a  Methodist  min- 
ister, came  out  as  an  apostate. 

A  conference  was  held  in  Hiram,  at 
which  Wm.  W.  Phelps  was  instructed  to 
purchase  a  press  and  type,  at  Cincinnati,  O., 
for  the  purpose  of  establishing  and  pub- 
lishing a  monthly  paper  at  Independence, 
Jackson  Co.,  Mo.,  to  be  called  the  Evening 
and  Morning  Star. 

October. — Early  in  this  month  the  reve- 
lation on  prayer  was  given.  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  65.) 

Tues.ll.  —  A  conference  was  held  at 
JFather  John  Johnson's  house,  in  Hiram,  at 
which  the  Elders  were  instructed  about 
the  ancient  manner  of  holding  meetings. 

Tu€S.25. — An  important  conference  was 
held  at  Orange,  Cuyahoga  Co.,  O.  Wm.  E. 
McLellin  and  Samuel  H.  Smith  were  called 
by  revelation  through  Joseph  the  Prophet 
to  preach  the  gospel.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  66.) 

November.  Tues.  i.— At  a  special  con- 
ierence  held  at  Hiram,  Oliver  Cowdery 
was  appointed  to  go  to  Independence, 
Jackson  Co.,  Mo.,  with  the  revelations 
which  Joseph  the  Prophet  had  received  up 
to  that  time  and  get  them  printed.  The 
revelation  known  as  the  Preface  to  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants  was  given.  (Doc. 
.and  Cov.,  Sec.  1.) 

Some  of  the  brethren  having  criticised 
the  language  used  in  some  of  the  revela- 
tions, given  through  Joseph  the  Prophet, 
the  Lord  gave  the  wisest  among  the  Elders 
permission  to  write  a  revelation  like  the 
least  of  those  the  Prophet  had  received,  on 
certain  conditions.  (See  Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  67.) 

Wm.  E.  McLellin,  as  the  "  wisest  man  in 
his  own  estimation,"  failed  in  his  attempt  to 
write  a  revelation.  (See  History  of  Joseph 
Smith.) 

Thurs.  5.— The  revelation  called  the  Ap- 
pendix was  given  through  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  133.) 

In  a  revelation  given  through  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  at  Hiram,  to  Orson  Hyde, 
Luke  S.  Johnson,  Lyman  E.  Johnson  and 
Wm.  E.  McLellin,  the  Lord  explained  the 
nature  and  authority  of  the  Aaronic 
Priesthood,  the  duties  of  parents  towards 
their  children,  etc.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
68.) 

John  Whitmer  was  called  by  revelation 
to  accompany  Oliver  Cowdery  to  Missouri, 
:and  to  travel  among  the  different  branches 
•of  the  Church  in  order  to  obtain  informa- 


tion in  his  capacity  as  Church  Historian. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  69.) 

Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Martin  Harris, 
Oliver  Cowdery,  John  Whitmer,  Sidney 
Rigdon  and  Wm.  W.  Phelps  were  appoint- 
ed by  revelation  "  to  be  stewards  over  the 
revelations  and  commandments "  which 
had  been  given.      (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  70.) 

Oliver  Cowdery  and  John  Whitmer 
started  for  Missouri  with  the  revelations, 
after  which  Joseph  the  Prophet,  assisted 
by  Sidney  Rigdon  as  scribe,  resumed  the 
translation  of  the  Scriptures. 

December.  Thurs.  i.— Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  and  Sidney  Rigdon  were  called  by 
revelation  to  go  out  and  preach  the  gos- 
pel.    (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  71.) 

Sat.  .3.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Sidney 
Rigdon  went  to  Kirtland  in  obedience  to 
revelation. 

Sun.  4. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  a  num- 
ber of  other  Elders  and  members  of  the 
Church  assembled  at  Kirtland  to  learn 
their  duties.  Newel  K.  Whitney  was  call- 
ed by  revelation  to  act  as  Bishop  in  Kirt- 
land, and  the  duties  of  that  calling  were 
made  known.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  72.) 

Thurs.  8.  —  Geo.  Teasdale  was  born  in 
London,  England. 


1832. 

Joseph  the  Prophet  visited  Missouri  a 
second  time.  The  Evening  and  Morning 
Star,  the  first  organ  of  the  .Church,  was 
commenced  at  Independence,  Jackson  Co., 
Mo.,  and  many  important  revelations  for 
the  government  of  the  Church  and  the 
instructions  of  the  Saints  were  given. 

>  January. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  preached 
in  Shalersville,  Ravenna  and  other  places 
in  Portage  County,  Ohio. 

Tues.  10.— The  Elders  were  commanded 
by  revelation  to  continue  their  preaching 
till  the  next  conference.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  73.) 

Later  in  the  month,  a  revelation,  explain- 
ing 1  Cor.  7:14,  was  given  to  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  at  Hiram.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  74.) 

Wed.  25. — A  conference  was  held  at  Am- 
herst, Loraine  Co.,  O.,  at  which  a  number 
of  Elders  were  called  by  revelation  on 
special  missions  and  to  preach  the  gospel 
in  different  parts  of  the  country.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  75.) 

February.  Thurs.  16.— The  revela- 
tion known  as  the  "Vision"  was 
given  at  Hiram,  in  which  the 
beautiful  doctrine  of  the  three  glories 
was  explained.  In  this  vision  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  and  Sidney  Rigdon  "beheld 
the  glory  of  the  Son  on  the  right  hand  of 
the  Father,"  and  "saw  the  holy  angels  and 
they  who  are  sanctified  before  His  throne." 
And  after  the  many  testimonies  which  had 
been  given  of  the  Son,  they,  last  of  all, 
gave  this  testimony,  that  he  lived,  for  they 
"saw  him,  even  at  the  right  hand  of  God," 
and  "heard  the  voice  bearing  record  that 
he  is  the  Only  Begotten  of  the  Father." 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  76.) 

March. — A  key  to  John's  Revelation  was 
given  to  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Hiram. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  77.) 

—  The  order  of  the  Lord  in  relation  to 


8 


CHURCH   CHROKOLOGY — 1833. 


the  poor  was  revealed.      (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  78.) 

—  Jared  Carter,  Stephen  Burnett  and 
Eden  Smith  were  called  by  revelation  to 
preach  the  gospel,  and  Frederick  G.  Will- 
iams to  be  a  Counselor  to  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  79,  80  and  81.) 

JSioi.  :^o.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Sidney 
Rigdon  were  mobbed  and  nearly  killed  at 
Hiram. 

April.  JSiin.  i.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  left 
Hiram,  O.,  to  make  a  second  journey  to 
Missouri,  accompanied  by  Newel  K.  Whit- 
ney, Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  and  Jesse  Gause 
to  fulfil  a  revelation.  (See  Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  78:  9.) 

Sat.  14. — Brigham  Young  was  baptized 
by  Eleazer  Miller  at  Mendon,  Monroe  Co., 
N.  Y. 

Tiies.  ?4.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  com- 
pany arrived  at  Independence,  Jackson 
Co.,  Mo. 

Thurs.  26. — At  a  general  council,  held  in 
Jackson  County,  Mo.,  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
was  acknowledged  the  president  of  the  High 
Priesthood. 

A  revelation  "showing  the  order  given 
to  Enoch  and  the  Church  in  his  day"  was 
given.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  82.) 

Mon.  30. — A  revelation  concerning  the 
rights  of  women  and  children  in  the  Church 
was  given  through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at 
Independence,  Mo.   (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  83.) 

May.  Tues.  1. — At  a  council,  held  at 
Independence,  it  was  decided  to  print  3,000 
copies  of  the  "Book  of  Commandments." 

Sun  6. — Joseph  Smith,jun.,  Sidney  Rigdon 
and  Newel  K.  Whitney  left  Independence, 
Mo.,  for  Ohio.  On  the  journey  Bro.  Whit- 
ney broke  his  leg  and  was  miraculously 
healed.  Joseph  was  poisoned  by  his 
enemies,  but  was  restored  in  an  instant. 

June.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  arrived  at 
Kirtland,  O.,  and  recommenced  the  trans- 
lation of  the  Scriptures;  thus  he  spent 
most  of  the  summer. 

—  The  first  number  of  the  Evening  and 
Morning  Star  was  issued  at  Independence, 
Mo.  The  Upper  Missouri  Advertiser,  a 
newspaper,  was  commenced  about  the  same 
time  in  connection  with  the  Star. 

September.  Sat.  22  and  Sun.  25.— An 
important  revelation  on  Priesthood  was 
given  through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirt 
land,  O.,  as  the  Elders  began  to  return  from 
their  missions  to  the  Eastern  States.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  84.) 

Tues.  25. — Marriner  Wood  Merrill  was 
born  in  Sackville,  County  of  Westmore- 
land, New  Brunswick. 

November.  Tues.  6. — Joseph  Smith  re- 
turned home  from  a  rapid  journey  to 
Albany,  New  York  and  Boston.  On  the 
day  of  his  return  his  son  Joseph  was  born. 

Tues.  27.  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  wrote  an 
encouraging  letter  and  revelation  to  the 
Saints  in  Jackson  County,  Mo.  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  85.) 

December.  Thurs.  6, — A  revelation, 
explaining  the  parable  of  the  wheat  and 
tares,  was  given  through  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  at  Kirtland.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  86.) 

Tues.  4?o.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  prophesied 
about  the  civil  war  between  the  North  and 
the  South  which  commenced  about  twenty- 
eight  years  afterwards,  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  87.) 

Thurs.  27.— The  revelation  known  as  the 


"Olive  Leaf"  was  given  through  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland,  O.  It  contains 
grand  and  glorious  principles  and  tells  of 
important  future  events.  The  Saints  were 
commandc  d  to  build  a  House  of  the  Lord  at 
Kirtland  and  to  open  a  school  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Elders  to  be  known  as  the 
School  of  the  Prophets.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  88.) 

Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  spent  the  winter  of 
1832-33  translating  the  Scriptures,  attend- 
ing the  School  of  the  Prophets  and  sitting 
in  conferences. 


1833. 

During  this  year  the  First!  Presidency  of 
the  Church  was  organized  and  the  trans- 
lation of  the  Bible  finished  by  the  Prophet 
Joseph ;  the  corner  stones  of  the  Kirtland 
Temple  were  laid,  and  the  Saints  driven 
by  a  mob  from  their  homes  in  Jackson 
County,  Mo.  The  Church  printing  oflftce 
having  been  destroyed  by  the  mob 
in  Missouri,  a  new  press  and  type  were 
secured,  and  the  publication  of  the 
Evening  and  Morning  Star  was  recom- 
menced at  Kirtland,  O. 

January.  Tues.  22. — Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
Sidney  Rigdon,Frederick  G.  Williams,New- 
el  K.  Whitney,  Hyrum  Smith,  Zebedee  Col- 
trin,  Joseph  Smith,  sen.,  Samuel  H.  Smith, 
John  Murdock,  Lyman  E.  Johnson,  Orson 
Hyde,  Ezra  Thayer,  Levi  W.  Hancock 
and  William  Smith  assembled  in  confer- 
ence at  Kirtland,  O.  On  this  occasion 
the  Prophet  Joseph,  Zebedee  Coltrin 
and  Wm.  Smith  spoke  in  tongues, 
"after  which  the  Lord  poured  out  his 
spirit  in  a  miraculous  manner,  until  all 
the  Elders  and  several  members,  both  male 
and  female,  spoke  in  tongues."  Praises 
were  sung  to  God  and  the  Lamb,  and 
speaking  and  praying  in  tongues  occupied 
the  conference  until  a  late  hour  at  night. 
(See  History  of  Joseph  Smith.) 

Wed.  23.— The  conference  was  continued 
at  Kirtland.  "After  much  speaking,  sing- 
ing, praying  and  praising  God,  all  in 
tongues,"  the  brethren  "proceeded  to  the 
washing  of  feet,  as  commanded  of  the 
Lord,"  according  to  the  practice  recorded 
in  John  13 :  4-15.  (See  History  of  Joseph 
Smith.) 

February.  Sat.  2.— Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
completed  the  translation  of  the  New 
Testament. 

Wed.  27. — The  revelation  known  as  the 
"Word  of  Wisdom,"  was  given  through 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  89.) 

March.  Fri.  8.— A  revelation  concern- 
ing the  keys  of  the  kingdom  and  the 
oracles  of  God  was  given  to  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  at  Kirtland.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  90.) 
Sat.  .9.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  was  com- 
manded by  revelation  not  to  translate  the 
Apocrypha.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  See.  91.) 

Fri.  15. — A  revelation  concerning  Fred- 
erick   G.    Williams    was    given    through 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland.      (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  92.) 
Mon.  i8.— Sidney  Rigdon  and  Frederick 


CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1833. 


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G.  Williams  were  appointed  and  set  apart 
by  President  Joseph  Smith  to  be  his 
Counselors  in  the  Presidency  of  the 
Church,  according  to  the  revelation  given 
March  8th.  On  the  same  occasion  "many 
of  the  brethren  saw  a  heavenly  vision  of 
the  Savior  and  concourses  of  angels." 
(See  History  of  Joseph  Smith.) 

Sat.  23. — A  committee  was  appointed  to 
purchase  lands  for  the  Saints  at  Kirtland. 

Tues.  26.— An  important  council  was  held 
by  the  High  Priests  in  Jackson  County, 
Mo.,  in  which  some  misunderstanding  in 
regard  to  the  presiding  authorities  in  that 
land  was  amicably  settled. 

April.— In  this  month  the  first  mob 
gathered  at  Independence,  Jackson  Co., 
Mo.,  to  consult  upon  a  plan  for  the  removal 
or  immediate  destruction  of  the  Church  in 
that  county. 

Sat.  6.— About  eighty  ofl&cial  and  some 
unofficial  members  of  the  Church  met  at 
the  ferry  on  Big  Blue  river,  near  the 
western  boundary  of  Jackson  County,  Mo., 
and,  for  the  first  time,  celebrated  the 
birthday  of  the  Church. 

May.  Sat.  4.— Hyrum  Smith,  Jared 
Carter  and  Reynolds  Cahoon  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  obtain  subscrip- 
tions for  building  a  house  for  the  Priest- 
hood at  Kirtland. 

Mon.  6.— A  revelation  on  the  pre-exist- 
ence  of  man  was  given  through  Joseph 
Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland,  and  on  the  same 
date  the  Saints  were  commanded  by  reve- 
lation to  build  a  House  to  the  Lord  at 
Kirtland.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  93  and  94.) 

June.  ASat.  1. — The  Lord  gave  further 
instructions  to  Joseph  the  Prophet  about 
the  Temple  to  be  built  at  Kirtland.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  95.) 

Tues.  4. — A  revelation,  showing  the  order 
of  the  Kirtland  Stake  of  Zion,  was  given 
to  Joseph  Smith,  jun.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  96.) 

Thurs.  6.— A  conference  of  High  Priests 
held  at  Kirtland,  O.,  instructed  the  com- 
mittee for  building  the  House  of  the  Lord 
to  proceed  at  once  in  obtaining  material 
for  its  construction. 

Sun.  25.— Doctor  P.Hurlburt,  afterwards 
connected  with  the  spurious  Spaulding 
story,  was  excommunicated  from  the 
Church  for  adultery. 

Tues.  25.— An  explanation  of  the  plat  of 
the  city  of  Zion  was  sent  to  the  brethren 
in  Jackson  County,  Mo.  (See  History  of 
Joseph  Smith.) 

July.— By  this  time  about  twelve  hun- 
dred Saints,  including  children,  had  gath- 
ered to  Jackson  County,  Mo. 

Tues.  2.— Joseph  the  Prophet  finished 
the  translation  of  the  Bible. 

Sat.  20. — The  printing  office  belonging  to 
the  Saints  at  Independence,  Jackson 
County,  Mo.,  was  destroyed  by  a  mob,  who 
also  tarred  and  feathered  Bishop  Edward 
Partridge  and  a  Brother  Allen. 

— Orson  Pratt  preached  in  Patten,  Can- 
ada. This  is  supposed  to  be  the  first  dis- 
course preached  by  a  Latter-day  Saint 
Elder  in  The  Dominion. 

Tues.  2.3.— The  Saints  at  Independence, 
Mo.,  made  a  treaty  with  the  mob  and  con- 
sented to  leave  Jackson  County.  Oliver 
Cowdery  was  dispatched  as  a  special  mes- 
senger to  Kirtland,  O.,  to  consult  with  the 
First  Presidency. 


— The  corner  stones  of  the  Lord's  House 
at  Kirtland,  O.,  were  laid. 

August.  Fri.  2. — In  a  revelation  given 
through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland, 
the  Lord  commanded  that  a  house  be  built 
to  Him  in  the  land  of  Zion  by  the  tithing 
of  His  people.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  97.) 

Tues.  6. — The  Saints  were  commanded 
by  revelation  to  observe  the  constitutional 
laws  of  the  land,  to  forgive  their  enemies 
and  cultivate  a  spirit  of  charity  toward  all 
men.  Their  rights  of  self-defense  were 
also  made  clear.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  98.) 

A  few  days  later  John  Murdock  was 
called  to  the  ministry  by  revelation.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  99.) 

September.  Wed.  11.— It  was  decided 
in  council  to  establish  a  printing  press  at 
Kirtland,  and  publish  a  paper  to  be  called 
the  Latter-day  Saints'  Jfessenger  and  Ad- 
vocate; also  that  the  Evening  and  Morn- 
ing Star,  formerly  published  in  Jackson 
County,  Mo.,  should  be  published  at  Kirt- 
land. 

—Bishop  Edward  Partridge  was  ac- 
knowledged as  the  head  of  the  Church  in 
Zion,  and  ten  High  Priests  were  appointed 
to  watch  over  the  ten  branches  of  the 
Church  there. 

October.— Orson  Hyde  and  John  Gould 
arrived  in  Jackson  County,  Mo.,  as  mes- 
sengers from  Kirtland ;  and  the  Church  in 
Zion  dispatched  Wm.  W.  Phelps  and  Orson 
Hyde  to  Governor  Daniel  Dunklin  at  Jef- 
ferson City,  with  a  petition  from  the 
Saints.  , 

Sat.  5. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  in  company 
with  Elders  Sidney  Rigdon  and  Freeman 
Nickerson,  left  Kirtland  on  a  visit  to 
Canada. 

Tues.  8.— Wm.  W.  Phelps  and  Orson 
Hyde  presented  to  Governor  Daniel  Dunk- 
lin, of  Missouri,  the  petition  from  the 
Saints  in  Jackson  County. 

Sat.  12. — In  a  revelation  given  at  Perrys- 
burg,  N.  Y.,  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Sid- 
ney Rigdon  were  commanded  to  continue 
their  missionary  labors  in  the  East.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  100.) 

Sat.  19. — In  answer  to  the  petition  from 
the  Saints  in  Jackson  County,  Gov.  Dunk- 
lin, of  Missouri,  wrote  a  letter  to  the  lead- 
ing men  of  the  Church  in  that  county, 
promising  to  enforce  the  laws. 

Sat.  26.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  preached 
and  baptized  twelve  persons  at  Mount 
Pleasant,  Upper  Canada. 

Thurs.  31. — A  mob  attacked  a  branch  of 
the  Church,  west  of  the  Big  Blue,  in  Jack- 
son County,  Mo.,  destroyed  ten  houses,and 
beat  several  of  the  brethren  in  a  most  bru- 
tal manner. 

November.  Fri.  i.— The  Saints  at  In- 
dependence were  attacked  by  a  mob,  and 
Gilbert  &  Whitney's  store  was  partly  de- 
stroyed, besides  many  private  dwellings. 

Sat.  2.— The  mob  attacked  the  Saints  on 
the  Big  Blue,  Jackson  County,  and  beat 
David  Bennett  severely. 

Mon.  4. — A  skirmish  took  place  between 
a  company  of  Saints  and  a  mob,  several 
miles  west  of  the  Big  Blue,  in  Jackson 
County.  Andrew  Barber,  one  of  the  Saints, 
was  mortally  wounded,  two  of  the  mob 
were  killed,  and  several  others  wounded 
on  both  sides. 

— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  returned  to  Kirt- 
land, O.,  from  his  mission  to  Canada. 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1834. 


Tues.  5. — Col.  Thos.  Pitcher,  command- 
ing the  mob  militia,  in  Jackson  County,  de- 
manded that  the  Saints  should  give  up 
their  arms,  which  order  was  reluctantly 
complied  with.  During  the  following  night 
and  the  next  day  the  mob  drove  the  Saints 
from  their  homes  at  the  point  of  the  bayo- 
net. The  exiles  were  thereby  exposed  to 
the  most  severe  sufferings  from  cold  and 
hunger. 

Thurs.  7.— On  this  and  the  following  day 
the  exiled  Saints  were  busy  crossing  the 
Missouri  river  from  Jackson  to  Clay 
County,  Mo.,  where  the  inhabitants  re- 
ceived them  with  some  degree  of  kindness. 

Others  of  the  Saints  found  temporary 
shelter  in  Ray,  Van  Buren,  Lafayette  and 
other  counties.^ 

Wed.  13. — A  grand  meteoric  shower  or 
"  falling  of  the  stars "  was  witnessed 
throughout  the  land,  which  cheered  the 
Saints  and  alarmed  their  enemies. 

December.— Persecution  raged  against 
the  Saints  who  had  fled  to  Van  Buren 
County,  Mo. 

— Oliver  Cowdery  and  Bishop  Newel  K. 
Whitney  arrived  at  Kirtland,  O.,  with  a 
new  printing  press. 

Fri.  6'.— The  Saints  in  Clay  County,  Mo., 
sent  another  petition  to  Gov.  Dunklin, 
praying  for  redress. 

Mon.  16. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  received  a 
revelation  at  Kirtland,  O.,  in  which  the 
Lord  said  that  he  had  allowed  afflic- 
tions to  come  upon  the  Saints  in  Missouri 
because  of  their  transgressions,  but  that 
he  in  His  own  due  time  would  permit  the 
pure  in  heart  to  return  to  their  inherit- 
ances. This  was  illustrated  by  a  parable. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  101.) 

Wed.  18.— The  printing  office  at  Kirt- 
land, O.,  was  dedicated  and  the  publication 
of  the  Evening  and  Morning  Star  recom- 
menced with  Oliver  Cowdery  as  editor. 

—Joseph  Smith,  sen.,  was  ordained  Pa- 
triarch to  the  whole  Church. 

Thurs.  19.— Wm.  Pratt  and  David  W. 
Patten  left  Kirtland,  O.,  for  Missouri, 
bearing  a  message  from  the  First  Presi- 
dency to  the  exiled  Saints. 

Mon.  23. — Four  aged  families,  living  near 
Independence,  Mo.,  whose  penury  and  in- 
firmities, incident  to  old  age,  forbade  a 
speedy  removal,  were  driven  from  their 
houses  by  a  mob. 

Fri.  27.— The  printing  press  and  ma- 
terials, taken  from  the  Saints  at  Independ- 
ence, Mo.,  were  disposed  of  by  the  mob  to 
Davis  &  Kelley,  who  removed  them  to  Clay 
County,  and  there  commenced  the  publica- 
tion of  the  Missouri  Enquirer. 

Tues.  .?L— Wilford  Woodruff  was  bap- 
tized at  Richland,  N.  Y.,  by  Zera  Pulsipher. 


1834. 

The  first  High  Council  of  the  Church 
was  organized  at  Kirtland,  O.  Zion's  Camp 
made  its  famous  march  to  Missouri,  and  a 
High  Counsil  was  organized  in  Clay 
County,  Mo.,  where  most  of  the  Saints, 
who  had  been  expelled  from  Jackson 
County,  had  located. 


January.  Wed.  1. — A  conference  of 
the  scattered  Saints  in  Clay  County,  Mo., 
resolved  to  send  Lyman  Wight  and  Parley 
P.  Pratt  as  special  messengers  to  the 
First  Presidency  at  Kirtland,  O. 

February.  Mon.  17.— The  first  High 
Council  of  the  Church  was  organized  at 
Kirtland.  The  members  were  Joseph  Smith, 
sen.,  John  Smith,  Joseph  Coe,  John  John- 
son, Martin  Harris,  John  S.  Carter,  Jared 
Carter,  Oliver  Cowdery,  Samuel  H.  Smith, 
Orson  Hyde,  Sylvester  Smith  and  Luke  S. 
Johnson.  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Sidney  Rig- 
don  and  Frederick  G.  Williams  were  ac- 
knowledged as  presidents  by  the  voice  of 
the  council.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  102.) 

Wed.  19. — The  first  case  brought  before 
the  High  Council  was  tried  at  Kirtland. 

Thurs.  20. — Lyman  Leonard,  who  had 
returned  from  Van  Buren  County,  Mo., 
and  Joseph  Summer  and  Barnet  Cole  were 
severely  beaten  with  clubs  by  a  mob  in 
Jackson  County,  Mo. 

Mon.  24. — A  revelation  concerning  the 
redemption  of  Zion  was  given  through 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Kirtland,  O.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  103.) 

Wed.  26. — Joseph  Smith,  jun., commenced 
to  obtain  volunteers  for  the  redemption  of 
Zion,  in  obedience  to  the  revelation  given 
on  the  24th. 

March.  Fri.  28.— Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
returned  to  Kirtland  from  bis  trip  to  the 
State  of  New  York,  whither  he  went  to 
get  volunteers  for  the  expedition  to  Mis- 
souri. 

April.  Wed.  9.— Br.  P.  Hurlburt,  the 
apostate,  who  had  threatened  the  life  of 
Joseph  the  Prophet,  was  put  under  $300 
bonds  in  Chardon,  Ohio. 

Thurs.  10.— The  United  Order  at  Kirt- 
land was  dissolved. 

—The  Saints,  who  had  been  expelled 
from  Jackson  County,  Mo.,  wrote  a  peti- 
tion to  the  President  of  the  United  States, 
asking  for  redress. 

Wed.  23.— A  revelation  was  given 
through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  concerning 
the  order  of  Enoch.  (Doc.  &  Cov.,  Sec. 
104.)  » 

Thurs.  24. — On  this  and  the  following 
six  days  the  mob  burned  about  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  houses  belonging  to  the 
Saints  in  Jackson  County,  Mo. 

May.  Thurs.  1.— Over  twenty  men  with 
four  baggage  wagons  left  Kirtland,  O.,  for 
Missouri  and  traveled  to  New  Portage, 
about  fifty  miles  distant,  where  they 
waited  for  the  rest  of  the  company  from 
Kirtland. 

iSat.  3.— At  a  conference  of  Elders,  held 
at  Kirtland,  the  Church  was  first  named 
"The  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints." 

Ifon.  5.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  left  Kirt- 
land with  the  remainder  of  the  company, 
which  was  being  organized  for  the  relief 
of  the  suffering  Saints  in  Missouri. 

Wed.  7. — The  Prophet's  company  of  vol- 
unteers, known  in  the  history  of  the 
Church  as  Zion's  Camp,  was  partly  organ- 
ized, consisting  of  over  one  hundred  and 
fifty  men  with  twenty  baggage  wagons. 

Thurs.  8.— The  organization  of  Zion's 
Camp  was  completed,  and  it  traveled 
twelve  miles. 

June.  Wed.  4.— On  this  and  the  follow- 
ing day  Zion's  Camp  crossed  the  Mississip- 


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pi  river  into  Missouri.  Sylvester  Smith 
rebelled  against  the  order  of  the  com- 
pany. 

Sun.S.—Zion's  Camp  was  strengthened 
by  a  company  of  volunteers  led  by  Hyrum 
Smith  and  Lyman  Wight.  It  then  num- 
bered two  hundred  and  five  men  and 
twenty-five  baggage  wagons. 

Mon.  IH.—A  large  meeting  of  the  citizens 
of  Clay  County,  Mo.,  held  at  the  Liberty 
court  house,  failed  to  adjust  the  difficul- 
ties between  the  Saints  and  the  Jackson 
County  people.  From  the  meeting  Samuel 
C.  Owens,  James  Campbell  and  about 
thirteen  other  mob-leaders  started  for 
Jackson  County  to  raise  a  mob,  in  which, 
however,  they  failed,  as  Mr.  Campbell  and 
six  others  were  drowned  in  attempting  to 
cross  the  Missouri  River. 

Thm-ft.  i.9.— Notwithstanding  the  threats 
of  enemies,  Zion's  Camp  passed  through 
Richmond,  Mo.,  and  camped  at  night  be- 
tween two  branches  of  Fishing  river.  A 
mob,  numbering  over  three  hundred  men, 
who  had  arranged  to  concentrate  that 
night  to  attack  them,  were  prevented  from 
crossing  the  river  by  a  terrible  storm. 

S\in.  22.— An  important  revelation  was 
given  to  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  on  Fishing 
river,  in  which  the  Lord  told  his  Saints 
that  the  time  for  the  redemption  of  Zion 
had  not  yet  come.  (Doc.  &.  Cov.,  Sec.  105.) 

3[on.  23. — Zion's  Camp  arrived  at  a  point 
near  Liberty,  Clay  County,  Mo. 

Tues.  24. — The  cholera,  which  during 
several  preceding  days  had  attacked  some 
of  the  brethren,  broke  out  in  its  most  ter- 
rible form  in  Zion's  Camp.  It  continued 
its  ravages  about  four  days ;  sixty-eight  of 
the  Saints  were  attacked  and  thirteen 
died,  among  whom  was  A.  Sidney  Gilbert,  a 
prominent  man  in  the  Church ;  he  expired 
on  the  26th. 

July,  Tiies.  1. — In  company  with  a  few 
friends,  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  visited  Jack- 
son County,  Mo.,  secretly. 

Thurs.  .3.— The  High  Priests  of  Zion  as- 
sembled in  Clay  County,  Mo.,  and  organ- 
ized a  High  Council  with  David  Whitmer 
as  president  and  Wm.  W.  Phelps  and  John 
Whitmer  as  counselors.  The  members  of 
the  council  were:  Christian  Whitmer, 
Newel  Knight,  Lyman  Wight,  Calvin 
Bebee,  Wm.  E.  McLellin,  Solomon  Han- 
cock, Thos.  B.  Marsh,  Simeon  Carter,  Par- 
ley P.  Pratt,  Orson  Pratt,  John  Murdock 
and  Levi  Jackman. 

Wed.  .9.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  started  on 
his  return  journey  to  ■  Kirtland,  where  he 
arrived  in  the  latter  part  of  the  month. 

October— The  first  number  of  the 
Latter-day  Saints'  Messenger  and  Adixj- 
cate  was  published  at  Kirtland,  O.,  taking 
the  place  of  the  Evening  and  Jforning 
Star,  suspended. 

Thurs.  16. — Joseph  Smith, jun.,  and  other 
Elders  left  Kirtland  to  visit  the  Saints  in 
Michigan,  from  which  trip  they  returned 
in  the  latter  part  of  the  month. 

November.  Tues.  2o. — Warren  A.  Cow- 
■dery  was  called  by  revelation  to  preside 
over  the  Saints  at  Freedom,  N.  Y.,  and  the 
regions  round  about.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
106.) 

Sat.  2.9.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Oliver 
Cowdery  covenanted  with  the  Lord  to  pay 
their  tithing. 


1835. 

The  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles  and  the 
First  Quorum  of  Seventy  were  organized 
at  Kirtland,  O.  The  Book  of  Doctrine  and 
Covenants  was  accepted  by  the  Church,  and 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  obtained  some  Egyp- 
tian rolls  of  papyrus  containing  the  writ- 
ings of  Abraham,  etc. 

February.— r^e  Northern  Times,  a 
weekly  newspaper  supporting  democracy, 
was  commenced  by  the  Saints  at  Kirt- 
land, O. 

Sat.  14. — At  a  special  meeting  held  in 
Kirtland  twelve  Apostles  were  chosen  by 
the  Three  Witnesses  to  the  Book  of  Mor- 
mon according  to  revelation  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  18 :  37) ,  namely :  Thos.  B.  Marsh, 
David  W.  Patten,  Brigham  Young,  Heber 
C.  Kimball,  Orson  Hyde,  Wm.  E.  McLel- 
lin, Parley  P.  Pratt,  Luke  S.  Johnson, 
Wm.  Smith,  Orson  Pratt,  John  F.  Boynton 
and  Lyman  E.  Johnson.  Brigham  Young 
and  Heber  C.  Kimball  were  ordained  and 
blessed  the  same  day. 

Sun.  15. — Orson  Hyde,  David  W.  Patten, 
Luke  S.  Johnson,  Wm.  E.  McLellin,  John 
F.  Boynton  and  Wm.  Smith  were  ordained 
Apostles. 

Sat.  21. — Parley  P.  Pratt  was  ordained 
to  the  Apostleship.  Thos.  B.  Marsh  and 
Orson  Pratt,  who  were  absent  on  missions, 
were  not  ordained  until  their  return  in 
April. 

Sat.  28. — The  organization  of  the  First 
Quorum  of  Seventy  was  commenced  at 
Kirtland. 

March.  Sat.  28. — An  important  revela- 
tion concerning  the  order  of  the  Priest- 
hood was  given  to  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at 
Kirtland.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  107.) 

May.  Sat.  2. — Elders  Brigham  Young, 
John  P.  Greene  and  Amos  Orton  were  ap- 
pointed to  preach  the  gospel  to  the  Laman- 
ites. 

3fon.  4.— The  Twelve  left  Kirtland  on 
their  first  mission  as  Apostles. 

July.  Fri.  .3.— Michael  H.  Chandler 
arrived  at  Kirtland  to  exhibit  four 
Egyptian  mummies  and  some  rolls  of 
papyrus,  covered  with  hieroglyphic  figures 
and  devices.  They  were  afterwards  pur- 
chased by  some  of  the  Saints,  and  Joseph 
the  Prophet  translated  some  of  the  char- 
acters on  the  rolls.  One  was  found  to 
contain  the  writings  of  Abraham,  subse- 
quently published  in  the  Pearl  of  Great 
Price ;  another  the  writings  of  Joseph  in 
Egypt. 

August  Jfon.  17. — At  a  general  as- 
sembly of  the  Church,  held  at  Kirtland, 
the  Book  of  Doctrine  and  Covenants  was 
approved,  and  thus  became  a  law  of  faith 
and  practice  to  the  Church. 

September.  Mon.  14. —  Oliver  Cow- 
dery was  appointed  to  act  as  Church 
Recorder,  and  Emma  Smith  to  make  a 
selection  of  sacred  hymns,  according  to 
revelation.   (Doc.  and  Cov.,  25:  11.) 

October.  Sun.  25. — The  Twelve  returned 
to  Kirtland  from  their  mission  to  the  East. 

Thurs.  29.  —  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  was 
abused  by  his  brother  William  in  a  council 
meeting,  held  at  Kirtland. 


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OHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1836. 


November,  Fvi.  27. — Christian  Whit- 
mer,  one  of  the  Eight  Witnesses  to  the 
Book  of  Mormon,  died  in  Clay  County, 
Missouri. 

December.  Wed.  16. — Wm.  Smith  be- 
came enraged  in  a  debating  school,  held  at 
Kirtland,  and  used  violence  upon  the  per- 
son of  his  brother  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and, 
others. 

Sat.  26'.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  with  other 
Elders,  commenced  studying  the  Hebrew 
language,  having  previously  commenced 
reading  Greek.  Mr.  Seixas,  a  competent 
professor  of  languages,  was  subsequently 
employed  as  teacher. 

— A  revelation,  concerning  Lyman  Sher- 
man, was  given  through  Joseph  Smith, 
jun.,  at  Kirtland.    (Doc.  and  Cov.  Sec.  108. 


1836. 

The  Kirtland  Temple  was  dedicated,  and 
the  Savior,  Moses,  Elias  and  Elijah  the 
Prophet  appeared  to  the  Elders  in  that 
building  and  committed  the  keys  of  their 
respective  dispensations  to  the  Prophet 
Joseph  Smith.  The  Saints  who  had  re- 
sided temporarily  in  Clay  County,  Mo.,  re- 
moved to  another  location  on  Shoal  Creek, 
which  was  organized  into  Caldwell  County. 

January.  Fri.  1. — Wm.  Smith  received 
forgiveness  of  his  brother  Joseph,  and  a 
general  family  reconciliation  took  place  in 
the  house  of  the  latter,  at  Kirtland,  O. 

Wed.  6. — At  a  council  meeting,  held  at 
Kirtland,  the  High  Council  of  Zion  (Mis- 
souri) was  reorganized. 

Thurs.  7. — A  sumptuous  feast,  to  which 
the  lame,  the  halt  and  the  blind  were  in- 
vited, was  held  in  Bishop  Newel  K.  Whit- 
ney's house,  at  Kirtland. 

Sat.  16. — In  a  council  of  the  Twelve 
Apostles,  held  at  Kirtland,  President  Jo- 
seph Smith  said:  "The  Twelve  are  not 
subject  to  any  other  than  the  First  Presi- 
dency. *  *  *  Where  I  am  not,  there  is  no 
First  Presidency  over  the  Twelve."  (See 
History  of  Joseph  Smith.) 

Sun.  17. — Joseph  the  Prophet  organized 
the  several  councils  of  the  Priesthood  at 
Kirtland,  on  which  occasion  the  Lord 
poured  out  His  Spirit  in  a  great  measure 
ui)on  the  brethren,  who  confessed  their 
faults  to  each  other ;  the  congregation  was 
overwhelmed  in  tears  and  the  spirit  of 
tongues  came  upon  them  "  like  the  rushing 
of  a  mighty  wind."  (See  History  of  Joseph 
Smith.) 

Thurs.  21.  —  The  Presidency  of  the 
Church,  and  the  councils  of  Kirtland  and 
Zion,  met  in  the  evening  in  the  Lord's 
House,  at  Kirtland,  and  attended  to  the 
ordinance  of  anointing  with  oil  and  bless- 
ing each  other.  The  visions  of  heaven 
were  opened,  angels  administered  to  them, 
and  the  house  was  filled  with  the  glory  of 
God.  Joseph  the  Prophet  "  beheld  the  ce- 
lestial kingdom  of  God  and  the  glory  there- 
of," the  '-transcendent  beauty  of  the  gate 
through  which  the  heirs  of  that  kingdom 
will  enter,  the  throne  of  God  whereon 
was  seated  the  Father  and  Son,"  and  the 
beautiful  streets  of  the  kingdom.    He  also 


saw  Fathers  Adam  and  Abraham.  On  see- 
ing his  brother  Alvin,  who  died  before  the 
Church  was  organized,  the  Prophet  mar- 
velled, but  the  voice  of  the  Lord  told  him 
that  all  who  had  died  without  a  knowledge 
of  the  gospel,  who  would  have  received  it 
if  they  had  been  permitted  to  tarry,  should 
be  heirs  of  the  celestial  kingdom  of  God. 
(See  History  of  Joseph  Smith.) 

Fri.  22. — The  Twelve  Apostles,  the  pre- 
sidency of  the  Seventy  and  others  were 
blessed  and  anointed  in  the  Lord's  House, 
at  Kirtland. 

Thurs.  28.  —  The  leading  authorities  of 
the  Churcn  administered  in  the  Lord's 
House  at  Kirtland,  on  which  occasion 
angels  again  appeared  to  the  brethren, and 
other  great  manifestations  of  the  power  of 
God  were  witnessed.  (See  History  of  Jo- 
seph Smith.) 

February.  Sun.  7.— The  organization 
of  the  second  quorum  of  Seventy  was  com- 
menced at  Kirtland. 

Mon.  22.— The  sisters  at  Kirtland  met  in 
the  Lord's  House  to  commence  their  work 
of  making  the  vail  for  that  building. 

March.  Sun.  27.— The  Lord's  House, 
at  Kirtland,  afterwards  known  as  the 
Kirtland  Temple,  was  dedicated.  It  is  a 
rock  building,  80  feet  long  and  60  feet  wide 
the  walls  are  50  feet  and  the  tower  110  feet 
high.  (For  dedicatory  prayer,  see  Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  109.) 

Tues.  29. — On  this  and  the  following  day 
the  ordinance  of  the  washing  of  feet  was 
attended  to  in  the  Kirtland  Temple. 

April.  Sun.  3. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and 
Oliver  Cowdery  saw  and  heard  the  Savior 
in  the  Kirtland  Temple.  Moses  also  ap- 
peared before  them  and  committed  unto 
them  "  the  keys  of  the  gathering  of  Israel 
from  the  four  parts  of  the  earth,  and  the 
leading  of  the  Ten  Tribes  from  the  land  of 
the  north."  Then  Elias  appeared  and  com- 
mitted the  dispensation  of  the  gospel  of 
Abraham,  and  finally  Elijah  the  Prophet 
"  stood  before  them  "  and  committed  to 
them  the  keys  of  turning  "  the  hearts  of 
the  fathers  to  the  children,  and  the  child- 
ren to  the  fathers."  (See  History  of  Jo- 
seph Smith  and  Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  110.) 

Mon  4. — The  Elders  began  to  spread 
abroad  from  Kirtland  into  all  parts  of  the 
land,  preaching  the  gospel. 

May.  Tues.  i7.— Mary  Smith,  aged  93 
years  old,  and  grandmother  of  Joseph  the 
Prophet,  arrived  at  Kirtland  from  the 
East. 

June. — Warren  Parrish  and  other  El- 
ders were  mobbed  and  arrested  in  Tenne- 
see  for  preaching  the  gospel,  and  subse- 
quently compelled  to  leave  the  country. 

Wed.  29. — A  large  meeting  of  citizens 
held  at  Liberty,  Clay  Co.,  Mo.,  passed  reso- 
lutions to  expel  the  Saints  from  Clay 
County. 

July.  Fri.  l.—In  a  large  meeting  of 
Elders,  held  in  Clay  County,  Mo.,  it  was 
agreed  that  the  Saints  should  leave  the 
county,  agreeably  to  the  request  of  the 
older  settlers. 

Man.  25. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  left  Kirt- 
land for  a  trip  to  the  Eastern  States. 

August.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  arrived 
at  Salem,  Mass.,  where  he,  on  August  6th, 
received  a  revelation,  in  which  the  Lord 
said  He  had  many  people  in  that  city. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  111.) 


CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1837. 


13 


September.— Joseph  Smith  returned  to 
Kirtland  from  his  trip  to  the  East. 

—The  Saints  in  Missouri  began  to  re- 
move from  Clay  County  to  their  newly  se- 
lected location  on  Shoal  Creek  (later 
known  as  Far  West),  in  the  territory  at- 
tached to  Ray  County.  That  part  of  the 
State  of  Missouri  was  at  that  time  almost 
uninhabited,  but  in  the  following  December 
it  was  organized  under  the  name  of  Cald- 
well County. 

Thurs.  2?.— Peter  Whitmer,  jun.,  one  of 
the  Eight  Witnesses  to  the  Book  of  Mor- 
mon, died  near  Liberty,  Clay  County,  Mo. 

November.  Wed.  2.— Preparations  were 
made  for  organizing  a  banking  institution 
at  Kirtland,  O.,  to  be  called  the  "  Kirtland 
Safety  Society." 

December.  Hun.  i8.— Brigham  Young, 
jun.,  was  born  at  Kirtland. 

Sat.  31.— Dv.  Willard  Richards  was  bap- 
tized at  Kirtland,  by  Brigham  Young. 


1837. 

Far  West,  Caldwell  Co.  Mo.,  was  sur- 
veyed, and  the  first  foreign  mission  of  the 
Church  called  and  sent  to  England,  where 
a  successful  opening  was  made.  A  great 
apostacy  took  place  in  the  Church,  both  in 
Kirtland,  O.,  and  in  Missouri. 

April.  Thur.  6.— An  important  Priest- 
hood meeting  was  held  in  the  Kirtland 
Temple,  in  which  new  presidents  were  or- 
dained to  preside  over  the  Seventies,  as 
some  of  the  former  presidents  were  High 
Priests. 

April.  Fri.  7.— The  city  plat  of  Far 
West,  Caldwell  County,  Mo.,  having  been 
surveyed,  the  sale  of  town  lots  was  left  to 
Wm.  W.  Phelps,  John  Whitmer  and  Edward 
Partridge.  Jacob  Whitmer,  Elisha  H. 
Groves  and  Geo.  M.  Hinkle  were  appointed 
a  building  committee  for  the  erection  of  a 
house  of  the  Lord  at  Far  West. 

May — A  spirit  of  apostacy  and  specula- 
tion,aif  ecting  every  quorum  of  the  Church, 
more  or  less,  became  very  prevalent  at 
Kirtland. 

June. — Early  in  this  month  Apostles 
Heber  C.  Kimball  and  Orson  Hyde  were 
set  apart  by  the  First  Presidency  of  the 
Church  to  go  on  a  mission  to  England. 
This  was  the  first  foreign  mission  of  the 
Church.  A  few  days  later  Willard  Rich- 
ards was  called  to  accompany  them. 

Tiies.  i3.— Apostles  Heber  C.  Kimball 
and  Orson  Hyde  and  Elders  Willard  Rich- 
ards and  Joseph  Fielding  left  Kirtland,  O., 
on  their  missions  to  England. 

July.  Sat.  i.— Apostles  Heber  C.  Kim- 
ball and  Orson  Hyde  and  Elders 
Willard  Richards  and  Joseph  Fielding, 
accompanied  by  three  brethren  from 
Canada,  namely,  John  Goodson,  Isaac 
Russell  and  John  Snider,  sailed  from 
New  York  on  the  ship  Garrick.  They 
arrived  in  Liverpool,  England,  on  the  20th. 

July.  Mon.  3. — Ground  was  broken  at 
Far  West,  Mo.,  for  the  foundation  of  a 
Temple,  which,  however,  was  not  built, 
on  account  of  persecutions. 

Sun.  23. — A  revelation  concerning  the 
Twelve  Apostles  was  given  through  Joseph 


the  Prophet,  at  Kirtland.     (Doc.  &  Cov. 
Sec.  112.) 

— The  gospel  was  first  preached  by  Lat- 
ter-day Saint  Elders  in  England,  in  the 
church  of  the  Rev.  James  Fielding,  at 
Preston. 

Thur.  27.— Joseph,  the  Prophet,  was 
persecuted  with  a  vexatious  lawsuit  at 
Painesville,  Ohio. 

Snu.  30. — Nine  persons  were  baptized  in 
the  river  Ribble,  at  Preston,  England,  as 
the  first  converts  to  the  fulness  of  the  gos- 
pel- in  England.  Geo.  D.  Watt  was  the 
first  person  baptized. 

August. — In  the  latter  part  of  this 
month  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  returned  to 
Kirtland,  O,  from  a  mission  to  Canada, 
on  which  he  had  started  July  27th. 

September.  Sun.  3. — At  a  conference, 
held  at  Kirtland,  Oliver  Cowdery,  Joseph 
Smith,  sen.,  Hyrum  Smith  and  John  Smith 
were  appointed  assistant  counselors  to  the 
First  Presidency.  Luke  S.  Johnson,  Ly- 
man E.  Johnson  and  John  F.  Boynton, 
three  of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  were  disfel- 
lowshipped. 

Sun.  10. — Luke  S.  Johnson,  Lyman  E. 
Johnson  and  John  F.  Boynton  made  con- 
fessions and  were  received  back  into  fellow- 
ship. 

Sun.  17.— Geo.  W.  Robinson  was  elected 
General  Church  Recorder,  in  place  of  Oli- 
ver Cowdery,  who  had  removed  to  Mis- 
souri. 

Wed.  21. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Sid- 
ney Rigdon  left  Kirtland,  O.,  to  establish 
other  places  of  gathering  for  the  Saints, 
and  to  visit  with  the  Saints  in  Missouri, 
where  they  arrived  in  the  latter  part  of 
October, 

About  this  time  the  "Voice  of  Warning  " 
was  published  in  New  York  City  by  Par- 
ley P.  Pratt. 

October.— The  first  number  of  the  El- 
ders" Journal,edited  by  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
and  published  at  Kirtland,  O.,  bears  date 
of  this  month.  It  was  published  instead  of 
the  Messenger  and  Advocate,  which  had 
been  discontinued. 

F7-i.  13.  —  Jerusha  F.  Smith,  Hyrum 
Smith's  wife,  died  at  Kirtland. 

November.  Tues.  7.  —  An  important 
conference  was  held  at  Far  West,  Mo., 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  having  arrived  from 
Kirtland.  Frederick  G.  Williams  was  re- 
jected as  a  counselor  to  Pres.  Joseph 
Smith,  and  Hyrum  Smith  appointed  in  his 
stead.  David  Whitmer,  John  Whitmer  and 
Wm.  W.  Phelps  were  sustained  as  the  presi- 
dency at  Far  West,  and  a  High  Council  was 
organized  consisting  of  John  Murdock, 
Solomon  Hancock,  Elias  Higbee, Calvin  Be- 
bee,John  M.  Hinkle,  Thos.  Grover,  Simeon 
Carter,  Lyman  Wight,  Newel  Knight,  Geo. 
M.  Hinkle,  Levi  Jackman  and  Elisha  H. 
Groves. 

Fri.  10. — At  a  general  meeting  held  at 
Far  West  it  was  voted  that  the  town  of 
Far  West  "  be  enlarged  so  as  to  contain 
two  square  miles." 

December.  —  The  printing  office  at 
Kirtland  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and  the 
publication  of  the  Elders'  Journal  ceased. 
—Joseph  Smith,  jun.  arrived  at  Kirtland 
O.,  from  Missouri.  During  his  absence  a 
number  of  prominent  men,  including  War- 
ren Parrish,  John  F.  Boynton,  Luke  S. 
Johnson  and  Joseph  Coe,  had  united  to- 


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CHURCH   CHROi^OLOGY — 1838. 


gether  for  the  overthrow  of  the  Church  at 
Kirtland. 

Fri.  22.— Apostle  Brigham  Young  left 
Kirtland  on  account  of  the  fury  of  the 
mob,  who  threatened  to  kill  him  because 
he  would  proclaim  publicly  and  privately 
that  he  knew  by  the  Holy  Ghost  that  Jo- 
seph Smith,  jun.,  was  a  Prophet  of  the 
Most  High  God. 

Mon.  25. — The  first  general  conference 
by  Latter-day  Saints  in  England  was  held 
in  the  "Cock  Pit,"  at  Preston.  The 
Church  in  England  numbered  already 
about  one  thousand  members,  ^t  this 
conference  the  Word  of  Wisdom  was  first 
publicly  taught  in  England. 

Apostacy,  persecution,  confusion  and 
mobocracy  reigned  in  Kirtland,  O.,  at  the 
close  of  the  year. 


1838. 

Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  most  of  the  faith- 
ful Saints  left  Kirtland,  O,,  on  account  of 
apostacy  and  persecution,  and  removed  to 
Missouri.  Adam-ondi-Ahman,  in  Daviess 
County,  Mo.,  was  surveyed,  and  organized 
into  a  Stake  of  Zion;  the  revelation  on 
tithing  was  given ;  persecutions  were  re- 
newed against  the  Saints  in  Missouri,  and 
DeWitt,  Adam-ondi-Ahman  and  Far  West 
were  taken  and  sacked  by  the  mob;  near- 
ly a  score  of  Saints  were  massacred  at 
Haun's  Mill,  Joseph  the  Prophet  and 
other  Elders  imprisoned,  and  all  the  Saints 
ordered  out  of  Missouri,  under  pain  of 
death  by  the  exterminating  order  of  Gov. 
Lilburn  W.  Boggs. 

January.  Fri.  I'i. — loseph  Smith,  jun., 
and  Sidney  Rigdon  left  Kirtland,  O.,  on 
horseback  to  escape  mob  violence.  They 
traveled  toward  Missouri. 

February.  Mon.  -5. — In  a  general  as- 
sembly of  Saints  at  Far  West,  Mo.,  David 
Whitmer,  John  Whitmer  and  Wm.  W. 
Phelps  were  rejected  as  the  presidency  of 
the  Church  in  Missouri,  because  of  trans- 
gression. 

Sat.  10. — Thomas  B.  Marsh  and  David 
W.  Patten  were  appointed  presidents  pro 
tem.  of  the  Church  in  Missouri,  until  the 
arrival  of  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  or  Sidney 
Rigdon  from  Kirtland. 

March. — Answers  to  certain  questions 
on  Scripture,  principally  the  11th  chapter 
of  Isaiah,  were  given  by  revelation  through 
Joseph  Smith,  jun.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
113.) 

Sat.  10.— Wm.  W.  Phelps  and  John  Whit- 
mer were  excommunicated  from  the 
Church  by  the  High  Council  at  Far  West, 
Mo.  Some  time  afterwards  Wm.  W. 
Phelps  was  received  back  into  the  Church 
by  baptism. 

Wed.  i4.— Joseph  the  Prophet  arrived  at 
Far  West,  Mo.,  with  his  family,  accom- 
panied by  Apostle  Brigham  Young  and 
others. 

April.  Fri.  ^.— The  Saints  in  Missouri 
met  at  Far  West  to  celebrate  the  anniver- 
sary of  the  organization  of  the  Church  and 


transact  business.  John  Corrill  and  Elias 
Higbee  were  appointed  historians  and  Geo. 
W.  Robinson  General  Church  Recorder  and 
clerk  to  the  First  Presidency.  Thomas  B. 
Marsh  was  sustained  as  president  pro  tern. 
in  Missouri,  with  Brigham  Young  and  Da- 
vid W.  Patten  as  assistant  presidents. 

Sat.  7. — On  this  and  the  following  day, 
the  Church  held  its  first  quarterly  confer- 
ence at  Far  West. 

John  Whitmer  refused  to  give  up  the 
records  of  the  Church  in  his  possession  to 
the  newly  appointed  Church  clerk  and  re- 
corder. 

Thurs.  i2.— Oliver  Cowdery  was  excom- 
municated from  the  Church  by  the  High 
Council,  at  Far  West,  Mo.  The  following 
day  David  Whitmer  and  Lyman  E.  John- 
son were  cut  off. 

Tues.  i7.— Apostle  David  W.  Patten  was 
called  by  revelation  through  Joseph  the 
Prophet,  at  Far  West,  Mo.,  to  "make  a 
disposition  of  his  merchandise,"  and  pre- 
pare for  a  mission.  (Doc.  and  Gov.,  Sec. 
114.) 

F7'i.  20.— Apostles  Heber  C.  Kimball  and 
Orson  Hyde  sailed  from  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land, for  America  on  the  ship  Oarrick. 
They  arrived  in  New  York  May  12th,  and 
at  Kirtland,  O.,  May  22nd. 

Thurs.  26. — A  revelation  was  given 
through  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  at  Far  West, 
Mo.,  concerning  the  building  up  of  that 
place  and  the  Lord's  House.  (Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  115.) 

May.  Fri.  11.— Wm.  E.  McLellin  was 
excommunicated  from  the  Church,  at  Far 
West. 

Sat.  iP.- Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Sidney  Rig- 
don and  others  visited  a  place  on  the  north 
side  of  Grand  river  (about  twenty-five 
miles  north  of  Far  West)  called  by  the 
Saints  Spring  Hill,  which  by  revelation 
was  named  Adam-ondi-Ahman,  because  "it 
is  the  place  where  Adam  shall  come  to 
visit  his  people  or  the  Ancient  of  Days 
shall  sit,  as  spoken  of  by  the  Prophet 
Daniel."  (Dan.  7:  9—14;  Doc.  and  Cov., 
Sec.  116.) 

June.  Thurs.  28.— A  Stake  of  Zion 
called  Adam-ondi-Ahman  was  organized 
in  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  with  John  Smith 
as  president  and  Reynolds  Cahoon  and 
Lyman  Wight  as  his  counselors.  A  High 
Council  was  also  organized  with  John 
Lemon,  Daniel  Stanton,  Mayhew  Hillman, 
Daniel  Carter,  Isaac  Perry,  Henry  Har- 
rison Sagers,  AUanson  Brown,  Thomas 
Gordon,  Lorenzo  D.  Barnes,  George  A. 
Smith,  Harvey  Olmstead  and  Ezra  Thayer 
as  members. 

July.— The  third  number  of  the  Elders' 
Journal  was  published  at  Far  West,  Mo. 
The  first  two  numbers  had  been  published 
at  Kirtland,  O. 

Wed.  4.— The  corner  stones  of  the  House 
of  the  Lord,  at  Far  West,  Mo.,  were  laid, 
agreeable  to  a  commandment  of  the  Lord, 
given  April  26th,  1838. 

Fri.  6\— Five  hundred  and  fifteen  Saints 
left  Kirtland,  O.,  for  Missouri,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Seventies. 

Sun.  8.— Wm.  Marks,  Newel  K.  Whitney 
and  Oliver  Granger  were  commanded  by 
revelation  to  leave  Kirtland,  O.,  and  re- 
move to  Missouri.  (Doc.  and  Cov., Sec.  117.) 

—John  Taylor,  John    E.  Page,  Wilford 


CHUKCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1838. 


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Woodruff  and  Willard  Richards  were 
called  by  revelation  to  the  Apostleship, 
"to  fill  the  places  of  those  who  had  fallen." 
(Doc.  and  Gov.,  Sec.  118.) 

— In  answer  to  the  question,  "O  Lord, 
show  unto  thy  servants  how  much  thou 
requirest  of  the  properties  of  the  people 
for  a  tithing,"  the  Lord  gave  a  revelation 
on  tithing.     (Doc.  and  Gov.,  Sec.  119.) 

Wed.  18. — A  revelation  making  known  the 
disposition  of  property  tithing  was  given 
through  Joseph  the  Prophet,  at  Far  West. 
(Doc.  &  Gov.,  Sec.  120.) 

August. — During  this  month  the  Saints 
at  De  Witt,  Garroll  Go.,  Mo.,  were  threat- 
ened by  a  mob. 

Mon.  6. — The  Missourians  opposed  the 
voting  of  the  Saints  at  Gallatin,  Daviess 
Gounty,  and  a  skirmish  occurred,  in  which 
about  twelve  brethren  gained  a  victory 
over  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  mobbers. 
Some  of  the  brethren  took  their  families 
into  the  hazel  brush  and  guarded  them 
during  the  night,  through  fear  of  the  mob. 

Wed.  8.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  others 
called  on  Adam  Black,  a  justice  of  the 
peace  in  Daviess  Gounty,  Mo.,  and  had  a 
friendly  conversation  with  him  about  the 
trouble  in  Gallatin. 

Thur  s. 30.— Gov. L,ilburn  W.Boggs,of  Mis- 
souri, ordered  out  a  part  of  the  State  militia 
to  quell  the  civil  disturbances  in  Galdwell, 
Daviess  and  Garroll  Gounties.  The  whole 
upper  Missouri  was  in  an  uproar  and  state 
of  confusion  about  the  "Mormons." 

September.  Jfon  3.— A  great  number 
of  mobbers  had  collected  in  Daviess 
County,  Mo.,  with  headquarters  at  Mill- 
port. 

Tues  4.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Sidney 
Rigdon  commenced  to  study  law,  under 
the  instructions  of  Generals  David  R. 
Atchison  and  Alexander  W.  Doniphan. 

Fri.  7.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  Lyman 
Wight  appeared  before  Judge  Austin  A. 
King,  in  Daviess  Gounty,  they  and  others 
having  been  falsely  accused  of  threatening 
Adam  Black's  life  on  their  visit  to  his 
house,  Aug.  8th. 

iSun.  9. — Gaptain  William  Allred,  of  Far 
West,  frustrated  the  plans  of  the  mob,  by 
arresting  three  men  who  were  bringing 
guns  and  ammunition  from  Richmond, 
Ray  Go.,  Mo.,  to  the  mobbers  in  Daviess 
County. 

October.  Mon.  1. — As  the  militia,  un- 
der Generals  Atchison,  Doniphan  and 
Parks  had  succeeded  in  restoring  tem- 
porary peace  in  Daviess  Gounty,  the  mob- 
bers went  to  De  Witt,  Garroll  Go.,  and  at- 
tacked the  Saints  there. 

Thurs.  4. — The  Kirtland  Gamp  arrived 
at  its  destination,  Adam-ondi-Ahman. 

Sat.  6. — Joseph  the  Prophet  arrived  at 
De  Witt,  Garroll  Go., Mo.,  whither  he  went 
to  assist  the  brethren  who  were  trying  to 
defend  themselves  against  an  overwhelm- 
ing mob  force. 

Thurs.  11. — After  several  days'  bom- 
bardment, the  mob  succeeded  in  driving 
the  Saints  from  De  Witt.  During  the 
siege  some  of  them  had  perished  from 
starvation,  and  their  sufferings  had  been 
very  great. 

Fri.  12.— The  exiles  from  De  Witt  ar- 
rived at  Far  West. 

Mon.  15.— The  brethren  at  Far  West 
organized  for  self-defense. 


The  mobbers  renewed  their  depredations 
in  Daviess  Gounty,  by  burning  the  houses 
of  the  Saints,  driving  off  their  stock,  etc. 
Gol.  Lyman  Wight,  agreeable  to  an  order 
from  General  Parks,  organized  a  company 
in  self-defense.  This  frightened  the  mob- 
bers, who  fled  from  the  neighborhood, 
after  burning  some  of  their  own  houses, 
of  which  they  wickely  accused  the  Saints. 

Tues.  23.— The  Saints  were  fleeing  from 
the  smaller  settlements  into  Far  West  for 
safety,  the  mobs  increasing  in  numbers  all 
around.  The  most  wicked  lies  were  circu- 
lated about  the  Saints,  and  their  move- 
ments in  self-defense  were  by  the  State  au- 
thorities construed  into  treason. 

Thurs.  25. — A  battle  was  fought  between 
a  mob  and  about  seventy-five  brethren  on 
Crooked  river,  Ray  Gounty,  Mo.,  in  which 
Gideon  Garter  was  killed  and  eleven  others 
wounded,  among  these  were  Apostle  Da- 
vid W.  Patten  and  Patterson  O'Banion 
who  died  soon  afterwards. 

JSat.  27.— Apostle  David  W.  Patten  was 
buried  at  Far  West. 

—Gov.  Lilburn  W.  Boggs  issued  his  fa- 
mous exterminating  order,  which  gave  the 
Saints  the  choice  between  banishment  from 
Missouri  and  death. 

About  this  time  Sampson  Avard,  an 
apostate,  secretly  organized  a  company 
called  Danites.  The  Church  used  all 
proper  means  to  expose  and  counteract 
his  schemes. 

Tues.  30.— A  mob  under  the  leadership  of 
Gol.  Wm.  O.  Jennings  attacked  a  little  set- 
tlement of  Saints  at  Haun's  Mill,  Galdwell 
Co.,  Mo.,  and  killed  and  mortally  wounded 
Thomas  McBride,  Levi  N.  Merrick,  Elias 
Benner,  Josiah  Fuller,  Benjamin  Lewis, 
Alexander  Campbell,  Warren  Smith,  Geo. 
S.  Richards,  Wm.  Napier,  Austin  Hammer, 
Simon  Cox,  Hiram  Abbott,  John  York, 
John  Lee,  John  Byers,  Sardius  Smith  and 
Charles  Merrick.  Others  were  severely 
wounded,  but  recovered.  Among  these 
were  Alma  L.  Smith,  who  was  healed  in  a 
most  miraculous  manner,  through  prayers 
and  faith. 

—The  mob-militia,  about  two  thousand 
strong,  under  command  of  Samuel  D. 
Lucas,  arrived  near  Far  West,  and  the 
citizens  prepared  for  their  own  defense. 

Wed.  31. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Sidney 
Rigdon,  Parley  P.  Pratt,  Lyman  Wight 
and  Geo.  W.  Robinson  were  betrayed  by 
Col.  George  M.  Hinkle  and  made  prisoners 
in  the  camp  of  the  mob-militia. 

November.  Thurs.  i.— Hyrum  Smith 
and  Amasa  M.  Lyman  were  brought  as 
prisoners  into  camp.  A  court  martial  was 
held,  and  the  prisoners  were  sentenced  to 
be  shot  the  following  morning ;  they  were, 
however,  saved  through  the  interference 
of  General  Doniphan. 

On  demand  of  General  Samuel  D.  Lucas 
the  citizens  of  Far  West  were  forced  to 
give  up  their  arms,  after  which  the  mob- 
militia  pillaged  the  town,  ravished  women, 
and  committed  other  acts  of  barbarity. 

Fri.  2. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  fellow- 
prisoners  were  taken  to  Far  West  under  a 
strong  guard  and  permitted  to  see  their 
families,  from  whom  they  then  were  rudely 
torn  and  started  under  a  strong  guard, 
commanded  by  Generals  Samuel  D.  Lucas 
and  Robert  Wilson,  for  Independence, 
Jackson  Co.,  where  they  arrived  on  the  4th. 


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CHURCH   CHRON^OLOGY— 1839. 


Sun.  4. — Gen.  John  B.  Clark  arrived  at 
Far  West  with  about  two  thousand  troops, 
And  the  following  day  he  made  most  of  the 
brethren  prisoners. 

Tues.  fi.— John  B.  Clark  delivered  an  in- 
sulting speech  to  the  brethren  at  Far 
West,  in  which  he  advised  the  Saints  to 
scatter  abroad  and  never  again  organize 
with  Bishops,  presidents,  etc.  Of  the  lead- 
ers of  the  Church,  who  had  been  impris- 
oned, he  said  their  fate  was  fixed,  their 
die  cast,  and  their  doom  sealed,  and  that 
they  would  never  be  seen  by  their  friends 
again. 

The  brethren  were  compelled  to  sign 
deeds  of  trust  for  paying  the  expense  of 
the  mob.  About  sixty  men  were  retained 
as  prisoners,  and  the  remainder  of  the 
Saints  ordered  to  leave  the  State,  accord- 
ing to  the  exterminating  order  of  Gov. 
Boggs. 

Thurs.  8.— Gen.  Wilson  placed  guards 
around  Adam-ondi-Ahman,  took  all  the 
men  prisoners  and  put  them  under  guard. 
A  court  of  inquiry  was  organized,  with 
Adam  Black  on  the  bench,  which  resulted 
in  the  acquittal  of  the  prisonei'S. 

Fri.  .9. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  fellow- 
prisoners  arrived  at  Richmond,  Ray 
County,  Mo.,  where  they  were  put  in 
chains  and  much  abused  by  their  guards. 
On  one  occasion  the  Prophet  Joseph  re- 
buked the  wicked  guard  with  the  power  of 
God,  and  stopped  the  foul  conversation 
with  which  the  prisoners  were  being  tan- 
talized. 

Sat.  10. — Gen.  Wilson  ordered  every 
family  to  be  out  of  Adam-ondi-Ahman  in 
ten  daySjWith  permission  to  go  to  Caldwell 
County  and  tarry  till  spring,  then  to  leave 
the  State  under  pain  of  extermination. 

Tues.  13. — Joseph  Fielding  Smith  was 
born  at  Far  West,  Mo. 

— A  mock  trial,  which  lasted  sixteen 
days,  was  commenced  at  Richmond,  and 
nearly  sixty  of  the  brethren  were  brought 
before  Judge  Austin  A.  King,  charged  with 
treason,  murder,  burglary,  arson,  robbery 
and  larceny.  Up  to  that  date  about  thirty 
of  the  brethren  had  been  killed  and  many 
wounded  since  the  hostilities  commenced 
the  previous  August. 

Sat.  24.— Twenty-three  of  the  Far  West 
prisoners  were  discharged  at  Richmond, 
Mo,,  as  nothing  could  be  found  against 
them. 

Wed.  28. — The  remaining  prisoners  in 
Richmond  were  released,  or  admitted  to 
bail,  except  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  Lyman 
Wight,  Caleb  Baldwin,  Hyrum  Smith, 
Alex.  McRae  and  Sidney  Rigdon,  who 
were  sent  to  jail  in  Liberty,  Clay  Co.,  to 
stand  their  trial  for  treason  and  murder, 
of  which  they  were  falsely  accused ;  and 
Farley  P.  Pratt,  Morris  Phelps,  Luman 
Gibbs,  Darwin  Chase  and  Norman  Shearer 
were  confined  in  the  Richmond  jail  to  stand 
their  trial  on  a  similar  charge. 

December.  Wed.  19.— John  Taylor  and 
John  E.  Page  were  ordained  Apostles,  at 
Far  West,  Mo. 

—A  petition  from  the  Saints  in  Caldwell 
County  was  presented  to  the  Missouri 
legislature,  causing  much  warm  debate, 
but  the  petition  was  finally  laid  on  the 
table,  which  meant  that  the  legislature 
would  do  nothing  for  the  suffering  Saints. 


Thurs.  27.— Anson  Call  was  brutally 
whipped  by  a  mob,  near  Elk  Horn,  Ray 
Co.,  Mo. 


1839. 

The  Saints  who  were  banished  from 
Missouri  escaped  to  Illinois;  Joseph  the 
Prophet  and  the  other  imprisoned  brethren 
made  their  escape.  After  being  kindly 
treated  by  the  citizens  of  Quincy,  Com- 
merce, Hancock  Co.,  111.,  was  selected  as 
a  new  gathering  place  for  the  Saints ;  the 
building  of  a  city  was  commenced  and  a 
Stake  of  Zion  organized.  Most  of  the 
Apostles  started  on  a  mission  to  Great 
Britain. 

January.  Tues.  29.— The  Elders  met 
at  Far  West  to  complete  measures  for  the 
removal  of  the  poor  from  Missouri,  and 
pledged  themselves  to  assist  each  other 
until  all  were  removed. 

February.  Thurs.  i4.— Brigham  Young, 
President  of  the  Twelve,  left  Far  West, 
Mo,,  for  Illinois,  on  account  of  persecution. 

Sat.  2.3.— Many  of  the  fugitive  Saints 
having  arrived  at  Quincy,  Adams  Co.,  111., 
the  citizens  of  that  place  met  to  adopt 
measures  for  their  relief. 

About  this  time  Sidney  Rigdon  was  re- 
leased from  prison  in  Liberty  jail,  Mo.,  on 
bail. 

March.  Sun.  i7.— Thomas  B.  Marsh, 
formerly  President  of  the  Twelve,  Wm.  W. 
Phelps,  Frederick  G.  Williams,  George 
M.  Hinkle  and  others  were  excommunicated 
from  the  Church  at  a  conference  held  at 
Quincy,  111. 

Wed.  20.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  who  was 
still  imprisoned  in  Liberty  jail.  Mo.,  wrote 
an  excellent  epistle  "to  the  Saints  at 
Quincy,  111.,  and  scattered  abroad,"  in 
which  was  embodied  a  most  fervent  prayer 
in  behalf  of  the  suffering  Saints,  and  words 
of  prophecy.  (See  Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  121, 
and  History  of  Joseph  Smith.) 

A  few  days  later  the  Prophet  Joseph 
continued  his  epistle  and  wrote  among 
other  beautiful  gems  that  which  consti- 
tutes Sections  122  and  123  of  the  Doctrine 
and  Covenants. 

April.  Fri.  5.— A  company  of  about 
fifty  men  in  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  swore 
that  they  would  never  eat  or  drink  until 
they  had  murdered  Joseph  the  Prophet. 

Sat.  6. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  fellow- 
prisoners  were  started  from  Liberty  jail, 
to  Gallatin,  Daviess  County,  Mo.,  where 
they  arrived  on  the  8th,  and  were  again 
subjected  to  a  mock  trial  before  a  drunken 
court  and  jury. 

Thurs.  11. — Ten  mobbers  made  an  un- 
successful attempt  to  kill  Stephen  Mark- 
ham  in  Uaviess  County,  Mo.,  because  he 
had  testified  truthfully  in  the  case  of  the 
prisoners. 

Sun.  14. — The  committee  for  the  re- 
moval of  the  Saints  from  Missouri  moved 
36  families  into  Tenney's  Grove,  about 
twenty-five  miles  from  Far  West. 

Mon.  15. — ^Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  andfeUow- 
prisoners,  started  from  Daviess  towards 
Boone  County,  Mo.,  under  a  change  of 
venue. 


CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY 1839. 


Tues.  if/.— The  guard  being  drunk,  Jo- 
seph Smith,  jun.,  and  fellow-prisoners 
made  their  escape.  After  a  severe  jour- 
ney they  arrived  at  Quincy,  111.,  on  the 
22nd. 

Sat.  20.—T\\e  last  of  the  Saints  left  P'ar 
West.  Thus  a  whole  community,  number- 
ing about  fifteen  thousand  souls,  were  ex- 
pelled from  their  homes  on  account  of 
their  religion. 

Wed.24.—Va.T\ey  P.  Pratt  and  fellow- 
prisoners  were  brought  before  the  grand 
jury  of  Ray  County,  at  Richmond.  Dar- 
win Chase  and  Norman  Shearer  were 
dismissed  after  having  been  imprisoned 
for  six  months. 

ThurH.25.—Jo^e^h.  Smith, jun., and  others 
visited  Iowa  for  the  purpose  of  finding  a 
location  for  the  Church.  Commerce,  Han- 
cock Co.,  111.,  was  finally  selected  as  a 
gathering  place  for  the  Saints. 

FH.  26'.— Early  in  the  morning  a  con- 
ference was  held  on  the  Temple  site  at 
Far  West,  Mo.,  in  fulfilment  of  the  revela- 
tion given  July  8,  1838.  Among  those  pres- 
ent were  Apostles  Brigham  Young,  Heber 
C.  Kimball,  Orson  Pratt,  John  E.  Page 
and  John  Taylor,  who  ordained  Wilford 
Woodruff  and  George  A,  Smith  Apostles, 
"to  fill  the  places  of  those  who  had  fallen." 
Alpheus  Cutler,  the  master-workman  of 
the  Temple,  then  commenced  laying  its 
foundation,  in  accordance  with  revelation, 
by  rolling  up  a  large  stone  near  the  south- 
east corner.  Isaac  Russell,  John  Goodson, 
Luman  Gibbs  and  twenty -eight  others 
were  excommunicated  from  the  Church. 

May.  Wed.  1. — The  first  .purchase  of 
land  for  the  Church  at  Commerce,  111.,  was 
made  by  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  and  others  of 
the  committee.  The  purchase  consisted  of 
two  farms  bought  respectively  of  Hugh 
White  and  Isaac  Galland. 

Fri.  5.— Six  of  the  Apostles  met  Joseph 
the  Prophet  near  Quincy,  111.,  for  the  first 
time  after  his  liberation  from  prison. 

Sat.  4. — A  two  days'  conference  was 
commenced  on  the  Presbyterian  camp 
ground,  near  Quincy,  111.  The  doings  of 
the  Twelve  at  Far  West  on  April  26th  were 
sanctioned.  Elder  Oliver  Granger  was 
appointed  to  go  to  Kirtland,  O.,  to  preside, 
and  the  Saints  in  the  Eastern  States  were 
advised  to  gather  to  Kirtland  and  settle 
that  place  as  a  Stake  of  Zion.  On  the  5th 
it  was  decided  to  send  Sidney  Rigdon  as  a 
delegate  to  Washington,  D.  C,  to  lay  the 
grievances  of  the  Saints  before  the  Gene- 
ral Government. 

Mon.  6. — At  a  conference,held  at  Quincy, 
111.,  Wm.  Marks  was  appointed  to  preside 
at  Commerce,  and  John  P.  Greene  over 
the  Saints  in  New  York.  A  number  of 
Seventies  and  High  Priests  were  called  to 
accompany  the  Apostles  on  their  missions 
to  Europe. 

Thurs.  9.  —  Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  left 
Quincy  with  his  family,  and .  arrived  the 
following  dav  at  Commerce. 

Wed.  22.  —  Parley  P.  Pratt,  ?Morris 
Phelps,  Luman  Gibbs  and  King  Follett, 
having  obtained  a  change  of  venue,  left 
Richmond,  Mo.,  handcuffed,  for  Columbia, 
Boone  County,  where  they  arrived  on  the 
26th  and  were  thrown  into  a  filthy  dun- 
geon. 

June.— The  first  house  erected  by  the 


Saints  in  Commerce  was  raised  by  Theo- 
dore Turley. 

Mon.  24.  —  The  Church  purchased  the 
town  of  Nashville,  in  Lee  County,  Iowa 
Territory,  and  twenty  thousand  acres  of 
land  adjoining  it.  About  the  same  time 
another  tract  of  land  lying  west  of  Mont- 
rose, Iowa,  opposite  Nauvoo,  was  pur- 
chased. 

July. — Much  sickness  prevailed  among 
the  Saints  at  Commerce,  which  at  that 
time  was  a  very  unhealthf  ul  place, but  many 
of  them  were  miraculously  healed  by  the 
power  of  God. 

Tues.  2.  —  Joseph  the  Prophet  advised 
that  a  town  be  built  on  the  Iowa  purchase, 
to  be  called  Zarahemla. 

Thurs.  4.—-  After  more  than  seven 
months'  imprisonment  without  conviction, 
Parley  P.  Pratt  and  Morris  Phelps  es- 
caped from  the  Columbia  jail,  Boone 
County,  Mo.  They  arrived  in  Quincy,  111., 
after  days  of  dreadful  suffering  from 
hunger  and  fatigue.  King  Follett,  who 
also  tried  to  escape,  was  retaken. 

Mo7i.  22.— Elijah  Fordham,  Henry  G. 
Sherwood,  Benjamin  Brown,  Joseph  B. 
Noble  and  many  others,  at  Commerce,  111., 
and  Montrose,  Iowa,  were  miraculously 
healed  under  the  powerful  administrations 
of  the  Prophet  Joseph,  assisted  by  other 
Elders. 

August.  Thurs.  8.— Apostles  John  Tay- 
lor and  Wilford  Woodruff  left  Commerce, 
111.,  on  a  mission  to  England. 

Thurs.  2,9.— Apostles  Parley  P.  Pratt 
and  Orson  Pratt  and  Elder  Hiram  Clark 
departed  from  Commerce  on  a  mission  to 
England. 

September.  Wed.  18. — Apostles  Brig- 
ham  Young  and  Heber  C.  Kimball  started 
from  Commerce  on  a  mission  to  England, 
leaving  their  families  sick  and  poverty- 
stricken. 

Sat.  21. — Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith  and  El- 
ders Reuben  Hedlock  and  Theodore  Tur- 
ley left  Commerce  for  England  on  a 
mission 

October.  Sat.  o. — At  a  general  confer- 
ence, held  at  Commerce,  William  Marks 
was  appointed  president  of  that  Stake, 
Edward  Partridge,  Bishop  of  the  upper 
Ward,  and  Vinson  Knight,  Bishop  of  the 
lower  Ward.  Geo.  W.  Harris,  Samuel 
Bent,  Henry  G.  Sherwood,  David  Fullmer, 
Alpheus  Cutler,  Wm.  Huntington,  Thomas 
Grover,  Newel  Knight,  Chas.  C.  Rich, 
David  Dort,  Seymour  Brunson  and  Lewis 
D.  Wilson  were  chosen  members  of  the 
High  Council.  John  Smith  was  appointed 
to  preside  over  the  Saints  on  the  other 
side  of  the  Mississippi  river,  in  Iowa  Ter- 
ritory, with  Alanson  Ripley  as  Bishop. 
Asahel  Smith,  John  M.  Burk,  Abraham  O. 
Smoot,  Richard  Howard,  Willard  Snow, 
Erastus  Snow,  David  Pettigrew,  Elijah 
Fordham,  Edward  Fisher,  Elias  Smith, 
John  Patten  and  Stephen  Chase  were 
chosen  as  members  of  the  High  Council. 

Thurs. 17. — Apostle  Heber  C.  Kimball  was 
poisoned  at  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  but  his 
life  was  saved  by  the  administration  of 
Apostle  Brigham  Young. 

Sat.  19. — The  High  Council  appointed  for 
the  Church  in  Iowa  met  for  the  first  time, 
at  Nashville,  Iowa.  Reynolds  Cahoon  and 
Lyman  Wight  were  appointed  counselors 
to  John  Smith.    ' 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1840, 


Tue^.  3. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  accom- 
panied by  Sidney  Rigdon,  Elias  Higbee 
and  O.  Porter  Rockwell  left  Commerce 
for  Washington,  D.  C,  to  lay  the  griev- 
ances of  the  Saints  before  the  President 
and  Congress  of  the  United  States. 

In  the  latter  part  of  this  month  King 
FoUett,  the  last  of  the  Missouri  prisoners, 
was  tried  and  set  free. 

November.— The  first  number  of  the 
Times  and  Seasons  was  published  at  Com- 
merce, 111. 

Sun.  .?.— James  MulhoUand,  Joseph 
Smith's  clerk,  died  at  Commerce. 

Wed.  27.— Brigham  Young  rebuked  the 
wind  and  waves  on  Lake  Erie,  and  he  was 
obeyed. 

Thurs.  28.— Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  arrived 
at  Washington,  D.  C. 

December.  Thurs.  i.9.— Apostles  Wil- 
ford  Woodruff  and  John  Taylor  and  Elder 
Theodore  Turley  sailed  from  New  York 
for  England;  they  arrived  at  Liverpool 
Jan.  11, 1840. 

Sat.  21. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  arrived  at 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  (from  Washington), 
where  he  remained  until  the  30th,  preach- 
ing the  gospel. 

1840 

Joseph  the  Prophet  and  other  Elders 
visited  Washington,  D.  C,  to  seek  redress 
for  the  Saints  from  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment, but  were  unsuccessful.  Commerce, 
111., was  incorporated  as  the  City  of  Nauvoo, 
and  Stakes  of  Zion  were  organized  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  Illinois.  The  Apostles  per- 
formed a  great  missionary  work  in  Eng- 
land, whence  also  the  first  missionary  was 
sent  to  Australia. 

January.  Sun.  12. — Francis  Marion 
Lyman  was  born  at  Macomb,  McDonough 
Co.,  111. 

March.— Multitudes  were  baptized  into  . 
the  Church  in  the  United  States  and  Eng- 
land.   Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff  built  up 
large  branches  in  Herefordshire,  England. 

Wed.  4. — Joseph  Smith,  jun.,  arrived  in 
Commerce,  111.,  from  Washington,  D.  C, 
after  a  fruitless  endeavor  to  obtain  redress 
for  the  wrongs  suffered  by  the  Saints  in 
Missouri.  He  had  presented  to  Congress 
claims  against  Missouri  from  491  individu- 
als for  about  §1,381,000.  President  Martin 
Van  Buren,  in  answer  to  Joseph's  appeal, 
said,  "Your  cause  is  just,  but  I  can  do 
nothing  for  you."  The  Committee  on  the 
Judiciary,  to  whom  was  referred  the 
memorial  of  the  Saints,  reported  adverse- 
ly to  the  prayer  of  the  petitioners. 

Mon.  .9.— Brigham  Young,  Heber  C. 
Kimball,  Parley  P.  Pratt,  George  A.  Smith 
and  Reuben  Hedlock  sailed  from  New  York 
on  the  ship  I'airlck  IJt'nry  for  Liverpool, 
where  they  arrived  April  6th. 

April.  Mon.  H. — A  general  conference 
of  the  Church  was  commenced  at  Nanvoo, 
111.  It  continued  three  days.  On  the  first 
day  Apostle  Orson  Hyde  was  called  on  a 
mission  to  Jerusalem  and  on  the  8th  Apostle 
John  E.  Page  was  appointed  to  accompany 
him.    The  conference  also  adopted  a  series 


of  resolutions,  expressive  of  sorrow  and 
disappointment  at  the  action  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  the  Judiciary  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

Tues.  14.— At  a  council  of  the  Apostles 
held  at  Preston,  England,  Willard  Rich- 
ards was  ordained  one  of  the  Twelve 
Apostles. 

Wed.  io.— Apostle  Orson  Hyde  left  Com- 
merce, 111.,  on  his  mission  to  Jerusalem. 

— At  a  conference  held  at  Preston,  Eng- 
land, where  34  branches  and  1,686  mem- 
bers were  represented,  it  was  decided  to 
publish  a  monthly  periodical  in  the  inter- 
est of  the  Church  in  England. 

Tues.  21.— The  Postmaster  General  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  changed  the  name  of 
the  postoftice  at  Commerce,  Hancock  Co., 
111.,  to  Nauvoo,  and  appointed  George  W. 
Robinson  postmaster. 

May.  Sat.  ,9.— Elder  Theodore  Turley, 
who  had  been  imprisoned  in  Stafford  jail, 
England,  at  the  instigation  of  a  Methodist 
preacher,  was  released. 

Wed.  ?7. — Bishop  Edward  Partridge  died 
at  Nauvoo,  46  years  old.  He  lost  his  life  in 
consequence  of  the  Missouri  persecutions. 

—The  first  number  of  The  Latter-day 
Saints"  Millennial  Star  was  published  at 
Manchester,  England ;  Apostle  Parley  P. 
Pratt,  editor. 

June.  By  this  time  the  Saints  had 
erected  about  two  hundred  and  fifty 
houses  in  Nanvoo. 

Sat.  6'.— Forty-one  Saints  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  on  the  ship  Britannia, 
for  the  United  States,  being  the  first 
Saints  that  gathered  from  a  foreign  land. 
John  Moon  was  leader  of  the  company. 

Sun.  14.— The  Bran  Green  and  Gadfield 
Elm  conference  was  organized  by  Apostle 
Wilford  Woodruff  in  Worcestershire,  Eng- 
land, consisting  of  twelve  branches.  This 
was  the  first  conference  organized  in  the 
British  mission. 

Sun.  21. — At  a  meeting  held  on  Stanley 
Hill,  Herefordshire,  England,  the  Froome's 
Hill  conference  was  organized  by  Apostle 
Wilford  Woodruff,  consisting  of  twenty 
branches. 

July.— The  first  British  edition  of  the 
Latter-day  Saints'  Hymn  Book  was  pub- 
lished in  England. 

Tues.  ;.— James  Allred,  Noah  Rogers, 
Alanson  Brown  and  Benjamin  Boyce  were 
kidnapped  from  Hancock  County,  111.,  by 
Missourians,  and  taken  to  Tully,  Lewis 
Co.,  Mo.,  where  they  were  imprisoned, 
whipped  and  ill-treated  until  nearly  dead. 
Brown  and  Allred  escaped  a  few  days 
afterwards. 

Sat.  11. — Apostle  Geo,  A,  Smith  ordained 
and  set  apart  Wm,  Barratt  at  Burslem, 
Staffordshire,  England,  for  a  mission  to 
South  Australia,  He  was  the  first  mis- 
sionary to  that  country, 

Mon.  20. — John  Moon's  company  of  Brit- 
ish emigrants  arrived  at  New  York. 

Mon.  27.— Apostle  John  Taylor  sailed 
from  Liverpool  for  Ireland  to  open  the 
door  of  the  gospel  in  that  country. 

Auffust.— Elder  W^m,  Donaldson,  of  the 
British  army,  sailed  from  England  for  the 
East  Indies,  He  was  the  first  member  of 
the  Church  to  visit  that  country, 

Fri.  21. — Noah  Rogers  and  Benjamin 
Boyce    escaped    from  their  unlawful  ira- 


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prisonment  in  Missouri,  during  which  they 
had  been  put  in  irons  and  suffered  much. 

Mon.  .3i.— Apostle  Heber  C.  Kimball 
baptized  Henry  Conner,  a  watchmaker,  in 
London,  England,  as  the  first  fruit  of 
preaching  the  fulness  of  the  gospel  in  that 
city. 

September. — Apostle  John  Taylor  and 
others  first  preached  the  gospel  on  the 
Isle  of  Man. 

Mon.  8. — The  ship  Xorth  America  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  about  two 
hundred  Saints,  under  the  presidency  of 
Theodore  Turley,  bound  for  Nauvoo,  111. 

Sun.  14. — Joseph  Smith,  sen..  Patriarch 
to  the  Church,  died  at  Nauvoo. 

Man.  15.— Gov.  Lilburn  W.  Boggs,  of 
Missouri,  made  a  demand  on  Gov.  Thos. 
Carlin,  of  Illinois,  for  Joseph  Smith,  jun., 
Sidney  Rigdon,  Lyman  Wight,  Parley  P. 
Pratt,  Caleb  Baldwin  and  Alanson  Brown 
as  fugitives  from  justice. 

October.  Fri.  .'i.— At  a  conference  held 
at  Nauvoo,  Robert  B.  Thompson  was  ap- 
pointed General  Church  Clerk,  instead  of 
Geo.  W.  Robinson.  Almon  W.  Babbitt 
was  appointed  to  preside  over  the  Church 
at  Kirtland,  O.,  and  a  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  organize  new  Stakes  for  the 
gathering  of  the  Saints. 

Wed.  22. — A  Stake  was  organized  by  the 
committee  at  Lima,  Hancock  Co.,  111.,  with 
Isaac  Morley  as  president  and  John  Mur- 
dock  and  Walter  Cox  as  his  counselors. 

tSat.  25.— A.  Stake  was  organized  at 
Quincy,  Adams  Co.,  111.,  with  Daniel 
Stanton,  Stephen  Jones  and  Ezra  T.  Ben- 
son as  the  presidency. 

Mon.  27. — A  Stake  called  Mount  Hope 
was  organized  at  the  steam  mills,  Colum- 
bus, Adams  Co.,  111.,  with  the  following 
brethren  as  the  presidency :  Abel  Lamb, 
Sherman  Gilbert  and  John  Smith. 

November.  Sat.  1. — The  committee 
organized  a  Stake  called  Geneva,  in  Mor- 
gan Co.,  111.,  with  Wm.  Bosley,  Howard  S. 
Smith  and  Samuel  Fowler  as  the  presi- 
dency. 

December.  Wed.  /6".— The  charter  for 
the  incorporation  of  Nauvoo,  granted  by 
the  State  legislature,  was  signed  by  Gov- 
ernor Thomas  Carlin,  but  not  to  take  effect 
unti]  the  first  of  Februarv  following. 


18-41. 

During  this  year  Nauvoo,  111.,  began  its 
career  as  an  incorporated  city;  the  iNau- 
voo  Legion  was  organized,  and  the  corner 
stones  of  the  Nauvoo  Temple  were  laid. 
The  Twelve  Apostles  returned  from  their 
missions  to  England,  and  baptism  for  the 
dead  was  commenced  in  the  Church. 

January. — The  first  number  of  the  Gos- 
pel lieflector,  a  semi-monthly  periodical 
published  in  the  interest  of  the  Church, 
was  issued  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  Benjamin 
Winchester,  editor. 

—The  first  British  edition  of  the  Book  of 
Mormon  was  published  in  Manchester, 
England. 

Tues.  19. — The  Saints  were  commanded 
by  revelation  to  build  a  Temple  at  Nauvoo, 
lU.,  and  also  a   "  boarding  house  "   for  the 


accommodation  of  strangers,  which  subse- 
quently became  known  as  the  Nauvoo 
House.  The  general  authorities  of  the 
Church  and  other  officers  were  named  in 
the  revelation,which  also  contains  import- 
ant explanations  on  the  order  of  the 
Priesthood.     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  124.) 

Sun.  24.— Hy rum.  Smith  succeeded  his 
father,  Joseph  Smith,  sen.,  as  Patriarch  to 
the  Church,  and  Wm.  Law  was  appointed 
a  Counselor  in  the  First  Presidency,  suc- 
ceeding Hyrum  Smith,  in  that  capacity, 
according  to  revelation. 

Saf.  30. — At  a  meeting  held  at  Nauvoo, 
111.,  Joseph  Smith  was  elected  sole  Trustee 
for  the  Church,  to  hold  the  office  during 
life,  his  "successors  to  be  the  First  Presi- 
dency" of  the  Church. 

February.  Mon.  1.— The  first  election 
took  place  for  members  of  the  city  coun- 
cil of  Nauvoo.  John  C.  Bennett  was 
elected  mayor;  Wm.  Marks,  Samuel  H. 
Smith,  Daniel  H.  Wells  and  Newel  K. 
Whitney,  aldermen ;  Joseph  Smith,  Hyrum 
Smith,  Sidney  Rigdon,  Charles  C.  Rich, 
John  F.  Barnett,  Wilson  Law,  Don  Carlos 
Smith,  John  P .  Greene  and  Vinson  Knight, 
councilors. 

Wed.  .3. — The  city  council  of  Nauvoo 
elected  Henry  G.  Sherwood,  marshal; 
James  Sloan,  recorder ;  Robert  B.  Thomp- 
sen,  treasurer ;  James  Robinson,  assessor ; 
Austin  Cowles,  supervisor  of  streets. 

Thurs.  4. — The  Nauvoo  Legion,originally 
consisting  of  six  companies,  was  organ- 
ized with  Joseph  Smith  as  lieutenant-gene- 
ral. 

Sun.  7. — The  ship  Sheffield,  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England  with' 235  Saints,  under 
the  leadership  of  Hiram  Clark. 

Sat.  13. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde  sailed  from 
New  York  for  Liverpool,  on  his  mission  to 
Jerusalem. 

Sun.  14. — The  London  (England)  confer- 
ence was  organized  with  Lorenzo  Snow  as 
president. 

Tue.^.  16. — The  ship  Fcho  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  109  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Daniel  Browitt. 

March. — The  Saints  were  commanded 
by  revelation  to  build  a  city  in  Iowa  Terri- 
tory, opposite  Nauvoo,  to  be  called  Zara- 
hemla.     (Doc.  and  Cov..  Sec.  125.) 

3fo7i.  i.— The  city  council  divided  the 
city  of  Nauvoo  into  four  wards.  An  ordi- 
nance was  passed,  giving  free  toleration 
and  equal  privileges  in  the  city  to  all 
religious  sects  and  denominations. 

yr^ed  iO.— Governor  Thos.  Carlin,  of  Illi- 
nois, commissioned  Joseph  Smith  lieuten- 
ant-general of  the  Nauvoo  Legion. 

Wed.  17. — The  ship  Vleste  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  54  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Thomas  Smith  and  Wm. 
Moss,  bound  for  America. 

Mon.  ,2.9.— Charles  C.  Rich  and  Austin 
Cowles  were  chosen  counselors  to  Wm. 
Marks,  president  of  the  Nauvoo  Stake  of 
Zion. 

April.  Tues.  6. — A  general  conference 
of  the  Church  was  commenced  at  Nauvoo, 
and  the  corner  stones  of  the  Nauvoo 
Temple  were  laid.  The  conference  was 
continued  till  the  11th. 

Thurs.  8.— Lyman  Wight  was  chosen 
one  of  the  T^.elve  Apostles,  in  place  of 
David  W.  Patten,  martyred  in  Missouri. 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1842. 


•  Wed.  2i.— Apostles  Brigham  Young,  He- 
ber  C.  Kimball,  Orson  Pratt,  Wilford 
Woodruff,  John  Taylor,  Geo.  A.  Smith  and 
Willard  Richards  sailed  from  Liverpool, 
England,  on  the  ship  Rochester,  accompa- 
nied by  130  Saints.  They  arrived  at  New 
York  May  20th. 

May.  Sat.  22.— At  a  conference  held  at 
Kirtland,  O.,  Almon  W.  Babbitt  was 
chosen  president  of  the  Kirtland  Stake, 
with  Lester  Brooks  and  Zebedee  Coltrin 
as  counselors. 

J/bw.  24.— The  First  Presidency  at 
Nauvoo  called  upon  all  scattered  Saints  to 
gather  to  Hancock  County,  111.,  and  Lee 
County,  la.  All  neighboring  Stakes  out- 
side of  these  two  counties  were  discon- 
tinued. 

June.  Sat.  G. — Joseph  Smith  was  ar- 
rested on  a  requisition  from  the  State  of 
Missouri.  He  was  tried  on  the  9th  and 
liberated  on  the  10th  on  a  writ  of  habeas 
corpus,  at  Monmouth,  Warren  Co.,  111. 

Tues.  22. — Theodore  Curtis,who  had  been 
under  arrest  in  Gloucester,  England,  five 
days  for  preaching  the  gospel,  was  ac- 
quitted. 

July.  Thurs.  i.— Apostles  Brigham 
Young,  Heber  C.  Kimball  and  John  Taylor 
arrived  at  Nauvoo  from  their  missions  to 
England. 

Fri.  .9.— By  revelation,  through  Joseph 
the  Prophet,  Apostle  Brigham  Young  was 
commanded  to  send  the  "word"  abroad, 
and  to  take  special  care  of  his  family. 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  126.) 

Tties.  i.?.— Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith  re- 
turned to  Nauvoo  from  his  mission  to 
England. 

Sun.  25. — Wm.  Yokum  lost  his  leg  by 
amputation,  as  the  result  of  a  wound  re- 
ceived in  the  massacre  at  Haun's  Mill, 
Mo. 

August.  Sat.  7.— Don  Carlos  Smith, 
the  youngest  brother  of  the  Prophet,  died 
at  Nauvoo. 

Thurs.  •12. — Joseph  Smith  preached  to 
about  one  hundred  Sac  and  Pox  Indians 
(among  whom  were  the  chiefs  Keokuk, 
Kiskuhosh  and  Appenoose) ,  who  had  come 
to  visit  him  at  Nauvoo. 

Man.  16. — Apostle  Willard  Richards  ar- 
rived at  Nauvoo  from  his  mission  to  Eng- 
land. 

Wed.  25. — Oliver  Granger  died  at  Kirt- 
land, O. 

Fri.  27. — Robert  B.  Thompson,  Joseph 
Smith's  scribe,  died  at  Nauvoo. 

September.  Tues.  21.— The  ship  Ty- 
rean  sailed  from  Liverpool  for  New  Or- 
leans with  204  Saints,  under  the  direction 
of  Joseph  Fielding,  bound  for  Nauvoo. 

Wed.  22. — A  company  of  brethren  left 
Nauvoo  for  the  Pineries,  Wisconsin,  about 
five  hundred  miles  north,  to  procure  lum- 
ber for  the  Nauvoo  Temple. 

October.  Sat.  2.— An  important  gen- 
eral conference  wss  commenced  in  the 
Grove  at  Nauvoo.  It  was  continued  till 
the  4th.  Joseph  Smith  declared,  as  the 
will  of  the  Lord,  that  the  Church  should 
not  hold  another  general  conference  until 
the  Saints  could  meet  in  the  Temple. 
James  Sloan  was  elected  Church  clerk,  in- 
stead of  Robert  B.  Thompson  deceased. 
Wed.  6.— Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff  ar- 


rived at  Nauvoo  from  his  mission  to  Eng- 
land. 

Thurs.  7.— In  a  council  of  the  Twelve,  a 
number  of  brethren  were  called  on  mis- 
sions, among  whom  were  Joseph  Ball  to 
South  America  and  Henry  Harrison 
Sagers  to  Jamaica,  West  Indies. 

Sun.  24. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde,  who  had 
arrived  at  Jerusalem,  ascended  the  Mount 
of  Olives  and  dedicated  the  land  of  Pales- 
tine by  prayer  for  the  gathering  of  the 
Jews. 

November.  Jfon.  8.— The  temporary 
baptismal  font  in  the  Nauvoo  Temple  was 
dedicated. 

—The  ship  Chaos  sailed  from  Liverpool 
with  170  Saints,  under  the  direction  of 
Peter  Melling,  bound  for  Nauvoo. 

Sun.  2i.— Baptisms  for  the  dead  were 
commenced  in  the  font  in  the  basement  of 
the  Nauvoo  Temple. 

Wed.  24. — The  Tyrean  company  of  Brit- 
ish Saints  arrived  at  Warsaw,  intending 
to  settle  Warren,  a  new  town  site,  one 
mile  south  of  Warsaw,  which  had  been 
selected  for  a  settlement  of  the  Saints, 
but  they  soon  afterwards  removed  to  Nau- 
voo, because  of  oppression  on  the  part  of 
anti-Mormons. 

December.  Sat.  ^.— The  Stake  or- 
ganization at  Ramus,  Hancock  County, 
111.,  was  discontinued. 

Mon.  i.5— Apostle  Willard  Richards  was 
appointed  Joseph  Smith's  private  secre- 
tary and  general  clerk  for  the  Church. 

Wed.  22. — John  Snider  was  called  by 
revelation  on  a  special  mission  to  Europe, 
bearing  a  message  from  the  Twelve. 


184:2. 

A  large  number  of  Saints  from  Great 
Britain  arrived  at  Nauvoo,  111.  John  C. 
Bennett,  who  turned  traitor  against  the 
Church,  sought  the  Prophet  Joseph's  life. 
Joseph  Smith  was  arrested  on  a  false 
charge,  tried  and  acquitted ;  and  when  the 
ofl&cers  planned  to  arrest  him  again,  he 
hid  himself  and  from  his  places  of  seclusion 
wrote  important  communications  to  the 
Saints. 

January.  Thurs.  6'.— A  conference  was 
held  at  Zarahemla,  la.,  opposite  Nauvoo, 
when  a  Stake  of  Zion,  previously  organ- 
ized there,  was  discontinued,  and  a  branch 
organized  in  its  stead,  with  John  Smith  as 
president. 

Wed.  12.— The  ship  Tremont  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  143  Saints  bound  for 
Nauvoo  via  New  Orleans. 

February.  Wed.  2.— Moses  Thatcher 
was  born  in  Sangamon  County,  III, 

Thurs.  .9.— Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff 
took  the  superintendency  of  the  printing 
office  and  Apostle  John  Taylor  the  editor- 
ial department  of  the  Times  and  Seasons, 
at  Nauvoo. 

Sat.  5. — The  ship  ffope  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool for  New  Orleans  with  270  Saints. 

Sun.  20.- The  ship  John  Cummins  sailed 
from  Liverpool  with  about  two  hundred 
Saints. 

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England  was  moved  from  Manchester 
(No.  47  Oxford  Street)  to  the  Church 
emigration  office  in  Liverpool  (No.  36 
Chapel  Street). 

Sat.  L2. — The  ship  Hanover  sailed  from 
Liverpool  vfith.  about  two  hundred  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Amos  Fielding. 

TiHt:.  L"). — Joseph  Smith  took  charge  of 
the  editorial  department  of  the  Times  and 
Seasons. 

T?iurs.  17. — The  organization  of  the  Fe- 
male Relief  Society  of  Nauvoo  was  com- 
menced. It  was  completed  on  the  24:th, 
with  Emma  Smith  as  president;  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Ann  Whitney  and  Mrs.  Sarah 
M.  Cleveland,  counselors;  Miss  Elvira 
Cowles,  treasurer;  and  Eliza  R.  Snow, 
secretary. 

Sim.  20. — Joseph  Smith  baptized  eighty 
t)ersons  for  the  dead  in  the  Mississippi 
river,  after  which  he  confirmed  about 
fifty. 

Sat.  26. — John  Snider  left  Nauvoo  on 
his  special  mission  to  England. 

Su7i.  27. — Joseph  Smith  baptized  107 
persons  for  the  dead  in  the  Mississippi 
river. 

April.  Wed.  6'.— A  special  conference 
of  the  Church  wes  held  at  Nauvoo ;  it  was 
continued  till  the  8th,  and  during  its  ses- 
sions 275  brethren  were  ordained  Elders. 

Wed.  //>'. — About  two  hundred  Saints 
arrived  at  Nauvoo  from  Great  Britain. 

.s'«^.  If). — The  Wa.sp,  a  miscellaneous 
weekly  newspaper,  was  first  published  at 
Nauvoo;  Wm.  Smith,  editor. 

Fri.  29. — Joseph  Smith  wrote:  ''A 
conspiracy  against  the  peace  of  my  house- 
hold was  made  manifest,  and  it  gave  me 
some  trouble  to  counteract  the  design  of 
certain  base  individuals  and  restore  peace. 
The  Lord  makes  manifest  to  me  many 
things,  which  it  is  not  wisdom  for  me  to 
make  public,  until  others  can  witness  the 
proof  of  them." 

May.  Wed.  4.— Joseph  Smith  gave 
James  Adams,  Hyrum  Smith,  Newel  K. 
Whitney,  George  Miller,  Brigham  Young, 
Heber  C.  Kimball  and  Willard  Richards 
instructions  about  holy  endowments. 

Fri.  6.  —  Ex  -  Governor  Lilburn  W. 
Boggs,  of  Missouri,  was  shot,  but  not 
killed,  at  Independence,  Mo. 

Sat.  7. — The  Nauvoo  Legion,  now  num- 
bering 26  companies,  or  2,000  men,  was 
review^ed  and  it  fought  a  sham  battle,  in 
which  John  C.  Bennett  conspired  against 
the  Prophet's  life,  but  failed  to  carry  out 
his  design. 

Thurs.  19. — John  C.  Bennett  having  re- 
signed the  mayorship  of  Nauvoo,  Joseph 
Smith  was  elected  by  the  city  council  to  fill 
the  vacancy. 

Tues.  24. — Chauncey  L.  Higbee  was  ex- 
communicated from  the  Church  by  the 
High  Council  of  Nauvoo,  for  unchaste  and 
unvirtuous  conduct. 

Wed.  2.'). — The  authorities  of  the  Church 
had  at  this  time  withdrawn  their  fellow- 
ship from  John  C.  Bennett,  who  soon  af- 
terwards left  Nauvoo. 

June.  Wed.  1. — At  a  general  confer- 
ence held  in  Manchester,  England,  8,265 
officers  and  members  of  the  Church  were 
represented. 

July.  Swi.  5. —Joseph  Smith  spoke  to 
eight  thousand  people  at  Nauvoo. 


August.— Apostle  Orson  Hyde  publish- 
ed a  pamphlet  of  120  pages  in  the  German 
language,  in  Germany,  entitled  "A  Cry  in 
the  Wilderness,"  etc.,  setting  forth  the 
rise,  progress  and  doctrines  of  the  Church. 

Sat.  6". — Joseph  Smith  prophesied  that 
the  Saints  would  be  driven  to  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  where  they  should  become  a 
mighty  people. 

Jfon.  8. — Joseph  Smith  was  arrested  by 
a  deputy  sherift'  at  Nauvoo,  by  requisition 
from  Gov.  Thos.  Reynolds,  of  Missouri, 
falsely  accused  of  being  accessory  to  the 
shooting  of  ex-Governor  Boggs.  O.  Porter 
Rockwell  was  also  arrested  as  principal. 
A  writ  of  habeas  corpus  was  issued  by  the 
municipal  court  of  Nauvoo,  by  which  the 
prisoners  were  released  for  the  time  being. 

Wed.  10.— The  deputy  sheriff  returned 
to  Nauvoo  to  re-arrest  Joseph  Smith  and 
O.  Porter  Rockwell,  but  they  could  not  be 
found.  To  escape  imprisonment  the 
Prophet  had  to  keep  concealed  for  some 
time.  His  first  retreat  was  the  house  of 
his  uncle  John  Smith,  at  Zarahemla,  la. 

Thurs.  11.— Joseph  Smith  concealed  him- 
self in  the  house  of  Edward  Sayer,  in 
Nauvoo. 

Thurs.  18. — Rumors  being  afloat  that 
the  Prophet's  hiding  place  was  discovered, 
he  changed  his  quarters  from  the  house  of 
Edward  Sayer  to  that  of  Carlos  Granger, 
who  lived  in  the  northeast  part  of  Nauvoo. 
Great  excitement  prevailed  among  the 
people  around  Nauvoo  on  account  of  John 
C.  Bennett's  lies. 

i^H.  19.— Joseph  Smith  returned  to  his 
own  house. 

Sat.  20. — Amasa  M.  Lyman  was  ordained 
one  of  the  Twelve  Apostles. 

Sun.  ^i.— Sidney  Rigdon  testified  in 
public  meeting,  at  Nauvoo,  that  his  daugh- 
ter, Eliza,  had  been  raised  from  the  dead 
by  the  power  of  God. 

3fon.  29. — After  not  showing  himself  in 
public  for  three  weeks,  Joseph  Smith 
spoke  to  an  assembly  of  Saints  at  Nauvoo ; 
380  Elders  volunteered  to  take  missions  to 
the  various  States  of  the  Union  for  the 
purpose  of  refuting  John  C.  Bennett's 
lies. 

September.  Thurs.  i.— Joseph  Smith 
wrote  an  address  to  the  Saints  at  Nauvoo 
concerning  baptism  for  the  dead.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  127.) 

Sat.  .5.— Another  effort  was  made  to  ar- 
rest Joseph  Smith  without  legal  process. 
His  house  was  searched,  but  he  eluded 
pursuit,  and  afterwards  kept  himself  hid 
for  some  time  in  the  house  of  Edward 
Hunter. 

Tues.  6'.— Joseph  Smith  wrote  another 
important  address  to  the  Saints  in  relation 
to  baptism  for  the  dead,  and  the  necessity 
of  keeping  records.  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
128.) 

Sat.  iO.— Joseph  Smith  returned  home 
undiscovered. 

Sat.  17.— The  ship  Sidney  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  180  Saints ;  it  arrived  at 
New  Orleans  Nov.  11th. 

Sun.  25.— The  ship  Mcdford  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  214  Saints,  under  the  presi- 
dency of  Apostle  Orson  Hyde ;  it  arrived 
at  New  Orleans  Nov.  13th. 

Thurs  2.9.— The  ship  Henry  sailed  from 
Liverpool    for    New    Orleans,     with     157 


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Saints,      under      the     direction    of    John 
Snider. 

October.  s?<//.  v.— Reports  reached 
Joseph  Smith  that  Gov.  Thos.  Reynolds, 
of  Missouri,  had  offered  a  reward  for  the 
arrest  of  himself  and  O.  Porter  Rockwell. 
Fri.  ;.—  Joseph  Smith  again  left  home  to 
elude  the  pursuit  of  his  enemies,  leaving 
his  wife  Emma  sick.  He  returned  on  the 
20th. 

Tliurs.  l:j.  Some  of  the  brethren  arrived 
at  Nauvoo  from  the  Pineries,  Wisconsin, 
with  90.C00  feet  of  lumber  and  24,000  cubic 
feet  of  timber  for  the  Temple  and  Nauvoo 
House. 

T?iurs.  ?r>.— Thomas  Ward  succeeded 
Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  as  president  of 
the  British  Mission,  with  Lorenzo  Snow 
and  Hiram  Clark  as  counselors. 

Sat.  2.'y.— The  ship  Emerald  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  250  Saints,  under  the  leader- 
ship of  Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt.  Because 
of  ice  in  the  Mississippi  river  the  company 
was  detained  during  the  winter  in  St. 
Louis,  Alton,  Chester  and  other  places, 
and  did  not  arrive  in  Nauvoo  until  April 
12,  1843. 

November.  Tues.  15. — Apostle  John 
Taylor  succeeded  Joseph  Smith  as  editor 
of  the  Times  ahd  Seasons. 

Thnrs.  17. — Alpheus  Harmon  was  frozen 
to  death  on  the  prairie,  between  Nauvoo 
and  Carthage,  111.,  as  he  was  returning 
home  from  a  mission. 

December.  Sun.  4.— The  city  of  Nau- 
voo was  divided  into  ten  Bishop's  wards. 

Wed.  7.— Apostle  Orson  Hyde  returned 
to  Nauvoo  from  his  mission  to  Jerusalem. 

Tues.  20.— Lorenzo  D.  Barnes  died  at 
Bradford,  England.  His  was  the  first 
death  of  an  Elder  on  a  foreign  mission. 

Wed.  21. — Apostle  Willard  Richards,  who 
had  been  in  the  East  several  months,  was 
appointed  Church  Historian,  etc. 

Jfon.  26. — Joseph  Smith  was  arrested  the 
third  time  on  a  requisition  from  the  State 
of  Missouri. 

Tues.  27.— Joseph  Smith,  accompanied  by 
several  brethren,  left  Nauvoo  for  Spring- 
field, ni.,  where  they  arrived  on  the  30th. 


1843. 

During  this  and  the  preceding  year 
Joseph  the  Prophet  preached  many  power- 
ful sermons  and  uttered  a  number  of  im- 
portant prophecies.  While  on  a  visit  to 
Dixon,  111.,  he  had  a  narrow  escape  from 
being  kidnapped  under  legal  pretense  and 
taken  to  Missouri.  The  revelation  on 
celestial  marriage  was  given  and  the  first 
missionaries  sent  to  the  Society  Islands. 

January.  Man.  2. — Joseph  Smith  pro- 
phesied that  he  should  not  go  to  Mis- 
souri dead  or  alive. 

Wed.  4.— Joseph  Smith  was  on  trial  be- 
fore Judge  Pope,  of  Springfield,  on  the 
accusation  of  being  an  accessory  to  the 
shooting  of  ex- Governor  Boggs  of  Mis- 
souri. 

Thurs.  5.— Joseph  Smith  was  proven 
innocent  and  acquitted. 

lues.   iO.— Joseph    Smith  and  company 


arrived  at  Nauvoo  from  th     rip-to  Spring- 
field. 

Man.  i6*.— The  ship  Sivanton^-^2ii\edi  from 
Liverpool  with  212  Saints  for  New  Orleans, 
led  by  Lorenzo  Snow.  The  emigrants  ar- 
rived at  Nauvoo  April  12th. 

Tues.  i7.— The  Saints  being  overjo>eu 
because  of  Joseph  Smith's  release,  meet- 
ings of  prayer  and  thanksgiving  were  held 
at  Nauvoo. 

February.  Tues.  7. — Apostle  Parley 
P.  Pratt  arrived  at  Nauvoo  from;his  mis- 
sion to  England, 

Thurs.  9. — Joseph  Smith  received  by 
revelation  three  grand  keys,  by  which  bad 
angels,  or  spirits,  may  be  known.  ( Doc. 
andCov.,  Sec.  129.) 

March. -A  "Young    Gentlemen's    and 
Ladies'  Relief  Society"  was  organized  at 
Nauvoo,  with  Wm.  Cutler  as  president. 
— Joseph    Smith    studied    the    Germ 
language. 

Fri.  .'i.— The  Illinois  legislature  passed 
a  bill  for  repealing  the  Nauvoo  city  char- 
ter, which,  however,  was  not  approved. 

Sat.  4.—0.  Porter  Rockwell  was  taken 
prisoner  in  St.  Louis  by  the  Missourians. 

Wed.  S.— The  ship  Yorkshire  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  82  Saints  on 
board,  led  by  Thomas  Bullock ;  the  emi- 
grants arrived  at  Nauvoo.  May  31st,  via 
New  Orleans, 

Wed.  /5.— Joseph  Smith  prophesied  that 
O.  Porter  Rockwell  would  get  away 
honorably  from  the  Missourians.  ~^  t 

Tues.  2i.— The  ship  Clayborne  sailed 
from  Liverpool  with  106  Saints. 

ApriL  Sun.  ?.— "  Important  Items  of 
Instruction  "  were  given  by  Joseph  Smith, 
at  Nauvoo,  who  also  prophesied  "  that  the 
commencement  of  the  difficulties  which  will 
cause  much  bloodshed  previous  to  the 
coming  of  the  Son  of  Man,  will  be  in  South 
Carolina."     (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  130.;» 

Thurs.  6'. — At  a  conference  held  in  the 
Temple,  at  Kirtland,  O.,  it  was  decided 
that  all  the  Saints  residing  at  that  place 
should  remove  to  Nauvoo,  111. 

—An  important  conference,  which  con- 
tinued its  sessions  till  the  8th,  was  com- 
menced on  the  floor  of  the  Temple,  at  Nau- 
voo, 111.  Joseph  Smith  prophesied  that 
Christ  would  not  come  until  he  (Joseph) 
was  eighty- five  years  of  age. 

.Won.  10. — About  one  hundred  and  fifteen 
Elders  were  called  on  missions  to  differ- 
ent States,  at  a  special  conference  held  at 
Nauvoo. 

Thu rs.  13.— J osei>h  Smith  preached  to  the 
British  Saints,  who  had  arrived  at  Nauvoo 
the  day  previous. 

Sun.  2.i.— Six  brass  plates  and  a  skeleton 
were  found  by  Mr.  R.  Wiley  and  others, 
near  Kinderhook,  Pike  Co.,  111. 

May.  Wed.  .'i.— The  first  number  of  the 
Xaupoo  Xeighhor,  a  newspaper,  was  is- 
sued at  Nauvoo,  instead  of  the  Wasp,  sus- 
pended. 

Tues.  lG.~On  this  and  the  following  day 
Joseph  Smith  made  some  important  re- 
marks about  the  celestial  glory,  at  Ra- 
mus, 111.      (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  131.) 

Thurs.  18. — Returning  to  Nauvoo  from 
his  visit  to  Ramus,  Joseph  Smith  dined 
with  Judge  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  at  Car- 
thage,Hancock  Co.,  111.  During  the  conver- 
sation which  took  place  Joseph  prophesied 


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that  Judge  Douglas  would  aspire  to  the 
Presidency  of  the  United  States,  and  ad- 
ded that  if  he  ever  turned  his  hand  against 
the  Latter-day  Saints,  he  should  feel  the 
hand  of  the  Almighty  upon  him,  etc. 

Tues,  23. — Addison  Pratt,  Noah  Rogers, 
Benjamin  F.  Grouard  and  Knowlton  F. 
Hanks  were  set  apart  for  a  mission  to  the 
Pacific  Islands. 

Fri.  26. — Joseph  Smith  gave  endowments, 
and  also  instructions  on  the  Priesthood 
and  the  new  and  everlasting  covenant,  to 
Hyrum  Smith,  Brigham  Young,  Heber  C. 
Kimball  and  others,  at  Nauvoo. 

June.  Thurs.  1. — Addison  Pratt,  Ben- 
jamin F.  Grouard,  Knowlton  F.  Hanks 
and  Noah  Rogers  left  Nauvoo  on  their 
missions  to  the  Pacific  Islands. 

Thurs.  8. — Elias  Higbee  died  in  Nauvoo. 
tSun.  11.— A  conference  was  held  at  Lima, 
111.,  and  the  branch  at  that  place  reorgan- 
ized, with  Isaac  Morley  as  president,  and 
Gardiner  Snow,  Bishop. 

Tues.  iJ.— Joseph  Smith  left  Nauvoo 
with  his  wife  Emma  to  visit  her  sister,  liv- 
ing near  Dixon,  Lee  County,  111. 

Fri.  23. — Joseph  Smith  was  arrested  and 
brutally  treated  by  Joseph  H.  Reynolds, 
sheriff  of  Jackson  Co.,  Mo.,  and  Constable 
Harmon  T.  Wilson,  of  Carthage,  111.,  with- 
out legal  process,  and  only  through  inter- 
ference of  friends  at  Dixon  saved  from 
being  kidnapped  and  taken  to  Missouri. 

Sat.  24. — ^The  corner  stones  of  the  Ma- 
sonic Temple  at  Nauvoo  were  laid. 

— Joseph  Smith  secured  a  writ  of  habeas 
corpus  and  started  towards  Ottawa  to 
have  his  case  examined  by  Judge  John  D. 
Caton,  but,arriving  at  Pawpaw  Grove,  the 
company  learned  that  Judge  Caton  was 
not  at  home,  and,  therefore,  returned  to 
Dixon  the  following  day. 

Sun.  25.— News  of  Joseph  Smith  being 
kidnapped  reached  Nauvoo,  and  175  men 
immediately  started  on  horseback  to  his 
rescue. 

Mon.  i?6".— Joseph  Smith  started  under 
guard  towards  Quincy,  111. 

Tues.  21. — The  company  traveling  with 
Joseph  Smith  was  met  by  the  brethren 
from  Nauvoo,  when  it  was  decided  that  in- 
stead of  going  to  Quincy  to  have  the  writ 
of  habeas  corpus  examined,  the  prisoner 
and  escort  should  proceed  to  Nauvoo. 

Fri.  .50.— Joseph  Smith  and  company  ar- 
rived at  Nauvoo,  nearly  the  whole  city 
turning  out  to  meet  him.  In  the  afternoon 
he  addressed  the  people,  giving  the  history 
of  his  arrest.  While  he  was  speaking  OflS- 
cers  Reynolds  and  Wilson  started  for  Car- 
thage and  tried  to  raise  a  mob ;  afterwards 
they  petitioned  Gov.  Thos.  Ford  for 
militia  to  take  Joseph  out  of  Nauvoo  by 
force. 

July.  Sat.  1. — Joseph  Smith  was  tried 
before  the  municipal  court  of  Nauvoo  on  a 
writ  of  habeas  corpus  and  acquitted. 

Sun.  2.— Joseph  Smith  had  a  pleasant  in- 
terview with  several  Pottawattamie  chiefs 
who  had  come  to  visit  him,  and  a  very 
good  impression  was  made  upon  the  Ind- 
ians. 

— The  steamboat  Maid  of  Iowa  returned 
to  Nauvoo,  after  a  very  adventurous  trip 
in  search  of  Joseph.  The  brethren  who 
had  participated  in  that  river  expedition. 


numbering  about  eighty,  were  blessed  by 
the  Prophet. 

2fon.  3. — A  number  of  Elders  were  called 
to  visit  the  various  counties  of  Illinois,  to 
preach  the  gospel  and  disabuse  the  public 
mind  with  regard  to  Joseph  Smith's  ar- 
rest. 

— Charles  C.  Rich  and  a  company  of 
twenty-five  men,  who  had  been  out  search- 
ing for  the  Prophet,  returned  to  Nauvoo, 
having  traveled  about  five  hundred  miles 
on  horseback  in  seven  days. 

Tues.  4. — Nauvoo  was  visited  by  about 
one  thousand  gentlemen  and  ladies  from 
St.  Louis,  Quincy  and  Burlington. 

Fri.  ;.— Mr.  M.  Braman  arrived  at  Nau- 
voo as  a  messenger  from  the  governor,  to 
learn  the  particulars  of  Joseph  Smith's 
late  arrest. 

Sat.  8.— Bishop  George  Miller  arrived  at 
Nauvoo  from  the  Pineries  with  157,000  feet 
of  lumber  and  70,000  shingles  for  the 
Temple. 

Wed.  12.— The  revelation  on  celestial 
marriage  was  written  in  the  presence  of 
Hyrum  Smith  and  Wm.  Clayton.  (Doc. 
and  Cov.,  Sec.  132.) 

August.  Fri.  ii.— General  James 
Adams,  of  Springfield,  died  at  Nauvoo. 

Thurs.  31.— Joseph  Smith  moved  into  the 
Nauvoo  Mansion. 

September.  Tues.  o.— The  ship  Mitoka 
sailed  from  Liverpool  with  280  Saints, 
bound  for  Nauvoo. 

Wed.  6. — At  an  anti-Mormon  meeting, 
held  at  Carthage,  Hancock  Co.,  111.,  resolu- 
tions were  adopted  against  Joseph  Smith 
and  the  Saints  in  Nauvoo. 

Fri.  15. — Joseph  Smith  opened  the  Nau- 
voo Mansion  as  a  hotel. 

Sat.  .30.— Reuben  Hedlock  and  other  mis- 
sionaries from  Nauvoo  arrived  at  Liver- 
pool, England. 

October.  Tues.  3. — Joseph  Smith  gave 
a  dinner  party  in  the  Nauvoo  Mansion 
to  about  two  hundred  Saints. 

Fri.  6. — A  special  conference  of  the 
Church,  which  continued  its  sessions  on 
the  8th,  was  commenced  at  Nauvoo,  111. 
Serious  complaints  were  made  against  Sid- 
ney Rigdon. 

Su7i.  S.—At  a  meeting  of  the  special  con- 
ference at  Nauvoo,  Sidney  Rigdon  was 
sustained  as  a  Counselor  to  Joseph  Smith, 
although  the  Prophet  said,  "I  have  thrown 
him  off  my  shoulders,  and  you  have  again 
put  him  on  me;  you  may  carry  him,  but  I 
will  not." 

Man.  9. — Addison  Pratt,  Noah  Rogers, 
Benjamin  F.  Grouard  and  Knowlton  F. 
Hanks  sailed  from  New  Bedford,  Mass., 
on  board  the  ship  Timoleon, for  the  Pacific 
Islands. 

Fri.  20.— John  P.  Greene  returned  to 
Nauvoo,  from  a  mission  to  the  State  of 
New  York,  with  about  one  hundred  emi- 
grants. 

Sat.  21. — The  ship  C^a?«/>/o?i  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  91  Saints,  bound  for 
Nauvoo. 

Sun.  22. — Apostles  Brigham  Young, 
Heber  C.  Kimball  and  George  A.  Smith 
returned  to  Nauvoo  from  a  mission  to  the 
Eastern  States. 

November.  Fri.  .5.— Knowlton  F. 
Hanks,  one  of  the  missionaries  to  the 
Pacific  Islands,  died.    He  was  the    first 


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Latter-day  Saint  Elder  who  died  and  was 
buried  at  sea. 

3fon.  6. — Erastus  Snow  returned  to 
Nauvoo  with  a  company  of  immigrants 
from  Massachusetts. 

Sun.  i.9.— Philander  Avery  was  kid- 
napped from  the  neighborhood  of  Warsaw 
and  carried  forcibly  across  the  Mississippi 
river  to  Missouri. 

December.  Sat.  2. — Apostles  Orson 
Hyde,  Parley  P.  Pratt,  Wilford  Woodruff 
and  George  A.  Smith  and  Elder  Orson 
Spencer  received  their  endowments  at 
Nauvoo,  111. ;  35  persons  were  present. 

—Daniel  Avery  was  kidnapped  from 
Bear  Creek,  Hancock  Co.,  111.,  by  a  com- 
pany of  Missourians,  and  imprisoned  in 
Monticello  jail,  Lewis  Co.,  Mo.,  where  his 
son  Philander  was  already  confined. 

Thurs.  7. — The  German  brethren  met  at 
the  Assembly  Room  at  Nauvoo,  chose 
Bishop  Daniel  Gam  as  their  presiding 
Elder,  and  organized  to  have  preaching 
done  in  their  own  language. 

Mo7i.  18. — John  Ellioth,  a  schoolmaster, 
was  arrested  and  brought  to  Nauvoo, 
where  he  was  tried  and  found  guilty  of 
having  kidnapped  Daniel  Avery  and  son. 

Ttics.  /,9.— The  Nauvoo  Legion  paraded 
near  the  Temple,  was  inspected  by  the 
officers  and  instructed  to  prepare  for  meet- 
ing the  mob,  which  was  gathering  in  the 
neighborhood. 

Thurs.  21. — The  city  council  of  Nauvoo 
signed  a  petition  to  Congress,  praying  for 
redress  for  the  Missouri  persecutions. 

Fri.  Vi?.— David  Holm'an's  house,  near 
Ramus,  Hancock  Co.,  111.,  was  burned  by 
the  mob. 

Jloti.  2'). — O.  Porter  Rockwell  arrived  in 
Nauvoo  from  nearly  a  year's  imprisonment 
in  Missouri  without  conviction,  during 
which  time  he  was  subjected  to  very 
cruel  treatment. 

— Daniel  Avery  was  liberated  from  his 
imprisonment  in  Missouri,  his  son  having 
previously  escaped. 

F7'i.  29. — Forty  policemen  were  sworn 
into  office  in  the  city  of  Nauvoo. 

18-44:. 

Joseph  the  Prophet  became  a  candidate 
for  the  Presidency  of  the  United  States. 
Mobs  gathered  around  Nauvoo,  and  during 
the  ensuing  troubles  Joseph  and  his 
brother  Hyrum  were  martyred  in  Carth- 
age jail.  The  Twelve  Apostles  returned 
from  their  missions  to  the  Eastern  States 
and  were  accepted  by  the  Saints  as  the 
presiding  Council  of  the  Church.  A  great 
number  of  Seventies  were  ordained. 

January.  Tues.  2.— Jonathan  Pugmire, 
sen.,  and  Thos.  Cartwright,  who  had  been 
imprisoned  in  Chester,  England,  about  six 
weeks,  for  the  accidental  drowning  of  Mrs. 
Cartwright  during  an  attempt  to  baptize 
her,  Nov.  23,  1843,  were  acquitted. 

Wed.  :j. — A  special  session  of  the  city 
council  was  held  at  Nauvoo  because  of 
Wm.  Law's  intimation  that  his  life  was  in 
danger. 

Fri.  .5.— Wm.    Marks,    president  of    the 


Nauvoo  Stake  of  Zion,  being  alarmed  on 
account  of  a  fire  being  kindled  near  his 
house,  made  statements  before  the  city 
council ;  his  fears  were  unfounded. 

Tue.'i.  !). — Elder  Horace  S.  Eldredg^e,  a 
county  con£.table,  was  prevented  by  mob 
force  from  performing  an  official  duty  at 
Carthage. 

Wed.  10.. — John  Smith,  uncle  to  Joseph 
Smith,  the  Prophet,  was  ordained  a  Patri- 
arch. 

Tue.<i.  16. — Francis  M.  Higbee  was  tried 
before  the  municipal  court  of  Nauvoo  for 
slandering  Joseph  Smith. 

Tues.  23. — The  ship  Fdnny  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  210  Saints  under 
the  direction  of  Wm.  Kay,  bound  for  Nau- 
voo. It  arrived  at  New  Orleans,  March 
7th. 

Man.  29. — At  a  political  meeting,  held  at 
Nauvoo,  Joseph  Smith  was  nominated  a 
candidate  for  the  Presidency  of  the  United 
States.  Soon  afterwards  a  large  number 
of  Elders  were  sent  to  the  various  States 
of  the  Union  to  electioneer  for  him. 

February.  Tues.  H.  —The  ship  Isaac  Al- 
lerton  sailed  from  Liverpool  with  60  Saints, 
bound  for  Nauvoo. 

Wed.  ; — Joseph  Smith  completed  his  ad- 
dress to  the  people  of  the  United  States, 
entitled:  "Views  of  the  Powers  and  Policy 
of  the  Government  of  the  United  States." 
Sun.  11. — The  ship  S wanton  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  81  Saints,  bound  for  Nau- 
voo, where  they  arrived  April  18th. 

Sat.  17. — The  anti-Mormons  held  a  con- 
vention at  Carthage,  111.,  the  object  being 
to  devise  ways  and  means  for  expelling  the 
Saints  from  the  State. 

Tues.  20. — Joseph  Smith  instructed  the 
Twelve  Apostles  to  send  a  delegation  to 
California  and  Oregon,to  search  for  a  good 
location,  to  which  the  Saints  could  remove 
after  the  completion  of  the  Temple. 

Wed.  21.— A  meeting  of  the  Apostles  was 
held  at  Nauvoo  for  the  purpose  of  select- 
ing "a  company  to  explore  Oregon  and 
California  and  select  a  site  for  a  new  city 
for  the  Saints."  Jonathan  Dunham, 
Phinehas  H.  Young,  David  D.  Yearsley 
and  David  Fullmer  volunteered  to  go ;  and 
Alphonso  Young,  James  Emmett,  Geo.  D. 
Watt  and  Daniel  Spencer  were  requested 
to  go. 

Fri.  2.'^.— Another  meeting  was  held  at 
Nauvoo,  in  favor  of  the  California  and 
Oregon  expedition.  Several  of  the  breth- 
ren volunteered  to  go ;  among  whom  were 
Samuel  Bent,  John  A.  Kelting,  Samuel 
Rolfe,  Daniel  Avery  and  Samuel  W. 
Richards. 

Sun.  25.— Joseph  Smith  prophesied  that 
in  five  years  the  Saints  would  be  out  of 
the  power  of  their  old  enemies,  whether 
apostates  or  of  the  world. 

Thurs.  29.— Moses  Smith  and  Rufus 
Beach  volunteered  to  join  the  Oregon  ex- 
ploring expedition. 

March.  Man.  4. — It  was  decided  in 
council  at  Nauvoo  to  eease  work  on  the 
Nauvoo  House  until  the  Temple  was  com- 
pleted. 

Tues.  .5.— The   ship   Glasr/ow  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  150  Saints,  led  by  Hiram 
Clark,  bound  for  Nauvoo,  where  they  ar- 
rived April  26th. 
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authorities  of  the  Church  held  another 
council  at  Nauvoo  about  the  Saints  mov- 
ing to  the  mountains. 

.Sun.  24.— Joseph  Smith  spoke  in  public 
meeting  against  Chauncey  L.  Higbee, 
Robert  D.  Foster,  Wm.  and  Wilson  Law 
and  others,  as  conspirators  against  his 
life. 

Tues.  ?6'.— Joseph  Smith  petitioned  Con- 
gress to  protect  the  citizens  of  the  United 
States,  emigrating  west;  this  he  did  in 
view  of  the  Saints  going  to  the  mountains 
in  the  near  future. 

April.  Fri.  ,5. —The  Masonic  Temple, 
which  had  been  erected  at  Nauvoo,  was 
dedicated.  About  five  hundred  and  fifty 
members  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  from 
various  parts  of  the  world  were  present. 

Sat.  H. — A  conference,  which  lasted  five 
days,  commenced  at  Nauvoo.  The  Prophet 
spoke  to  20,000  Saints  on  the  7th,  and  on 
the  8th  declared  the  whole  of  North  and 
South  America  to  be  the  land  of  Zion. 

Sat.  i.;.— Under  the  leadership  of  Wm. 
Kay,  210  British  Saints  arrived  at  Nauvoo. 

Thurs.  IS.— Wm.  and  Wilson  Law,  Rob- 
ert D.  Foster  and  other  apostates,  for- 
merly prominent  in  the  Church,  were  ex- 
<jommnnicated. 

Fri.  26*.— Augustine  Spencer,  Robert  D. 
Foster,  Charles  Foster  and  Chauncey  L. 
Higbee  were  arrested  and  fined,  in  Nau- 
voo, for  assault  and  resisting  the  officers. 

May.  Wed.  i.— Elders  Addison  Pratt, 
Noah  Rogers  and  Benjamin  F.  Grouard 
landed  on  the  island  of  Tubuai  (one  of  the 
Austral  group) ,  as  the  first  missionaries  of 
the  Church  to  the  islands  of  the  Pacific. 

Jfon.  6'.— Joseph  Smith  was  arrested  at 
Nauvoo  on  complaint  of  Francis  M.  Higbee, 
but  took  out  a  writ  of  habeas  corpus,  and 
was  tried  on  the  8th  before  the  municipal 
court  of  Nauvoo,  which  resulted  in  Joseph's 
acquittal,  and  Higbee  was  sentenced  to 
pay  the  cost  of  suit. 

Tms.  Jf4.— Elders  Noah  Rogers  and  Ben- 
jamin F. Grouard  landed  at  Papeete,Tahiti, 
Society  Islands,  as  the  first  Latter-day 
Saint  missionaries  to  that  group. 

Wed.  io.— Anthon  H.  Lund  was  born  at 
Aalborg,  Denmark. 

Fri.  17.— A.  State  convention  was  held  at 
Nauvoo,  111.,  in  which  Joseph  Smith  was 
nominated  as  a  candidate  for  the  Presi- 
dency, and  Sidney  Rigdon  for  the  Vice 
Presidency,  of  the  United  States. 

Sat.  18.— The  first  number  of  The  Pro- 
phet, a  weekly  paper  devoted  to  the  in- 
terests of  the  Church,  was  issued  in  New 
York  City,  by  a  society  of  Saints. 

Tnes.  2i.— Apostles  Brigham  Young,  He- 
ber  C.  Kimball  and  Lyman  Wight,  and 
about  a  hundred  other  Elders,left  Nauvoo, 
111.,  on  political  missions  to  the  East. 
Apostles  Wilford  Woodruff  and  Geo.  A. 
Smith  and  others  had  left  on  the  9th. 

Thurs.  23. — Joseph  Smith  had  a  talk 
with  a  number  of  Sac  and  Fox  Indians  at 
Nauvoo. 

Sat.  25. — Joseph  Smith  learned  that  the 
grand  jury  at  Carthage  had  found  two  in- 
dictments against  him,  one  of  them  for 
polygamy, 

Mon.  27. — Joseph  Smith,  accompanied  by 
a  number  of  friends,  went  to  Carthage  to 
have  the  indictments  against  him  in- 
vestigated   by  the  circuit  court,  but,  thie 


prosecution  not  being  ready,  the  case  was 
continued  until  next  term. 

June.  Fri.  7.— The  first  and  only  num- 
ber of  the  Nauvoo  Expositor  was  pub- 
lished, edited  by  Sylvester  Emmons. 

3{on.  10.— The  paper  and  printing  ma- 
terial of  the  Nauvoo  Fj-posltor  were  de- 
stroyed, according  to  the  proclamation  of 
the  city  council,  declaring  it  a  nuisance. 

Wed.  i.?.— Joseph  Smith  was  arrested  on 
a  charge  of  destroying  the  E.v.positor,  tried 
before  the  municipal  court  of  Nauvoo  and 
acquitted.  The  following  day  the  other 
members  of  the  city  council  were  tried  be- 
fore the  same  court,  on  a  similar  charge, 
and  honorably  acquitted. 

Fri,  14. — Joseph  Smith  communicated 
the  facts  connected  with  the  removal  of 
the  Expositor's  printing  materials,  by  let- 
ter, to  Gov.  Thos.  Ford. 

Sun.  16.— In  a  public  meeting,  held  at 
Nauvoo,  a  number  of  delegates  were  called 
to  visit  the  different  precincts  in  Hancock 
County,  111.,  to  lay  a  truthful  statement  of 
the  troubles  in  Nauvoo  before  the  people. 
Joseph  Smith,  as  mayor  of  the  city,  also 
stated  the  facts  in  a  proclamation. 

— Addison  Pratt  baptized  Ambrose  Alex- 
ander, a  white  man,  on  the  island  of 
Tubuai,  as  the  first  convert  to  "Mormon- 
ism"  on  the  Pacific  Isles. 

Jfon.  17. — Joseph  Smith  and  a  number  of 
others  were  arrested,  on  complaint  of  W. 
G.  Ware,  for  riot  in  destroying  the  Ex- 
positor, tried  before  Justice  Daniel  H. 
Wells,  and,  after  a  long  and  close  exami- 
nation, acquitted. 

— Mobs  began  to  gather  in  the  surround- 
ing country,  threatening  to  drive  the 
Saints  from  Nauvoo. 

Tues.  18. — The  Nauvoo  Legion  was  or- 
dered out  and  the  city  declared  under 
martial  law,  by  the  proclamation  of  the 
mayor,  Joseph  Smith.  The  Prophet  de- 
livered his  last  public  address.  An  extra 
of  the  Warsatv  Signal  was  read,  in  which 
all  the  "old  citizens"  were  called  upon  to 
assist  the  mob  in  driving  away  the  Saints. 
Wed.  19. — Mobs  were  gathering  at  differ- 
ent points  to  attack  Nauvoo, 

Thurs.  20.— General  Joseph  Smith,  with 
other  officers  of  the  Legion,  examined  the 
approaches  to  Nauvoo  as  a  preparatory 
measure  for  defense.  The  Prophet  also 
sent  for  the  Twelve  Apostles,  who  were 
on  missions,  to  come  home  immediately. 

Sat.  22.— Late  in  the  evening  Joseph  and 
Hyrum  Smith  and  Willard  Richards  left 
Nauvoo  and  crossed  the  Mississippi  river, 
with  the  intention  to  flee  to  the  West,  and 
thus  escape  from  their  enemies. 

Sun.  23.— Through  the  solicitation  of 
Emma  Smith,  and  several  supposed  friends, 
Joseph  Smith  and  his  companions  returned 
to  Nauvoo. 

Jfon.  24. — Joseph  and  Hyrum  Smith,  ac- 
companied by  seventeen  friends,  started 
for  Carthage,  to  submit  to  another  trial, 
under  pledge  of  protection  from  Gov. 
Thos.  Ford.  On  the  way  they  received  a 
demand  from  the  governor  to  surrender 
the  State  arms  in  possession  of  the  Nau- 
voo Legion ;  Joseph  returned  and  complied 
with  the  request,  and  then  proceeded  to 
Carthage. 

Tues.  25.— Joseph  Smith  and  his  brethren 
surrendered  themselves  to  a  constable  at 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1844. 


Carthage  and  submitted  to  a  trial,  after 
which  they  were,  contrary  to  law,  re- 
manded to  prison. 

Wed.  26.— Gov.  Thos.  Ford  had  a  long 
interview  with  the  prisoners  in  Carthage 
jail.  He  renewed  his  promises  of  pro- 
tection and  said,  if  he  went  to  Nauvoo,  he 
would  take  them  with  him. 

Thurs.  21. — Gov.  Thos.  Ford  went  to 
Nauvoo,  leaving  the  prisoners  in  jail  to  be 
guarded  by  their  most  bitter  enemies,  the 
"Carthage  Greys."  About  5:20  p.  m.  an 
armed  mob  with  blackened  faces  sur- 
rounded and  entered  the  jail,  and  mur- 
dered Joseph  and  Hyrum  Smith  in  cold 
blood;  Apostle  John  Taylor  was  severely 
wounded,  while  Apostle  Willard  Richards 
only  received  a  slight  wound  on  his  ear. 

FH.  28.— Apostle  Willard  Richards  and 
Samuel  H.  Smith  conveyed  the  bodies  of 
the  martyrs  to  Nauvoo,  where  they  were 
met  by  the  officers  of  the  Nauvoo  Legion, 
and  a  very  large  number  of  citizens. 

Sat.  ?d.— About  ten  thousand  persons 
visited  and  viewed  the  remains  of  the 
martyred  Prophet  and  Patriarch  at  Nau- 
voo. The  funeral  took  place  in  the  even- 
ing. 

July.  Tues.  2. — Apostle  John  Taylor 
was  brought  home  to  Nauvoo  from  Car- 
thage. 

Mon.  8.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  ar- 
rived at  Nauvoo ;  he  was  the  first  of  the 
absent  Twelve  to  return. 

Hun.  4?i.— Addison  Pratt  baptized  four 
white  men  and  four  natives  on  the  island 
of  Tubuai.  These  natives,  whose  names 
were  Nabota  and  his  wife  Telii,  Pauma 
and  Hamoe,  were  the  first  of  the  Polynesian 
race  to  embrace  the  fulness  of  the  gospel. 

Thurs.  2o. — Erastus  Snow  and  many 
other  Elders  arrived  at  Nauvoo.  All 
seemed  weighed  down  with  gloom. 

Sun.  ?8.— Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith  and  a 
party  of  brethren  arrived  at  Nauvoo. 

—A  branch  of  the  Church,  consisting  of 
eleven  members,  was  organized  by  Addison 
Pratt  on  the  island  of  Tubuai  (Society 
Islands  mission;.  This  was  the  first 
branch  of  the  Church  on  the  Pacific 
Islands. 

Tues.  30.— Samuel  H.  Smith,  brother  of 
the  Prophet,  died  at  Nauvoo,  as  a  martyr 
to  persecution. 

Wed.  .7i.— Apostle  Amasa  M,  Lyman  ar- 
rived at  Nauvoo. 

August.  Fri.  2. — A  political  meeting 
of  the  citizens  of  Hancock  County,  111*., 
was  held  near  the  Temple  at  Nauvoo. 
Great  excitement  prevailed  throughout 
the  county.  The  mob  party  was  deter- 
mined to  elect  officers  who  would  screen 
the  murderers  of  Joseph  and  Hyrum 
Smith  and  exterminate  the  "Mormons." 

Sat.  ;;.— Sidney  Rigdon  arrived  at 
Nauvoo  from  Pittsburgh,  Fa. 

Sua,  4. — Sidney  Rigdon  preached  to  the 
Saints  at  Nauvoo,  declaring  that  a  guard- 
ian should  be  appointed  to  build  up  the 
Church  to  Joseph,  intimating  that  he  was 
the  man  who  should  lead  the  Saints. 

Tiie.s.  H.  —  Apostles  Brigham  Young, 
Heber  C.  Kimball,  Lyman  Wight,  Orson 
Hyde,  Orson  Pratt  and  Wilford  Woodruff 
arrived  at  Nauvoo. 

Wed.  7.-  The  Twelve  met  in  council  with 
Elder  Taylor,  at  his  house  at  Nauvoo ;  they 


found  him  recovering  from  his  wounds,  in 
the  afternoon,  the  Twelve,  the  High. Coun- 
cil and  High  Priests  held  a  meeting  in  the 
Seventies'  Hall,  where  Sidney  Rigdon's. 
claim  to  lead  the  Church  was  considered. 

Thurs.  8.— A  special  meeting  of  the 
Church  was  held  at  Nauvoo,  in  which 
Elder  Rigdon  haranguec"  the  Saints  about 
choosing  a  guardian,  etc.  In  the  after- 
noon meeting  the  Twelve  Apostles, 
throuh  their  President,  Briirham  Youngs 
asserted  their  right  to  lead  the  Church, 
which  claim  was  recognized  by  the  unani- 
mous vote  of  the  people. 

Mon.  12. — At  a  council  of  the  Twelve 
Apostles,  Amasa  M.  Lyman  was  admitted 
into  their  quorum,  having  been  previously 
ordained  to  the  Apostleship.  Elder  Wil- 
ford Woodruff  was  appointed  to  go  to 
England  to  preside  over  the  British  mis- 
sion. 

Thurs.  15. — The  Twelve  issued  an  epistle 
to  the  Saints  in  all  the  world,  giving  such 
instructions  and  words  of  counsel  to  the 
Church  as  were  necessary  after  the  martyr- 
dom of  the  Prophet. 

Wed.  28.— Wilford  Woodruff,  Dan  Joaes 
and  Hiram  Clark,  with  their  families,  left 
Nauvoo  for  England. 

Sat.  31. — Brigham  Young  was  elected 
lieutenant-general  of  the  Nauvoo  Legion, 
and  Charles  C.  Rich,  major-general. 

September.  Sun.  8. — At  a  meeting  of 
the  High  Council  of  Nauvoo,  Sidney  Rig- 
don was  excommunicated  from  the  Church. 

Thurs.  19.— The  ship  Xor/olk  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  143  Saints,  bound  for 
Nauvoo. 

Tues.  24. — Seventy  presidents  to  preside 
over  the  Seventies,  and  fifty  High  Priests 
to  preside  in  different  sections  of  the 
country,  were  ordained. 

FH.  21. — Gov.  Thos.  Ford  visited  Nau- 
voo with  about  five  hundred  troops  and 
three  pieces  of  artillery,  ostensibly  for  the 
purpose  of  bringing  the  murderers  of  Jo- 
seph and  Hyrum  Smith  to  justice. 

Sat.  28. — About  this  time  several  per- 
sons in  Hancock  County  were  indicted  for 
the  murder  of  Joseph  and  Hyrum  Smith, 
among  whom  was  Jacob  C.  Davis. 

October.  Mon.  1.  —  At  tie  general 
conference  held  in  Nauvoo  Wm.  Marks 
was  rejected  as  president  of  the  Stake  and 
John  Smith  appointed  in  his  stead. 

Tues.  8.— A  reorganization  of  the  Seven- 
ties took  place  in  the  general  conference 
at  Nauvoo.  At  the  close  eleven  quorums 
were  filled  and  properly  organized,  and 
about  forty  Elders  organized  as  a  part  of 
the  12th  quorum.  The  senior  presidents 
of  these  twelve  quorums  of  Seventy  were 
Joseph  Young  (1st),  Edson  Barney  (2nd), 
Elias  Hutchins  (3rd\  Jacob  Gates  (4th), 
Henry  Jacobs  (5th),  Israel  Barlow  (6th), 
Randolph  Alexander  (7th),  John  Pack 
(8th),  Philip  Ettleman  (9th),  Albert  P. 
Rockwood  (10th),  Jesse  P.  Harmon  (11th), 
and  Hyrum  Dayton  (12th). 

About  the  same  time  the  16th  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  organized,  with  Dana  Jacobs 
as  senior  president. 

November.  Sat.  2J.— Edward  Hunter 
was  ordained  a  Bishop  and  set  apart  to 
take  care  of  the  5th  Ward  in  Nauvoo. 

December.  Sun  /.— Apostle  Parley  P. 
Pratt  was  appointed  to  go  to  the  city  of 


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IN  ew  York  to  regulate  and  counsel  the  emi- 
gration from  Europe  and  preside  over  all 
the  eastern  branehes  of  the  Church. 

Sun.  2^.— The  13th,14th  and  15th  quorums 
of  Seventy  were  organized  in  Nauvoo,with 
Charles  Bird,  Jonathan  Dunham  and  John 
Lytic  as  senior  presidents. 

184:5. 

Work  on  the  Nauvoo  Temple  was  pro- 
secuted with  much  vigor ;  mobs  attacked 
the  outlying  settlements  in  Hancock  Coun- 
ty, 111.,  burned  a  number  of  houses,  and 
caused  much  suffering  among  the  Saints. 

January. — During  this  month  the  legis- 
lature of  Illinois  repealed  the  city  charter 
of  Nauvoo. 

Fri.  3. — Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff  and 
accompanying  missionaries  arrived  at 
Liverpool,  England.  Wilford  Woodruff 
succeeded  Reuben  Hedlock  as  president  of 
the  British  mission. 

Sun.  12. — The  17th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Nauvoo,  with  Daniel  M. 
Kepsher  as  senior  president. 

Fri.  i7.— The  ship  Palmyra  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  a  company  of 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Amos  Field- 
ing, bound  for  Nauvoo. 

Sun.  26. — The  18th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  in  Nauvoo,  with  John  W. 
Bell  as  senior  president. 

February.  Snn.  .</.— The  19th  quorum 
of  Seventy  was  organized  at  Nauvoo,  with 
Samuel  Moore  as  senior  president. 

March.  Sun.  2. — The  21st  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  partly  organized  at  Nauvoo, 
with  Erastus  H.  Derby  as  senior  presi- 
dent. 

Tubs.  i8.— The  20th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Morley's  Settlement. 
Hancock  Co.,  111.,  with  Hiram  Blackman, 
of  Bear  Creek  branch,  as  senior  president. 

ApriL  Sun.  6. — The  Twelve  Apostles 
issued  "A  proclamation  to  all  the  kings  of 
the  world,  to  the  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  to  the  governors  of  the 
several  States,  and  to  the  rulers  and  peo- 
ple of  all  nations." 

— The  general  conference  of  the  Church 
was  commenced  at  Nauvoo,  111.  It  was 
continued  till  the  9th  and  attended  by  about 
twenty-five  thousand  people.  In  honor  of 
the  Prophet  Joseph  it  was  decided  by  vote 
to  change  the  name  of  Nauvoo  to  "City  of 
Joseph." 

Man.  7— At  a  conference  held  in  Man- 
chester, England,  Dan.  Jones,  who  had 
lately  arrived  from  America,  was  ap- 
pointed president  of  the  Wrexham  con- 
ference ( Wales) ,  consisting  of  himself  and 
wife.  One  year  later  there  were  seven 
hundred  members  of  the  Church  in  Wales, 
largely  through  his  instrumentality. 

Tucs.  8. —At  a  conference  held  in  Man- 
chester, England,  the  so-called  Joint 
Stock  Company  was  organized,  with 
Thomas  Ward  as  president. 

md.  .9.— The  22nd,  23rd,  24th,  25th  and 
26th  quorums  of  Seventy  were  organized 
at  Nauvoo,  with  David  Clough  (22nd), 
Benjamin  Sweatt  (23rd),  Lewis  Eger 
(24th),  Thomas  Spiers  (25th),  and  Benja- 
min Jones  (26th)  as  senior  presidents. 


Sa(.  12. — A  U.  S.  deputy  marshal  of 
Illinois  arrived  at  Nauvoo,  with  writs  for 
Brigham  Young  and  others,  but  failed  to 
arrest  them. 

Wed.  16. — As  the  city  charter  of  Nauvoo 
had  been  repealed,  a  small  part  of  the  city 
was  incorporated  as  the  town  of  Nauvoo. 

Thnrs.  24.~-ln  a  general  council  held  at 
Nauvoo,  it  was  decided  to  send  a  written 
appeal  in  behalf  of  the  Saints  to  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  and  to  the 
governor  of  every  State  in  the  Union, 
except  the  State  of  Missouri.  This  reso- 
lution was  subsequently  acted  upon,  but 
without  any  response, "^  except  from  the 
governor  of  Arkansas,  who  replied  in  a 
respectful  and  sympathetic  letter. 

May.  Mon  W. — Some  of  the  citizens  of 
Nauvoo  went  to  Carthage,  to  attend  the 
trial  of  the  murderers  of  Joseph  and 
Hyrum  Smith. 

Sat.  '^4.— President  Brigham  Young  and 
others  who  had  been  secreted  for  some 
time,  to  avoid  arrest  and  persecution  by 
their  enemies,  appeared  at  Nauvoo  and 
took  part  in  the  laying  of  the  cap  stone 
of  the  Temple,  in  the  presence  of  a  large 
number  of  Saints. 

Fri.  30. — The  murderers  of  Joseph  and 
Hyrum  Smith  were  acquitted  by  the  jury 
at  Carthage,  although  every  one  who  wit- 
nessed the  trial  was  satisfied  of  their 
guilt. 

June.— At  the  close  of  its  fifth  volume 
the  Millennial  Star  (England)  was 
changed  from  a  monthly  to  a  semi-month- 
ly periodical. 

Sun.  8. — The  organization  of  the  27th 
quorum  of  Seventy  was  commenced  in 
Nauvoo, 

Tues.  10.— The  27th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Nauvoo,  with  Rufus 
Beach  as  senior  president. 

Mon.  23. — A  constable  came  to  Nauvod 
with  writs  for  the  arrest  of  Apostles  Brig- 
ham Young  and  John  Taylor,  and  others, 
but  he  did  not  succeed  in  finding  them. 

Thnrs.  26. — The  first  stone  was  laid  for 
a  new  baptismal  font  in  the  Nauvoo  Tem- 
ple. 

Fri.  27. -This  being  the  first  anniversary 
of  the  martyrdom  of  Joseph  and  Hyrum 
Smith,  the  day  was  spent  in  prayer  and 
fasting  by  the  Saints  in  Great  Britain. 

July.  Thurs.  .7.— Noah  Rogers  sailed 
from  Tahiti,  Society  Islands,  per  ship 
Three  IJ  rot  hers,  on  his  return  to  Nauvoo, 
111.,  where  he  arrived  Dec.  '29,  1845.  He 
was  the  first  Latter-day  Saint  Elder  who 
circumnavigated  the  globe  as  a  mis- 
sionary. 

Sat.  3.— The  first  number  of  the  New 
York  Messenger  was  published  by  Samuel 
Brannan  in  New  York  City,  as  a  continua- 
tion of  the  Prophet,  suspended. 

Sun.  21.— The  28th  and  29th  quorums  of 
Seventy  were  organized  in  Nauvoo,  with 
John  Gay  lord  and  Augustus  A.  Farnham 
as  senior  presidents. 

August.  Sat.  .9.— Twenty-eight^  per- 
sons were  killed  by  an  explosion  in  a  col- 
liery at  Cromstocic,  near  Aberdare,  South 
Wales.  Several  of  the  Saints  employed  in 
the  colliery  escaped,  having  been  warned 
by  vision  of  the  catastrophe. 

Sat.  23.— The  dome  of  the  Nauvoo  Tem- 
ple was  raised. 


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Sun.  31.— The  30th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  in  Nauvoo,  with  Sahiel  Sav- 
age as  senior  president. 

September.— One  hundred  and  thirty- 
five  teams  were  sent  from  Nauvoo  to  bring 
in  the  families  and  grain  from  the  sur- 
rounding country. 

—The  few  Saints  who  still  remained  at 
Kirtland,  O.,  were  persecuted  by  their 
enemies,  who  took  possession  of  the 
Temple. 

—The  ship  Oregon  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  a  company  of  Saints 
bound  for  Nauvoo,  111. 

Wed.  10.— A  mob  attacked  the  house  of 
Edmund  Durfee,  in  Morley's  Settlement, 
Hancock  Co.,  111.,  turned  the  people  out  of 
doors,  set  fire  to  the  buildings  and  threat- 
ened instant  death  to  men,  women  and 
children.  The  mob  then  burned  all  the 
other  houses,  barns  and  shops  in  the  set- 
tlement and  turned  the  inhabitants  into 
the  open  air.  Also  a  farming  settlement 
caUed  Green  Plains,  inhabited  by  about 
eighty  members  of  the  Church,  was  burned 
by  the  mob. 

^Mon.  15.— The  mob  drove  Jacob  Back- 
enstos,  sheriff  of  Hancock  County,  from 
his  home  at  Carthage. 

Tiies.  Ki.^The  mob  made  an  effort  to  kill 
the  sheriff.  In  his  defense  O.  Porter 
Rockwell  killed  Frank  A.  Worrell,  one  of 
the  leaders  of  the  mob,  who  was  an  oflBcer 
of  the  guard  at  Carthage  jail  when  Joseph 
and  Hyrum  Smith  were  killed. 

Thura.  i8.— Sheriff  Backenstos,  with  a 
posse  consisting  of  some  seven  hundred 
men,  surrounded  Carthage,  111.,  to  make 
arrests,  but  the  house-burners  had  fled. 
He  also  issued  a  proclamation  to  the  mob- 
bers  to  disperse,  which,  however,  was  not 
obeyed,  as  they  went  to  Missouri  and  other 
places,  preparing  for  new  depredations. 

Wed.  24.— As  the  persecutions  in  Han- 
cock County  continued  to  rage,  the  Saints 
commenced  to  leave  their  possessions  in 
the  smaller  settlements  and  flee  to  Nauvoo 
for  protection.  The  authorities  of  the 
Church  made  a  proposition  to  the  mob  to 
have  the  Saints  leave  the  State  of  Illinois 
the  following  spring. 

Tues.  30. — General  John  J.  Hardin  ar- 
rived at  Nauvoo  with  four  hundred  troops, 
pretending  to  hunt  for  criminals,  but  un- 
doubtedly had  other  motives  for  his  dili- 
gent search  of  the  Temple  and  other  pub- 
lic buildings. 

October.  Wed.  i.— The  Apostles  at 
Nauvoo  had  an  important  consultation 
with  General  John  J.  Hardin,  Senator 
Stephen  A.  Douglas,  W.  B.  Warren  and 
J.  A.  McDougal,  commssioners  from  a 
convention  held  in  Carthage,  about  the  re- 
moval of  the  Saints. 

Sitn.  5. — The  Nauvoo  Temple  was  so  far 
completed  that  a  meeting,  attended  by  five 
thousand  people,  was  held  in  it. 

Mon.  6. — The  first  general  conference  of 
the  Saints  for  three  years  was  commenced 
in  the  Temple,  the  Prophet  Joseph  having 
ordered  that  they  should  not  hold  another 
general  conference  until  they  could  meet 
in  that  house.  The  conference  continued 
for  three  days.  Wm.  Smith  was  dropped 
as  an  Apostle  and  Patriarch. 

>Sun.  12.— Wm.  Smith  was  excommuni- 
cated from  the  Church  at  Nauvoo. 


Saf.  2o. — Major  Warren  came  into  Nau- 
voo with  a  body  of  troops  and  threatened 
to  put  the  place  under  martial  law.  After 
he  had  left,  the  authorities  of  the  Churcn 
sent  E.  A.  Bedell  and  Bishop  Geo.  Miller 
with  a  communication  to  Gov.  Thomas 
Ford.  They  informed  him  of  Major  War- 
ren's threats  and  implored  him  to  dismiss 
the  troops  under  his  command,  as  the 
Saints  had  more  to  fear  from  them  than 
from  the  mob  at  large.  The  governor  did 
not  grant  their  request. 

Sun.  26. — The  31st  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  partly  organized  at  Nauvoo,  with  Ed- 
mund M.  Webb  as  senior  president. 

November. — Edmund  Durfee  was  killed 
by  the  mob  in  Green  Plains,  Hancock  Co., 
111.  About  the  same  time  Joshua  A.  Smith 
was  poisoned  at  Carthage. 

Sim.  30.— The  attic  story  of  the  Nauvoo 
Temple  was  dedicated. 

December.  Jfon.  15.— After  laboring 
nearly  one  year  and  eight  months  on 
Tubuai,  Elder  Addison  Pratt  left  that 
island  to  join  Elder  Benjamin  F.  Grouard, 
who  had  commenced  a  most  successful 
missionary  work  on  Anaa,  one  of  the 
Tuamotu  Islands. 

Sun.  21. — The  32nd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Nauvoo,  with  Geo.  Mayer 
as  senior  president. 

Tues.  23. — The  famous  "Bogus  Brighara" 
arrest  was  made,  the  officers  taking  Elder 
Wm.  Miller  to  Carthage,  believing  that 
they  had  captured  Apostle  Brigham 
Young. 

Sat.  27. — A  U.  S.  deputy  marshal  visited 
Nauvoo,  again  searching  for  the  Twelve 
and  others,  but  failed  to  make  any  arrest. 

During  this  month  many  of  the  Saints 
received  their  blessings  and  endowments 
in  the  Nauvoo  Temple. 


1846. 

Early  in  the  year  the  Saints  commenced 
to  leave  Nauvoo,  fleeing  from  the  mob, 
which  later  drove  the  remnants  out  and 
took  forcible  possession  of  the  city.  The 
Nauvoo  Temple  was  dedicated,  and  many 
of  the  Saints  received  their  endowments 
before  going  into  the  wilderness.  While 
traveling  through  Iowa,  the  exiled  Saints 
were  called  upon  to  raise  five  hundred  men 
to  participate  in  the  war  with  Mexico. 
Winter  Quarters  as  established  on  the 
Missouri  river. 

January. — The  33rd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  with  Albern  Allen  as  senior 
president. 

Tues.  13. — At  a  council  held  in  the  Nau- 
voo Temple,  to  take  into  consideration  the 
means  of  organizing  for  the  removal  of  the 
Saints,  140  horses  and  70  wagons  were  re- 
ported ready  for  immediate  service. 

Fri.  If}.— The  ship  Liverpool  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  45  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Hiram  Clark,  bound  for 
Nauvoo  via  New  Orleans. 

Thurs.  22.— Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff 
sailed  from  Liverpool  to  return  to  America, 
because  of  the  contemplated  removal  of 


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the  Church  to  the  mountains.  Reuben 
Hedlock,  with  Thomas  Ward  and  John 
Banks  as  counselors,  succeeded  him  in  the 
presidency  of  the  British  Mission. 

Sat.  24.— A  general  meeting  of  the  of- 
ficial members  of  the  Church  was  held  in 
the  Nauvoo  Temple,  for  the  purpose  of  ar- 
ranging the  affairs  of  the  Church,  prior  to 
its  removal  from  Nauvoo. 

FH.  .50.— The  vane  was  placed  on  the 
Nauvoo  Temple. 

February.  Wed.  4.  —  The  Saints  at 
Nauvoo  commenced  crossing  the  Missis- 
sippi river  for  the  purpose  of  moving  west. 
Charles  Shumway  was  the  first  to  cross 
the  river. 

— The  ship  Bvooklyn  sailed  from  New 
York  with  235  Saints  on  board.  They  were 
well  supplied  with  implements  of  hus- 
bandry, and  necessary  tools  for  establish- 
ing a  new  settlement.  They  also  took  with 
them  a  printing  press  and  materials,  which 
afterwards  were  used  in  publishing  the 
first  newspaper  issued  in  California. 

Thurs.  5. — The  34:th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Nauvoo,  with  David  W. 
Rogers  as  one  of  the  presidents. 

About  the  same  time  the  35th  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  organized. 

Mon.  9 — A  fire,  which  broke  out  in  the 
Nauvoo  Temple,  was  put  out  before  it  did 
much  damage. 
— John  E.  Page  was  disfellowshipped. 
Tues.  iO.— Joseph  Young  was  appointed 
to  preside  over  the  Saints  who  remained  at 
Nauvoo. 

Sun.  f5.— Apostles  Brigham  Young  and 
Willard  Richards,  with  their  families,  and 
Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith  crossed  the  Missis- 
sippi river  for  the  West.  They  traveled 
nine  miles,  and  camped  on  Sugar  Creek, 
where  Pres.  Young  spent  the  following 
day  organizing  the  camps  of  the  Saints. 

Tiies.  i 7.— Apostle  Heber  C.  Kimball 
arrived  in  the  camp  on  Sugar  Creek.  Wil- 
lard Richards  was  appointed  camp  histo- 
rian and  Wm.  Clayton  clerk. 

Wed.  18. — President  Young  and  a  few 
others  returned  to  Nauvoo,  but  rejoined 
the  camp  the  following  day. 

Wed.  25. — Bishop  George  Miller  and 
company  were  the  first  to  leave  the  camp 
ground  on  Sugar  Creek  to  travel  west- 
ward. 

Sat.  28. — A  petition  to  the  governor  of 
Iowa,  in  which  the  Saints  asked  for  pro- 
tection while  passing  through  the  Terri- 
tory, was  approved  by  the  Twelve.  At 
this  time  the  camp  consisted  of  four  hun- 
dred wagons,  very  heavily  loaded.  The 
teams  were  too  weak  for  rapid  journey- 
ing. Most  of  the  families  had  provisions 
for  several  months,  while  some  were  quite 
destitute. 

March.— During  the  month  the  camps  of 
the  Saints  in  Iowa  traveled  about  one  hun- 
dred miles.  The  roads  were  almost  im- 
passable most  of  the  way,  and  the  Saints 
suffered  much  from  cold  and  exposure,  the 
weather  being  very  windy  and  stormy. 

Sun.  1. — The  camps  of  the  Saints  made 
a  general  move  from  Sugar  Creek  and 
traveled  five  miles  in  a  north-westerly 
direction. 

Fri.  27.— At  a  council  held  at  Apostle 
Parley  P.  Pratt's  camp,  near  the  east  fork 
of  Shoal  Creek,  the  camps   of  the   Saints 


were  more  perfectly  organized.  Brigham 
Young  was  elected  president  over  all  the 
"Camps  of  Israel." 

April.— The  Saints  in  England  suffered 
spiritually  and  financially  on  account  of 
the  Joint  Stock  Company  business,  which 
was  urged  upon  them  by  speculating 
Elders. 

Fri.  24. — The  advance  portion  of  the 
camps  arrived  at  a  place  on  the  east  fork  of 
Grand  river,  145  miles  from  Nauvoo,  which 
the  Saints  called  Garden  Grove,  where  a 
temporary  settlement  was  commenced  for 
the  benefit  of  the  companies  which  should 
follow  after. 

Thurs.  30. — The  Nauvoo  Temple  was 
dedicated  privately.  Elder  Joseph  Young 
offering  the  dedicatory  prayer. 

May.  Fri.  i.— The  Nauvoo  Temple  was 
publicly  dedicated  by  Apostle  Orson  Hyde. 

Sun.  10. — About  three  thousand  Saints 
met  in  the  Temple  at  Nauvoo.  Apostle 
Wilford  Woodruff  preached. 

Mon.  ii.— Part  of  the  camps  continued 
the  journey  from  Garden  Grove,  and  on 
the  18th  arrived  at  the  middle  fork  of 
Grand  river,on  the  land  of  the  Pottawatta- 
mie Indians,  where  another  temporary 
settlement  was  established,  called  Mount 
Pisgah.    This  was  172  miles  from  Nauvoo. 

Thurs.  21.— A.  general  council  of  the 
camps  at  Mount  Pisgah  had  under  con-^ 
sideration  the  subject  of  sending  an  ex- 
ploring company  to  the  Rocky  Mountains 
that  year.  The  subsequent  call  for  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  however,  made  this 
impossible. 

Sun.  31. — Elder  Noah  Rogers,  recently 
returned  from  a  mission  to  the  Society 
Islands,  died  at  Mount  Pisgah,  Iowa.  His 
remains  were  the  first  interred  in  the 
burying  ground  at  that  place. 

— A  three  days'  conference  convened  in 
Manchester,  England,  in  which  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Joint  Stock  Company  was  the 
main  topic, 

June. — Amos  Fielding,  who  returned  to* 
Nauvoo  this  month,counted  902  west-bound 
wagons  in  three  days.  By  this  some  idea 
may  be  formed  of  the  number  of  teams  on 
the  road  at  that  time. 

3fon.  1. — Elder  Jesse  C.  Little  wrote  an 
appeal  to  James  K.  Polk,  President  of  the 
United  States,  in  behalf  of  the  Saints.  He 
afterwards  called  on  the  President,  Vice- 
President  and  several  members  of  the 
cabinet. 

— A  conference  of  the  Church  was  or- 
ganized on  the  Isle  of  Man,  with  Samuel 
J.  Lees  as  president. 

Tues.  2. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  left 
Mount  Pisgah  and  continued  the  journey 
westward. 

Fri.  i2.— Elder  Jesse  C.  Little  left  Phila- 
delphia for  the  West,  accompanied  by  Col. 
Thos.  L.  Kane,  who  had  decided  to  visit 
the  camps  of  the  Saints. 

Sun.  14. — Pres.  Brigham  Young,  Heber 
C.  Kimball,  Geo.  Miller  and  Parley  P. 
Pratt  arrived  on  the  banks  of  the  Missouri 
river,  with  their  respective  companies. 
Here  a  ferry  boat  was  built  soon  after - 
wards,when  some  of  the  Saints  commenced 
to  cross  the  river. 

Tues.  16. — The  advance  camps  of  the 
exiled  Saints  moved  back  to  the  bluffs 
across  Mosquito  Creek,  and  encamped  near 


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good  water,  about  nine  miles  from  the 
trading  post.  There  they  remained  till 
the  ferry  boat  was  built. 

Man.  22.— At  this  date  about  five  hundred 
wagons  had  arrived  on  the  Missouri  river ; 
nine  of  the  Apostles  were  already  there. 

Thnrs.  25.— The  ship  Brooklyn  arrived 
at  Honolulu,  Hawaii,  on  its  way  to  Cali- 
fornia. 

Fri.  26'.— Capt.  James  Allen,  of  the  U.  S. 
army,  arrived  at  Mount  Pisgah  and  had  an 
interview  with  Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff 
and  Pres.  Wm.  Huntington  and  council. 
He  was  the  bearer  of  a  circular  to  the 
"Mormons,"  making  a  requisition  on  the 
camps  of  the  Saints  for  four  or  five  com- 
panies of  men,  to  serve  as  volunteers  in 
the  war  with  Mexico.  Capt.  Allen  was  ad- 
vised to  visit  the  authorities  of  the  Church 
at  Council  Bluffs. 

Sat.  27.- John  E.  Page  was  excom- 
municated from  the  Church. 

Tues.  30. — Capt.  Allen  arrived  at  Council 
Bluffs,  and  on  the  following  day  he  met 
with  the  authorities  of  the  Church,  show- 
ing his  authority  for  raising  five  hundred 
volunteers  from  the  camps  of  the  Saints. 
The  same  day  Pres.  Young  and  Capt.  Allen 
addressed  the  brethren  who  had  assembled, 
and  the  general  council  voted  unanimously 
to  comply  with  the  requisition  from  the 
government. 

July. — The  first  number  of  Prophwyd  y 
Jubili  (The  Prophet  of  Jubilee)  was  pub- 
lished by  Dan  Jones,  in  Wales,  as  the 
Church  organ  in  that  country. 

— The  Saints  having  continued  to  arrive 
from  the  East,  there  were  now  fourteen 
companies  encamped  on  the  bluffs  near  the 
Missouri  river. 

Fri.  ,'i.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  others 
started  for  Mount  Pisgah,  where  they  ar- 
rived on  the  6th,  after  having  met  eight 
hundred  wagons  and  carriages. 

Tues.  7. — Pres.  Brigham  Young,  Heber 
C.  Kimball  and  Jesse  C.  Little  addressed  a 
meeting  of  the  brethren  at  Mount  Pisgah 
on  the  subject  of  raising  a  battalion  to 
march  to  California.  Sixty-six  volun- 
teered. Geo.  W.  Langley  was  sent  to 
Garden  Grove  with  a  letter  to  the  presid- 
ing brethren  there  upon  the  same  subject. 
A  similar  communication  was  sent  to  Nau- 
voo. 

Thurs.  ,9.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
others  left  Mount  Pisgah  for  Council 
Bluffs,  where  they  arrived  on  the  12th. 

Sat.  11.  —  John  Hill,  Achibald  N.  Hill, 
Caleb  W.  Lyons,  James  W.  Huntsman, 
Gardiner  Curtis,  John  Richards,  Elisha 
Mallory  and  J.  W.  Phillips  were  severely 
whipped  by  mobocrats,  while  harvesting 
wheat  twelve  miles  from  Nauvoo. 

Mon.  13. — In  obedience  to  a  call  of  the 
authorities  of  the  camps  of  the  Saints  the 
men  met  at  head-quarters  on  Mosquito 
Creek.  Col.  Thos.  L.  Kane,  who  had  ar- 
rived in  camp,  and  Capt.  Allen  were  pres- 
ent. Pres.  Young,  Capt.  Allen  and  others 
addressed  the  people  in  regard  to  furnish- 
ing the  battalion.  Four  companies  were 
raised  on  that  day  and  the  day  following. 
The  fifth  company  was  organized  a  few 
days  later. 

At  this  time  severe  persecutions  were 
again  raging  against  the  few  remaining 
Saints  at  Nauvoo,  and  also    against  the 


"new  citizens"  who  had  bought  the  prop- 
erty of  the  members  of  the  Church,  who 
had  already  left  the  city  for  the  west. 

Thurs.  16.— At  a  council  of  the  Twelve 
held  at  Council  Bluffs,  la.,  Ezra  T.  Benson 
was  ordained  an  Apostle,  and  took  the 
place  of  John  E.  Page,  who  had  aposta- 
tized. Apostles  Orson  Hyde,  Parley  P. 
Pratt  and  Jonn  Taylor  were  appointed  to 
go  to  England  to  set  the  Church  in  order 
there ;  Reuben  Hedlock  and  Thomas  Ward, 
who  at  that  time  presided  over  the  British 
mission,  were  disfellowshipped  for  disre- 
gard of  counsel. 

— Four  companies  of  the  volunteers  were 
brought  together  in  a  hollow  square  and 
mustered  into  service  by  their  respective 
captains.  They  were  interestingly  addres- 
sed by  several  of  the  Apostles.  A  few 
days  later  (July  20th)  they  commenced 
their  march  towards  Fort  Leavenworth. 

F7'i.  17. — A  number  of  men  were  selected 
to  take  care  of  the  families  of  the  volun- 
teers. 

Tues.  21.— K  High  Council  was  selected 
to  preside  in  all  temporal  and  spiritual 
matters  at  Council  Bluffs. 

Wed.  22.— The  fifth  and  last  company  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion  left  the  camps  of 
the  Saints  and  started  for  Fort  Leaven- 
worth. 

Thurs.  23. — Samuel  Boley,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  on  the  road  to 
Fort  Leavenworth. 

Wed.  29. — The  Mormon  Battalion  passed 
through  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

— The  ship  Brooklyn,  with  the  Saints 
from  the  State  of  New  York,  arrived  at 
Yerba  Buena  (now  San  Francisco) ,  Cal. 

August.  Sat.  1.  —  The  Mormon  Bat- 
talion, now  numbering  549  souls,  including 
officers,  privates  and  servants,  arrived  at 
Fort  Leavenworth. 

Fri.  7. — At  a  council  of  the  Apostles  it 
was  decided  that  the  brethren  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Missouri  river  should  settle  to- 
gether. A  municipal  High  Council,  con- 
sisting of  Alpheus  Cutler,  Winslow  Farr, 
Ezra  Chase,  Jedediah  M.  Grant,  Albert  P. 
Rockwood,  Benjamin  L.  Clapp,  Samuel 
Russell,  Andrew  Cahoou,  Cornelius  P. 
Lott,  Daniel  Russell,  Elnathan  Eldredge 
and  Thomas  Grover,  was  appointed  to 
superintend  the  affairs  of  the  Church 
there. 

—A  small  company  of  Saints  from  Mis- 
sissippi, under  the  direction  of  John 
Brown,  arrived  at  Pueblo,on  the  Arkansas 
river,  where  it  wintered,  waiting  till  the 
following  spring  for  the  advance  com- 
panies of  the  "Mormon"  emigration. 

Sun.  9. — The  first  meeting  was  held  at 
Cutler's  Park,  where  the  exiled  Saints  at 
that  time  intended  to  spend  the  winter. 
The  municipal  High  Council  was  accepted 
by  the  people  and  the  place  named  Cutler's 
Park,  in  honor  of  Alpheus  Cutler.  This 
place,  which  now  became  the  temporary 
headquarters  of  the  camps,  is  three  miles 
from  the  spot  where  Winter  Quarters 
afterwards  was  built. 

Thurs.  13.— Three  companies  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion  began  to  move  west 
from  Ft.  Leavenworth,  after  having  re- 
ceived their  arms,  camp  equipage,  et''. 
On  the  14th  the  other  two  companies  took 
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—About  this  time  the  mobbers  in  Han- 
cock County,  111.,  concluded  to  drive  the 
few  remaining  "Mormon"  families  from 
Nauvoo. 

Sun.  ^j.— Col.  James  Allen,  commander 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Ft. 
Leavenworth.  The  command  then  de- 
volved on  Capt.  Jefferson  Hunt,  as  the 
ranking  officer,  but  notwithstanding  this, 
Lieut.  A.  J.  Smith  shortly  after  assumed 
the  command. 

September.  Tues.  8.— Col.  Thos.  L. 
Kane  left  the  camps  of  the  Saints  for  the 
East. 

Thurs.  iO.— The  few  remaining  Saints  at 
Nauvoo,  of  whom  only  about  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  were  able  to  bear  arms, 
were  attacked  by  an  armed  mob,  about 
eighteen  hundred  strong,  who  with  five 
pieces  of  artillery  bombarded  the  city  for 
several  days.  The  brethren  organized  for 
self-defense  and  stopped  the  mobbers 
about  two  miles  from  the  city. 

Fri.  jfi.— The  mobbers  were  jjrevented 
from  entering  Nauvoo  by  the  gallantry  of 
the  "Spartan  Band,"  who  fired  on  the 
enemy  with  cannons  made  of  steamboat 
shafts. 

—A  site  for  building  winter  quarters  for 
the  Saints  was  selected  on  the  west  bank 
of  the  Missouri  river.  Teams  began  to 
return  to  Nauvoo  after  the  poor. 

—The  Mormon  Battalion  reached  the 
Arkansas  river. 

Sat.  i2.— The  battle  of  Nauvoo  took 
place.  Wm,  Anderson,  his  son  Augustus 
and  Isaac  Norris  were  killed,  and  others  of 
the  defenders  were  wounded.  The  mob 
force,  which  again  was  driven  back,  also 
sustained  considerable  loss. 

Wed.  i6\— The  enemy  was  driven  back 
from  Nauvoo  the  fourth  time.  Through 
the  negotiations  of  one  hundred  citizens  of 
Quincy,  a  treaty  was  completed,  by  which 
the  Saints  should  be  allowed  to  move  away 
in  peace. 

—Some  of  the  families  accompanying 
the  Mormon  Battalion  left  the  main  body 
on  the  Arkansas  river,  in  care  of  Capt. 
Higgins,  for  Pueblo.  About  this  time 
Alva  Phelps,  a  member  of  the  Battalion , 
died. 

Thurs.  17.— The  mob  entered  Nauvoo, 
and,  notwithstanding  the  treaty,  immedi- 
ately drove  out  the  Saints,  and  treated 
some  of  the  brethren  in  a  most  brutal 
manner. 

Sun.  :?0.— Norman  Sharp,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  accidentally  shot 
himself  in  the  arm  and  died  a  few  days 
later,  from  the  effect  of  the  wound. 

Tues.  22. — A  partial  reorganization  of 
the  Nauvoo  Legion  took  place  at  Cutler's 
Park. 

Wed.  23. — The  Saints  began  to  move  to 
the  new  location  for  Winter  Quarters. 

Thurs.  24. — A  conference  was  held  at 
Putuahara,  Anaa,  at  which  852  members  of 
the  Church  in  the  Society  Islands  mission 
were  represented. 

Sun.  27. — The  first  public  meeting  at 
Winter  Quarters  was  held.  By  this  time 
most  of  the  Saints  had  removed  from  Cut- 
ler's Park  to  Winter  Quarters. 

October. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde  succeed- 
ed Reuben  Hedlock  as   president    of    the 


British     Mission,     and     the  Joint    Stock 
Company  was  dissolved. 

—Martin  Harris  and  others,  followers  of 
the  apostate  James  J.  Strang,  preached 
among  the  Saints  in  England,  but  could 
get  no  influence. 

Fri.  2. — The  Mormon  Battalion  reached 
Red  river. 

Sat.  5.— The  Battalion  was  divided  in 
two  divisions,  of  which  the  first,  contain- 
ing the  strongest  and  most  able-bodied 
men,  arrived  at  Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  on  the 
9th,  and  the  second,  containing  the  sick 
and  the  women,  on  the  12th, 

— Apostles  Orson  Hyde  and  John  Taylor 
arrived  at  Liverpool,  England,  and  "im- 
mediately issued  a  circular  to  the  British 
Saints,  advising  them  to  "patronize  the 
Joint  Stock  Company  no  more  for  the 
present.''^ 

Wed.  7.— The  teams  which  were  sent 
back  to  help  the  poor  away  from  Nauvoo, 
arrived  at  the  Mississippi  river,  opposite 
Nauvoo. 

Fri.  .9. — The  camp  of  the  poor  was  organ- 
ized and  started  for  the  West.  Flocks  of 
quails  visited  the  camp  and  were  easily 
caught.  This  was  a  providential  supply  of 
food  for  the  suffering  exiles. 

Tues.  15.— Capt.  P.  St.  George  Cooke  as- 
sumed command  of  the  Mormon  Battalion 
at  Santa  Fe,  by  order  of  General  Kearney. 

Wed.  /4.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  and 
Elders  Franklin  D.  Richards,  Samuel  W. 
Richards  and  Moses  Martin  arrived  at 
Liverpool,  England,  from  the  camps  of  the 
Saints  in  the  wilderness. 

Sat.  17. — On  this  and  the  following  day  a 
general  conference  was  held  in  Manches- 
ter, England,  under  the  presidency  of 
Apostles  Hyde,  Pratt  and  Taylor.  Dan 
Jones  reported  one  thousand  Saints  in 
Wales,  and  a  conference  was  organized  in. 
Ireland,  with  Paul  Jones  as  president. 

Sun.  IS.— The  sick  detachment  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  consisting  of  about 
ninety  men,  left  Santa  Fe  for  Pueblo, 
under  command  of  Capt.  James  Brown. 

Mon.  i.9.— The  Battalion  left  Santa  Fe 
for  California.  On  the  journey  it  suffered 
much  from  excessive  marches,  fatigue  and 
short  rations. 

Tues.  ?7.— Milton  Smith,  a  member  of  the 
Battalion,  died  on  his  way  with  the  sick 
detachment  to  Pueblo. 

November. — A  memorial  to  the  Queen 
of  England  "  for  the  relief,  by  emigration, 
of  a  portion  of  her  poor  subjects, "  was 
circulated  for  signatures  among  the  Brit- 
ish Saints. 

Tites.  3. — James  Hampton,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died. 

Wed.  4. — Milton  Kelly,  a  member  of  the 
Battalion,  died  at  Pueblo. 

Tues.  10.— A  detachment  of  fifty-five  sick 
men  of  the  Battalion,  under  the  command 
of  Lieutenant  W.  W.  WiUis,  was  sepa- 
rated from  the  main  body  and  started 
back  to  Pueblo.  Two  days  later  John 
Green  died. 

Tues.  i 7.— Capt.  Brown's  sick  detach- 
ment of  the  Battalion  arrived  at  F  ueblo. 

Sat.  21.— John  D.  Lee  and  Howard  Egan 
arrived  at  Winter  Quarters,  as  messen- 
gers from  the  camps  of  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion beyond  Santa  Fe. 


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— Joseph  Wm.  Richards,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Pueblo. 

FH.  27.— Capt.  O.  M.  Allen  with  the  re- 
mainder of  the  sick  camp  from  Nauvoo, 
arrived  at  the  east  bank  of  the  Missouri 
river. 

Sat.  2cS.— Elijah  Freeman  and  Richard 
Carter,  members  of  the  Battalion  (Leut. 
Willis'  detachment ) ,  died,  and  were  buried 
by  their  comrades  four  miles  south  of  Se- 
cora,  on  the  Rio  Grande. 

— The  main  body  of  the  Battalion  reach- 
ed the  summit  of  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

December.  —  Winter  Quarters,  after- 
wards known  as  Florence,  Nebraska,  con- 
sisted at  this  time  of  538  log  houses  and  83 
sod  houses,  inhabited  by  3,483  souls,  of 
whom  334:  were  sick  and  75  were  widows. 
There  were  814  wagons,  145  horses,  29 
mules,  388  yoke  of  oxen  and  463  cows.  The 
place  was  divided  in  22  Wards,  each  pre- 
sided over  by  a  Bishop.  The  Ward  on  the 
east  side  of  the  river  contained  210  souls. 

—The  Saints  on  the  banks  of  the  Mis- 
souri river  made  great  exertions  to  pro- 
vide themselves  with  shelter  and  food  for 
the  winter.  Notwithstanding  this,  there 
was  much  privation  and  suffering  among 
them. 

—The  presidency  of  the  Church  in  Eng- 
land published  a  balance  sheet  of  the  Joint 
Stock  Company,  showing  that  the  Saints 
had  been  swindled  and  their  means  squan- 
dered by  officers  of  the  company. 

Fri.  11. — The  Mormon  Battalion  had  an 
extraordinary  encounter  with  wild  buf- 
falos  on  the  San  Pedro  river. 

Fri.  i8.— The  Battalion  left  Tucson.  Du- 
ring the  remainder  of  the  month  it  suffer- 
ed almost  beyond  human  endurahce  from 
overmarching,  and  want  of  food  and  water. 

Sun.  20. — Capt.  Willis'  detachment  of 
the  Battalion  joined  the  detachments  of 
Captains  Brown  and  Higgins  at  Pueblo. 

Tuea.  V?.— ^The  Hittalion  arrived  at  the 
Pima  village,  and  enjampid  the  following 
day  by  a  village  of  Miriciopa  Indians: 

1847. 

The  Mormon  Battalion  arrived  in  Cali- 
fornia, and  the  company  of  Pioneers,  under 
the  leadership  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
crossed  the  plains  and  mountains  to  the 
valley  of  the  Great  Salt  Lake,  where  they 
founded  Great  Salt  Lake  City.  After 
the  return  to  the  Missouri  river  the 
First  Presidency  of  the  Church  was  re- 
organized. About  two  thousand  souls  and 
nearly  six  hundred  wagons  arrived  in  G. 
S.  L.  Valley  in  the  fall. 

January. — The  committee  who  had  been 
appointed  to  settle  up  the  Joint  Stock 
Company  business  in  England  were  able  to 
pay  one  shilling  and  three  pence  on  the 
pound  of  capital  stock  paid  in. 

Fri.  8.— The  Mormon  Battalion  reached 
the  mouth  of  the  Gila  river.  Two  days 
later  (10th)  it  crossed  the  Colorado. 

Thurs.  14.— A  revelation  was  given 
through  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  at  Winter 
Quarters,  showing  the  will  of  the  Lord 
concerning  the  camps  of  Israel   (Doc.   and 


Cov.,  Sec.  136) ;  in  accordance  with  which 
the  Twelve  Apostles  proceeded  to  organize 
the  camps  by  appointing  captains  of  hund- 
reds and  fifties.  The  captains  were 
directed  to  organize  their  respective  com- 
panies. 

Tues.  19. — John  Perkins,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Pueblo. 

—Apostles  Parley  P.  Pratt  and  John 
Taylor  and  a  srpall  company  of  Saints 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  bound  for 
New  Orleans,  but  were  on  account  of 
storms  obliged  to  return  to  Liverpool,  af- 
ter nine  days  of  rough  sailing. 

Sat.  2.'?.— Orson  Spencer  arrived  at  Liver- 
pool, England,  to  preside  over  the  British 
Mission  as  successor  to  Apostle  Orson 
Hyde.  Elder  Franklin  D.  Richards  had 
had  temporary  charge  of  the  mission. 

Wed.  21. — The  Mormon  Battalion  ar- 
rived at  San  Luis  Rey,  a  deserted  Catholic 
mission,  and  from  a  neighboring  bluff  first 
saw  the  Pacific  Ocean. 

FH.  2.9.— The  Battalion  arrived  at  a 
point  near  San  Diego,  Cal. 

February.  Mon.  i.— The  Battalion  was 
ordered  back  to  San  Luis  Rey,  where  it 
rested  a  short  time. 

—Apostles  Parley  P.  Pratt  and  John 
Taylor  again  sailed  from  Liverpool,  bound 
for  New  Orleans,  where  they  landed  March 
10th. 

Mon.  lb. — John  H.  Tippetts  and  Thomas 
Woolsey  arrived  at  Winter  Quarters,  as 
messengers  from  the  Battalion  boys  at 
Pueblo,  after  extreme  sufferings  on  the 
journey. 

Tues.  23. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  returning  to 
America.  He  arrived  at  New  York  April 
6th,  and  at  the  camps  of  the  Saints,  on  the 
Missouri  river,  May  12th. 

Sun.  28. — Arnold  Stevens,  a  corporal  in 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Pueblo. 

March.— At  this  time  Winter  Quarters 
contained  41  blocks,  820  lots,  700  houses, 
22  wards,  etc. 

Thurs.  -/.—Thomas  Ward,  formerly 
president  of  the  British  mission,  died  in 
England. 

Jfon.  15.— Company  B  of  the  Mormon 
Battalion  was  ordered  from  San  Luis  Rey 
to  garrison  San  Diego. 

Fri.  19. — Most  of  the  Mormon  Battalion, 
except  company  li,  (which  was  stationed 
as  a  garrison  at  San  Diego) ,  left  San  Luis 
Rey  for  Pueblo  de  los  Angeles,  where  it 
arrived  on  the  23rd. 

Sun.  28.— After  nearly  three  years  mis- 
sionary labors  in  the  Society  Islands  mis- 
sion, Elder  Addison  Pratt  sailed  from  Pa- 
peete, Tahiti,  per  ship  Froridenee,  on  his 
return  to  America,  leaving  Benjamin  F. 
Grouard  in  charge  of  the  mission. 

.Ifon.  29.— A  number  of  the  Pioneers  at 
Winter  Quarters  reported  themselves 
ready  to  start  for  the  mountains. 

— About  that  time  David  Smith,  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  San  Luis  Rey. 

April.  Jfon.  5.— Apostle  Heber  C  Kim- 
ball moved  out  four  miles  from  Winter 
Quarters,  with  six  teams,  and  formed  a 
nucleus  to  which  the  company  of  Pioneers 
could  gather. 

Thurs.  8.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  re- 
turned to  Winter  Quarters  from  his 
mission  to  England. 


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Sat.  10.— M.  S.  Blanchard,  of  the  Mor- 
mon Battalion,  died  at  Pueblo. 

Sun.  ii.— Company  C  of  the  Mormon 
Battalion  was  ordered  to  the  Cajon  Pass, 
about  forty-five  miles  east  of  Los  Angeles. 

Wed.  14.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  his 
brethren  of  the  Twelve  left  Winter  Quar- 
ters for  the  Rocky  Mountains.  They  joined 
the  Pioneer  camp  near  the  Elkhorn  river. 

Thurs.  16.— The  Pioneer  company  was 
organized.  It  consisted  of  73  wagons,  143 
men,  3  women  and  2  children — 148  souls. 

Sat.  24.— The  Mormon  Battalion  was  or- 
dered to  erect  a  fort  on  a  hill  near  Los  An- 
geles. 

Tues.  27.— Mrs.  Hunter,  wife  of  Captain 
Jesse  D.  Hunter,  of  the  Battalion,  died  at 
San  Diego,  Cal. 

May.  Tues.  11. — Albert  Dunham,  of  the 
Battalion,  died  at  San  Diego,  from  an 
ulcer  on  the  brain. 

Thurs.  13.— Gen.  Stephen  F.  Kearney  left 
Los  Angeles  for  Ft.  i  Leavenworth,  accom- 
panied by  about  fifteen  brethren  of  the 
Battalion.  The  general  and  four  of  the 
men  went  by  water  and  the  rest  by  land  to 
Monterey. 

Mon.  24. — The  sick  detachments  of  the 
Battalion  which  had  wintered  at  Pueblo, 
took  up  the  line  of  march  for  California. 

Mon.  31.—Gren.  Stephen  F.  Kearney's  de- 
tachment of  theBattalion  leftMonterey  and 
traveled  by  way  of  the  Sacramento  Val- 
ley, over  the  Sierra  Nevadas,  via  Ft.  Hall, 
Soda  Springs,  and  the  Platte  River,  where 
it  met  several  companies  of  Saints,  going 
west,  and  arrived  at  Ft.  Leavenworth  in 
August. 

June.  Tues.  1. — The  Pioneers  arrived 
at  Ft.  Laramie.  A  company  of  Saints, 
numbering  seventeen  persons,  who  had 
left  the  State  of  Mississippi  the  previous 
year,  joined  the  Pioneers  at  that  place.  It 
was  a  part  of  the  company  who  had  win- 
tered at  Pueblo ;  the  remainder  of  it  came 
on  with  Capt.  Brown's  detachment  of  the 
Battalion. 

Thurs.  3.— The  Pioneers  crossed  the 
North  Fork  of  the  Platte  river  at  Ft.  Lara- 
mie, having  traveled  on  the  left  bank  of 
the  Platte,  from  the  Elkhorn  to  that  point. 

Fri.  11. — Amasa  M.  Lyman,  who  had  been 
sent  back  from  the  Pioneer  camp,  and 
other  Elders,  met  the  sick  detachment  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion  on  Pole  Creek. 

Mon.  14. — The  Pioneers  recrossed  the 
Platte  river  from  its  south  to  north  side, 
124  miles  west  of  Ft.  Laramie. 

— The  first  company  of  emigrating 
Saints  was  organized  at  Elkhorn  river 
for  journeying  west,  and  on  the  19th  about 
five  hundred  and  seventy-five  wagons  from 
Winter  Quarters  had  crossed  the  "Horn." 

Wed.  16. — Capt.  Brown's  detachment  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion  reached  Ft.  Lara- 
mie, and  continued  the  following  day 
westward,  intending,  if  possible,  to  over- 
take the  Pioneers,  who  had  passed  twelve 
days  before. 

Sun.  20. — Thomas  Smith  was  arrested 
and  imprisoned  at  Covington,  Warwick- 
shire, England,  for  having  cast  out  evil 
spirits.  After  examination,  he  and  Rich- 
ard Currell,  the  subject  of  administration, 
were  dismissed,  there  being  no  cause  of 
action. 

Sun.  27. — The  Pioneers  crossed  the 
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South  Pass  of  the  Rocky  Mountains.  On 
the  following  day  they  met  Capt.  James 
Bridger  who  considered  it  imprudent  to 
bring  a  large  population  into  the  Great 
Basin,  until  it  could  be  ascertained  that 
grain  could  be  raised  there.  So  sanguine 
was  he  that  it  could  not  be  done,  that  he 
said  he  would  give  one  thousand  dollars  for 
the  first  ear  of  corn  produced  there. 

Tues.  2,9.— Henry  W.  Bigler  and  others 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  stationed  at 
San  Diego,  cleared  the  first  yard  for 
moulding  brick  in  California. 

Wed.  30. — Samuel  Brannan,  on  his  way 
from  California,  met  the  Pioneers  at  Green 
river,  with  news  from  the  Saints  who 
went  out  in  the  ship  Brooklyn  the  year 
previous. 

July.  Sun.  4. — Thirteen  men  of  Capt. 
Brown's  detachment  of  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion, overtook  the  Pioneers  on  Green 
river. 

Wed.  7. — The  Pioneers  arrived  at  Fort 
Bridger. 

Tues.  13. — The  Pioneers  were  encamped 
at  the  head  of  Echo  Canyon ;  Apostle  Orson 
Pratt  was  appointed  to  take  23  wagons 
and  42  men  and  precede  the  main  company 
of  Pioneers  into  Great  Salt  Lake  Valley. 

Thurs  .1-5. — Company  B  of  the  Mormon 
Battalion  joined  the  main  body  at  Los 
Angeles. 

Fri.  16. — The  Battalion  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Los  Angeles. 

T2ces.  20. — Eighty-one  of  the  members  of 
the  Battalion  re-enlisted  for  six  months  at 
Los  Angeles.  Four  days  later  they  were 
ordered  to  San  Diego,  where  they  arrived 
on  Aug.  2nd,  and  were  stationed  as  a  pro- 
vost guard  to  protect  the  citizens  from  In- 
dian raids,  etc. Those  who  did  not  re-enlist, 
organized  into  companies  for  traveling, 
and  a  few  days  later  took  up  the  line  of 
march  towards  the  East. 

Wed.  21.— The  advance  company  of  the 
Pioneers  camped  in  Emigration  Canyon, 
went  into  the  valley,  and  a  circuit  of 
about  twelve  miles  was  made  before  they 
got  back  to  camp  at  9  p.  m. 

Thurs.  22. — The  advance  company  of 
Pioneers  entered  Great  Salt  Lake  Valley 
and  camped  on  Canyon  Creek. 

Fri.  23.— The  advance  company  moved 
about  three  miles  and  camped  on  what  was 
subsequently  known  as  the  8th  Ward 
Square  of  Salt  Lake  City.  Apostle  Orson 
Pratt  called  the  camp  together,  dedicated 
the  land  to  the  Lord,  invoked  his  blessings 
on  the  seeds  about  to  be  planted,  and  on 
the  labors  of  the  Saints  in  the  valley.  The 
camp  was  organized  for  work.  The  first 
successful  plowing  was  done  by  Wm.  Car- 
ter. A  company  commenced  the  work  of 
getting  out  water  for  irrigation.  Pres. 
Brigham  Young,  who  was  sick,  and  those 
with  him,  encamped  at  the  foot  of  the 
Little  Mountain. 

Sat.  24.— Pres.  Young  entered  Great 
Salt  Lake  Valley  and  joined  the  main 
body  of  Pioneers  at  2  p.  m.  Not  a  mem- 
ber of  the  company  had  died  on  the 
journey. 

Sun.  25. — Religious  services  were  held  for 
the  first  time  in  Great  Salt  Lake  Valley. 
Geo.  A.  Smith  preached  the  first  public 
discourse  and  the  Sacrament  was  ad- 
ministered there  for  the  first  time. 


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Mon.  26.—Pves.  Young  and  others  as- 
cended what  is  now  known  as  Ensign 
Peak,  north  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  named 
it. 

Tues.  27.— Some  Ute  Indians  visited  the 
Pioneer  camp.  The  Twelve  and  a  few 
others  started  west  from  the  Pioneer 
camp  on  an  exploring  expedition.  Cross- 
ing the  stream  which  forms  the  outlet  of 
Utah  lake,  they  named  it  the  Jordan 
river,  and  then  proceeded  to  Black  Rock, 
eighteen  miles  further,  where  the  company 
took  a  bath  in  the  lake. 

Wed.  as.— The  exploring  party  returned 
to  camp,  a  council  was  held  and  the  Temple 
Block  located. 

Thurs.  2,9.— The  detachment  of  the  Mor- 
mon Battalion,  which  had  wintered  at 
Pueblo,  on  the  Arkansas  river,  under 
Capt.  James  Brown,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
Valley,  accompanied  by  the  Saints  from 
Mississippi.  This  increased  the  number 
in  camp  to  about  four  hundred  souls. 

August.  3Ion.  2. — The  survev  of  a  city 
was  commenced  in  G.  S.  L*.  Valley. 

Wed.  4. — Twenty-seven  of  the  re-enlisted 
Battalion  boys  were  ordered  to  San  Luis 
Rey,  Cal.,  to  protect  the  mission  property. 

I^'ri.  6.~The  Apostles  in  G.  S.  L. 
Valley  renewed  their  covenants  by  bap- 
tism, and  the  rest  of  the  company  soon 
after  followed  their  example. 

Mo7i.  .9.— Catharine  C.  Steele,  wife  of 
John  Steele,  of  the  Battalion,  gave  birth 
to  a  female  child  who  was  named  Young 
Elizabeth  Steelf^.  She  was  the  first  white 
child  born  in  the  Valley. 

Tues.  10.— The  building  of  the  "Old  Fort" 
was  commenced  by  the  Pioneers  in  G.  S. 
L.  Valley  on  what  is  now  known  as  the 
Pioneer  Square,  Sixth  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  li.— Milton  H.  Therlkill,  three 
years  old,  was  accidentally  drowned  near 
the  Pioneer  camp.  This  was  the  first 
death  among  white  people  in  G.  S.  L.  Val- 
ley. 

Wed.  i8.— Nearly  half  of  the  Pioneers 
left  G.  S.  L.  Valley  with  ox  teams,®n  their 
return  to  Winter  Quarters  for  their  fami- 
lies. 

Fri.  20. — The  returning  Battalion  boys 
arrived  on  the  Sacramento  river.  On  the 
24:th  they  reached  a  settlement  of  white 
people,  and  re- eived  the  first  news  of  the 
Saints  settling  in  G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

fiat.  2i.— Albert  Carrington,  John  Brown 
and  Wm.  W.  Rust  ascended  to  the  summit 
of  the  Twin  Peaks,  the  highest  mountain 
near  G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

JSun.  22.— At  a  special  conference  held  in 
G.  S.  L.  Valley,  the  city,  which  had  been 
commenced  by  the  Pioneers,  was  named 
Great  Salt  Lake  City ;  the  river  Jordan 
and  the  mountain  streams  on  the  east  side 
of  the  Valley  were  also  named. 

Thurs.  26.— The  second  company  of  re- 
turning Pioneers  left  G.  S.  L.  Valley  for 
•  Winter  Quarters  to  forward  the  emigra- 
tion, where  they  arrived  Oct.  31st.  On 
their  trip  they  met  several  companies  of 
Saints  who  followed  in  the  track  of  the 
Pioneers.  Between  six  and  seven  hundred 
wagons,  with  about  two  tnousand  souls, 
arrived  in  the  Valley  that  fall.  When  the 
Pioneers  left  for  Winter  Quarters,  the  col- 
onists in  the  Valley  had  laid  off  a  fort,built 


27  log  houses,  plowed  and  planted  84  acres 
with  corn,  potatoes,  beans,  buckwheat, 
turnips,  etc. 

September.— The  members  of  the  Mor- 
mon Battalion  who  had  returned  to  Cali- 
fornia from  the  Truckee  river  were  em- 
ployed by  Capt.  John  A.  Sutter,  digging 
mill-races  and  erecting  mills,  near  the 
place  where  Sacramento  City  now  stands. 

Fri.  5.— The  returning  Battalion  boys, 
having  crossed  the  Sierra  Nevada  Moun- 
tains, reached  the  place  where  the  unfor- 
tunate Hastings  company  had  perished  the 
previous  winter.  A  number  of  human 
bodies  were  yet  lying  unburied  on  top  of 
the  ground.    Henry  P.  Hoyt  died. 

A  few  days  later  the  soldiers  were  met 
by  Samuel  Brannan,  James  Brown  and 
others,  on  the  Truckee  river.  Brannan 
brought  word  from  Pres.  Brigham  Young 
for  those  who  had  no  means  of  subsistence 
to  remain  in  California  and  work  uuring 
the  winter,  and  come  to  the  Valley  in  the 
spring.  About  half  of  the  company  then 
returned  to  California. 

Wed.  8. — Sergeant  Lafayette  N.  Frost, 
of  the  re-enlisted  Mormon  Battalion  com- 
pany, died  at  San  Diego, 

2fon.  20.— Harriet  P.  Young,  wife  of 
Lorenzo  D.  Young,  gave  birth  to  a  male 
child,  which  was  subsequently  named 
Lorenzo  Dow.  He  died  March  22,  1848. 
This  was  the  first  white  male  child  born  in 
G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

October.  iSun.  .3.— The  Saints  in  G.  S. 
L.  Valley  were  organized  into  a  Stake  of 
Zion  with  John  Smith  as  president  and 
Charles  C.  Rich  and  John  Young  as  coun- 
selors. Selections  for  a  High  Council  were 
also  made.  Charles  C.  Rich  was  elected 
chief  military  commander  in  the  Val- 
ley. 

Sat.  16.— Those  of  the  discharged  Bat- 
talion boys  who  did  not  return  to  Califor- 
nia arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon.  i8.— Thirty- two  of  the  Battalion 
boys,  who  were  anxious  to  meet  their 
families  at  Winter  Quarters,  left  G.  S.  L. 
City  for  that  place,  where  they  arrived 
Dec.  18th,  after  a  hard  journey. 

November.— Capt.  James  Brown  re- 
turned to  G.  S.  L.  Valley  from  a  visit  to 
California,  bringing  about  $5,000  in  gold. 

Fri.  5. — Neal  Donald,  one  of  the  Bat- 
talion boys  who  had  re -enlisted,  died  at 
San  Diego. 

December.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt 
and  others  visited  the  Utah  lake,  where 
they  launched  a  boat. 

JSun.  5. — At  a  council  of  the  Apostles 
held  in  the  house  of  Apostle  Orson  Hyde, 
(attended  by  Brigham  Young,  Heber  C. 
Kimball,  Orson  Hyde,  Willard  Richards, 
Wilford  Woodruff,  Geo.  A.  Smith,  Amasa^ 
M.  Lyman  and  Ezra  T  Benson) ,  Brigham 
Young  was  unanimously  elected  President 
of  the  Church,  with  authority  to  nominate 
his  Counselors,  which  he  did  by  naming 
Heber  C.  Kimball  as  his  first  and  Willard 
Richards  as  his  second  Counselor. 

3fon.  ,6.— John  Smith,  the  Prophet's 
uncle,  was  chosen  by  the  Council  of  the 
Apostles,  as  Patriarch  to  the  whole 
Church. 

Sat.  if.— Philemon  C.  Merrill,  with  fif- 
teen others  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  ar- 


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rived  atWinter  Quarters ;  they  left  G.  S. 
L.  City  Oct.  8th. 

Thurs.  23.— The  Twelve  issued  an  im- 
portant epistle  from  Winter  Quarters  to 
all  the  Saints,  announcing,  among  other 
things,  that  emigration  could  be  recom- 
menced. 

Fri.  24. — A  general  conference  of  the 
Church  w^as  commenced  in  a  log  Taber- 
nacle erected  by  the  Saints  on  the  east 
side  of  the  Missouri  river  (on  the  present 
site  of  Council  Bluffs).  It  lasted  four 
days.  On  the  last  day  (Dec.  27th)  Brig- 
ham  Young  was  unanimously  sustained  as 
President  of  the  Church,  with  Heber  C. 
Kimball  as  his  first  and  Willard  Richards 
as  second  Counselor.  John  Smith  was 
sustained  as  presiding  Patriarch  to  the 
Church. 


1848. 

Gold  was  discovered  in  California  by 
members  of  the  Mormon  Battalion.  Win- 
ter Quarters  was  vacated  and  most  of  the 
Saints  who  had  spent  the  winter  there  re- 
moved to  Great  Salt  Lake  Valley.  About  one 
thousand  wagons  arrived  in  the  Valley  dur- 
ing the  year,  with  immigrating  Saints. 
Ogden  was  founded  by  Capt.  James  Brown 
and  others.  Many  extraordinary  and 
miraculous  cases  of  healing  strengthened 
the  faith  of  the  Saints  in  the  British  Isles. 

January.  Jfon.  24.— Gold  was  dis- 
covered in  Sutter's  mill  race,  which  had 
been  dug  by  the  Mormon  Battalion  boys. 
This  discovery  soon  put  the  whole  country 
in  a  fever  of  excitement. 

February. — Nathaniel  Thos.  Brown.one 
of  Pres.  Brigham  Young's  Pioneer  corps, 
was  shot  and  killed  at  Council  Bluffs,  la. 

Wed.  2. — By  the  treaty  of  Guadalupe 
Hidalgo,  Mexico,  Upper  California,  in- 
cluding what  is  now  Utah,  was  ceded  to 
the  United  States. 

Sun.  20.— The  ship  Carnatic  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  120  Saints,  bound 
for  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  under  the  direction  of 
Franklin  D.  Richards.  It  arrived  at  New 
Orleans  about  April  19th,  whence  the 
company  proceeded  up  the  Mississippi  and 
Missouri  rivers  to  Winter  Quarters,  and 
thence  commenced  the  journey  across  the 
plains. 

March. — About  this  time  Davis  County 
was  settled  by  Perrigrine  Sessions,  who 
located  the  settlement  subsequently  called 
Bountiful. 

Mon.  6. — The  G.  S.  L.  City  fort  contained 
423  houses  and  1,671  souls.  The  adjoining 
farming  field  consisted  of  5,133  acres  of 
land,  of  which  875  acres  were  sown  with 
winter  wheat. 

Thurs.  9. — The  ship  Sailor  Prince  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  80  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Moses  Martin. 

Tues.  14. — The  re- enlisted  company  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion  was  disbanded  at 
San  Diego,  and  on  the  25th  twenty-five 
men,  with  Henry  G.  Boyle  as  captain, 
started  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  where  they  ar- 
rived June  5th. 


April.  Thurs.  6.— At  a  conference  held 
in  the  log  Tabernacle  (Miller's  Hollow) , 
on  the  east  side  of  the  Missouri  river,  the 
settlement  at  that  place  was  called  Kanes- 
ville,  in  honor  of  Col.  Thomas  L.  Kane. 

Thurs.  20.— Elder  Mephibosheth  Sirrine 
died  of  consumption  on  the  steamer  Nia- 
gara, near  the  mouth  of  the  Ohio  river,  on 
his  way  to  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

May. — A  company  of  Saints  from  Great 
Britain  arrived  at  Winter  Quarters. 

Tues.  9. — Twenty-two  wagons— the  first 
of  the  season— left  Winter  Quarters  for 
the  Valley  and  traveled  twenty -seven  miles 
to  the  Elkhorn  river. 

Thurs.  ii.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt  left 
Winter  Quarters  on  a  mission  to  England. 

Fri.  26. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  left  Win- 
ter Quarters  for  the  second  time  for  G.  S. 
L.  Valley. 

Wed.  31. — At  Elkhorn  river,  Pres.  Young 
commenced  to  organize  the  emigrating 
Saints  into  companies  of  hundreds,  fifties 
and  tens. 

June. — In  the  commencement  of  this 
month  Pres.  Young  broke  camp  at  the  Elk- 
horn and  started  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  with  a 
company  consisting  of  1,229  souls  and  397 
wagons.  He  was  followed  by  Heber  C. 
Kimball's  company  of  662  souls  and  226 
wagons,  and  Willard  Richard's  company, 
consisting  of  526  souls  and  169  wagons. 
The  last  wagons  left  Winter  Quarters 
July  3rd.leaving  that  place  almost  destitute 
of  inhabitants. 

—Myriads  of  big  crickets  came  down 
from  the  mountains  into  G.  S.  L.  Valley, 
and  began  to  sweep  away  fields  of  grain 
and  corn.  The  grain,  however,  was  most- 
ly saved  by  the  arrival  of  immense  flocks 
of  sea  gulls,  which  devoured  the  crickets. 

Tues.  6. — Capt.  James  Brown  entered 
into  negotiations  with  Miles  M.  Goodyear, 
an  Indian  trader,  located  on  the  present 
site  of  Ogden  City,  for  the  purchase  of  all 
the  lands,  claims  and  improvements,  owned 
by  Goodyear,  by  virtue  of  a  Spanish  grant. 
Brown  paid  $3,000  for  the  improvements, 
and  soon  after  located  himself  on  the 
Weber. 

Sat.  24. — Captain  Daniel  Browett,  Daniel 
Allen  and  Henderson  Cox,  three  of  the 
Battalion  boys,  left  Sutter's  Fort,  Cal.,  on 
an  exploring  trip  across  the  Sierra  Nevada 
Mountains.  A  few  days  later  they  were 
killed  and  their  bodies  terribly  mutilated 
by  Indians. 

July.  Sun.  2.— About  thirty- seven  of 
the  Battalion  boys,  who  had  spent  the 
winter  and  spring  in  the  Sacramento  Val- 
ley, Cal.,  commenced  their  eastward  jour- 
ney from  Pleasant  Valley,  fifty  miles 
from  Sutter's  Fort,  with  16  wagons,  bring- 
ing with  them  two  cannons.  After  a  dan- 
gerous and  adventurous  journey  they  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City,  Oct.  1st. 

Sat.  22. — Patriarch  Asahel  Smith  died  at 
lowaville,  Wapello  Co.,  Iowa. 

Wed.  26. — Apostle  Orson  Pratt  and  fam- 
ily arrived  in  England  from  Winter  Quar- 
ters. 

August. — Apostle  Orson  Pratt  succeed- 
ed Orson  Spencer  as  president  of  the 
British  mission. 

Wed.  9.— The  G.  S.  L.  City  fort  contain- 
ed 450  buildings  and  1,800  inhabitants. 
There  were  three  saw  mills  and  one  tem- 


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porary  flouring  mill  running,  and  others  in 
course  of  construction. 

Thurs.  iO.— The  Saints  in  G.  S.  L.  City 
had  a  feast  to  celebrate  the  first  harvest 
gathered  in  the  Great  Basin. 

Sun.  13. — At  a  general  conference,  held 
in  Manchester,  England,  on  this  and  the 
following  day,  28  conferences  and  350 
branches,  with  a  total  of  17,902  members 
were  represented  in  the  British  mission. 
Wm.  Howell  was  called  to  go  to  France  to 
open  up  a  missionary  field  in  that  country. 

September.  Thurs.  7.— The  ship  E7-i7Vs 
Queen  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,with 
232  Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Simeon 
Carter,  bound  for  St.  Louis,  where  the 
emigrants  arrived  Nov.  6th.  Most  of 
them  remained  there  during  the  winter. 

Mon.  18. — John  Henry  Smith  was  born  at 
Carbunca,  near  Kanesville,  la. 

Wed.  20.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  Valley  with  the  advance  portion 
of  his  company.  Pres.  Kimball's  division 
arrived  a  few  days  later,  and  the  other 
companies  all  reached  the  Valley  in  good 
season. 

JSat.  23. — Reuben  Brinkworth,  who  had 
been  deaf  and  dumb  for  five  years,  was  re- 
stored to  his  speech  and  hearing  under  the 
administration  of  the  Elders,  at  Newport, 
Monmouthshire,  England. 

Sun.  24, — The  ship  Sailor  Prince  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  311 
Saints  on  board,  under  the  direction  of  L. 
D.  Butler,  bound  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

Thurs.  28. — Addison  Pratt  arrived  in  G. 
S.  L.  City  from  a  five  years'  mission  to  the 
Society  Islands,  where  about  twelve  hun- 
dred persons  had  been  baptized. 

October.  Sun.  l.—At  a  public  meeting 
held  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  it  was  voted  to  build 
a  council  house  by  tithing  labor,  and 
Daniel  H.  Wells  was  appointed  superin- 
tendent of  its  erection. 

Sun.  8. — At  a  general  conference  held  in 
the  G.  S.  L.  City  fort,  Brigham  Young  was 
unanimously  sustained  as  President  of  the 
Church,  with  Heber  C.  Kimball  and  Wil- 
lard  Richards  as  his  Counselors. 

Mon.  9.— The  Nauvoo  Temple  was  burned 
through  the  work  of  an  incendiary. 

Tues.  10. — Apostle  Willard  Richard's 
company  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  having 
been  met  by  teams  from  the  Valley. 

Thurs.  19. — Apostle  Amasa  M.  Lyman's 
company  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  21. — Oliver  Cowdery  bore  his  testi- 
mony to  the  truth  of  the  Book  of  Mormon, 
in  a  conference  held  at  Kanesville,  la. 

November.— The  High  Council  at 
Kanesville  voted  to  receive  Oliver  Cow- 
dery back  into  the  Church  by  baptism,  ac- 
cording to  his  own  humble  request.  Soon 
afterwards  he  was  baptized,  and  he  made 
preparation  to  take  a  mission  to  England. 

December.  Sun.  3. — At  a  meeting, 
held  in  the  G.  S.  L.  City  fort,  fellowship 
was  withdrawn  from  Apostle  Lyman 
Wight  and  Bishop  Geo.  Miller. 


1849 

During  this  year  Utah  Valley  was  settled 
by  John  S.  Higbee  and  others,  Tooele  Val- 
ley by  John  Rowberry  and  several  others, 


and  Sanpete  Valley  by  Isaac  Morley  and 
company.  G.  S.  L  Valley  was  surveyed 
by  Capt.  Howard  Stansbury  and  Lieuten- 
ant John  W.  Gunnison,  according  to  order 
from  the  government.  About  five  hundred 
wagons  and  fourteen  hundred  immigrating 
Saints  arrived  in  the  Valley,  besides  a 
number  of  California  emigrants  who,  dur- 
ing their  sojourn  among  the  Saints,  were 
converted  to  "Mormonism"  and  remained 
in  the  Valley.  The  five  companies  of  Saints 
which  crossed  the  plains  from  the  Mis- 
souri river  to  the  Valley  this  season  were 
led  by  Elders  Orson  Spencer,  Allen  Tay- 
lor, Silas  Richards,  Geo.  A.  Smith  and 
Ezra  T.  Benson.  Capt.  Dan  Jones,  with 
quite  a  number  of  Welsh  Saints,  were  in- 
cluded in  Geo.  A.  Smith's  company.  Elder 
Wm.  Howell  commenced  to  preach  the 
gospel  in  France.  In  consequence  of  the 
scanty  harvest  of  1848,breadstuff  and  other 
provisions  became  very  scarce  in  G.  S.  L. 
Valley,  and  many  of  the  people  were  com- 
pelled to  eat  raw  hides  and  to  dig  sego  and 
thistle  roots,  for  months,  upon  which  to 
subsist.  Those  persons  who  had,  imparted 
measurably  to  those  who  had  not,  so  that 
extreme  suffering  from  hunger  was 
avoided. 

January. — The  first  number  of  Udgorn 
Seion  (Zion's  Trumpet) ,  was  issued  in  the 
interest  of  the  Church  in  Wales,  as  a  con- 
tinuation of  Prophwyd  y  Juhili. 

Mon.  1. — John  Smith,  uncle  of  the  Pro- 
phet Joseph,  was  ordained  Patriarch  to 
the  whole  Church. 

—The  first  $1  bill  of  "Valley  Currency" 
was  signed  by  Brigham  Young,  Heber  C. 
Kimball  and  Thos.  Bullock. 

Fri.  19. — Marcus  B.  Thorpe,  one  of  Pres. 
Brigham  Young's  Pioneers,  was  murdered 
in  California. 

Mon.  22.  —  Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
Thos.  Bullock  were  engaged  in  setting 
type  for  the  50-cent  bills  of  the  Valley  pa- 
per currency.  This  was  the  first  type  set- 
ting in  G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

Mon.  29.— The  ship  Zetland  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  358  Saints,bound 
for  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  under  the  presidency 
of  Orson  Spencer.  It  arrived  at  New  Or- 
leans April  2nd,  and  the  emigrants  arrived 
at  Kanesville,  Iowa,  May  17th,  having  suf- 
fered much  from  cholera  while  passing  up 
the  Missouri  river. 

February. — The  Stake  of  Zion  in  G.  S. 
L.  Valley  was  reorganized  with  Daniel 
Spencer  as  president  and  David  Fullmer 
and  Willard  Snow  counselors.  A  High 
CounciLwas  also  organized,  of  which  the 
members  were:  Isaac  Morley,  Phineas 
Richards,  Shadrach  Roundy,  Henry  G. 
Sherwood,  Titus  Billings,  Eleazer  Miller, 
John  Vance,  Levi  Jackman,  Ira  Eldredge, 
Elisha  H.  Groves,  Wm.  W.  Major  and  Ed- 
win D.  Woolley. 

Mon.  5. — This  was  a  very  cold  day  in  G. 


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S.  L.  City,  the  thermometer  showed  33  de- 
grees F.  below  zero. 

Tues.  6. — The  ship  Ashland  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  187  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  John  Johnson,  bound  for 
G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

Wed.  7.— The  first  number  of  the  Fron- 
tier Guardian,  a  semi-monthly  four-page 
newspaper,  was  published  by  Apostle  Or- 
son Hyde,  at  Kanesville,  Iowa. 

— The  ship  Henry  Ware  sailed  from  Liv- 
erpool, England,  with  225  Saints  on  board, 
bound  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Robert  Martin. 

Mon.  12.  —  Charles  C.  Rich,  Lorenzo 
Snow,  Erastus  Snow  and  Franklin  D. 
Richards  were  ordained  Apostles,  to  fill 
the  vacancies  in  the  Council  of  Twelve 
Apostles  caused  by  the  reorganization  of 
the  First  Presidency  and  the  rejection  of 
Lyman  Wight. 

Wed.  14.— G.  S.  L.  City  was  divided  into 
nineteen  ecclesistical  Wards  of  nine  blocks 
each. 

Fri.  16.  —  The  First  Presidency  and 
the  Apostles,  in  council  assembled,  divided 
the  country  lying  south  of  G.  S.  L.  City 
into  four  Bishop's  Wards,  namely.  Canyon 
Creek  (afterwards  Sugar  House),  Mill 
Creek,  HoUaday  (afterwards  Big  Cotton- 
wood) and  South  Cottonwood. 

Thurs.  22. — At  a  council  meeting  held  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  the  following  Bishops  were 
ordained  and  set  apart  to  preside  in  the 
City  Wards :  David  Fairbanks,  1st  Ward ; 
John  Lowry,  2nd  Ward;  Christopher  Wil- 
liams, 3rd  Ward ;  Wm.  Hickenlooper,  6th 
Ward;  Wm.  G.  Perkins,  7th  Ward;  Addi- 
son Everett,  8th  Ward;  Seth  Taft,  9th 
Ward;  David  Pettigrew,  10th  Ward;  Ben- 
jamin Covey,  12th  Ward ;  Edward  Hunter, 
13th  Ward;  John  Murdock,  14th  Ward; 
Abraham  O.  Smoot,  15th  Ward ;  Isaac  Hig- 
bee,  16th  Ward;  Joseph  L.  Heywood,  17th 
Ward  and  James  Hendricks,  19th  Ward. 

Sun.  25. — The  ship  Buena  Vista  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  249  Welsh 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Dan  Jones. 

Mon.  26. — Work  was  commenced  on  the 
Council  House,  G.  S.  L.  City. 

March. — Provo,  Utah  Valley,  was  set- 
tled by  John  S.  Higbee  and  some  thirty 
others.  On  March  18th  a  branch  of  the 
Church  was  organized  with  John  S.  Higbee 
as  president.  During  the  year  the  settlers 
had  some  trouble  with  the  Indians. 

— A  post  office  was  established  in  G.  S.L. 
City,  with  Joseph  L.  Heywood  as  post- 
master. 

— The  Icarians  arrived  at  Nauvoo,  111., 
and  bought  the  ruins  of  the  Temple,  with 
a  view  to  refit  it  for  school  purposes. 

Mon.  5. — The  ship  Hartley  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  220  Saints  bound 
for  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  under  the  direction  of 
W.  Hulme.  It  arrived  at  New  Orleans 
April  28th. 

Thurs.  8. — A  convention,  which  was 
held  for  three  days,  convened  in  G.  S.  L. 
City.  Before  its  adjournment  a  State 
constitution  for  the  proposed  State  of 
Deseret  was  adopted.  Almon  W.  Babbitt 
was  soon  after  sent  as  delegate  to  Con- 
gress, with  a  petition  asking  for  admission 
into  the  Union. 

Mon.  12. — An  election  took  place  for 
officers  of  the  provisional  government  of 


the  State  of  Deseret.  Brigham  Young 
was  chosen  governor ;  Willard  Richards, 
secretary;  Newel  K.  Whitney,  treasurer; 
Heber  C.  Kimball,  chief  judge;  John 
Taylor  and  Newel  K.  Whitney,  associate 
judges;  Daniel  H.Wells,  attorney  general; 
Horace  S.  Eldredge,  marshal ;  Albert  Car- 
rington,  assessor  and  collector  of  taxes ; 
Joseph  L.  Heywood,  surveyor  of  highways. 
Magistrates  were  also  appointed  for  tne 
several  Wards. 

— The  ship  Ffnblem  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  about  one  hundred 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Robert 
Deans,  bound  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

Thurs.  i5.— John  Van  Cott  sold  a  peck 
of  potatoes  for  $5  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  which 
was  considered  cheap. 

Sun.  25. — The  first  public  meeting  was 
held  on  the  Temple  Block,  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  28. — The  Nauvoo  Legion  was  partly 
reorganized;  Daniel  H.  Wells  was  ap- 
pointed major-general.  The  first  com- 
pany organized  was  under  the  command  of 
Capt.  George  D.  Grant,  and  those  who 
belonged  to  it  were  styled  "minute  men." 

April. — The  settlers  in  Utah  Valley 
built  a  fort  near  the  present  site  of  Provo 
City. 

Sun.  8.— The  Fourth  Ward,  G.  S.  L. 
City,  was  organized  with  Benjamin  Brown 
as  Bishop. 

Mon.  9. — The  First  Presidency  issued 
the  "First  General  Epistle"  to  the  whole 
Church  from  G.  S.  L.  Valley.  By  this 
time  the  people  in  the  G.  S.  L.  City  fort 
had  commenced  to  move  out  to  their  city 
lots. 

May.  Sat.  5.— Elder  Elijah  Malin,  of 
Winter  Quarters,  died  of  cholera,  in  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  returning  from  a  mission  to 
Pennsylvania. 

June.  Mon.  11. — Caleb  Baldwin,  one  of 
the  brethren  who  had  been  imprisoned 
with  the  Prophet  Joseph  in  Liberty  jail, 
Mo.,  died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  16. — Parties  from  the  east  en  route 
for  the  California  gold  mines  began  to 
arrive  in  the  Valley,  and  during  the  sum- 
mer they  traveled  through  by  thousands. 
They  brought  all  kinds  of  merchandise, 
wagons,  tools  and  farming  implements, 
etc.,  which  were  sold  to  the  Saints  below 
original  cost,  in  exchange  for  provisions. 

July. — Elder  William  Howell  visited 
France  and  began  to  preach  the  gospel ;  he 
baptized  the  first  person  on  July  30th,  at 
Havre,  and  during  the  remainder  of  the 
year  he  baptized  a  few  more.  Among  the 
number  was  a  Baptist  preacher  about 
sixty  years  old. 

Mon.  2.— The  General  Assembly  of  the 
Provisional  Stateof  Deseret  met  for  the 
first  time  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  21. — The  first  endowment  in  G.  S.  L. 
Valley  was  given  to  Addison  Pratt  on  En- 
sign Peak. 

Tues.  24. — The  first  celebration  to  com- 
memorate the  entrance  of  the  Pioneers 
into  G.  S.  L.  Valley  was  held  in  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

August.  Fri.  24.— Wm.  W.  Phelps 
ascended  to  the  top  of  Mount  Nebo,  south 
of  Utah  Valley,  to  make  scientific  obser- 
vations. 

Tues.  28. — Captain  Howard  Stansbury 
and  party  of  surveyors  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 


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CHURCH   CHRON^OLOGY—  1850. 


Valley,  accompanied  by  Lieutenant  John 
W.  Gunnison. 

September.  Sat.  l.—Wm.  Dayton  was 
accidentally  killed  and  Geo.  W.  Bean  crip- 
pled for  life,  by  the  premature  discharge 
of  a  cannon  at  Fort  Utah  ( Pro vo),  Utah. 

Sun.  2. — The  ship  James  Fennell  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  236  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Thomas  H.  Clark, 
bonnd  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley.  It  arrived  at 
New  Orleans  Oct.  22nd. 

Wed.  5.— The  ship  Berlin  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  253  Saints,  under  James  G. 
Brown's  direction,  bound  for  G.  S.  L.  Val- 
ley ;  it  arrived  at  New  Orleans  Oct.  22nd. 
Twenty-six  died  on  the  voyage,  of 
cholera. 

Sun.  25.— Orson  Spencer  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  Valley,  with  his  company  of  British 
Saints. 

October.  Wed.  3.— Three  companies  of 
emigrating  Saints  were  exposed  to  the 
fury  of  a  tremendous  snow  storn  near  the 
South  Pass.  Sixty  head  of  cattle  per- 
ished. 

Sat.  6. — The  Deseret  Dramatic  Associa- 
tion was  organized  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

—On  this  and  the  following  day  a  gen- 
eral conference  of  the  Church  was  held  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  at  which  the  Perpetual  Emi- 
gration Fund  was  commenced.  John  Tay- 
lor, Curtis  E.  Bolton  and  John  Pack  were 
called  on  missions  to  France;  Erastus 
Snow  and  Peter  O.  Hansen  to  Denmark ; 
Lorenzo  Snow  and  Joseph  Toronto  to 
Italy;  Franklin  D.  Richards,  Joseph  W. 
Johnson,  Joseph  W.  Young,  Job  Smith, 
Haden  W.  Church,  Geo.  B.  Wallace  and 
John  S.  Higbee  to  Great  Britain ;  Charles 
C.  Rich  and  Francis  M.  Pomeroy  to  Lower 
California;  Addison  Pratt,  James  S. 
Brown  and  Hiram  H.  Black  well  to  the  So- 
ciety Islands,  and  John  E.  Forsgren  to 
Sweden.  A  "Carrying  Company,"  for 
carrying  goods  from  the  Missouri  river  to 
the  Valley  and  also  to  run  a  wagon  pas- 
senger train,  was  organized.  It  was  voted 
to  lay  oflf  a  city  in  Capt.  James  Brown's 
neighborhood  (Ogden),  and  another  one  in 
Utah  Valley  (Prove) ;  also  to  make  a  set- 
tlement in  Sanpete  Valley  (Manti) .  For 
the  latter  Isaac  Morley,  Charles  Shumway 
and  Seth  Taft  were  appointed  a  presi- 
dency. 

Fri.  12.— The  First  Presidency  issued  the 
"Second  General  Epistle"  from  G.  S.  L. 
Valley,  to  the  Saints  in  all  the  world. 

Fri.  19.— The  missionaries'  camp  was  or- 
ganized for  traveling,  Shadrach  Roundy 
being  appointed  president.  The  company 
consisted  of  35  men,  with  12  wagons,  1  car- 
riage, and  42  horses  and  mules.  Among 
the  Elders  were  Apostles  Lorenzo  Snow, 
Erastus  Snow  and  Franklin  D.  Richards, 
Bishop  Edward  Hunter  and  other  promi- 
nent men.  It  was  the  first  company  of  mis- 
sionaries sent  from  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

November.  Sat.  10. — The  ship  Zetland 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  250 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  S.  H. 
Hawkins.  It  arrived  at  New  Orleans  Dec. 
24th. 

Mon.  12.~The  missionaries  traveling 
east  were  attacked  by  about  two  hundred 
Cheyenne  warriors,  on  the  Platte  river, 
but  escaped  unhurt. 

Mon.  i5.— Sanpete  Valley  was  settled  by 


a  company,  under  the  guidance  of  Isaac 
Morley,  Seth  Taft  and  Charles  Shumway. 
They  located  near  the  present  site  of 
Manti. 

Fri.  23. — An  exploring  company,  consist- 
ing of  about  fifty  men,  was  organized  at 
Capt.  John  Brown's  house,  on  Big  Cotton- 
wood, with  Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  as 
president ;  it  started  the  next  day  to  ex- 
plore what  is  now  southern  Utah. 

December.— The  general  assembly  of 
the  Provisional  State  of  Deseret  met  for 
the  second  time  and  held  adjourned  meet- 
ings at  intervals  through  the  winter. 
Among  the  important  business  done  was 
the  creating  of  Great  Salt  Lake,  Weber, 
Utah,  Sanpete,  Juab  and  Tooele  counties, 
appointing  a  supreme  court,  chartering  a 
State  University,  etc. 

— The  first  Sunday  school  in  Utah  was 
opened  by  Elder  Richard  Ballantyne,  in 
the  14th  Ward,  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  1. — Nineteen  men  on  foot  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City  from  the  East  in  a  very  des- 
titute condition,  having  left  their  wagons 
in  the  &now  on  Echo  creek,  forty  miles 
back. 

Fri.  7. — After  an  adventurous  journey, 
during  which  an  overruling  Providence 
was  clearly  made  manifest  in  behalf  of  the 
Elders,  the  missionaries  arrived  at  Old 
Ft.  Kearney,  on  the  Missouri  river. 

Mon.  24. — A  terrific  wind  swept  over  G. 
S.  L.  Valley  from  the  south. 

Before  the  end  of  the  year,  the  Saints 
who  had  settled  on  the  Little  Cottonwood 
creek,  south  of  G.  S.  L.  City,  were  or- 
ganized into  a  Ward,  named  Little  Cotton- 
wood, with  Silas  Richards  as  Bishop. 


1850. 

In  Utah  Valley,  where  a  number  of  new 
settlements  were  founded  during  the  year, 
the  Saints  had  trouble  with  the  Indians. 
The  first  missions  of  the  Church  were 
opened  in  France,  Italy  and  Denmark  by 
Apostles  John  Taylor,  Lorenzo  Snow  and 
Erastus  Snow  respectively,  assisted  by 
other  Elders.  Later  in  the  year  the  first 
Latter-day  Saint  Elders  also  arrived  in 
Switzerland  and  in  Hawaii  (Sandwich  Is- 
lands) and  commenced  missionary  labors. 
The  Territory  of  Utah  was  created  by  act 
of  Congress. 

January. — The  British  Mission  con- 
tained about  twenty  eight  thousand  Saints, 
having  increased  more  than  ten  thousand 
during  the  last  sixteen  mouths. 

— Apostle  Farley  P.  Pratt's  company 
explored  the  southern  country  as  far 
south  as  the  mouth  of  the  Santa  Clara 
river,  beyond  the  Rim  of  the  Basin. 

Thurs.  10. — The  ship  Argo  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  402  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Jeter  Clinton.  It  arrived 
at  New  Orleans  March  8th. 

Mon.  2i.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt's 
company  on  its  return  from  the  South  w^nt 
into  winter  camp  on  Chalk  Creek  (near 
the  present  site  of    Fillmore) ,  unable  to 


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travel  further  with  wagons  through  the 
deep  snow.  Twenty-four  of  the  men  with 
the  best  horses  and  mules  pushed  on  to  G. 
S.  L.  City,  and  the  remainder  followed  in 
March. 

February.  Thurs.  7. — A  company  of 
about  one  hundred  minute  men,  under 
command  of  Capt.  Geo.  D.  Grant,  left  G. 
S.  L.  City  for  Utah  County,  to  protect  the 
settlers  there  against  the  depredations  of 
the  Indians  (Utes). 

Fri.  8.— On  this  and  the  following  day  a 
battle  was  fought  between  the  "minute 
men"  and  about  seventy  Indian  warriors 
under  Big  Elk,  close  to  Utah  Fort  (now 
Provo) ,  in  which  several  were  killed  and 
wounded  on  both  sides.  The  Indians  sub- 
sequently retreated  to  the  mountains. 

Mon.  11. — General  Daniel  H.  Wells,  who 
had  arrived  in  Utah  Valley  with  more  men, 
pursued  the  Indians  and  overtook  them 
near  Table  Rock.  Five  warriors  were 
killed  and  the  rest  taken  prisoners.  The 
next  day,  when  the  Indians  tried  to  over- 
power the  guard,  another  battle  ensued  in 
which  several  natives  were  killed.  The 
squaws  and  children  were  subsequently 
taken  to  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  a  number  of 
the  children  adopted  by  citizens. 

Mon.  18. — The  ship  Josiah  Bradley  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  263  Saints 
under  the  direction  of  Thomas  Day.  It 
arrived  at  New  Orleans  April  18th. 

Fri.  22.— A  light  shock  of  earthquake 
was  felt  in  G.  S.  L.  Valley. 

March.  Sat.  2. — The  ship  Hartley 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  109 
Saints,  under  David  Cook's  direction.  It 
arrived  at  New  Orleans  May  2nd. 

Sun.  3. — Oliver  Cowdery  died  in  the 
faith,  at  Richmond,  Ray  Co.,  Mo.,  of  con- 
sumption. 

Tues.  5. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Ogden  with  Lorin  Farr  as 
president. 

Tues.  26.— Col.  Thos.  L.  Kane  delivered 
his  famous  lecture  on  the  "Mormons"  be- 
fore the  Historical  Society  of  Penn- 
sylvania, at  Philadelphia. 

April.  Sat.  6.— The  20th  annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  was  commenced  in 
G.  S.  L.  City;  it  was  continued  until  the 
8th ;  a  number  of  missionaries  were  called 
to  Great  Britain,  the  Society  Islands,  the 
United  States,  etc. 

— Elder  Wm.  Howell  organized  a  branch 
of  the  Church  with  six  members  at 
Boulogne-sur-mer,  France.  This  was  the 
first  branch  of  the  Church  raised  up  in 
that  country. 

Fri.  12. — The  First  Presidency  issued  the 
* 'Third  General  Epistle"  to  all  the  Saints. 

May.  Fri.  24. — Addison  Pratt  arrived 
at  Papeete,  Tahiti,  on  his  second  mission 
to  the  Society  Islands,  accompanied  by  El- 
der James  S.  Brown. 

Mon.  21. — The  walls  of  the  Nauvoo  Tem- 
ple were  blown  down  by  a  hurricane. 

June. — The  water  was  higher  in  G.  S. 
L.  Valley  than  ever  before  since  the  Pio- 
neers arrived.  A  number  of  bridges  were 
washed  away  and  other  damage  done.  Emi- 
grants en  route  to  California  passed 
through  G.  S.  L.  City  almost  daily. 

Sat.  8. — The  first  mail  of  the  season 
from  the  States  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  Val- 
ley. 


Fri.  14.— Apostle  Erastus  Snow  and  El- 
ders John  E.  Forsgren  and  Geo.  P.  Dykes 
landed  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  as  the 
first  missionaries  to  Scandinavia,  except 
Elder  Peter  O.  Hansen,  who  had  arrived 
there  a  few  weeks  before. 

Sat.  15. — The  first  number  of  the  Deseret 
Weivs  was  published  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  Wil- 
lard  Richards,  editor. 

Tues.  18. — Apostle  John  Taylor  and  El- 
der Curtis  E.  Bolton,  accompanied  by  Wm. 
Howell,  arrived  at  Boulogne,  France. 
John  Pack  arrived  a  few  days  later.  Soon 
afterwards  they  all  proceeded  to  Paris. 

Tues.  25. — Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  and 
Elders  Joseph  Toronto  and  Thos.  B.  H. 
Stenhouse  arrived  at  Genoa,  Italy,  as  the 
first  Latter  -  day  Saint  missionaries  to 
that  country. 

July. — Under  the  new  management  of 
Apostle  Orson  Pratt,  the  Millennial  Star 
had  increased  its  circulation  from  about 
three  thousand  seven  hundred  to  over 
twenty  two  thousand. 

Ifon.  i— Elder  Thos.  B.  H.  Stenhouse 
and  Joseph  Toronto  left  Genoa,  Italy,  ac- 
cording to  appointment  by  Apostle  Loren- 
zo Snow,  to  visit  the  Protestant  valleys  of 
Piedmont. 

Thurs.  4. — Parley's  Canyon,  Utah,  was 
opened  for  travel  under  the  name  of  the 
"Golden  Pass";  Parley  P.  Pratt,  pro- 
prietor. The  toll  was  75  cts.  for  each  con- 
veyance drawn  by  two  animals,  and  10 
cents  for  each  additional  draught,  pack  or 
saddle  animal,  etc.  The  Newark  Rangers, 
of  Kendall  County,  111.,  was  the  first  com- 
pany to  follow  Apostle  Pratt  through  the 
pass,  which  opened  a  new  road  through 
the  mountains  from  the  Weber  river  to  G. 
S.  L.  Valley. 

— The  general  assembly  of  the  State  of 
Deseret  held  a  joint  session  and  passed  an 
ordinance  taxing  the  sale  of  liquor  at  the 
rate  of  50  per  cent,  ad  valorem. 

Fri.  19. — Elder  John  E.  Forsgren  bap- 
tized his  brother  Peter  A.  Forsgren,  near 
Gefie,  Sweden.  This  was  the  first  bap- 
tism in  Sweden  by  divine  authority  in  this 
dispensation. 

Tues.  2,9.— Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  left 
Genoa,  Italy,  and  traveled  via  Turin  to  La 
Tour,  in  the  valley  of  Luzerne,  Piedmont. 

Wed.  24.— Pioneer  day  was  celebrated  in 
grand  style  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  the  brass 
band  occupied  a  carriage  built  for  the  oc- 
casion, 9  feet  wide  and  29  feet  long,  drawn 
by  14  horses.  Willard  Richards  delivered 
the  oration. 

Wed.  5i.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
Heber  C.  Kimball  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on 
their  first  visit  to  Sanpete  Valley ;  they 
returned  Aug.  12th. 

August.— Lehi,  Utah  Valley,  was  first 
settled;  about  the  same  time  the  two 
neighboring  towns  of  American  Fork  and 
Pleasant  Grove  were  settled. 

Mon.  5. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  pointed 
out  the  site  for  a  Temple  on  the  hill  where 
the  Manti  Temple,  Sanpete  Co.,  Utah,  now 
stands. 

Mon.  12. — The  first  baptisms  in  Den- 
mark, by  divine  authority  in  this  dispen- 
sation, took  place  in  Copenhagen,  Apostle 
Erastus  Snow  baptizing  fifteen  persons  in 
0resund.    The  first  man  baptized  was  Ole 


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U.  C.  Monster  and  the  first  woman  Anna 
Beckstr0m. 

Thurs.  15. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  from  Kanesville,  Iowa,  and 
reported  eight  hundred  wagons  with 
"Mormon"  emigrants  organized  for  cross- 
ing the  plains. 

iSun.  25. — The  Sacrament  was  adminis- 
tered for  the  first  time  in  Denmark  by 
divine  authority  in  this  dispensation,  at  a 
meeting  held  in  Copenhagen. 

Wed.  28.— Capt.  Howard  Stansbury  and 
suite,  having  completed  their  surveys,  left 
G.  S.  L.  City,  on  their  return  to  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

— Presidents  Brigham  Young  and  Heber 
C.  Kimball,  Apostle  Orson  Hyde,  Bishop 
Newel  K.  Whitney,  Daniel  H.  Wells  and 
others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  for  the  purpose 
of  locating  a  city  on  the  Weber  (Ogden) . 
They  returned  on  the  31st,  having  located 
the  corner  stake  and  given  a  plan  for  the 
city  of  Ogden. 

September.  Sun.  1. — A  small  branch 
of  the  Church  was  organized  in  Dublin, 
Ireland,  by  Elder  Edward  Sutherland. 

Wed.  4. — The  ship  North  Atlantic  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  357  Saints, 
under  the  presidency  of  David  Sudworth 
and  Hamilton  G.  Park.  It  arrived  at 
New  Orleans  Nov.  1st. 

Ft^i.  6.— The  semi-annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  in  G.  S.  L. 
City;  it  continued  until  the  8th.  Willard 
Snow,  Edward  Hunter  and  Daniel  Spencer 
were  chosen  as  a  committee  to  transact  the 
business  of  the  Perpetual  Emigrating 
Fund  Company.  Isaac  Morley  was  au- 
thorized to  select  one  hundred  men,  with 
or  without  families,  to  settle  Sanpete 
Valley. 

Mon.  9. — The  act  of  Congress  providing 
for  the  organization  of  the  Territory  of 
Utah  was  approved.  The  original  size  of 
the  Territory  was  about  225,000  square 
miles,  being  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Oregon,  east  by  the  summit  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  south  by  the  37th  parallel  of 
north  latitude,  and  west  by  California. 

Thurs.  12. — Capt.  Johnson's  second  fifty 
of  emigrants  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  14. — An  ordinance  incorporating 
the  Perpetual  Emigrating  Fund  Company 
was  passed  by  the  general  assembly  of 
the  State  of  Deseret. 

Sun.  15. — At  a  public  meeting  (resolved 
into  a  special  conference  of  the  Church) , 
held  in  the  Bowery,  Salt  Lake  City,  Brig- 
ham  Young  was  chosen  president  of  the 
Perpetual  Emigrating  Fund  Company, 
with  Heber  C.  Kimball,  Willard  Richards, 
Newel  K.  Whitney,  Orson  Hyde,  George 
A.  Smith,  Ezra  T.  Benson,  Jedediah 
M.  Grant,  Daniel  H.  Wells,  Willard  Snow, 
Edward  Hunter,  Daniel  Spencer,  Thomas 
Bullock,  John  Brown,  William  Crosby, 
Amasa  M.  Lyman,  Charles  C.  Rich,  Lo- 
renzo Young  and  Parley  P.  Pratt  as  as- 
sistants. 

— The  first  branch  of  the  Church  in 
Scandinavia  was  organized  in  Copenhagen, 
Denmark,  with  fifty  members. 

Wed  i8.— Jabez  Woodard  joined  Lorenzo 
Snow  and  fellow- missionaries  in  Italy. 

Thurs.  i9.— Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  and 
Elders  Joseph  Toronto,  Thos.  B.  H.  Sten- 
house  and  Jabez  Woodard  ascended  a  high 


mountain,  which  they  named  Mount  Brig- 
ham,  near  La  Tour,  Valley  of  Luzerne, 
Piedmont,  Italy,  and  organized  themselves 
into  the  first  branch  of  the  Church  in  that 
country. 

Fri.  20. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  was  ap- 
pointed governor  of  Utah  Territory :  Ben- 
jamin D.  Harris,  of  Vermont,  secretary; 
Joseph  Buffington,  of  Pennsylvania,  chief 
justice  ;Perry  C.Brocchus,of  Alabama,  and 
Zerubbabel  Snow,  of  Ohio,  associate  jus- 
tices ;  Seth  M.  Blair,  of  Utah,  U.  S.  attor- 
ney, and  Joseph  L.  Heywood,  of  Utah,  U. 
S.  marshal. 

Mon.  25.— Newel  K.  Whitney,  presiding 
Bishop  of  the  Church,  died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Fri.  27. — The  First  Presidency  issued 
the  "Fourth  General  Epistle,"  from  G.  S. 
L.  Valley,  to  all  the  Saints. 

Sun.29. — Amasa  M.Lyman  arrived  in  G.S. 
L.  City  from  California,  accompanied  by  a 
number  of  brethren  who  returned  from 
an  unsuccessful  trip  to  the  California  gold 
mines.  A  similar  company  arrived  in 
November. 

October.— Springville,  Utah  Co.,  was 
settled  by  Aaron  Johnson  and  others. 

Tues.  i.— Apostle  Orson  Hyde  left  G.  S. 
L.  City  for  Kanesville,  Iowa. 

JVed.  2. — The  ship  James  Pennell  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  254  Saints 
under  the  direction  of  Christopher  Lay- 
ton.  It  arrived  at  New  Orleans  Nov.  22, 
1850. 

Sat.  5. — The  general  assembly  of 
Deseret  met  and  passed  a  bill,  providing 
for  the  organization  of  Davis  County. 

Thurs.  10. — Elder  Geo.  P.  Dykes  arrived 
as  a  missionary  in  Aalborg,  Jutland,  Den- 
mark, where  he  commenced  to  baptize 
Oct.  27th.  A  month  later  (Nov.  25th)  he 
organized  a  branch  of  the  Church  at 
Aalborg,  which  was  the  second  branch  in 
Scandinavia. 

Sun.  i5.— Bishop  Edward  Hunter  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  with  the  first  company  of 
P.  E.  Fund  emigrants  from  the  United 
States. 

Mon.  14. — Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff  and 
family  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City  with  a  com- 
pany of  emigrants. 

Tues.  15.  —The  mail  bringing  the  first  in- 
formation to  the  Valley  of  the  organization 
of  the  Territory  of  Utah,  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Thurs.  17.— The  ship  Joseph  Badger 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  227 
Saints  on  board,  under  the  direction  of 
John  Morris ;  it  arrived  at  New  Orleans 
Nov.  22nd. 

Sun.  20. — James  Pace  and  others  with 
their  families  arrived  on  Peteetneet  Creek, 
Utah  Valley,  and  settled  what  is  now  Pay- 
son. 

Sat.  26. — At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the 
Seventies,  held  in  the  Bowery,  G.  S.  L. 
City,  it  was  resolved  to  build  a  hall,  to  be 
called  "The  Seventies'  Hall  of  Science" ; 
15,200  worth  of  shares  were  subscribed  for 
at  once,  each  share  being  $25. 

Sun.  27. — Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  baptized 
a  man  at  La  Tour,  Valley  of  Luzerne, 
Piedmont,  Italy,  as  the  first  fruit  of 
preaching  the  fulness  of  the  gospel  in  that 
land.  Soon  afterwards  a  number  of 
others  were  baptized  in  the  same  locality. 


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Mon.  28.— Elder  Joseph  A.  Stratton  died 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

November.  Sun.  ,5.— Thomas  Ford,  ex- 
governor  of  Illinois,  died  at  Peoria,  111. 

Tues.  i?.— Apostle  Charles  C.  Rich,  O. 
Porter  Rockwell  and  about  fifty  other 
brethren  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City  from 
California.  , 

Mon.  18. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde  arrived  at 
Kanesville,  Iowa,  from  his  visit  to  G.  S.  L. 
Valley. 

Sun.  24. — Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  ordained 
Jabez  Woodard  a  High  Priest  and  called 
him  to  preside  over  the  Church  in  Italy. 
He  also  ordained  Thos.  B.  H.  Stenhouse  a 
High  Priest  and  appointed  him  to  open  up 
the  gospel  door  in  Switzerland.  This  was 
done  on  "Mount  Brigham,"  Piedmont, 
Italy. 

Wed.  21. — The  Warm  Springs  bath-house, 
north  of  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  opened  with  a 
festival  attended  by  the  First  Presidency, 
a  number  of  the  Apostles  and  other  lead- 
ing men ;  Heber  C.  Kimball  offered  the  ded- 
icatory prayer. 

December. — Thirty  families,  including 
118  men,  left  G.  S.  L.  City  with  101  wagons 
and  six  hundred  head  of  stock,  under  the 
direction  of  Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith,  for  the 
Little  Salt  Lake  Valley,  to  locate  a  settle- 
ment there. 

— Elder  Thos.  B.  H.  Stenhouse  com- 
menced to  preach  the  gospel  in  Geneva,  as 
the  first  Latter-day  Saint  missionary  in 
Switzerland. 

Mon.  2. — The  general  assembly  of  Des- 
eret  opened  its  third  session  in  G.  S.  L. 
City.  After  sitting  four  days  the  house 
adjourned  till  the  first  Monday  in  January, 
1851. 

— The  first  meeting  in  the  Council 
House,  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  held. 

Sat.  7.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was  or- 
ganized by  Apostle  John  Taylor  and  co- 
laborers  in  Paris,  France. 

Thurs.  i2.— Hiram  Clark,  Thos.  Whittle, 
Henry  W.  Bigler,  Thos.  Morris,  John 
Dixon,  Wm.  Farrer,  James  Hawkins, 
Hiram  H.Blackwell,  James  Keeler  and  Geo. 
Q.  Cannon  arrived  at  Honolulu  as  the  first 
Latter-day  Samt  missionaries  to  Hawaii 
(Sandwich  Islands) . 

Fr%.  20. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  by  Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith  at 
Payson,  Utah  Co.,  with  James  Pace  as 
president. 


1851. 

Great  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  was  incor- 
porated and  the  first  officers  elected.  The 
newly  appointed  officers  for  the  Territory 
of  Utah  entered  upon  the  duties  of  their 
offices.  The  first  Territorial  legislature 
convened  in  G.  S.  L,  City  and  passed  im- 
portant laws.  In  the  spring  of  the  year 
school  houses  were  built  in  most  of  the 
Wards  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  also  in  the 
country  Wards.  A  railroad  (with  wooden 
rails)  was  built  from  G.  S.  L.  City  to  Red 
Butte  canyon,to  bring  rocks  to  the  Temple 
Block.     Cedar  City,  Iron  Co.,  North  Wil- 


low Creek  (now  Willard  City) ,  Box  Elder 
Co., and  Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  were  settled  this 
year.  North  Ogden,  Weber  Co.,  was  set- 
tled by  Solomon,  Jonathan  and  Samuel 
Campbell,  John  Riddle  and  others ;  Santa- 
quin,  Utah  Co.,  by  Benjamin  F.  Johnson 
and  others,  and  Carson  County  (now  in  the 
State  of  Nevada)  by  Col.  John  Reese.  A 
settlement  of  the  Saints  (San  Bernardino) 
was  founded  in  Southern  California.  Mis- 
sions were  opened  in  New  South  Wales, 
(Australia) ,  and  in  India. 

January.— City  charters  were  grantea 
to  Ogden,  Provo,  Manti  and  Parowan,  by 
the  general  assembly  of  the  State  of  Dese- 
ret.' 

—  Udgorn  Seion  (Zion's  Trumpet),  the 
organ  of  the  Church  in  Wales,was  changed 
from  a  monthly  to  a  semi-monthly  periodi- 
cal. 

Wed.  1. — Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards 
succeeded  Apostle  Orson  Pratt  as  presi- 
dent of  the  British  Mission. 

— The  first  native  Elder  in  the  Scandi- 
navian mission  (Christian  Christiansen) 
was  ordained  by  Apostle  Erastus  Snow,  at 
Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

Fri.  3.— The  first  criminal  trial  by  jury 
took  place  in  the  Provisional  State  of  Dese- 
ret,  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon.  6. — The  general  assembly  of  the 
State  of  Deseret  met  in  G.  S.  L.  City; 
daily  meetings  were  held  until  the  17th, 
when  it  adjourned  until  the  first  Tuesday 
in  February.  Much  important  business 
was  transacted. 

Wed.  8. — The  ship  Ellen  sailed  from  Liv- 
erpool, England,  with  466  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  James  W.  Cummings;  it 
arrived  at  New  Orleans,  March  14th. 

Thurs.  9. — The  bill  incorporating  G.  S.L. 
City  was  passed  by  the  general  assembly 
of  Deseret,  and  the  following  officers  were 
appointed  by  the  governor  and  assembly : 
Jedediah  M.  Grant,  mayor;  Nathaniel  H. 
Felt,  Wm.  Snow,  Jesse  P.  Harmon  and 
Nathaniel  V.  Jones,  aldermen;  Vincent 
Shurtliff,  Benjamin  L.  Clapp,  Zera  Pulsi- 
pher, Wm.  G.  Perkins,  Lewis  Robison, 
Harrison  Burgess,  Jeter  Clinton,  John  L, 
Dunyon,  and  Samuel  W.  Richards,  coun- 
cilors. 

Sat.  ii.— The  G.  S.  L.  City  council  as- 
sembled in  the  Representatives  Hall,  and 
the  officers  elect  took  their  oath  of  office 
from  Thomas  Bullock,  clerk  of  the  county 
court ;  when  the  council  proceeded  to  com- 
plete the  city  organization  by  electing 
Robert  Campbell,  recorder;  Thomas 
Rhodes,  treasurer;  and  Elam  Luddington, 
marshal.  The  city  was  divided  into  four 
municipal  wards. 

Mon.  13. — Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith  and 
company  of  settlers  arrived  on  Centre 
Creek,  Little  Salt  Lake  Valley,  Utah, 
where  they  located  a  town  site,  which  la- 
ter was  named  Parowan.  They  commenced 
their  settlement  by  building  a  fort. 

Sat.  18.— On  this  and  the  following  day 
the  Seventies  held  a  special  conference  in 
the  Bowery,  G.  S.  L.  City;  a  number  of 
vacancies  were  filled  and  other  important 
business  was  transacted. 


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Mon.  20.— Presidents  Brigham  Young 
and  Heber  C.  Kimball,  Apostle  Amasa  M. 
Lyman,  Elder  Jedediah  M.  Grant  and 
others  left  G.  S.  ti.  City  to  visit  the  set- 
tlements in  Davis  and  Weber  Counties.  In 
the  evening  they  preached  in  the  house  of 
Perrigrine  Sessions, and  organized  a  branch 
of  the  Church ;  John  Stoker  was  ordained 
Bishop.  The  place  at  that  time  was  known 
as  Sessions  settlement. 

Tues.  2i.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party  held  meeting  with  the  people  of 
North  Cottonwood  (Farmington) ,  in  the 
school  house,  and  appointed  Gideon  Brown- 
ell  presiding  Elder  of  that  branch. 

M^ed.  22. — The  ship  George  W.  Bourne 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  281 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  William 
Gibson ;  it  arrived  at  New  Orleans  March 
20th. 

iSun.  26. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party  held  meetings  with  the  Saints  in  the 
south  fort,  Ogden,  when  Lorin  Farr  was 
chosen  president  of  the  Weber  Stake,with 
Charles  R.  Dana  and  David  B.  Dille  as 
counselors.  A  High  Council  was  also 
organized.  Isaac  Clark  was  ordained 
Bishop  of  the  South  Ward,  with  James 
Browning  and  James  Brown  as  counsel- 
ors ;  and  Erastus  Bingham  Bishop  of  the 
North  Ward,  with  Charles  Hubbart  and 
Stephen  Perry  as  counselors. 

Mon.  21. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party  held  a  meeting  with  the  Saints  who 
had  settled  on  Kay's  creek,  (now  Kaysville, 
Davis  Co.,)  and  appointed  William  Kay 
Bishop  of  that  Ward. 

— Official  news  of  the  organization  of  the 
Territory  of  Utah  first  reached  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Tues.  28. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party  returned  to  G.  S.  L.  City  from  their 
visit  to  the  settlements  in  Weber  and 
Davis  Counties. 

Wed.  25.— Elder  James  Henry  Flanigan, 
a  good  and  faithful  American  missionary, 
died  of  small-pox  at  Birmingham,  England. 

February.  Sun.  2.— The  ship  Mien 
Jfaria  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England, 
with  378  Saints  on  board,  under  George  D. 
Watt's  direction.  Apostle  Orson  Pratt 
and  family  also  returned  with  that  com- 
pany. The  ship  arrived  at  New  Orleans 
April  6th. 

Mon. .?.— Brigham  Young  took  the  oath 
of  office  as  governor  of  the  Territory  of 
Utah. 

Tu£S.  4. — The  general  assembly  of 
Deseret  again  met  in  G.  S.  L.  City  and 
was  in  session  on  that  and  the  following 
day ;  also  on  the  10th  and  on  the  24th ;  it 
finally  adjourned  to  the  fourth  Saturday 
In  March. 

Sun.  9. — The  settlers  who  had  located  on 
Centre  Creek  (Parowan),  Iron  Co.,  Utah, 
were  organized  into  a  branch  of  the 
Church,  under  the  presidency  of  Apostle 
George  A.  Smith. 

Mon.  i7.— Robert  Dickson  opened  a 
school  in  the  14th  Ward,  G.  S.  L.  City, 
with  18  scholars,  teaching  phonography. 

Marcli.— Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co., 
was  settled  by  William  Davis,  James 
Brooks  and  Thomas  Pierce. 

Tues.  4. — The  ship  Olympus  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  245  Saints,  bound 
for    Utah,    under   the  direction   of  Wm. 


Howell.  Some  fifty  non-Mormon  pas- 
sengers were  converted  and  baptized  on 
the  voyage  to  New  Orleans,  where  the 
company  arrived  about  April  27th. 

Mon.  17. — Presidents  Brigham  Young 
and  Heber  C.  Kimball  and  others  left  G.S. 
L.  City  on  a  visit  to  Utah  County. 

—Elder  Wm.  Burton,  of  G.  S.  L.  City, 
died  at  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  where  he 
labored  as  a  missionary. 

Wed.  19. — A  Stake  of  Zion  was  organ- 
ized by  Pres.  Brigham  Young  at 
Provo,  Utah  Co.,  with  Isaac  Higbee  as 
president,  and  John  Blackburn  and  Thos. 
Willis  as  counselors. 

Thurs.  20.— K  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  by  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  at 
Springville,  Utah  Co.,  Utah,  with  Asa- 
hel  Perry  as  president  and  Aaron  Johnson 
as  Bishop. 

Sun.  23. — Benjamin  Cross  was  ordained 
a  High  Priest  and  set  apart  to  act  as  the 
first  Bishop  of  Payson. 

Mon.  24. — A  company  of  settlers  for 
Southern  California  was  organized  for 
traveling,  at  Payson,  Utah  Co.,  and  com- 
menced the  journey  the  same  day,  under 
the  presidency  of  Apostles  Amasa  M.  Ly- 
man and  Charles  C.  Rich,  accompanied  by 
Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  and  a  party  of 
missionaries  going  to  different  countries 
to  preach  the  gospel. 

Wed.  26. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party  returned  to  G.  S.  L.  City  from  their 
visit  to  Utah  County. 

-tri.  28.— The  general  assembly  of  Des- 
eret met  and  passed  a  number  of  resolu- 
tions expressive  of  their  good  feelings  to- 
ward the  government  for  creating  the 
Territory  of  Utah. 

April.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  dictated 
the  plan  for  a  tabernacle  to  be  erected  on 
the  southwest  corner  of  the  Temple 
Block,  G.  S.  L.  City. 

—The  Eighteenth  Ward,  G.  S.  L.  City, 
was  organized  with  Lorenzo  D.  Young  as 
Bishop. 

— The  schooner  Ravaai,  which  had  been 
built  by  the  Elders  and  Saints  on  Tubuai, 
Society  Islands  mission,  for  missionary 
purposes,  was  finished  and  launched. 

Sat.  5.— The  general  assembly  of  the 
Provisional  State  of  Deseret  was  dis- 
solved. Among  a  number  of  other  acts 
passed  during  the  session  of  1850-51  was 
one  providing  for  the  organization  of  Iron 
County. 

Sun.  e.— The  21st  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  but 
after  the  opening  exercises  it  was  ad- 
journed to  the  7th,  on  account  of  the  heavy 
rains. 

Mon.  7.— At  the  general  conference  held 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  it  was  voted  to  build  a 
Temple.  Edward  Huuter  was  appointed 
successor  to  the  late  Newel  K.  Whitney  as 
presiding  Bishop  of  the  whole  Church.  At 
this  time  there  were  about  thirty  thousand 
inhabitants  in  Utah,  of  which  nearly  five 
thousand  were  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  The  First 
Presidency  issued  the  "Fifth  General 
Epistle"  to  the  Saints  in  all  the  world. 

Tues.  22.— Presidents  Brigham  Young 
and  Heber  C.  Kimball  and  many  other 
prominent  men  left  G.  S.  L.  City  to  visit 
the  Saints  in  the  southern  settlements  and 
explore  the  Sevier  Valley. 


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Wed.  50.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  organ- 
ized a  High  Council  at  Manti,  Sanpete 
Co..  Utah. 

May. — The  Book  of  Mormon  in  the 
Danish  language,  translated  by  Peter  O. 
Hansen,  was  published  by  Erastus  Snow 
in  Copenhagen,  Denmark ;  it  was  the  first 
edition  of  the  book  printed  in  a  foreign 
language. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Etoile  du 
Deseret  (Star  of  Deseret^ ,  a  monthly  peri- 
odical published  in  the  interest  of  the 
Church,  was  issued  by  Apostle  John  Tay- 
lor, in  Paris,  France. 

Wed.  7.— The  first  wagons  of  the  season 
direct  from  Fort  Laramie  arrived  in  G. 
S.  L.  City,laden  with  provisions. 

Sat.  10.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  par- 
ty arrived  at  Parowan,  Iron  Co.,  where 
they  remained  until  the  16th. 

Mon.  12.— The  first  job  of  blacksmithing 
with  Utah  stone  coal  was  done  by  Mr. 
Bringhurst  pt  Parowan,  Iron  Co.,  in  the 
presence  of  Gov.  Brigham  Young  and 
party. 

Tues.  13. — The  foundation  of  the  Seven- 
ties' Hall  of  Science  in  G.  S  L.  City  was 
completed. 

Wed.  2i.— Work  was  commenced  on  the 
<*01d  Tabernacle,"  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  24. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  par- 
ty returned  to  G.  S.  L.  City  from  their 
visit  to  the  southern  settlements. 

Sun.  25. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  at 
American  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  Utah,  were  or- 
ganized into  a  Ward ;  Leonard  E,  Harring- 
ton, Bishop. 

June.^Apostles  Amasa  M.  Lyman  and 
Charles  C,  Rich,  with  about  five  hundred 
souls  from  Utah,  arrived  at  San  Bernar- 
dino, Cal.,  for  the  purpose  of  making  a 
settlement. 

— Elder  Joseph  Richards,  member  of  the 
British  army,  arrived  at  Calcutta,  India, 
having  been  authorized  by  the  presidency 
of  the  British  mission  to  introduce  the 
gospel  in  that  country. 

Tues.  5.— The  Channel  Islands'  mission 
was  transferred  from  the  British  to  the 
French  mission,  at  a  special  conference, 
held  in  London,  England. 

Sat.  7. — Judge  Lemuel  G.  Brandenbury 
arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Tues.  10. — The  Indians  stole  about  sixty 
head  of  stock  near  Black  Rock,  Salt  Lake 
Co. 

Sat.  21. — The  Saints'  assembly  hall  at 
Aalborg,  Denmark,  was  demolished  by  a 
mob,  which  also  ill-treated  some  of  the 
brethren. 

Sun.  22.— Elder  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  com- 
menced to  baptize  natives  in  the  district 
of  Kula,  on  the  island  of  Maui,  Hawaii. 
This  was  the  commencement  of  a  great 
missionary  work  on  that  island;  a  few 
natives  had  previously  been  baptized  on 
the  island  of  Hawaii,  and  one  or  more  at 
Honolulu. 

— Elder  Joseph  Richards  baptized  James 
Patrick  Meik,  Mary  Ann  Meik,  Matthew 
McCune  and  Maurice  White,  at  Calcutta, 
India,  as  the  first  converts  to  the  fulness 
of  the  gospel  in  Asia  in  this  dispensation, 
i  These  four,  together  with  Elder  Richards, 

were  organized  into  a  branch  of  the  Church, 
called  the  Wanderers'  branch. 

July.     Tites.  1. — Gov.   Brigham   Young 


issued  a  proclamation  appointing  the  first 
Monday  in  the  following  August  for  elect- 
ing members  to  the  first  Territorial  legis- 
lature, according  to  the  organic  act. 

Fri.  4.— The  citizens  of  G.  S.  L.  City 
celebrated  the  day  by  an  excursion  to 
Black  Rock,  in  the  Great  Salt  Lake. 

Fri.  ii.  — Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt 
and  company  of  missionaries  arrived  at 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

— Apostle  Orson  Hyde  and  traveling  com- 
panions, en  route  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley,  were 
attacked  by  about  three  hundred  Pawnee 
Indians,  near  Loupe  Fork,  and  robbed  of 
several  thousand  dollars'  worth  of  prop- 
erty. 

Sun.  13.— The  Eleventh  Ward,  G.  S.  L. 
City,  was  organized  with  John  Lytle  as 
Bishop. 

Sat.  19. — Four  of  the  newly  appointed 
Federal  officers  for  Utah,  namely,  Judge 
Zerubbabel  Snow,  Secretary  Benjamin  D. 
Harris  and  Indian  Agents  Stephen  B.  Rose 
and  Henry  R.  Day  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City, 
accompanied  by  Dr.  John  M.  Bernhisel 
and  Almon  W.  Babbitt. 

Mon.  21. — Gov.  Brigham  Young,  by  proc- 
lamation,  divided  the  Territory  of  Utah' 
into  three  Indian  agencies,  and  assigned 
the  sub-agents,  Rose  and  Day,  their  re- 
spective districts. 

Thurs.  24. — Pioneer  day  was  celebrated 
in  excellent  style  in  G.  S.  L.  City  and  the 
different  settlements  of  the  Saints  in 
Utah. 

August.— The  first  kiln  of  earthen  ware 
was  burned  at  the  Deseret  Pottery,  lo- 
cated near  the  head  of  Emigration  or 
Third  South  Streets. 

Mon.  4.— The  first  election  for  delegate 
to  Congress  and  members  of  the  Territo- 
rial legislature  took  place  in  Utah.  Dr. 
John  M.  Bernhisel  was  elected  Utah's  first 
delegate  to  Congress. 

Wed.  6*.— The  first  branch  of  the  Church 
in  the  Hawaiian  Islands  was  organized  by 
Elder  Geo.  Q.  Cannon, in  the  Kula  district, 
on  the  island  of  Maui. 

Fri.  8.— Gov.  Brigham  Young,  by  proc- 
lamation, divided  the  Territory  of  Utah 
into  three  judicial  districts.  Hon.  Lem- 
uel G.  Brandenbury  v>as  assigned  to  the 
first,  Hon.  Zerubbabel  Snow  to  the  second 
and  Hon.  Perry  E.  Brocchus  to  the  third 
judicial  district. 

Sat.  16. — The  first  general  conference 
in  the  Scandinavian  mission  convened  in 
Copenhagen,  Denmark,  Erastus  Snow  pre- 
siding.   It  was  continued  three  days. 

Su)i.  i7.— Apostle  Orson  Hyde,  Albert 
Carrington  and  others  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City  from  Kanesville,  la.,  accompanied  by 
Perry  E.  Brocchus,  one  of  the  newly  ap- 
pointed judges  for  Utah;  they  brought 
with  them  a  brass  cannon. 

September.— Juab  County  was  settled 
by  Joseph  L.  Heywood  and  others,  who  lo- 
cated on  Salt  Creek  (now  Nephi) . 

— Chief  Justice  Brandenbury,  Associate 
Judge  Perry  E.  Brocchus  and  Secretary 
Benjamin  D.  Harris  deserted  their  official 
posts  in  Utah  and  went  to  the  States,  tak- 
ing with  them  the  $24,000  which  had  been 
appropriated  by  Congress  for  the  legisla- 
ture. 

— The     Athrawiaeth    a     Chyfammodau 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1852. 


(Doctrine  and  Covenants)  was  published 
in  the  Welsh  language,  in  Wales. 

Sun.  7.— The  general  conference  of  the 
Church  convened  in  the  Bowery,  G.  S.  L. 
City ;  it  was  continued  four  days.  During 
the  conference  Judge  Perry  E.  Brocchus, 
who  with  the  other  Federal  officers  had 
been  invited  to  the  stand,  spoke  insulting- 
ly to  the  large  assembly. 

Thurs.  11. — Elder  Hans  F.  ir'etersen  ar- 
rived at  Riis0r,  as  the  first  Latter-day 
Saint  missionary  to  Norway. 

Sun.  2i.— The  First  Presidency  issued  an 
epistle  to  the  Saints  in  Iowa,  counseling 
them  to  come  to  the  Valley. 

Mon.  22.— The  first  legislature  of  Utah 
Territory  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City  and 
organized  by  electing  Heber  C.  Kimball 
president  of  the  Council,  and  Wm.  W. 
Phelps  speaker  of  the  House. 

— The  First  Presidency  issued  the  "Sixth 
General  Epistle"  to  the  whole  Church. 

— Amasa  M.  Lyman  and  party  purchased 
the  Ranche  of  San  Bernardino,  containing 
about  one  hundred  thousand  acres  of  land. 
The  location  was  about  one  hundred  miles 
.from  San  Diego,  seventy  miles  from  the 
seaport  of  San  Pedro  and  fifty  miles  from 
Pueblo  de  los  Angeles. 

October.  The  first  number  of  Skan- 
dinaviens  Stjerne,  a  monthly  (now  semi- 
monthly) periodical,  was  published  by 
Apostle  Erastus  Snow,  in  Copenhagen, 
Denmark, 

Wed.  1. — John  Hartley,  who  had  met 
with  a  railroad  accident,  was  miraculously 
healed  under  the  administration  of  Elders, 
at  Accrington,  England. 

Sat.  4.— A  joint  resolution,  passed  by  the 
Utah  legislature,  legalizing  the  laws  of 
the  provisional  government  of  the  State 
of  Deseret,  was  approved  by  the  gov- 
ernor. 

Sun.  5.— Elder  Maurice  White  baptized 
Anna,  a  daughter  of  a  high  caste  Brah- 
min, at  Calcutta,  India,  as  the  first  native 
convert  to  "Mormonism"  in  the  East  India 
mission. 

Tuss.  21 — Gov.  Brigham  Young,  Heber 
C.  Kimball,  Geo.  A.  Smith  and  others  left 
G.  S.  L.  City  on  a  tour  to  the  South,  for 
the  purpose  of  locating  the  Territorial 
seat  of  government.  They  reached  Chalk 
creek,  Pauvan  Valley,  Oct.  28th. 

jPV*.  24.— The  last  company  of  the  immi- 
grating Saints  for  the  season  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City. 

—Elders  Hans  Peter  Jensen  and  Hans 
Larsen  received  very  cruel  treatment  from 
a  mob  on  Bornholm,  Denmark,  for  preach- 
ing the  gospel. 

Wed.  2,9.— Fillmore,  Millard  Co.,  Utah, 
which  had  just  been  settled  by  Anson  Call 
and  thirty  families,  was  selected  for  the 
capital  of  the  Territory. 

— Elder  James  S.  Brown  was  arrested 
by  order  of  the  French  oflacials  at  Anaa, 
Society  Islands  mission,  and  the  next  day 
placed  on  board  a  French  man-of-war. 

Thurs.  .30.— John  Murdock  and  Charles 
W.  Wandell,  arrived  at  Sydney,  as  Latter- 
day  Saint  missionaries  to  Australia,  and 
commenced  to  preach  the  gospel. 

November.- The  first  number  of  Zions 
Punier  (Zion's  Banner) ,  a  monthly  16-page 
periodical,  was  published  at  Hamburg, 
Germany,  by  Apostle  John  Taylor. 


Sun.  2. — The  first  meeting  by  Latter-day 
Saint  Elders  in  New  South  Wales,  Austra- 
lia, was  held  by  Elders  John  Murdock  and 
Charles  W.  Wandell  at  Sydney. 

J/^ri.  7.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  party 
returned  to  G.  S.  L.  City  from  Fillmore, 
having  come  by  way  of  Sanpete  Valley. 

Sat.  8.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  and 
Rufus  Allen  arrived  as  missionaries  in 
Valparaiso,  Chili,  South  America,  after  64 
days'  rough  sailing  from  San  Francisco. 

Tubs.  11.— The  "University  of  the  State 
of  Deseret"  was  opened  in  G.  S,  L.  City. 

Sat.  15.— The  Deseret  Xews,  which  had 
been  suspended  for  lack  of  paper  since 
Aug.  19th,  commenced  its  second  volume. 
Wed.  26. — Elder  Hans  F.  Petersen  bap- 
tized Peter  Adamsen  and  John  Olsen  in 
Riisor,  as  the  first  fruits  of  preaching  the 
gospel  in  Norway. 

December. — Three  families  commenced 
a  settlement  on  Clover  Creek  (Mona), 
eight  miles  north  of  Nephi,  Juab  Co. 

— TheSanBernardino  settlers  had  erected 
about  one  hundred  dwellings  and  built  a 
stockade  fort  for  defense  against  the  Ind- 
ians. 

— A  number  of  Saints  were  cruelly 
treated  by  a  mob  in  Br0ndby0ster,  Sjael- 
land,  Denmark. 

Mon.  1. — The  British  mission  consisted 
of  44  conferences  and  679  branches,  with 
32,894  members.  This  is  the  greatest 
number  of  Saints  ever  reported  in  that 
mission. 

Tues.  2. — A  number  of  fishermen  at  Ar- 
nager,  Bornholm,  Denmark,  armed  them- 
selves and  defended  two  "Mormon"  mis- 
sionaries against  mob  violence. 

Wed.  .3.— The  first  baptism  by  divine 
authority  in  New  South  Wales,  Australia, 
took  place  in  Sydney. 

Sun.  7. — Peter  Adamsen  and  John  Olsen 
were  confirmed  members  of  the  Church  by 
Elder  Hans  F.  Petersen,  at  Riis0r.  This 
was  the  first  confirmation  by  Latter-day 
Saints  in  Norway.  The  Sacrament  was 
also  administered  for  the  first  time  by 
divine  authority  in  that  country. 

Sun.  21.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  (re- 
cently settled) ,  with  Stephen  Markham  as 
president  and  Wm.  Pace,  as  Bishop. 

Thurs.  25.— Elder  Wm.  TMlles  arrived  at 
Calcutta,  India,  as  a  Latter-day  Saint 
missionary  from  England,  sent  by  Apostle 
Lorenzo  Snow  to  preach  the  gospel  in 
India. 


1852. 

In  the  spring  of  this  year  John  D.  Lee 
located  a  ranch  on  Ash  Creek  (near  the 
present  Harmony,  Washington  Co.),  Utah, 
and  Cedar  Valley  was  settled  by  Allen 
Weeks,  Alfred  Bell  and  others.  Early  in 
the  year  post  oflSces  were  established  at 
American  Fork,  Springville  and  Payson, 
Utah  Co.,  Salt  Creek  (Nephi),  Juab  Co., 
and  Fillmore,  Millard  Co.  About  twenty 
companies  of  emigrating  Saints  arrived  m 
the  Valley  which  included  most  of  the 
Saints  who  had  been  located  temporarily  in 


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and  about  Kanesville  (Council  Bluffs)  ,Iowa. 
During  this  year  the  Book  of  Mormon 
was  published  in  the  Welsh,  French,  Ger- 
man and  Italian  languages.  The  mission- 
aries sent  to  labor  in  Norway  were  im- 
prisoned at  Frederikstad.  In  Hawaii 
and  Australia  the  Elders  met  with  con- 
siderable success,  but  the  attempt  to  open 
a  mission  in  Chili,  South  America,  proved 
a  failure.  The  Elders  were  banished  from 
the  Society  Islands  mission.  Missionaries 
were  called  to  India,  China,  Siam,  Cape  of 
Good  Hope,  Prussia,  Gibraltar,  the  West 
Indies  and  other  countries. 

January.  Sun.  4.  —The  first  branch  of 
the  Churcn  in  New  South  Wales,  Austra- 
lia, was  organized  at  Sydney,  with  twelve 
members. 

Sat.  10.— The  ship  Kennebec  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  333 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  John  S. 
Higbee.  It  arrived  at  New  Orleans 
March  11th. 

Mon.  19.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  river  Jordan,  south  of  G.  S.  L.  City, 
were  organized  into  a  Ward  with  John 
Robinson  as  Bishop. 

Tues.  20.— Elder  Knud  H.  Bruun  was 
fearfully  whipped  and  nearly  killed  by  a 
mob  at  Falkersl0V,  on  Falster,  Denmark. 

Tues.  27. — Elder  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  com- 
menced the  translation  of  the  Book  of 
Mormon  in  the  Hawaiian  language,  at 
Wailuku,  Maui. 

Sat.  31. — Nine  Saints  sailed  from  Copen- 
hagen, Denmark,  for  America,  being  the 
first  "Mormon"  emigrants  from  Scandi- 
navia. 

Febriiary.  —  The  Territorial  Library 
was  opened  in  the  Council  House,  G.  S.  L. 
City,  with  Wm.  C.  Staines,  as  librarian. 
Congress  had  appropriated  $5,000  towards 
the  purchase  of  books,  which  were  select- 
ed by  Delegate  Bernhisel. 

Tues.  3.— Legislative  acts,  providing  for 
the  organization  of  the  counties  of  Great 
Salt  Lake,  Weber,  Utah,  Sanpete,  Juab, 
Tooele,  Iron,  Davis  (previously  created  by 
acts  of  the  general  assembly  of  Deseret) , 
Millard,  Washington,  Green  River  and 
Deseret  Counties  were  approved. 

Thurs.  5.— The  Utah  legislature  ad- 
journed, but  met  again  on  the  16th. 

Sat.  7.— Gov.  Brigham  Young  approved 
an  act,  recently  passed  by  the  Utah  legis- 
lature, appointing  probate  judges  in  the 
counties  in  Utah;  to  wit.,  Isaac  Clark,We- 
ber  Co. ;  Joseph  Holbrook,  Davis  Co. ; 
Elias  Smith,  G.  S.  L.  Co. ;  Preston  Tho- 
mas, Utah  Co.;  Alfred  Lee,  Tooele  Co.; 
Geo.  W.  Bradley,  Juab  Co. ;  Geo.  Peacock, 
Sanpete  Co.;  Anson  Call,  Millard  Co.; 
Chapman  Duncan,  Iron  Co. 

Tues.  10. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Mountain ville  (Alpine) ,  Utah 
Co.,  Utah;  Charles S.  Peterson, president. 

— The  ship  Ellen  Maria  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  369  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Isaac  C.  Haight.  It 
arrived  in  New  Orleans  April  6th. 

Sat.  14.  —  The  legislative  assembly  of 
Utah  Territory  memoralized  Congress  for 
the  construction  of  a  great  national  cen- 


tral railroad  from  the  Missouri  river  to 
the  Pacific  coast.  The  memorial  was  ap- 
proved on  the  3rd  of  March  following.  At 
the  same  session,  the  legislature  petitioned 
Congress  for  the  establishment  of  a  tele- 
graph line  across  the  continent. 

Thurs.  26. — Lorenzo  Snow  and  Jabez 
Woodard  arrived  as  the  first  missionaries 
of  the  Church  on  the  island  of  Malta,  and 
commenced  preaching.  A  branch  of  the 
Church,  consisting  of  26  members,  was  or- 
ganized there  on  the  28th  of  June  follow- 
ing. 

March.— A  site  for  a  city  at  San  Bernar- 
dino was  surveyed  by  the  Saints  in  Cali- 
fornia. 

Tues.  2. — After  an  unsuccessful  attempt 
to  open  a  mission  in  South  America, 
Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  and  Rufus  Allen 
sailed  from  Valparaiso,  Chili,  for  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  where  they  arrived  May 
21st. 

Thurs.  4. — After  establishing  a  mission 
in  Scandinavia,  Erastus  Snow  sailed  from 
Copenhagen,  Denmark,  to  return  home, 
accompanied  by  19  emigrating  Saints. 

Sat.  6. — The  ship  Bockaway  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  30  Saints  and 
machinery  purchased  by  Apostle  John 
Taylor  for  the  manufacture  of  sugar  in 
Utah.  It  arrived  at  New  Orleans  after 
seven  weeks'  passage. 

—Apostle  John  Taylor,  accompanied  by 
about  twenty  Saints  ,  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool for  Boston,  on  his  return  home. 

Thurs.  11. — The  ship  Italy  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  28  Scandinavian 
Saints— the  first  from  the  Scandinavian 
mission— under  the  direction  of  Ole  U.  C. 
M0nster.  The  company  arrived  at  New 
Orleans  May  10th  and  in  G.  S.  L.  City  Oct. 
16th,  crossing  the  plains  in  Eli  B.  Kelsey's 
company. 

3fon.  15. — G.  S.  L.  County  was  organized 
with  Elias  Smith  as  county  and  probate 
judge. 

April.— The  Millennial  Star,  the  Church 
organ  in  Great  Britain,  was  changed  from 
a  semi-monthly  to  a  weekly  periodical. 

Tues.  e.— The  building  subsequently 
known  as  the  Old  Tabernacle,  which  had 
been  erected  and  just  completed  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  the  Temple  Block,  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  was  dedicated.  This  struct- 
ure, built  of  adobe,  was  126  feet  long,  64 
feet  wide  and  arched  without  a  pillar.  It 
was  capable  of  seating  about  twenty-five 
hundred  people.  The  ground  is  now  occu- 
pied by  the  Assembly  Hall. 

— The  first  general  conference  of  the 
Church  in  the  Hawaiian  mission  was  com- 
menced in  the  vaUey  of  lao,  near  Wailuku, 
Maui. 

Fri.  9. — A  number  of  emigrating  Saints 
lost  their  lives  by  the  explosion  of  the 
steamboat  Saluda,  at  Lexington,  Missouri. 
There  were  about  one  hundred  and  ten 
Saints  on  board  when  the  calamity  oc- 
curred. 

Sun.  18. — The  First  Presidency  issued 
its  "Seventh  General  Epistle"  to  the  whole 
Church. 

Thurs.  22.— Pres.  Brigham  Young,  ac- 
companied by  Heber  C.  Kimball,  Orson 
Pratt,  Wilford  Woodruff,  Geo.  A.  Smith 
and  others,  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  an  explor- 
ing trip.    After  visiting  all  the  southern 


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settlements  and  several  Indian  tribes,  the 
party  returned  on  May  21st. 

7//Mrs.  ^.9.— The  Deseret  Iron  Company 
was  organized  at  Liverpool,  England,  and 
Erastus  Snow  and  Franklin  D.  Richards 
were  appointed  general  agents  and 
managers  of  the  same. 

May.  Wed.  5. — Sixty-nine  men  were 
killed  by  an  accident  in  a  coal  pit,  at 
Cymback,  near  Merthyr  Tydfil,  Wales; 
among  them  were  nineteen  brethren. 

Sat.  8.— Apostles  Erastus  Snow  and 
Franklin  D.  Richards  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool on  the  steamship  Africa,  homeward 
bound. 

— Samuel  W.  Richards  succeeded  Frank- 
lin D.  Richards  as  president  of  the  British 
mission.  Previous  to  this  the  mission  was 
divided  into  pastorates,  presided  over 
mostly  by  American  Elders,while  the  native 
brethren  generally  had  charge  of  the 
conferences.  Each  pastorate  embraced  a 
number  of  conferences. 

JSat.  15.— Wm.  Willes  reported  189  mem- 
bers of  the  Church  in  Calcutta  and  vici- 
nity, India,  of  whom  170  were  "Ryots," 
who  previously  professed  Christianity. 

iSun.  16. — The  Elders  laboring  on  the 
Society  Islands  being  forbidden  by  the 
French  authorities  to  continue  their  mis- 
sionary labors,  Elder  Addison  Pratt  and 
Benjamin  F.  Grouard  with  their  families 
sailed  from  Papeete,  Tahiti,  per  ship  Calao 
bound  for  America.  The  other  mission- 
aries followed  soon  afterwards. 

3fon.  .?i.— Elders  John  F.  F.  Dorius,  A. 
Andersen  and  others  were  subjected  to 
wicked  mob  violence,  near  Skive,  Jutland, 
Denmark. 

June,  Sun.  21. — Elder  Hugh  Findlay 
arrived  at  Poonah,  India,  from  Bombay ,as 
the  first  Latter-day  Saint  missionary  to 
that  part  of  the  country. 

July. — A  townsite  called  Palmyra  was 
surveyed  on  the  Spanish  Fork  river,  Utah 
Co.,  on  which  the  first  house  was  built  in 
the  following  August.  This  settlement 
was  afterwards  united  with  and  absorbed 
in  Spanish  Fork. 

— The  first  branch  of  the  Church  in 
Norway  was  organized  with  eighteen 
members  by  Hans  Peter  Jensen,  at  Riiser. 
A  few  days  later  another  branch  was  or- 
ganized at  Frederikstad.  The  third  branch 
was  established  at  Brevig,  where  a  hall 
was  rented  for  holding  meetings.  Brevig 
was  made  the  headquarters  of  the  Nor- 
wegian mission  for  some  time. 

Sat.  11. — A  special  conference  was  held 
at  Provo,  at  which  Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith 
was  appointed  to  preside  over  the  Saints 
in  Utah  County.  He  chose  Isaac  Higbee 
and  Dominions  Carter  for  his  counselors. 

Tues.  27.— The  thermometer  stood  127 
degrees  F.  in  the  sun,  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  .5i.— Elder  Christoffer  O.  Folkman 
was  brutally  whipped  and  nearly  killed  by 
a  mob  at  Tinstad,  Bornholm,  Denmark, 
where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

Auj^st. — Provo,  Utah  Co.,  was  di- 
vided into  five  Bishop's  Wards,  with  Jona- 
than O.  Duke  as  Bishop  of  the  First, 
James  Bird  of  the  Second,  Elias  H.  Black- 
burn of  the  Third,  Wm.  M.  Wall  of  the 
Fourth  and  Wm.  Faucett  of  the  Fifth 
Ward. 

— Elder  Michael  Johnson,  who  was  sent 


to  Sweden  to  continue  the  work  com- 
menced there  by  John  E.  Forsgren  two 
years  previously,  was  arrested  and  brought 
as  a  prisoner  to  Stockholm,  after  which  he 
was  sent  in  chains  six  hundred  miles  to 
Malm0,  together  with  two  thieves. 

Sun.  l.—A  small  branch  of  the  Church 
was  organized  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  by 
Elder  Daniel  Gam. 

Thurs.  12. — Hiram  Page,  one  of  the 
Eight  Witnesses  to  the  Book  of  Mormon, 
died  near  Excelsior  Springs,  Ray  Co., 
Mo. 

Tues.  i7.— Elder  Matthew  McCune,  a 
member  of  the  British  army,  arrived  at 
Rangoon,  Burmah,  authorized  by  the 
American  Elders  laboring  in  India  to 
preach  the  gospel  in  that  empire. 

Fri.  20.— Apostles  John  Taylor,  Erastus 
Snow  and  Franklin  D.  Richards,  accom- 
panied by  other  Elders,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City  from  their  foreign  missions. 

Sat.  28. — A  special  two  days'  conference 
was  commenced  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  106  El- 
ders were  called  to  go  on  missions,  namely 
6  to  the  United  States,  4  to  Nova  Scotia 
and  the  British  N.  A.  Provinces,  2  to  Brit- 
ish Guiana  (South  America),  4  to  the  West 
Indies,  39  to  Great  Britian,  1  to  France,  4 
to  Germany.  3  to  Prussia,  2  to  Gibraltar,  1 
to  Denmark,  2  to  Norway,  9  to  Calcutta 
and  Hindostan,  4  to  China,  3  to  Siam,  3  to 
Cape  of  Good  Hope,  Africa,  10  to  Australia 
and  9  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 

Sun.  2.9.— The  revelation  on  celestial 
marriage  was  first  made  public.  It  was 
read  in  the  conference  held  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  and  Apostle  Orson  Pratt  delivered 
the  first  public  discourse  on  that  principle. 

Mon.  30. — Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  return- 
ed to  G.  S.  L.  City  from  his  foreign  mis- 
sion. 

Tues.  31. — The  Utah  "run  away  judges" 
were  superseded  by  the  appointment  of 
Lazarus  H.  Reed,  as  chief  justice,  and 
Leonidas  Shaver,  as  associate  justice.  Ben. 
G.  Ferris  had  previously  been  commission- 
ed as  secretary. 

September. — Over  seventy  Elders  left 
G.  S.  L.  City  for  Europe  and  the  United 
States,  Apostle  Orson  Pratt  being  among 
the  number. 

— Elders  John  A.  Ahmanson  ana  Jeppe  G. 
Folkman  were  imprisoned  four  days  at 
Brevig,  Norway,  for  preaching  the  gospel. 

Fri.  .3.— The  first  company  of  P.  E.  Fund 
emigrants  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City  from 
Europe  with  31  wagons;  Abraham  O. 
Smoot,  captain.  It  was  met  by  the  First 
Presidency,  Capt.  Wm.  Pitt's  band  and 
many  leading  citizens.  This  company 
brought  the  remains  of  Elder  Lorenzo  D. 
Barnes  and  Wm.  Burton,  who  died  while  on 
missions  in  Great  Britain. 

Sun.  12. — A  branch  of  the  Church,  con- 
sisting of  twelve  members,  was  organized 
in  the  city  of  Poonah,  British  India,  by 
Elder  Hugh  Findlay. 

Tues.  21. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  with  his  family  from  Iowa. 
Nearly  all  the  Saints  had  left  Kanesvillc 
for  the  Valley. 

—Mary  Fielding  Smith,  widow  of  Hyrum 
Smith,  died  in  G.  S.  L.  County. 

October.  Wed.  6.— The  general  semi- 
annual conference  of  the  Church  was 
commenced  in  G.  S.  L.  City ;  it  was  con- 


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tinued  till  the  10th.  A  number  of  home 
missionaries  were  called  to  preach  in  the 
various  settlements  of  the  Saints  in  Utah. 
Wed.  13. — The  First  Presidency  issued 
the  "Eighth  General  Epistle"  to  the  whole 
Church. 

Thurs.  i4.— Elders  Jeppe  G.  Folkman 
and  Niels  Hansen  were  arrested  at  Ingols- 
rud,  Norway,  for  preaching  the  gospel. 
John  F.  F.  Dorius,  Christian  Knudsen, 
Christian  Larsen  and  Svend  Larsen  were 
arrested  the  following  day,  and  Peter 
Beckstr0m  on  the  16th,  on  similar  charges. 
Christian  Larsen,  Svend  Larsen,  Dorius 
and  Beckstr0m  were  imprisoned  at  Frede- 
rikstad,  while  Ole  Olsen  (who  had  been 
arrested  two  weeks  previously) ,  Christian 
Knudsen,  Jeppe  G.  Folkman,  and  Niels 
Hansen  were  confined  at  Elverh0). 

Mon.  18. — Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City  from  his  mission  to 
South  America. 

iSun.  24. — A  number  of  missionaries  left 
G.  S.  L.  City  for  India  and  the  Pacific 
Islands. 

November.— A  number  of  native  Saints 
in  the  Society  Islands  mission  were  im- 
prisoned and  sentenced  to  hard  labor  in 
the  mountains  for  holding  meetings. 

Wed.  iO.— Elders  Wm.  Willes  and  Joseph 
Richards  left  Calcutta,  on  a  trip  to  the 
interior  of  India. 

Thurs.  11. — Apostles  Erastus  Snow  and 
Franklin  D.  Richards  left  G.  S.  L.  City  for 
Iron  County  where  they  surveyed  a  tract 
of  land  for  the  "Deseret  Iron  Company." 
They  returned  to  the  city  Dec.  12th. 

Fri.  i2.— Elder  John  A.  Ahmanson  was 
brought  as  a  prisoner  to  Frederikstad, 
Norway.  Thus  all  the  missionaries  in 
that  country  were  in  jail. 

December,  fiun.  5. — Peter  Beckstr0m, 
one  of  the  imprisoned  brethren  in  Norway, 
was  liberated  on  bail. 

Mon.  13. — The  second  session  of  the^Utah 
legislature  convened  at  G.  S.  L.  City, 
and  was  organized  by  the  election  of  Wil- 
lard  Richards  for  president  of  the  Council 
and  Jed.  M.  Grant  for  speaker  of  the 
House. 

1853. 

This  year  the  Indians  under  Chief  Wal  • 
ker  waged  war  against  the  citizens  of 
Utah,  of  whom  a  number  were  killed.  The 
"Spanish  wall"  was  built  in  part  around 
G.  S.  L.  City,  as  a  means  of  protection 
against  the  Indians.  Summit  County, 
Utah,  was  settled  by  Samuel  Snyder,  who 
built  saw-mills  in  Parley's  Park;  a 
settlement  of  Saints  (Fort  Supply) 
was  commenced  on  Green  river.  New 
missions  were  opened  up  on  the 
Island  of  Malta  (in  the  Mediterranean), 
at  Gibraltar  (Spain),  and  in  the  Cape 
Colony,  Africa.  The  missionaries  and 
Saints  in  Sweden  were  subjected  to 
cruel  and  barberous  persecution.  Some 
were  whipped,  others  imprisoned  and  a 
number  compelled  to  go  into  exile. 


January.  Sat.  1. — The  Social  Hall,  on 
First  East  Street,  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  dedi- 
cated* it  was  erected  the  year  previous. 

Wed.  12. — Elder  Daniel  Gam  was  ar- 
rested in  Hamburg,  Germany,  for  preach- 
ing the  gospel.  Soon  afterwards  he  was 
ordered  out  of  the  city. 

Sun.  16. — The  ship  Forest  Monarch 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  297 
Scandinavian  Saints,  under  John  E.  Fors- 
gren's  direction.  The  company  arrived 
at  New  Orleans  March  12th ;  at  Keokuk, 
Iowa,  in  the  beginning  of  April ;  and  most 
of  the  emigrants  reached  G.  S.  L.  City, 
Sept.  30th.  This  was  the  first  large  company 
of  Saints  who  emigrated  to  Utah  from 
Scandinavia. 

Mon.  17.— The  Deseret  Iron  Company  was 
chartered  by  the  Utah  legislature. 

—The  ship  Mien  Maria  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  332  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Moses  Clawson.  It  ar- 
rived at  New  Orleans  March  6th,  where 
Elder  John  Brown  acted  as  Church  emi  ■ 
gration  agent  that  season.  The  emigrants, 
continued  up  the  Mississippi  river  to  Keo  - 
kuk,  Iowa,  which  had  been  selected  as  the 
outfitting  place  for  the  Saints  crossing  the 
plains  in  1853. 

Wed.  19.— The  first  theatrical  play  in 
the  Social  Hall  was  presented. 

Fri.  21. — The  Utah  lesrislature  closed 
its  second  regular  session. 

Sun.  25.— The  ship  Golconda  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  321  Saints,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Jacob  Gates;  it  ar- 
rived at  New  Orleans,  March  26th. 

Tues.  25— Elders  Orson  Spencer  and 
Jacob  Houtz,  arrived  as  missionaries  in 
Berlin,  Prussia.  They  were  banished  Feb. 
2nd  following. 

Sat.  29.— The  missionaries,  bound  for 
Hindostan  and  Siam,  sailed  from  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  per  sailing  ship  Monsoon. 
John  M.  Horner,  a  wealthy  member 
of  the  Church  in  California,  contributed 
nearly  $6,000  toward  defraying  the  ex- 
penses of  these  missionaries,  and  of  those 
going  to  China,  Australia  and  Hawaii. 

Mon.  31. — Elder  Christian  Larsen,  one 
of  the  imprisoned  missionaries  -in  Frede- 
rikstad, Norway,  was  liberated. 

February.  Sat.  5. — The  ship  Jersey/ 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  314 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Geo.  Halli- 
day;  it  arrived  at  New  Orleans,  March 
21st. 

Mon.  14.— The  Temple  Block,  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  was  consecrated,  and  the  ground 
broken  for  the  foundation  of  the  Temple. 

Tues.  15. — The  Elvira  Owen  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  345  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Joseph  W.  Young.  It  ar- 
rived at  New  Orleans  March  31st. 

Mon.  28. — The  ship  International  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  425  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Christopher  Arthur. 
It  arrived  at  New  Orleans  April  23rd. 

March.  Mon.  7. — Edward  Stevenson 
and  Nathan  T.  Porter  arrived  at  Gibraltar, 
as  the  first  Latter-day  Saint  missionaries 
to  Spain. 

Wed.  16. — After  being  confined  in  prison 
for  several  months,  Svend  Larsen  was  lib- 
erated from  the  Frederikstad  jail,  and  or- 
dered to  preach  "Mormonism"  no  more  in 
Norway. 


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CHURCH   CHRONTOLOGY — 1853. 


Mon.  28. — The  ship  Falcon  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  324  Saints,  under 
Cor.  Bagnall's  direction.  It  arrived  at 
New  Orleans  May  18th. 

Wed.  30. — Augustus  Farnham  and  nine 
other  American  Elders  arrived  at  Sydney, 
New  South  Wales,  as  Latter-day  Saint 
missionaries  to  Australia. 

April.  Sku.  ^.— The  Saints  who  had 
settled  in  Cedar  Valley,  Utah,  were  organ- 
ized  into  a  Ward ;    Allen  Weeks,  Bishop. 

Tues.  5. — Elder  Jacob  F.  Secrist  was  im- 
prisoned at  Wissen  an  der  Sieg,  Prussia, 
whither  he  had  gone  from  Hamburg,  on  a 
visit.  The  following  day  he  was  liberated 
and  ordered  out  of  the  country. 

Wed.  6.— The  corner  stones  of  the  Temple 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  were  laid  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  First  Presidencv  of  the  Church. 

— A  small  company  of  Saints,  in  charge 
of  Elder  Charles  W.  Wandell,  and  bound 
for  America,  sailed  from  Sydney,  Austra- 
lia, per  ship  Envelope. 

—The  ship  CamiUus  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  228  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  Curtis  E.  Bolton.  It  arrived 
at  New  Orleans  in  the  latter  part  of  May. 

Mon.  11.— The  Fifth  ward,  G.  S.  L.  City, 
was  organized  with  Thos.  W.  Winter  as 
Bishop. 

Wed.  13. — The  First  Presidency  issued 
the  "Ninth  General  Epistle"  to  all  the 
Saints. 

Mon.  18. — Elders  Jesse  Haven,  Leonard 
I.  Smith  and  Wm.  Walker  arrived  as  the 
first  Latter-day  Saint  missionaries  at  the 
Cape  of  Good  Hope.  In  about  four  months 
they  baptized  thirty -nine  persons. 

iSun.  24. — The  first  branch  of  the  Church 
in  Sweden  was  organized  by  Anders  W. 
Winberg  at  Skurup,  in  Skaane,  called  the 
SJ0nabaeck  branch. 

Tues.  26.— Elders  Nathaniel  V.  Jones, 
Amos  Milton  Musser,  Richard  Ballantyne, 
Robert  Skelton,  Robert  Owen,  Wm.  F. 
Carter,  Wm.  Fotheringham,  Truman 
Leonard,  Samuel  A.  WooUey,  Chauncey 
W.  West,  Elam  Luddington,  Levi  Savage 
and  Benjamin  F.  Dewey  arrived  at  Cal- 
cutta as  missionaries  from  Utah  to  Hin- 
dostan  and  Siam,  after  86  days'  voyage 
from  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Wed.  27.— Elders  Hosea  Stout,  James 
Lewis  and  Chapman  Duncan  arrived  at 
Hong  Koug,  as  the  first  Latter-day  Saint 
missionaries  to  China.  Soon  afterwards 
they  commenced  to  preach  the  gospel,  but 
meeting  with  no  success,  they  returned  to 
California. 

Fri.  29.— At  a  conference  of  American 
Elders  held  at  Calcutta,  Hindostan,  Na- 
thaniel V.  Jones  was  sustained  as  presi- 
dent of  the  East  India  mission ;  Richard 
Ballantyne,  Robert  Skelton  and  Robert 
Owens  were  appointed  to  labor  in  Madras ; 
Wm.  F.  Carter  and  Wm.  Fotheringham  in 
Dinaghpore ;  Truman  Leonard  and  Samuel 
A.  WooUey  in  Chinsurah,  and  Nathaniel  V. 
Jones  and  A.  Milton  Musser  in  Calcutta. 

— Rodney  Badger,  one  of  the  Pioneers 
of  1847,  was  accidentally  drowned  in  the 
Weber  river,  Utah. 

May.  Thur.H.  5.— Elder  John  F.  F.  Do- 
rius  and  fellow  prisoners,  in  Norway,  were 
finally  liberated,  after  nearly  seven 
months'  imprisonment  for  the  gospel's 
sake. 


Mon.  23. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Cape  Town,  Africa. 

June. — High  water  did  much  damage  in 
G.  S.  L.  City.  City  Creek  cut  a  deep 
channel  through  the  Seventeenth  Ward. 

Wed.  1. — The  Utah  legislature  convened 
in  the  Social  Hall,  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  after 
three  days'  sitting  adjourned.  This  was  a 
special  session. 

Sun.  5.— Chief  Justice  Lazarus  H.  Reed 
arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  next  day 
took  the  oath  of  office. 

Sun.  12.— The  first  emigrant  train  of  the 
season  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  19. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  on  Westmanoen,  Iceland,  with 
six  members. 

Sat.  25.— Elders  Wm.  F.  Carter  and  Wm. 
Fotheringham  returned  to  Calcutta,  India, 
from  an  unsuccessful  missionary  trip  to 
Dinaghpore,  Chunar  and  Mirzapore. 

July.  Mon.18. — Alexander  Keel  was  killed 
by  Indians  under  the  chief  Walker,  near 
Payson,  Utah  Co.  This  was  the  com- 
mencement of  another  Indian  war. 

Tues.  19. — The  guard  at  Pleasant  Creek, 
Sanpete  Co.,  was  fired  upon  by  Indians 
who  also,  during  the  following  night,  stole 
some  cattle  at  Manti,  drove  away  horses 
at  Nephi  (Juab  Co.) ,  and  wounded  Wm. 
JoUey,  at  Springville  (Utah  Co.) . 

Sat.  23.— Peter  W.Connover's  company  of 
militia,  sent  out  from  Provo  to  protect  the 
weaker  settlements,  had  an  engagement 
with  the  Indians,  near  the  Pleasant  Creek 
settlement  (Mount  Pleasant),  Sanpete  Co., 
in  which  six  Indians  were  killed. 

Sun.  24.— John  Berry  and  Clark  Roberts 
were  fired  upon  and  wounded  by  Indians 
at  Summit  Creek  (Santaquin),  while 
bringing  an  express  through.  The  in- 
habitants had  deserted  the  place  and 
moved  to  Payson. 

—Elders  Richard  Ballantyne  and  Robert 
Skelton  arrived  at  Madras,  India,  to  intro- 
duce the  gospel. 

Tues.  26. — The  guard  at  Nephi,  Juab  Co., 
was  fired  upon  by  Indians  and  David  Udall 
wounded  in  the  leg. 

August.  Mon.  i.— John  M.  Bernhisel 
was  re-elected  delegate  to  Congress  from 
Utah. 

Wed.  10. — The  Indians  fired  upon  a  com- 
pany of  ten  men  on  Clover  Creek  (Mona) , 
Juab  Valley,  wounding  Isaac  Duffin  and 
killing  two  horses. 

Sat.  13.— The  first  number  of  Zion's 
Watchman,  a  monthly  eight-page  octavo 
periodical,  published  in  the  interest  of  the 
Church  in  Australia,  was  issued  at  Sydney 
by  Augustus  Farnham. 

Wed.  i7.— John  Dixon,  a  Utah  Pioneer  of 
1847,  and  John  Quayle  were  killed  and 
John  Hoagland  was  wounded  by  Indians, 
near  Parley's  Park,  Utah. 

Fri.  19. — Gov.  Brigham  Young  issued  a 
proclamation,  ordering  the  Territorial 
militia  to  be  kept  in  readiness  for  march- 
ing against  Indians,  who  were  killing 
people  and  stealing  stock  in  various  parts 
of  the  Territory. 

Sun.  21. — Elder  Willard  Snow  died  on 
board  the  steamer  Transit,  on  the  German 
Ocean,  during  his  return  voyage  from 
Copenhagen,  Denmark,  to  England.  He 
was  buried  at  sea. 

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the  Council  House,  G.  S.  L.  City,  it  was 
decided  to  build  a  wall  around  the  city. 

Wed.  24. — Elders  Samuel  A.  Woolley  and 
Wm.  Fotheringham  left  Calcutta  in  a  gov- 
ernment bullock  train  on  a  missionary  trip 
to  the  interior  of  India. 

Sat.  ^7.— John  Hyde,  an  American  Elder, 
died  at  Sydney,  Australia,  where  he 
labored  as  a  missionary. 

Mon.  ^i>.— Resolutions  were  adopted  by 
the  city  council,  in  compliance  with  ex- 
pressed request  of  the  inhabitants,  to 
build  a  Spanish  wall  around  G.  S.  L.  City. 

September.  Sat.  3. — A  terrible  flood 
caused  considerable  damage  to  property 
in  Iron  County,  Utah. 

Wed.  7. — Joseph  Chatterly,  a  member  of 
the  High  Council,  in  the  Parowan  Stake  of 
Zion,  died  in  Cedar  City,  Iron  Co.,  Utah, 
from  the  effects  of  a  wound. 

Fri.  9.— Daniel  A.  Miller's  ox-train  of 
emigrants,  consisting  of  the  last  Saints 
from  Pottawattamie  County,  Iowa,  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City.  The  company  con- 
sisted of  282  souls,  70  wagons,  27  horses, 
470  head  of  cattle  and  153  sheep,  and  had 
left  camp  at  Winter  Quarters  June  9th, 
1853. 

Tues.  13. — Wm.  Hatton  was  killed  by  In- 
dians, while  standing  guard  at  Fillmore, 
Utah. 

October.  Sat.  i.— James  Nelson,  Wm. 
Luke,  Wm.  Reed  and.  Thos.  Clark  were 
killed  by  Indians  at  the  Uintah  Springs, 
Sanpete  Valley. 

t'JSun.  2. — At  a  skirmish  between  the 
whites  and  Indians,  at  Nephi,  Juab  Co., 
Utah,  eight  Indians  were  killed,  and  one 
squaw  and  two  boys  taken  prisoners. 

Tues.  4. — John  E.  Warner  and  Wm.  Mills 
were  killed  by  Indians,  a  few  hundred 
yards  above  the  grist  mill,  at  Manti,  San- 
pete Co.,  Utah. 

Thurs.  6.— The  general  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  in  G.  S.  L. 
City.  It  continued  four  days.  Apostles 
Geo.  A.  Smith  and  Erastus  Snow  were 
called  fo  gather  fifty  families  to  strength- 
en the  settlements  of  Iron  County,  Wil- 
ford  Woodruff  and  Ezra  T.  Benson  fifty 
families  to  strengthen  the  settlements  in 
Tooele,  Lyman  Stevens  and  Reuben  W. 
AUred  fifty  families  for  each  of  the  settle- 
ments in  Sanpete,  Lorenzo  Snow  fifty  fam- 
ilies to  go  to  Box  Elder,  Joseph  L.  Hey- 
wood  fifty  families  to  Nephi,  Juab  Co., 
and  Orson  Hyde  to  raise  a  company  to 
make  a  permanent  settlement  on  Green 
river,  near  Port  Bridger. 

—According  to  the  Bishops'  reports  read 
at  conference,  the  number  of  souls  in  the 
various  settlements  in  the  Territory  was 
as  follows:  Great  Salt  Lake  City:  1st 
Ward,  260;  2nd  Ward,  149;  3rd  Ward,  170; 
4th  Ward,  183;  5th  Ward,  69;  6th  Ward, 
206;  7th  Ward,  384;  8th  Ward,  236;  9th 
Ward,  298;  10th  Ward,  219;  11th  Ward, 
180;  12th  Ward,  345;  13th  Ward,  454;  14th 
Ward,  662;  15th  Ward,  501;  16th  Ward, 
444;  17th  Ward,  406;  18th  Ward,  241;  19th 
Ward,  572.  Great  Salt  Lake  County:  But- 
terfield  Settlement,  71 ;  West  Jordan,  361 ; 
Mill  Creek,  668;  Big  Cottonwood,  161: 
South  Cottonwood,  517;  Little  Cotton- 
wood, 273;  Willow  Creek,  222.  Utah  Coun- 
ty: Dry  Creek,  458;  American  Fork, 
212;    Pleasant    Grove,     290;     Provo:    1st 

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Ward,  423 ;  2nd  Ward,  264 ;  3rd  Ward,  248 ; 
4th  Ward,  424 ;  Mountainville  no  report ; 
Springville,  799 ;  Palmyra,404 ;  Payson  and 
Summit,  427;  Cedar  Valley,  115.  Juab 
County :  Salt  Creek,  229.  Sanpete  County : 
Manti,  647 ;  Pleasant  Creek,  118.  Millard 
County :  Fillmore,  304.  Iron  County :  Paro- 
wan, 392;  Cedar,  455.  Tooele  County: 
Grantsville,  215 ;  Tooele,  no  report.  Davis 
County :  North  Kanyon,  574 ;  Centreville, 
194 ;  North  Cottonwood,  413 ;  Kays  Ward, 
417.  Weber  County:  East  Weber,  233; 
Ogden:  1st  Ward,  449;  2nd  Ward,  683; 
3rd  Ward,  200;  Willow  Creek,  163.  Box 
Elder,  204. 

Thurs.  13. — The  First  Presidency  issued 
the  "Tenth  General  Epistle"  to  all  the 
Saints. 

Fri.  14. — About  thirty  Indians  attacked 
a  few  men,  who  were  securing  their  crops 
at  Summit  Creek  (Santaquin),  Utah  Co., 
killed  and  scalped  F.  F.  Tindrel,  and  drove 
off  a  number  of  head  of  stock. 

Sun.  16. — The  main  company  of  the  sea- 
son's P.  E.  Fund  emigrants  arrived  in  G. 
S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  26'.— Capt.  John  W.  Gunnison,  of  the 
U.  S.  Topographical  Engineer  Corps,  and 
seven  other  men,  were  killed  by  Indians, 
near  the  swamps  of  the  Sevier  river,  in  re- 
venge for  the  killing  of  an  Indian  and  the 
wounding  of  two  others,  alleged  to  have 
been  perpetrated  by  a  company  of  emi- 
grants bound  for  California. 

November.  Tues.  i.— The  first  number 
of  the  Jou7'nal  of  Discourses,  a  semi- 
monthly 16-page  octavo  paper,  was  pub- 
lished in  Liverpool,  England. 

Wed.  2. — Thirty-nine  men,  equipped  with 
farming  implements,  seeds  and  othei 
things  necessary  for  establishing  a  new 
settlement,  left  G.  S.  L.  City  for  Greeu 
River  County.  They  arrived  at  Fort 
Bridger  Nov.  12th. 

Previous  to  this  Pres.  Brigham  Young 
purchased  of  James  Bridger  a  Mexican 
grant  for  30  square  miles  of  land  and  some 
cabins,  afterwards  known  as  Ft.  Bridger. 
This  was  the  first  property  owned  by  the 
Saints  in  Green  River  County. 

Sun.  6. — Chase's  sawmill,  in  Sanpete 
County,  was  burned  by  Indians. 

Wed.  9. — The  Indians  burned  six  houses 
at    Summit  Creek  (Santaquin),   Utah  Co. 

Sun.  13. — The  mail  train  was  attacked 
by  Indians  six  miles  from  Laramie,  and 
three  men  were  killed.  C.  A.  Kinkead,  of 
G.  S.  L.  City,  was  robbed  of  $10,500. 

Tues.  15.  —Another  company  of  settlers 
left  G.  S.  L.  City  for  Green  River  County. 
They,  together  with  the  preceding  com- 
pany, located  on  Smith's  Fork  and  called 
their  town  Fort  Supply.  The  whole 
colony  consisted  of  53  men  from  Great 
Salt  Lake  and  Utah  Counties;  John 
Nebeker  and  Isaac  Bullock  were  among 
the  number. 

December.  Thurs.  i.— Elder  Wm.  Wil- 
les  returned  to  Calcutta,  India,  from  a 
missionary  trip  into  the  interior,  after 
being  absent  nearly  one  year. 

Mon.  12. — The  Utah  legislature  (third 
annual  session)  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City 
and  organized  by  electing  Willard  Rich- 
ards president  of  the  Council,  and  Jede- 
diah  M.  Grant  speaker  of  the  House. 

Wed.  28. — Hiram  Clark,  once  a  prominent 


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missionary,  committed  suicide  at  San  Ber- 
nardino, Cal. 

Thurs.  29.— Elders  A.  Milton  Musserand 
Truman  Leonard,  after  laboring  in  Cal- 
cutta and  Chinsurah,  India,  about  nine 
months,  sailed  from  Calcutta  for  Bombay, 
where  they  arrived  Feb.  9,  1854. 

The  so-called  Spanish  wall  built  in  part 
around  G.  S.  L.  City  this  year  was  twelve 
feet  high,  six  feet  thick  at  the  base,  taper- 
ing to  two  feet  six  inches  six  feet  from  the 
ground,  and  preserving  that  thickness  to 
the  top.    It  was  six  miles  in  length. 

1854. 

This  year  the  crops  in  Utah  were  partly 
destroyed  by  grasshoppers ;  the  so-called 
Walker  war  was  terminated  and  the  Des- 
eret  alphabet  was  formulated.  Hundreds 
of  emigrating  Saints  from  Europe  died 
from  cholera  while  sailing  up  the  Missis- 
sippi and  Missouri  rivers  and  crossing  the 
plains.  A  Stake  of  Zion  was  organized  at 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  a  mission  opened  up  in 
New  Zealand. 

January.  —  The  Deseret  News  was 
changed  from  a  semi-monthly  to  a  weekly 
paper. 

Tues.  3. — Theship  Jesse  Munn  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  300  Scandina- 
vian and  33  German  Saints,  under  the  di- 
rection of  Christian  Larsen.  It  arrived  at 
New  Orleans  Feb.  10th,  and  the  emigrants 
continued  up  the  rivers  to  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  which  this  year  was  selected  as  the 
outfitting  place  for  the  Saints  crossing  the 
plains. 

Fri.  6. — AUred's  Settlement  (Spring 
City),  Sanpete  Co.,  which  had  been  de- 
serted by  its  inhabitants  the  previous 
summer,  because  of  Indian  troubles,  was 
burned  to  the  ground. 

Thurs.  12.— The  37th  quorum  of  Seven- 
ty was  organized  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  with 
Cyrus  H.  Wheelock,  John  Lyon,  Jesse  W. 
Crosby,  Jonathan  Midgley,  David  J.  Ross, 
George  Halliday  and  Claudius  V.  Spencer 
as  presidents. 

Some  time  previous  the  36th  quorum 
had  been  organized,  with  Jesse  W.  Pox  as 
one  of  the  presidents. 

Wed.  i8.— Elders  Samuel  A  WooUey  and 
Wm.  Fotheringham  arrived,  as  mission- 
aries, at  Agra,  Hindostan. 

Fri.  20.— The  legislative  assembly  of 
Utah  adjourned.  Among  the  acts  passed 
and  approved  were  those  providing  for  the 
organization  of  Summit,  Green  River  and 
Carson  Counties,  and  defining  the  bound- 
aries of  Davis  County. 

Sun.  22.  —  The  ship  Benjamin  Adams 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  378 
Scandinavian  and  6  British  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Hans  Peter  Olsen.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  Orleans,  March 
22nd,  and  at  Kansas  City  in  the  beginning 
of  April. 

Mon.  23.— K  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  by  Edward  Stevenson,  at  Gib- 
raltar, Spain,  with  10  members. 

Tues.  51.— Bishop  Isaac  Clark  died  at 
Ogden. 


— A  mass  meeting  was  held  in  G.  S.  L. 
City  for  the  purpose  of  taking  steps 
towards  memorializing  Congress  to 
construct  a  national  railroad  from  the  Mis- 
souri river,  via  the  South  Pass  and  G.  S. 
L.  City,  to  the  Pacific. 

February.  Sat.  4. — The  ship  Golconda 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  464 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Dorr  P. 
Curtis ;  it  arrived  at  New  Orleans  March 
18th. 

Sun.5. — At  a  Seventies'  quarterly  confer- 
ence held  in  G.  S.  L.  City, the  38th  and  39th 
quorums  of  Seventy  were  organized  with 
Benjamin  F.  Cummings  and  Daniel  Mc- 
intosh as  senior  presidents. 

Tues.  7. — John  C.  Fremont,  with  a  com- 
pany of  nine  whites  and  twelve  Delaware 
Indians,  arrived  at  Parowan,  Iron  Co.,  in 
a  state  of  starvation.  One  man  had  fallen 
dead  from  his  horse  near  the  settlement, 
and  others  were  nearly  dead.  Animals  and 
provisions  were  supplied  by  the  Saints, 
and,  after  resting  until  the  20th,  Fremont 
and  company  continued  their  journey  to 
California. 

Tues.  14. — Clarissa  Smith,  Patriarch 
John  Smith's  wife,  died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  22. — The  ship  Windermere  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  484  Saints, 
under  Daniel  Gam's  direction ;  it  arrived 
at  New  Orleans  April  23rd.  Many  died  on 
board  from  the  small  pox. 

—Elders  A.  Milton  Musser  and  Truman 
Leonard  sailed  from  Bombay,  India, 
for  Kurrachee,  Scinde,  which  place  they 
reached  Feb.  26th.  Kurrachee  is  about  900 
miles  northwest  of  Bombay. 

March.— El ias  Smith  succeeded  the  late 
Willard  Richards  as  postmaster  of  Great 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co., was  first  settled. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Latter-day 
Saints''  Millennial  Star  and  Monthly  Vist- 
tor^  an  eight-page  periodical  (octavo  size) , 
was  published  at  Madras,  Hindostan; 
Elder  Richard  Ballantyne  editor  and  pub- 
lisher. 

Sun.  5.— The  ship  Old  England  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  45  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  John  O.  Angus.  It 
arrived  at  the  mouth  of  the  Mississippi 
river  April  24th. 

Mon.  ^.—Elders  Samuel  A.  WooUey  and 
Wm.  Fotheringham  returned  to  Calcutta 
from  an  unsuccessful  mission  to  the  inte- 
rior, on  which  they  visited  Benares,  Belas- 
pore,  Marat,  Delhi,  Kurnaul,  Agra,  Cawn- 
pore,  Allahabad,  etc. 

Sat.  11.— Br.  Willard  Richards,  second 
Counselor  to  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  and 
editor  of  the  Deseret  Netus,  died  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  of  dropsy. 

Sun  12.— The  ship  John  M.  Wood  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  with  393  Saints,  including 
58  from  Switzerland  and  Italy,  under  the 
direction  of  Robert  L.  Campbell.  It  ar- 
rived at  New  Orleans  May  2nd. 

Wed.  22.— The  ship  Julia  Ann  sailed  from 
Sydney,  Australia,  with  about  seventy 
Saints,  bound  for  Utah,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Wm.  Hyde.  The  company  landed 
at  San  Pedro,  Cal.,  June  1 2th. 

Fri.  24.— Geo.  E.  Ashburner,  captain  of 
the  police,  peremptorily  ordered  Elders 
A.  Milton  Musser  and  Truman  Leonard 
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India,  and  admonished  them  not  to  re- 
turn. 

Wed.  2.9.— Under  the  administration  of 
Elders  John  S.  Fulmer  and  David  B.  Dille, 
Halsden  Marsden,  18  years  old,  who  was 
born  deaf  and  dumb,  was  miraculously 
healed  from  his  deafness,  at  Rochdale, 
England. 

April.— A  number  of  Elders  were  called 
on  a  mission  to  the  Indians  in  southern 
Utah.  This  more  directly  resulted  in  open- 
ing up  that  part  of  Utah  south  of  the  Great 
Basin  to  settlement. 

Tues.  4. — The  ship  Germanicus  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  220  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Richard  Cook.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  Orleans  June  12th. 

Thurs.  6. — The  24th  annual  conference 
of  the  Church  was  commenced  in  G.  S.  L. 
City;  it  was  continued  till  the  9th.  On 
the  7th,  Jedediah  M.  Grant  was  chosen 
second  Counselor  tc  Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
in  place  of  Willard  Richards  deceased. 
Bro.  Grant  was  set  apart  on  the  9th.  Geo. 
A.  Smith  was  sustained  as  Church  His- 
torian. A  number  of  missionaries  were 
called  to  Great  Britain,  tte  United  States, 
Canada  and  the  Pacific  Islands. 

Sat.  8.— The  ship  Marshfield  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  with  366  Saints,  including  about 
forty  from  the  French  mission,  under  the 
direction  of  Wm.  Taylor.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  Orleans  May  29th. 

Mon.  10. — The  First  Presidency  issued 
its  "Eleventh  General  Epistle"  to  the 
whole  Church. 

Sun.  25.— The  Sugar  House  Ward,  G.  S. 
L.  Co.,  Utah,  was  organized  with  Abra- 
ham O.  Smoot  as  Bishop. 

Jfon.  24.— Twenty-nine  Saints  sailed 
from  England  on  the  ship  Clara  Wheeler, 
bound  for  Utah. 

May.  Thur  4. — Pres.  Brigham  Young 
left  G.  S.  L.  City,  accompanied  by  many 
leading  men,  on  a  tour  through  the  south- 
ern settlements,  from  which  he  returned 
on  the  30th. 

Fri  5.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  left  G. 
S.  L.  City  on  his  second  mission  to  Cali- 
fornia. He  arrived  at  San  Bernardino 
June  9th,  and  in  San  Francisco  July  2nd. 

Mon.  8. — A  branch  of  the  Church,  con- 
sisting of  19  members,  was  organized  in 
Piedmont,  Italy,  where  considerable  per- 
secution had  raged. 

Tues.  25.— Patriarch  John  Smith  died  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  and  on  June  28th  John  Smith, 
son  of  Hyrum  Smith,  was  chosen  Patriarch 
to  the  Church  in  place  of  the  deceased. 

Late  in  May,  (after  a  "talk"  with  Pres. 
Brigham  Young) ,  the  Indian  chief  Walker, 
surrounded  by  his  braves,  and  Kanosh, 
chief  of  the  Pauvan  Indians,  entered  into 
a  formal  treaty  of  peace  at  Chicken  Creek, 
Juab  Co.  This  ended  the  Ute  war,  during 
which  19  white  persons  and  many  Indians 
had  been  killed,  a  number  of  the  smaller 
settlements  had  been  broken  up,  and  their 
inhabitants  moved  to  the  larger  towns. 

June.— Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards 
succeeded  Samuel  W.  Richards  as  presi- 
rent  of  the  British  mission.  His  letter  of 
appointment  authorized  him  "to  preside 
over  all  the  conferences  and  all  the  affairs 
of  the  Church  in  the  British  Islands  and 
adjacent  countries."  This  was  the  begin- 
ning  of  what  has  since  been  called  the 


European  mission,  which  embraces  all  the 
missions  in  Europe,  and  at  one  timealso  the 
Church  organizations  in  Africa,  Australia, 
India,  etc. 

Fri.  2. — The  first  company  of  emigrants 
of  the  season,  boundjfor  California,  passed 
through  G.  S.  L.  City,  having  left  Council 
Bluffs  April  12th. 

Fri.  16. — The  workmen  began  at  the 
south-east  corner  to  lay  the  foundation  of 
the  Temple,  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

July.— The  grasshoppers  made  their  ap- 
pearance in  the  fields  of  some  of  the  settle- 
ments in  Utah  and  did  much  damage. 

Sat.  8. — Apostle  Erastus  Snow,  accompa- 
nied by  other  Elders,  left  G.S.L.City  for  the 
East,  to  take  charge  of  the  Church  in  St. 
Louis  and  the  Western  States. 

Thurs.  13. — The  Jordan  river  bridge, 
west  of  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  crossed  by  teams 
and  herds  for  the  first  time. 

Thurs.  20. — Elder  Qudmund  Gudmundsen 
left  Iceland,  where  he  had  labored  upwards 
of  three  years  preaching  the  gospel,  and 
had  baptized  nine  persons.  He  returned 
to  Denmark. 

Tues.  25. — Elder  Richard  Ballantyne 
sailed  from  Madras,  India,  bound  for  Lon- 
don, where  he  arrived  Dec.  6,  1854. 

August. — The  native  Saints  in  the 
Hawaiian  mission  commenced  to  gather  to 
the  island  of  Lanai,which  had  been  selected 
as  a  gathering  place  for  them,  and  the 
building  of  a  city  was  commenced  in  the 
valley  or  basin  known  as  Palawai. 

Wed.  2.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  advised 
the  presidency  of  the  British  mission  to 
ship  the  emigrating  Saints  from  Europe  to 
a  more  northern  port  than  New  Orleans, 
as  the  latter  place  was  very  unhealthful. 

Tues.  8. — Wm.  and  Warren  Weeks,  sons 
of  Bishop  Allen  Weeks,  were  killed  by 
Goshute  Indians,  in  Cedar  Valley. 

Sat.  12. — Peter  Whitmer,  sen.,  died  in 
Richmond,  Ray  Co.,  Mo.  He  was  born 
April  14,  i773. 

Sun.  i5.— Elders  Geo.  C.  Riser  and  Jens 
C.  Nielsen,  who  labored  as  missionaries  in 
Hamburg,  Germany,  were  arrested  and 
imprisoned  for  preaching  the  gospel  and 
baptizing  a  few  persons. 

Tues.  i5.— The  wall  around  the  Temple 
Block,  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  completed. 

Tues.  22.— Elder  Truman  Leonard  left 
Kurrachee,  India,  with  a  Masonic  friend 
for  Kotree,  about  one  hundred  miles  in- 
land. 

Thurs.  24.— John  F.  Kinney,  of  Iowa, 
succeeded  Lazarus  H.  Reed  as  chief  just- 
ice of  Utah.  [      ^,  i^" 

Tues.  29.— Geo.  Mills,  one  of  the  Utah 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Thurs.  31.— Col.  E.  J.  Steptoe,  who  had 
been  appointed  governor  of  Utah,  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  with  about  one  hundred 
and  seventy-five  soldiers. 

September.  Tues.  5.— After  23  days^ 
imprisonment,  Elders  Geo.  C.  Riser  and 
Jens  C.  Nielsen,  through  the  influence  of 
Mr.  Bromberg,  the  American  consul,  were 
liberated  from  prison,  in  Hamburg,  on  con- 
ditions that  they  should  leave  the  country 
forthwith. 

Fri.  2.9.— Capt.  James  Brown's  company 
of  immigrating  Saints  (with  42  wagons)  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City. 
Sat.   30. — Capt.     Darwin     Richardson's 


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company  of  immigrating  Saints  (40  wagons) 
arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

October.  Sun.  1. — Daniel  Garn's  com- 
pany of  immigrating  Saints,  including  the 
Oermans,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon.  ^.— Elder  Wm.  W.  Major,  of  G.  S. 
£i.  City,  died  in  London,  England,  where 
he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

Thurs.  5.— Elder  Hans  Peter  Olson's 
company  of  immigrating  Saints,  including 
the  Scandinavians,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City.  Many  had  died  from  cholera  while 
crossing  the  plains. 

Sun.  8. — A  printing  press  and  the  nec- 
<3essary  material  for  printing  the  Book  of 
Mormon  in  the  Hawaiian  language  arrived 
^t  Honolulu,  Hawaii,  but  subsequently  it 
was  shipped  to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and 
■the  printing  done  there. 

Tues.  24. — Wm.  A.  Empey's  company  of 
immigrating  Saints  (with  43  wagons)  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

-Fri.  27. — Augustus  Farnham,  president 
of  the  Australasian  Mission,and  Wm. Cooke 
arrived  at  Auckland,  as  the  first  mis- 
sionaries to  New  Zealand. 

'Sat.  28. — Robert  L.  Campbell's  company 
■of  immigrating  Saints,  the  last  of  the 
season,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

November.  Sat.  4. — Apostle  Erastus 
Snow  organized  a  Stake  of  Zion  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  with  Milo  Andrus 
as  president  and  Charles  Edwards 
and  George  Gardiner  as  counselors. 
A  High  Council  was  also  organized, 
consisting  of  James  H.  Hart,  Andrew 
Sproule,  John  Evans,  Wm.  Morrison, 
James  S.  Cantwell,  Wm.  Lowe,  Samuel  J. 
Lees,  Edward  Cook,  James  S.  Brooks. 
William  Gore,  John  Clegg  and  Charles 
Chard. 

Sat.  ii.— Professor  Orson  Pratt  dis- 
covered "a  new  and  easy  method  of  solu- 
iDion  of  the  cubic  and  biquadratic  equa- 
tions." 

Wed.  22.— The  first  number  of  the  St. 
Louis  Luminary  was  published  by  Erastus 
Snow,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Monday.  27.— The  ship  Clara  Wheeler 
tsailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  422 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Henry  E. 
Phelps.  The  company  arrived  at  New  Or- 
leans Jan.  11, 1855,  and  at  St.  Louis  Jan. 
•22nd. 

Tues.  28.— Apostle  Charles  C.  Rich  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.L.City  from  San  Bernardino, 
and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  others  from  the 
Sandwich  Islands. 

December.  Mon.  11. — The  Utah  leg- 
islature (4th  annual  session)  convened  in 
rthe  Council  House,  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  and 
organized  by  electing  Heber  C.  Kimball 
president  of  the  Council,  and  Jedediah  M. 
•Orant  speaker  of  the  House. 

Sun.  24.— Patriarch  William  Draper  died 
at  Draperville,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Mon.  25.— The  Seventies'  Council  Hall, 
In  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  dedicated.  It  way 
53x25  feet,  and  had  cost  $3,500. 

Sat.  30. — ^A  petition  praying  for  the  re- 
appointment of  Brigham  Young  to  the 
^governorship  of  Utah,  and  signed  by  Col. 
Steptoe  and  the  leading  ofiicials  and  busi- 
aaess  men  of  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  sent  to 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Sun.  31. — The  European  mission,  con- 
«isted  of  67  conferences,  788  branches  and 


32,627  members.  Of  these  29,441  were  in 
Great  Britain,  2,447  in  Scandinavia,  299  in 
Switzerland  and  Italy,  326  in  the  French 
mission,  56  in  the  German  mission,  40  on 
the  island  of  Malta  and  18  at  Gibraltar. 


1855. 

This  year  walls  were  built  around  some 
of  the  settlements  in  Utah  as  a  'means  of 
protection  against  the  Indians.  The  Coun- 
ty court  house,  the  "Lion  House"  and 
other  notable  public  and  private  buildings 
were  erected  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  The  mails 
arrived  very  irregularly  from  the  States. 
In  the  spring  of  this  year  Morgan  County , 
Utah,  was  settled  by  Jedediah  M.  Grant, 
Thomas  Thurston  and  others.  During  the 
summer  grasshoppers  did  serious  damage 
to  crops,  destroying  nearly  everything 
green  in  many  parts  of  Utah.  The  loss 
and  suffering  was  aggravated  by  drought, 
the  combined  evils  causing  a  great  failure 
in  crops.  In  trying  to  establish  a  settle- 
ment (now  Moab)  near  the  Elk  Mountains 
(now La  Salle  Mountains),  Utah,  troubles 
arose  with  the  Indians  and  several  of  the 
brethren  were  killed.  A  settlement  of  the 
Saints  was  established  on  Salmon  river, 
Oregon  (now  in  Idaho).  The  Book  of 
Mormon  was  published  in  the  Hawaiian 
language  by  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

January.  Mon.  1. — A  grand  party  was 
given  by  the  Utah  legislature  as  a  com- 
pliment to  Judge  John  F.  Kinney  and 
other  Federal  oflicials  in  the  Territory, 
and  also  Lt.-Col.  Steptoe  with  the  officers 
of  his  command. 

Sat.  6.— The  ship  Rockaway  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  24  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Samuel  Glasgow.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  Orleans,  Feb. 
28th,  and  at  St.  Louis  about  the  16th  of 
March. 

Sun.  7. — The  ship  James  JVes^nith  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  with  440  Scandinavian  and 
1  British  Saints,  under  the  direction  of 
Peter  O.  Hansen.  It  arrived  at  New  Or- 
leans, Feb.  23rd,  and  the  company  con- 
tinued up  the  rivers  to  Ft.  Leavenworth; 
afterwards  to  Mormon  Grove. 

Tues.  9. — Thirteen  Saints,  under  the  pre- 
sidency of  Thomas  Jackson,  sailed  from 
Liverpool  on  the  ship  Neva,  bound  for 
Utah.  The  company  arrived  at  New  Or- 
leans, Feb.  22nd. 

Thurs.  11.— After  making  a  number  of  fu- 
tile attempts  to  reach  the  English  speaking 
people  of  Camp  Kurrachee,Elder  A.  Milton 
Musser  entered  into  a  contract  with  David 
Sair  Mohammed  to  build  a  meeting  house, 
26x20  feet,  on  the  main  thoroughfare  be- 
tween Camp  Kurrachee,  and  the  landing 
near  the  cantonment.  The  house  was  soon 
built  and  dedicated,  after  which  regular 
meetings  were  held  in  it  till  September, 
1855. 


CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1855. 


sa; 


F7^i.  i;?.— Archibald  Bowman  was  acci- 
dentally killed  while  quarring  rock  for  the 
Temple,  at  the  quarry,  near  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  i7.— The  ship  Charles  Buck  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  403  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Richard  Ballan- 
tyne.  The  company  arrived  at  New  Or- 
leans about  March  14th,  and  at  St.  Louis 
March  27th. 

FH.  19.— The  Utah  legislature  adjourn- 
ed after  the  usual  session  of  forty  days. 

Mon.  2.9.— Walker,  chief  of  the  Ute  In- 
dians, died  at  Meadow  Creek,  Millard  Co. 
His  brother  Arrapeen  succeeded  him  as 
chief. 

February.— The  40th  quorum  of  Seven- 
ty was  organized  at  Farmington,  Davis 
Co.,  Utah,  with  Ezra  T.  Clark,  John  S. 
Gleason,  James  Harrison,  Hyrum  Judd, 
Daniel  Rawson,  Lot  Smith  and  Sanford 
Porter  as  presidents.  Most  of  the  mem- 
bers were  ordained  March  4,  1855. 

Hat.  3.  —  Geo.  C.  Riser,  Jacob  F.  Se- 
crist  and  a  small  company  of  Saints  (16 
souls)  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  on 
the  ship  Isaac  Jeaws,bound  for  Utah.  They 
landed  in  Philadelphia,  March  5th. 

Mon.  5. — Dr.  Garland  Hurt,of  Kentucky, 
Indian  Agent  for  Utah,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Tiies.  6. — A  grand  festival,  lasting  two 
days,  was  commenced  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  in 
honor  of  the  Mormon  Battalion. 

Hat.  17. — The  first  number  of  the  Mor- 
mon, a  weekly  paper,  published  in  the  in- 
terest of  the  Church,  was  issued  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  by  Apostle  John  Taylor. 

Hun.  18.—  John  Smith  was  ordained  to 
his  calling  as  Patriarch  to  the  whole 
Church. 

Tues.  27.— The  name  of  Sessions'  Settle- 
ment, Davis  Co.,  Utah,  was  changed  to 
Bountiful. 

—The  ship  Hiddons  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  430  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  John  S.  Fullmer.  It  arrived 
at  Philadelphia  April  20th,  from  which 
place  the  company  went  by  rail  to  Pitts- 
burg, Pa.,  thence  on  steamboats  down 
the  Ohio  river  to  St.  Louis  and  up  the 
Missouri  river  to  Atchison,  Kan. 

March.— Mormon Grove,near  Atchison, 
Kan.,  was  selected  as  an  outfitting  place 
for  the  Saints  crossing  the  plains  this 
year.  Eight  companies,  with  337  wagons, 
commenced  the  journey  for  G.  S.  L.  Valley 
from  that  place  in  1855. 

Mon.  5.— Elders  Nathaniel  V.  Jones 
and  William  Fotheringham  sailed  from 
Calcutta,  India,  homeward  bound,  via 
China  and  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  after  la- 
boring zealously,  together  with  theii-  co- 
laborers,  to  introduce  the  fulness  of  the 
gospel  to  the  inhabitants  of  India.  Elder 
Robert  Skelton  was  left  in  charge  of  the 
mission. 

Thurs.  15. — Elder  Hugh  Findlay,  accom- 
panied by  a  few  emigrating  Saints,  sailed 
from  Bombay,  India,  homeward  bound,  via 
China. 

Tues.  27. — Lazarus  H.  Reed,  late  chief 
justice  of  Utah,  and  a  friend  to  her  people, 
died  at  his  home  at  Bath,  N.  Y. 

Hat.  31.— The  ship  Juventa  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  573  Saints,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Wm.  Glover.  It  ar- 
rived   at    Philadelphia  May   5th.      From 


there  the  company  went  by  rail  to  Pitts- 
burgh, and  further  on  steamboats  dowD> 
the  Ohio  river  to  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

April.— The  First  Presidency  issued  the 
"Twelfth  General  Epistle"  to  the  whole 
Church. 

Hun.  1. — The  Millennial  Htar  and 
Church  Emigration  ofiice  in  Liverpool^ 
England,  was  removod  from  15  Wilton 
Street  to  36  (now  42)  Islington,  where  it 
has  been  ever  since, 

B'ri.  6. — The  25th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  held  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  it 
was  continued  for  three  days ;  154  Elders- 
were  called  on  foreign  missions. 

Tues.  17. — The  ship  Chimborazo  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  431  Saints, 
including  70  from  the  Channel  Islands,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Edward  Stevenson. 
The  company  arrived  at  Philadelphia  Mav 
21st. 

Hun.  22.— The  ship  Hamuel  Curling  sailed 
from  Liverpool  with  581  Saints,  under  Is- 
rael Barlow's  direction ;  it  arrived  at  New- 
York  May  27th.  The  emigrants  continued 
by  rail  to  Pittsburgh,  thence  by  steamboat 
on  the  rivers,  via  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to  Atchi- 
son, Kan. 

Thurs.  26. — The  ship  Wm.  Htetson  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  with  293  Saints,  under 
Aaron  Smithurst's  direction.  It  arrived  at 
New  York  May  27th. 

Fri.  27.— Seventy- two  Saints  from  Adel- 
aide (South  Australia)  and  Victoria,  sailed 
from  Melbourne,  on  board  the  brig: 
Tarquenia,  bound  for  Utah,  ifia  San 
Pedro,  Cal.,  under  the  direction  of  Burr 
Frost.  Arriving  at  Honolulu,  Sandwich 
Islands,  the  vessel  was  condemned  as  un- 
safe and  the  emigrants  landed.  Shortly 
afterwards  some  of  them  engaged  another 
passage  to  San  Pedro,  Cal. 

May. — The  first  number  of  Der  Darstel- 
ler  der  Heiligen  der  letzten  Tage,  a  month- 
ly 16-page  octavo  periodical,  was  published 
by  Daniel  Tyler  at  Geneva,  Switzerland, 
in  the  German  language,  in  the  interest  of 
the  Church. 

Hat.  5. — The  Endowment  House,  in  G.  S- 
L.  City,  was  dedicated. 

Tues.  8. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a  trip  to  the 
southern  settlements.  He  returned  on  the 
27th. 

T?iurs.  iO.— Charles  C.  Rich,  Geo,  Q., 
Cannon,  Joseph  Bull  and  Matthew  F. 
Wilkie  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a  mission  to 
California. 

Fri.  11. — A  treaty  of  peace  was  con- 
cluded with  the  Ute  Indians. 

Hun.  13. — Albert  Gregory,  who  was  re- 
turning west  from  a  mission  to  the  States, 
died  at  Atchison,  Kan. 

Wed.  16. — Apostle  Orson  Hyde  and  com- 
pany left  G.  S.  L.  City  for  Carson  Valley, 
where  they  arrived  June  17th. 

Hun.  20.  —The  camp  of  the  missionaries, 
called  to  settle  on  the  Salmon  river,  Ore- 
gon (now  Idaho) ,  was  organized  by  Thomas 
S.  Smith  on  the  bank  of  Bear  river,  with 
Francillo  Durfee  as  captain. 

Mon.  21. — A  company  of  about  forty  men, 
under  the  presidency  of  Alfred  N.  Billings, 
left  Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  for  a  valley  near 
the  Elk  Mountains  (La  Salle  Mountains) , 
where    they   arrived  June  15th  and  com- 


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CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1855. 


menced  a  settlement  on  the  left  bank  of 
Grand  river,  where  Moab  now  stands. 

Tues.  29.— A  small  company  of  Saints 
emigrating  to  Utah  sailed  from  Calcutta, 
India,  per  ship  Frank  Johnson. 

June.  Wed.  13.  —  Andrew  L.  Lamo- 
reaux,  returning  missionary  from  Europe, 
died  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

FH.  15. — Fort  Limhi  (Idaho)  was  located 
by  Thomas  S.  Smith  and  his  company  of  set- 
tlers, on  the  Salmon  river,  and  on  the  18th 
they  moved  to  the  site. 

Mon.  18.  —  Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a  visit  to  the 
northern  settlements,  from  which  they  re- 
turned on  the  25th. 

Frn.  2.9.— Judge  Leonidas  Shaver  died  in 
O.  S.  L.  City. 

July.  Sun.  1. — The  manufacture  of  mo- 
lasses from  beets  at  the  sugar  factory,  in 
the  Sugar  House  Ward,  G.  S.  L.  Co.,  was 
■commenced. 

Mon.  2.— Jacob  F.  Secrist,  captain  of  the 
second  company  of  the  season's  emigration, 
and  returning  missionary,  died  on  Ketch- 
um's  Creek,  west  of  Ft.  Kearney. 

Wed  i8.— Elder  John  Perry  died  at  Mor- 
mon Grove,  Kansas,  on  his  return  from  a 
mission  to  England. 

Mon.  23. — The  massive  foundation  of  the 
Temple  in  G.  S.  L.  City  was  finished. 

Tues.  24.—Wm.  Nixon  was  killed  at  Pro- 
vo,  Utah  Co.,  by  the  bursting  of  a  cannon. 

Fri.  27.  —  David  H.  Burr,  surveyor-gen- 
eral for  Utah,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  29. — The  ship  Cynosure  sailed  from 
Liiverpool,  England,  with  159  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  George  Seager.  It  arrived 
at  New  York  Sept.  5th. 

August.  Thurs.  2.— Thomas  Tanner, 
foreman  of  the  Public  Works'  blacksmith 
shop  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  a  Utah  Pioneer 
of  1847,  died  from  the  effects  of  afall,which 
occurred  on  July  31st. 

Mon.  6.— John  M.  Bernhisel  was  elected 
the  third  time  as  delegate  to  Congress 
from  Utah. 

Fri.  10. — Jane  Amanda  Stevens  Lewis, 
wife  of  Philip  B.  Lewis,  died  near  San 
Bernardino,  Cal.,  on  her  return  from  a 
mission  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 

Sat.  i8.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  re- 
turned to  G.  S.  L.  City^  after  a  fifteen 
months'  mission  to  California,  accompanied 
by  a  few  immigrants. 

September.  Sat.  i.— Erastus  Snow 
and  Chas.  H.  Bassett  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City  from  their  mission  to  the  States. 

Sun.  2. — The  Ute  and  Shoshone  Indians 
met  in  front  of  the  Deseret  JVeivs  office,  G. 
S.  L.  City,  and  entered  into  a  treaty  of 
peace. 

— David  Lewis,  a  survivor  of  the  Haun's 
Mill  massacre,  died  at  Parowan,  Iron  Co. 

Mon.  3. — Capt.  John  Hindley's  company 
of  immigrating  Saints,  the  first  sf  the 
season,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  It  con- 
sisted of  46  wagons  and  about  two  hundred 
souls. 

Fri.  7. — The  second  companv  of  immi- 
grating Saints  of  the  season,  consisting  of 
58  wagons,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  under 
the  direction  of  Capt.  Noah  T.  Guyman. 

—The  American  bark  Julia  Ann  sailed 
from  Sydney,  N.  S.  W.,  Australia,  with 
a  company  of  Saints,  under  the  direction 


of  Elders  James  Graham  and  John  S.  El- 
dredge,  bound  for  America. 

Mon.  10. — On  this  and  the  following  day 
a  large  company  of  missionaries  left  G.  S. 
L.  City  for  Europe  and  the  States. 

Tues.  li.— Seth  M.  Blair's  train  of  45 
wagons  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City  with  a  few 
Saints  from  Texas. 

Wed.  12. — W.  W.  Druramond  was  ap- 
pointed successor  to  the  late  Leonidas 
Shaver  as  associate  justice  of  Utah. 

Thurs.  13.  —  The  Horticultural  Society 
was  organized  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  with  Wil- 
ford  Woodruff  as  president.  Various  other 
societies  were  organized  in  the  forepart  of 
the  year,  among  which  were  the  "Uni- 
versal Scientific  Society",  the  "Polyso- 
phical  Society",  the  Deseret  Philharmonic 
Society  and  the  "Deseret  Typographical 
Association." 

Sat.  22.  —  Elder  A.  Milton  Musser  and 
Truman  Leonard  left  Kurrachee,  India,  for 
Bombay. 

Sun.  25.— James  W.  Hunt,  Wm.  Behunin 
and  Edward  Edwards,  of  the  Elk  Moun- 
tain mission,  were  killed  by  Indians,  who 
also  wounded  Pres.  Alfred  N.  Billings,  be- 
sides burning  hay  and  stealing  cattle.  The 
following  day  the  colonists  left  their  fort 
and  started  for  Manti,  where  they  arrived 
Sept.  30th. 

Tues.  25.— The  fourth  company  of  immi- 
grating Saints  of  the  season,  under  Capt. 
Richard  Ballantyne  (45  wagons,  402  souls) , 
arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Fri.  28.— The  fifth  company  of  immigrat- 
ing Saints  of  the  season,  under  Capt.  Mo- 
ses Thurston  (33  wagons),  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

October  Thurs.  4.— Elders  John  S. 
Eldredge  and  James  Graham  and  28  Saints 
emigrating  toUtah  from  Australia,on  board 
the  ship  Julia  Ann.,  were  wrecked  on  a  coral 
reef  near  the  Society  Islands.  Five  per- 
sons were  drowned  and  the  rest  barely 
escaped  with  their  lives  and  landed  on  a 
barren  and  uninhabited  island  (Scilly 
Island),  where  they  subsisted  on  turtle  for 
six  weeks,  when  they  were  rescued. 

Sun.  14. — Carl  G.  Maeser,  Edward 
Schoenfeld  and  two  others  were  baptized 
by  Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards,  as  the 
first  fruits  of  the  preaching  of  the  gospel 
at  Dresden,  Germany. 

Mon.  15. — Gov.  Young  ordered  out  part 
of  the  Utah  militia,  to  protect  the  settle- 
ments in  the  eastern  part  of  tne  Territory 
from  the  Indians. 

— Elder  Orson  Spencer  died  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 

Thurs.  is.— Elder  Josiah  W.  Flemming 
was  arrested  at  Sydney,  N.  S.  W.,  Aus- 
tralia, on  a  false  charge  instigated  by 
apostates.  After  spending  the  night  in  a 
miserable  prison,  he  was  acquitted  and 
liberated  the  following  day. 

Sun.  21. —A  branch  of  the  Church,  con- 
sisting of  eight  members,  was  organized  at 
Dresden,  Germany.  Shortly  afterwards  the 
number  increased  to  about  twenty,  includ- 
ing a  few  in  Leipzig. 

Wed.  24.— Capt.  Milo  Andrus'  immigrant 
train,  called  the  third  P.  E.  Fund  company 
of  the  season,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon.  29.— The  sixth  company  of  immi- 
grating Saints  of  the  season  (39  wagons) , 


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under  Capt.  C.  A.  Harper,  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

— The  First  Presidency  of  the  Church,  in 
the  "Thirteenth  General  Epistle,"  pro- 
posed that  the  Saints,  who  emigrated  by 
the  P.  E.  Fund,  should  cross  the  plains 
with  handcarts. 

November.  FH,  2.—  Part  of  the  seventh 
or  last  company  of  immigrating  Saints  for 
the  season  (38  wagons,  62  souls)  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City;  Isaac  AUred,  captain.  Some 
wagons,  which  had  to  stop  over  at  Green 
river,  arrived  on  the  13th. 

Tubs.  i3.— John  M.  King,  formerly  a 
member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  in 
G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  25. — Elders  Wm.  Walker  and  Leon- 
ard I.  Smith,  accompanied  by  15  Saints, 
sailed  from  Algoa  Bay,  Cape  Colony, 
Africa,  on  the  Unity,  bound  for  Utah. 
They  arrived  in  London,  England,  Jan. 
29,  1856. 

— Elder  Truman  Leonard  sailed  from 
Bombay,  India,  for  England. 

Tiies.  27. — A  grand  festival,  in  honor  of 
the  returned  missionaries,  was  given  by 
the  First  Presidency  in  the  Social  Hall,  G. 
S.  L.  City.  About  seventy  missionaries 
attended. 

Fri.  30. — The  ship  Emerald  Isle  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  349  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Philemon  C.  Mer- 
rill.   It  arrived  at  New  York  Dec.  29th. 

— Elder  Allen  Findlay,  a  missionary  from 
England,  who  had  assisted  the  American 
Elders  in  Bombay  and  vicinity  for  some 
time,  sailed  from  Bombay,  on  his  return  to 
England. 

December.— The  Utah  legislature 
passed  a  bill,  authorizing  an  election  of 
delegates  to  attend  a  Territorial  conven- 
tion, the  object  of  which  was  to  draft  a 
State  constitution,  and  petition  Congress 
a  second  time  for  the  admission  of  Utah 
into  the  Union. 

Sat.  i.— Apostle  Amasa  M.  Lyman  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City  from  California,  and 
Wm.  Fotheringham  and  Hugh  Findlay 
from  India. 

Mon.  3.— Elder  A.  Milton  Musser  sailed 
from  Bombay  for  Calcutta,  India,  where 
he  arrived  Jan.  22,  1856. 

Mon.  iO.— The  Utah  legislature  (fifth 
annual  session)  met  at  Fillmore,  Millard 
Co.,  the  new  capital  of  the  Territory,  and 
organized  by  electing  Heber  C.  KimbaU 
president  of  the  Council,  and  Jedediah 
M.  Grant  speaker  of  the  House. 

Wed.  i2.— The  ship  John  J.  Boyd  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  508  Saints 
(437  Scandinavians,  41  British  and  41  Ital- 
ians) ,  under  the  direction  of  Knud  Peter- 
son. It  arrived  at  New  York,  Feb.  15, 
1856.  A  part  of  the  company  remained  in 
Iowa  and  Illinois  for  some  time,  while  a 
portion  continued  to  Utah  the  same  sea- 
son via  St.  Louis  and  Florence. 

Mon.  31. — An  able  address  on  plural 
marriage,  written  by  Apostle  Parley  P. 
Pratt,  was  read  before  the  Utah  legisla- 
ture at  Fillmore,  Utah. 

1856. 

In  the  forepart  of  this  year  there  was 
great  scarcity  of  provisions  in  Utah. 
Many  domestic  animals  died  from  starva- 


tion. Beaver  County,  Utah,  was  settled 
by  pioneers  from  Parowan.  A  general 
reformation  took  place  throughout  the 
Church,  most  of  the  Saints  renewing  their 
covenants  by  baptism.  This  reformation 
extended  to  the  several  missionary  fields 
in  different  parts  of  the  world.  Many  of 
the  Saints  from  Europe  suffered  severely 
in  crossing  the  plains  and  mountains  with 
handcarts.  The  practice  of  paying  tith- 
ing was  generally  introduced  among  the 
Saints  in  Europe. 

January.  Sat.  5.— Box  Elder,  Cache, 
Greasewood,  Humboldt,  St.  Mary's,  Malad 
and  Cedar  Counties,  Utah,  were  created 
by  legislative  acts,  approved  by  Gov. 
Brigham  Young. 

Sat  12. — An  act,  passed  by  the  Utah 
legislature,  creating  Shambip  County, 
Utah,  was  approved. 

Fri.  18.— The  Utah  legislature  adjourned. 

Sat.  26. — At  a  mass  meeting  held  in  G.  S. 
L.  City,  steps  were  taken  for  organizing 
the  B.  Y.  Express  Carrying  Company,  to 
carry  a  daily  express  from  the  Missouri 
river  to  California.  In  subsequent  meet- 
ings shares  were  taken  to  stock  a  thousand 
miles  of  the  road. 

February.— Beaver  County,  recently 
created  by  legislative  act,  was  settled  by 
Simeon  F.  Howd  and  thirteen  others  from 
Parowan,  who  located  Beaver  City.  The 
townsite  was  laid  out  April  17, 1856. 

— The  Indians  stole  many  cattle  and 
horses  in  Utah  and  Cedar  Valleys.  On 
Feb.  21st  they  killed  two  herdsmen  west 
of  Utah  Lake,  and  on  the  22nd  a  posse  of 
ten  men  with  legal  writs  called  at  an  In- 
dian camp  in  Cedar  Valley  to  arrest  the 
murderers.  A  fight  ensued,  in  which  one 
Indian  and  a  squaw  were  killed  and  Geo. 
Carson,  one  of  the  j90sse,mortally  wounded. 
He  died  on  the  23rd.  On  that  day  (the 
23rd)  Gov.  Brigham  Young,  by  proclama- 
tion, ordered  out  part  of  the  Utah  militia 
to  fight  the  Indians.  This  difficulty  with 
the  natives  is  known  in  history  as  the 
"Tintic  War." 

Wed.  b'.— Elder  Robert  C.  Petty,  of 
Herriman,  Utah,  died  on  Grand  river,  Ind. 
Ter.,  where    he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

Fri.  8.— The  Saints  who  were  settling  on 
Beaver  creek,  Beaver  Co.,  Utah,  were 
organized  into  a  branch  of  the  Church  by 
Apostle  Geo.  A.  Smith,  with  Simeon  F. 
Howd  as  president. 

Tues.  12. — The  Seventies,  now  number- 
ing 40  quorums,  commenced  a  jubilee  in  G. 
S.  L.  City,  which  lasted  five  days.  Their 
hall,  which  had  unuergone  a  thorough  im- 
provement, was  again  dedicated. 

Mon.  18. — The  ship  Caravan  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  454  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Daniel  Tyler.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  March  27th. 

Sat.  23.— The  first  number  of  the  West- 
ern Standard,  a  weekly  paper  published  in 
the  interest  of  the  Church,  was  issued  at 
San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  Geo.  Q.  Cannon, 
editor. 

Tttes.  26. — John  Catlin  and  another  man 
were  killed,  and  Geo.  Winn  was  mortally 
wounded,    by     Indians,     near     Kimball's 


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creek,  southwest  of  Utah  lake.  Capt. 
Peter  Connover,  with  eighty  men,  soon 
afterwards  crossed  Utah  lake  on  the  ice 
and  pursued  the  hostile  tribe  into  Tintic 
Valley,  where  he  recovered  some  of  the 
stock  stolen  by  the  savages. 

Wed.  i>7.— Elder  Robert  W.  Wolcott,  of 
G.  S.  L.  City,  died  of  smallpox  at  North- 
ampton, England,  where  he  labored  as  a 
missionary. 

March.  Jlon.  5.— Elder  A.  Milton  Mus- 
ser  sailed  from  Calcutta,  for  London, 
England,  where  he  arrived  July  19,  1856, 
after  being  138  days  at  sea.  He  came  by 
way  of  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope.  Capt. 
Winsor,  of  the  Viking,  gave  Elder  Mus- 
ser  a  free  first-class  passage. 

Mon.  17.— A  convention  met  in  G.  S.  L,. 
City  to  prepare  a  State  constitution  and 
memorialize  Congress  for  the  admission  of 
Utah  into  the  Union  as  the  State  of  Des- 
eret.  The  constitution  and  memorial  were 
adopted  on  the  27th,  and  Apostles  Geo.  A. 
Smith  and  John  Taylor  were  elected  dele- 
gates to  present  the  same  to  Congress. 

Sun.  23. — The  ship  Enoch  Train  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  534  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  James  Ferguson. 
It  arrived  at  Boston  May  1st.  From  that 
city  the  emigrants  traveled  by  rail  via  New 
York  to  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  whence  the  jour- 
ney across  the  plains  this  year  was  com- 
menced by  wagons  and  handcarts.  Daniel 
Spencer  acted  as  general  superintendent 
of  emigration  on  the  borders,  assisted  by 
Geo.  D.  Grant,  Wm.  H.  Kimball,  James  H. 
Hart  and  others. 

Jiri.  28.— Elder  Hector  C.  Haight,  presi- 
dent of  the  Scandinavian  mission,  was  ar- 
rested and  a  conference  meeting  broken 
up  by  the  police,  at  Malm0,  Sweden. 

April.  Sun.  6.— On.  this  and  the  following 
day  the  26th  annual  conference  of  the 
Church  was  held  in  G.  S.  L.City.  About  two 
hundred  Elders  were  called  on  foreign 
missions. 

Sat.  19. — The  ship  Samuel  Curling  sailed 
from  Liverpool  with  707  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  Dan  Jones;  it  arrived  at  Bos- 
ton May  23rd.  From  that  city  the  emi- 
grants traveled  by  rail  to  Iowa  City. 

Mon.  21. — Jacob  Whitmer,  one  of  the 
Eight  Witnesses  to  the  Book  of  Mormon, 
died  near  Richmond,  Ray  Co.,  Mo. 

Tues.  22. — A  large  company  of  missiona- 
ries, including  Apostles  Orson  Pratt,  Geo. 
A.  Smith,  Ezra  T.  Benson  and  Erastus 
Snow,  Elder  Abraham  O.  Smoot  and  many 
other  prominent  men,*left  G.  S.  L.  City,  on 
missions  to  the  States  and  Europe.  They 
arrived  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  June  12th. 

May.  FH.  2.  —  Elder  Robert  Skelton, 
after  appointing  James  Patrick  Meik  to 
preside  over  the  Saints  in  India,  sailed 
from  Calcutta,  homeward  bound.  He  was 
the  last  of  the  American  Elders  to  leave 
India,  which  was  now  abandoned  for  the 
time  being  as  a  missionary  field. 

Sun.  4.— The  ship  Thornton  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  764  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  James  G.  Willie.  It  ar- 
rived at  New  York  June  14th,  and  the  emi- 
grants, continuing  the  journey  by  rail,  ar- 
rived at  Iowa  City,  June  26th. 

Sum,.  25. — The  ship  Horizon  sailed  from 

Liverpool  with  856  Saints,  under  the  direc- 

on  of  Edward  Martin.    The  company  ar- 


rived safely  at  Boston,  and  reached  Iowa 
City  by  rail  July  8th. 

Wed.  28. — A  small  company  of  Australian 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Augustus 
Farnham,  sailed  from  Port  Jackson,  New 
South  Wales,  bound  for  Utah.  The  ship 
touched  at  Tahiti,  Society  Islands,  June 
22nd,  Honolulu,  Hawaii,  July  16th,  and  ar- 
rived at  San  Pedro,  Cal.,  Aug.  15th.  From 
the  latter  place  the  emigrants  traveled  by 
teams  to  San  Bernardino. 

June.  Sun.  1. — Weber  County,  Utah, 
was  divided  into  four  Bishops'  Wards,  and 
Erastus  Bingham  appointed  Bishop  of  the 
First,  James  G.  Browning  of  the  Second, 
Chauncey  W.  West  of  the  Third  and  Thos. 
Dunn  of  the  Fourth  Ward. 

— The  ship  Wellfleet  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  146  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  John  Aubray.  It  arrived  at 
Boston  July  13th.  The  emigrants  remained 
in  the  States  until  the  following  season. 

July.  Sat.  5. — The  ship  Lucy  Thomp- 
son sailed  from  Liverpool  with  fourteen 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Jamea 
Thompson.  It  arrived  at  New  York  Aug. 
8th. 

Sat.  19.— Six  families  from  Mississippi, 
under  the  direction  of  Benjamin  Matthews, 
arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City,  as  the  first  immi- 
grants of  the  season.  They  brought  small 
pox  with  them  into  the  Valley. 

Thurs.  24. — Pioneer  day  was  celebrated 
on  the  headwaters  of  Big  Cottonwood 
creek,  where  a  temporary  bowery  had 
been  erected  for  the  occasion. 

August.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt  suc- 
ceeded Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards  in 
the  presidency  of  the  European  Mission. 

Mon.  18.— The  last  of  Capt.  Philemon  C. 
Merril's  company  of  Saints  arrived  at 
G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  23. — Bishop  Isaac  Houston,  of  Al- 
pine, Utah  Co.,  died. 

Mon.  25. — Col.  Almon  W.  Babbitt's  train 
loaded  with  government  property  and 
traveling  west,  was  plundered  by  Chey- 
enne Indians,  near  Wood  river.  Neb.  A. 
Nichols  and  two  others  were  killed,  and 
a  Mrs.  Wilson  was  carried  away  by  the 
savages. 

September.  Cache  County  was  settled 
by  Peter  Maughan  and  others,  who  located 
what  is  now  the  town  of  Wells ville. 

—Col.  Almon  W.  Babbit,  Thos.  Margetts 
and  child,  James  Cowdy  and  wife  and 
others  were  killed,  and  Mrs.  Margetts  car- 
ried away  by  Cheyenne  Indians,  east  of 
Fort  Laramie. 

Tues.  2. — Capt.  John  A.  Hunt's  company 
of  Saints,  the  last  wagon  train  of  the  sea- 
son, left  Florence,  Neb.,  for  G.  S.  L.  Val- 
ley, having  commenced  the  journey  from 
Iowa  City  a  few  months  previous. 

Thurs.  ii.— Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt, 
accompanied  by  other  Elders,  left  G.  S.  L, 
City  on  a  mission  to  the  States,  from 
which  he  never  returned. 

Wed.  17.— A  Female  Relief  Society  was 
organized  in  the  14th  Ward,  G.  S.  L.  City, 
with  Phcebe  Woodruff  as  president. 

Sat.  20.— Elder  Knud  Peterson's  wagon 
company  of  immigrants  (mostly  Scandina- 
vians) arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  This  was 
called  the  second  company  of  the  season. 

Fri.  26.— The  first  two  companies  of  im- 
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with  handcarts,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City, 
in  charge  of  Capt.  Edmund  Ellsworth  and 
Daniel  D.  McArthur.  They  were  met  and 
welcomed  by  the  First  Presidency  of  the 
Church,  a  brass  band,  a  company  of 
lancers,  and  a  large  concourse  of  citizens. 
Capt.  Ellsworth's  company  had  left  Iowa 
City  June  9th,  and  McArthur's  June  11th. 
When  they  started,  both  contained  497 
souls,  with  100  handcarts,  5  wagons,  24 
oxen,  4  mules  and  25  tents. 

October.  Thurs.  2. — Capt.  John  Banks' 
wagon  company  of  immigrating  Saints, 
and  Capt.  Edward  Bunker's  handcart 
company,  which  had  left  Iowa  City  June 
23rd,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  The  immi- 
grants in  the  latter  were  mostly  from 
Wales. 

—The  Deseret  Agricultural  and  Manu- 
facturing Society  commenced  its  first  ex- 
hibition in  G.  S.  L.  City,  called  the  "Des- 
eret State  Fair." 

Fri.  3. — W.  M.  F.  Magraw,  formerly 
mail  contractor,  wrote  a  defamatory  letter 
to  the  President  of  the  United  States, 
about  Utah  affairs. 

Sat.  4.— Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards, 
Daniel  Spencer,  John  Van  Cott,  Wm.  C. 
Dunbar,  John  D.  T.  McAllister,  Nathaniel 
H.  Felt,  and  a  number  of  other  mission- 
aries, arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  having  left 
Florence  Sept.  3rd. 

Mon.  6. — The  general  semi-annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  was  commenced  in 
G.  S.  L.  City.  It  continued  three  days ; 
177  Elders  were  called  to  go  on  missions. 

Tues.  7.— The  Twentieth  Ward,  G.  S.  L. 
City,  was  organized  with  John  Sharp  as 
Bishop. 

—Capt.  Geo.  D.  Grant  left  G.  S.  L.  City 
with  a  relief  company  to  meet  the  immi- 
gration. 

Sat.  11. — Capt.  Croft's  company  of  emi- 
grants from  Texas  and  the  Cherokee  Na- 
tion arrived  in  G.  S.  L  City. 

Fri.  17. — An  ordinance  was  passed  by 
the  G.  S.  L.  City  council,  organizing  a  Fire 
Department.  Jesse  C.  Little  was  ap- 
pointed chief  engineer. 

Tues.  28. — Capt.  Edward  Martin's  hand- 
cart company,  detained  by  the  unusual 
early  snow  storms  of  the  season,  was  met 
by  Joseph  A.  Young,  Daniel  W.  Jones  and 
Abel  Garr,  at  a  point  sixteen  miles  above 
the  Platte  bridge.  Three  days  later  the 
company  arrived  at  Greasewood  creek, 
where  four  wagons  of  the  relief  company, 
in  charge  of  Geo.  D.  Grant,  loaded  with 
provisions  and  some  clothing  for  the  suf- 
fering emigrants  were  awaiting  them. 

November.  Sun.  9.  —  Capt.  James  G. 
Willie's  handcart  company  arrived  in  G. 
S.  L.  City,  after  great  sufferings  from 
scarcity  of  provisions,  cold  and  over-exer- 
tion in  the  mountains.  It  left  Iowa  City, 
Iowa,  July  15th,  with  120  handcarts  and 
six  wagons,  numbering  about  five  hund- 
red souls,  of  whom  66  died  on  the  journey. 
Captain  Abraham  O.  Smoot's  wagon  train 
arrived  the  same  day. 

Thurs.  i3.— Joseph  A.  Young  and  Abel 
Garr  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City  with  the 
news  that  the  last  companies  of  emigrants 
were  perishing  in  the  mountains.  More 
teams  and  provisions  were  immediately 
forwarded  to  help  them  in. 

Tues.  18.— The  ship  Columbia  sailed  from 


Liverpool  with  223  Saints,  under  the  di- 
rection of  J.  Williams.  It  arrived  at  New 
York  Jan.  1,  1857. 

Thurs.  20.— The  ladies  of  Cedar  City, 
Iron  Co.,  organized  a  Female  Benevolent 
Society,  with  Mrs.  Lydia  Hopkins  as  pre- 
sident. 

Sat.  22. — Heber  Jeddie  Grant  was  born- 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  30. — Edward  Martin's  handcart 
company  arrived  in  G.  S  L.  City,  after  ex- 
treme suffering.  Many  of  the  emigrants 
had  died  in  the  mountains,  and  the  hand- 
carts had  to  be  gradually  abandoned  as  the 
relief  teams  from  the  Valley  were  met. 
When  the  company  passed  Florence,  Neb., 
Aug.  25th,  it  consisted  of  576  persons,  14& 
handcarts,  7  wagons,  etc. 

December.  Mon.  1. — Jedediah  M.Grant, 
second  Counselor  to  Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Tues.  2. — About  sixty  mule  and  horse 
teams  started  from  G.  S.  L.  City  to  meet 
Capts.  Hodgett's  and  Hunt's  wagon  com- 
panies. 

Fri.  5. — David  S.  Laughlin,  formerly  a 
member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  in 
Cedar  Valley,  Utah. 

Mon.  8. — The  Utah  legislature  (sixth  an- 
nual session)  convened  at  Fillmore  and 
organized  by  electing  Heber  C.  Kimball 
president  of  the  Council,  and  Hosea  Stout 
speaker  of  the  House.  It  then  adjourned 
to  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  10.— The  First  Presidency  issued 
their  "Fourteenth  General  Epistle"  to  the 
Church. 

—On  this  and  the  following  six  daysCapts. 
Wm.  B.  Hodgett's  and  John  A.  Hunt's 
companies  of  emigrants  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  City,  after  much  suffering,  being  helped 
in  by  the  relief  trains  sent  out  from  the 
Valley. 

Ihurs.  11. — Contractor  Magraw  failing 
to  carry  the  mails  through,  Feramorz 
Little  and  Eph.  K.  Hanks  left  G.  S.  L.  City 
with  the  mail,  for  the  East. 

Thurs.  18.— The  Utah  legislature  con- 
vened in  the  Social  Hall,  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  24.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  gave  an 
entertainment  in  the  "Lion  House"  to  a 
large  number  of  Elders,  lately  returned 
from  foreign  missions. 

1857. 

The  winter  of  1856-57  was  excessively 
severe,  snow  falling  to  a  depth  of  eight  feet 
in  various  places  in  the  valleys  of  Utah. 
The  harvest  of  1857  was  the  best  Utah  ever 
had  up  to  that  time.  Influenced  by  false- 
hoods, circulated  by  Judge  W.  W.  Drum- 
mond  and  others,  the  Federal  government 
sent  an  army  to  Utah,  when  the  citizens 
organized  for  self-defense.  The  Elders 
were  called  home  from  foreign  missions, 
and  the  Saints  who  had  settled  in  Carson 
Valley,  on  Salmon  river,  on  Green  river 
and  in  Southern  California  were  advised 
to  abandon  their  locations  and  return  to 
places  nearer  the  headquarters  of  the 
Church. 


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January.  Sun.  4. — Daniel  H.  Wells 
was  set  apart  as  second  Counselor  to  Pres. 
Brigham  Young,  in  place  of  the  late 
Jedediah  M.  Grant. 

FH.  9. — San  Bernardino,  Cal.,  was 
visited  by  a  violent  earthquake. 

February.  Wed.  4.— A  reformation 
meeting  was  held  in  No.  42  Islington,  Liver- 
pool, England,  and  on  the  following  day 
the  presiding  brethren  of  the  British  mis- 
sion, including  Apostles  Orson  Pratt  and 
Ezra  T.  Benson,  renewed  their  covenants 
by  baptism.  This  was  followed  by  a  gene- 
ral renewal  of  covenants  throughout  the 
mission. 

March.— The  43rd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  in  Tooele  County,  Utah, 
with  John  Shields,  James  Bevan,  Thomas 
Lee,  Francis  D.  St.  Jeor,  George  Atkin, 
Hugh  S.  Go  wans  and  Geo.  W.  Bryan  as 
presidents. 

Mon.  2. — The  41st  Quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  in  Salt  Lake  County,  Utah, 
with  John  Van  Cott,  Wm.  C.  Dunbar, 
Knud  Peterson,  Thomas  Morris,  Leonard 
I.  Smith,  Wm.  Casper  and  Levi  N.  Kendall 
as  presidents. 

Thurs.  i;2.— Reformation  meetings  were 
held  at  Swansea,  Wales,  after  which  the 
presiding  Elders,  and  subsequently  all  the 
Saints  in  that  mission,  renewed  their  cov- 
enants by  baptism. 

Fri.  20. — Henry  Mitchell  Johnson,  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion, 
died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  28. — The  ship  George  Washington 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  817 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  James  P. 
Park,  bound  for  Utah  via  Boston. 

Mon.  30. — Judge  W.  W.  Drummond,  in 
framing  the  letter  of  his  resignation  as 
chief  justice  of  Utah,  wrote  the  most 
wicked  and  abominable  falsehoods  against 
Gov.  Brigham  Young  and  the  people  of 
Utah,  thereby  influencing  the  government 
to  send  troops  against  the  "Mormons." 

April.  Sat.  4. — Cache  County,  Utah, 
was  organized;  Peter  Maughan,  probate 
judge. 

Mon.  6. — The  27th  annual  conference  on 
the  Church  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  it 
was  continued  till  the  8th ;  350  Elders  were 
called  on  missions. 

Wed.  15. — Feramorz  Little,  having  ar- 
rived in  the  States,  with  the  Utah  mail, 
wrote  a  letter  to  the  New  York  Herald, 
refuting  Drummond's  falsehoods. 

Mon.  20. — The  Nauvoo  Legion  held  a 
grand  parade  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  the  election 
of  officers  took  place,  and  a  new  system 
for  the  government  of  Utah  militia  was 
inaugurated. 

Thurs.  23. — A  company  consisting  of 
about  seventy  missionaries,  bound  for 
Europe  and  other  parts  of  the  world,  left 
G.  S.  L.  City  with  handcarts.  They  ar- 
rived at  Florence,  Neb.,  June  10th,  mak- 
ing the  trip  to  the  Missouri  river  in  40^ 
traveling  days.     (They  rested  7^  days.) 

Fri.  24. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
many  others  started  from  G.  S.  L.  City  on 
a  tour  to  the  settlements  on  Salmon  river, 
Oregon  (now  Idaho) .  They  returned  May 
26th. 

Sat.  25. — The  ship  Westmoreland  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  544  Saints, 
mostly  Scandinavians,  under  the  direction 


of  Mathias  Cowley.  It  arrived  at  Phila- 
delphia May  31st,  and  the  emigrants 
reached  Iowa  City  bv  rail  June  9th. 

May.— The  Tithing  Ofiice  Block  wall  in 
G.  S.  L.  City  wss  finished. 

— The  46th  quorum  of  Seventy  was  or- 
ganized at  Payson  and  Santaquin,  Utah 
Co.,  with  James  B.  Bracken,  John  Thomas 
Hardy,  Benjamin  F.  Stewart,  Wm.  Carrol 
McClellan,  Geo.  W.  Hancock  and  Wm.  B. 
Maxwell  as  presidents. 

— A  temporary  settlement  called  Genoa, 
was  located  for  the  benefit  of  emigrating 
Saints,  on  Beaver  Creek,  near  Loup  Fork, 
Neb.,  about  one  hundred  miles  west  of 
Florence.  The  settlers  consisted  mostly 
of  Saints  from  the  St.  Louis  branch  (Mo.) . 

Wed.  6. — The  Saints  who  were  settling 
Washington,  in  southern  Utah,  were  or- 
ganized into  a  branch  of  the  Church  with 
Robert  D.  Covington  as  president.  He 
was  ordained  a  Bishop  Aug.  1,  1858. 

Sat.  9. — The  45th  quorum  of  Seventy  was 
organized  at  Provo,  with  Robert  T. 
Thomas,  James  Goff,  Robert  C.  Moore, 
Isaac  Bullock,  Lewis  C.  Sabrisky,  Wm. 
Marsden  and  Charles  Shelton  as  presi- 
dents. 

Wed.  13. — Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt  was 
murdered  by  Hector  H.  McLean,  near  Van 
Buren,  Ark. 

Fri.  15. — The  47th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  partly  organized  at  Ephraim,  Sanpete 
Co.,  Utah,  with  Tore  Thurston,  James  A. 
Lemmon,  Joseph  Clements  and  Nils  Bengt- 
sen  as  presidents.  Most  of  the  members 
of  the  new  quorum  were  ordained  Seven- 
ties on  the  17th. 

Sat.  16.— The  48th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  with 
Daniel  Henrie  as  senior  president. 

Mon.  18.— The  49th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  with 
John  A.  Woolf,  Samuel  Pitchforth, 
Timothy  S.  Hoyt,  Geo.  Kendall,  Miles 
Miller,  John  Burrowman  and  David  Webb 
as  presidents. 

Tues.  19. — The  50th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  partly  organized  at  Spanish  Fork, 
Utah  Co.,  with  Dennis  Dorrity  as  one  of 
the  presidents. 

Wed.  20.— The  51st  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Springville,  Utah  Co., 
with  Alexander  F.  McDonald,  Noah  T. 
Guyman,  Lorenzo  Johnson,  Spicer  W. 
Crandall,  Abraham  Day  and  Hamilton  H. 
Kerns  as  presidents. 

Thurs.  21. — The  52nd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Provo,  Utah,  with  Alfred 
D.  Young  as  senior  president.  Quite  a 
number  of  members  were  ordained  on  the 
25th. 

— On  the  same  day  the  44th  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  organized  at  American  Fork, 
Utah  Co.,  Utah,  with  Wm.  Hyde,  James 
McGaw,  Shadrach  Driggs,  Wm.  Green- 
wood, James  W.  Preston,  Wm.  Fothering- 
ham  and  Thomas  Taylor  as  presidents. 

Thurs.  28.— The  U.  S.  2nd  dragoons,  5th 
and  10th  infantry  and  Phelps'  Battery  of 
the  4th  artillery — 2,500  men — were  ordered 
out  as  an  expedition  to  Utah,  by  order  of 
Gen.  Winfleld  Scott. 

Sat.  30.— The  ship  Tuscarora  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  547  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Richard  Harper.  It  ar- 
rived at    Philadelphia  July  3rd,  and  the 


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emigrants  continued  by  rail  to  Burlington, 
Iowa,  in  the  vicinity  of  which  most  of  them 
sought  temporary  employment. 

June.  Sun.  7.  —  The  53th  and  54th 
quorum  of  Seventy  were  organized  at 
Ogden,  Utah,  by  Joseph  Young  and  Albert 
P.  Rockwood,  with  Ruf us  Allen  and  James 
Brown  3rd  as  senior  presidents. 

Fri.  i2.— Senator  Stephen  A.  Douglas, 
in  a  politcal  speech,delivered  at  Springfield, 
111.,  characterized  "Mormonism"  as  a 
loathsome  ulcer  of  the  body  politic,  and  re- 
commended that  Congress  should  apply 
the  knife  and  cut  it  out. 

Sun.  14.— The  4:2nd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Fillmore,  Utah,  with 
Hiram  Mace,  David  N.  Raney,  Andrew 
Love,  J.  W.  Radford,  Edward  Frost.  Allen 
Russel  and  John  Felshaw  as  presidents. 

Sat.  21. — The  American  ship  iwcas  sailed 
from  Sydney,  N.  S.  W.,  Australia,  with  69 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Elder  Absalom  P. 
Dowdle,  bound  for  Utah. 

July. — The  55th  quorum  of  Seventy  was 
organized  at  Kaysville,  and  the  56th  quor- 
um at  Farmington,  Davis  Co.,  Utah. 

Sat.  11. — Alfred  Cumming,  of  Georgia, 
was  appointed  governor  of  Utah. 

Wed.  15. — Indian  Agent  Thomas  S.  Twiss 
wrote  a  libellous  letter  to  the  government 
at  Washington,  D.  C,  about  the  "Mor- 
mons." 

Sat.  18.— The  Tenth  Infantry,  the  van  - 
guard  of  the  Utah  expedition,  took  up  the 
line  of  march  from  Fort  Leavenworth  for 
the  West,  under  the  command  of  Col.  E. 
B.  Alexander.  The  artillery  and  Fifth  In- 
fantry followed  a  few  days  later.  The 
command  of  the  whole  expedition  was 
given  to  Gen.  W.  S.  Harney. 

— The  ship  Wyoming  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  36  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  Charles  Harman.  It  arrived 
safely  at  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Fri.  24.— The  people  of  G.  S.  L.  City 
and  vicinity  celebrated  the  10th  anniver- 
sary of  the  arrival  of  the  Pioneers  by  a 
feast,near  the  head  of  Big  Cottonwood  Can- 
yon. While  the  festivities  were  going  on, 
Abraham  O.  Smoot  and  Judson  Stoddard 
arrived  from  Independence,  Mo.,  without 
the  mails,  the  postmaster  there  having  re- 
fused to  forward  them.  They  reported 
that  General  Harney  with  2,000  infantry, 
and  a  proportionate  number  of  artillery 
and  cavalry,  were  ordered  to  Utah. 

August.  Sat.  1. — The  Utah  militia  was 
ordered  to  be  kept  in  readiness  for  an  ex- 
pedition to  the  mountains,  to  prevent  the 
entering  of  the  approaching  army,  if  nec- 
essary. 

Fri.  7.— Apostles  John  Taylor  and  Eras- 
tus  Snow  and  other  missionaries  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  from  the  East 

—The  first  part  of  the  "Utah  Army," 
consisting  of  the  Tenth  Infantry  and 
Phelps'  Batterv,  arrived  at  Fort  Kearney. 

Fri.  14.— Geo.  Scholes,  one  of  the  Pio- 
neers of  1847,  died  at  Big  Cottonwood, 
Salt  Lake  Co. 

—A  company  of  the  Carson  Valley  set- 
tlers returned  to  G.  3.  L.  City. 

Sat.  15.— Col.  Robert  T.  Burton  and 
James  W.  Cummings  left  G.  S.  L.  City  for 
the  East,  with  seventy  men,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  protecting  the  emigrant  trains  and 


observing  the  movements  of  the  approach- 
ing army. 

Fri.  21.— Col.  Burton's  expedition  ar- 
rived at  Ft.  Bridger;  on  the  30th  it 
reached  Devil's  Gate. 

F7'i.  28.— Col.  Albert  Sidney  Johnston 
was  appointed  successor  to  Gen.  W.  S. 
Harney  as  commander  of  the  Utah  expe- 
dition. 

September.  Fri.  4.— Part  of  Wra. 
Walker's  company  of  immigrating  Saints, 
including  Thos.  B.  Marsh,  formerly  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  arrived  in  G.' 
S.  L.  City. 

Tues.  8. — Capt.  Stewart  Van  Vliet,  of 
Gen.  Harney's  staff,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City  and  the  following  day  had  an  inter- 
view with  President  Young.  After  a  few 
days'  stay  he  returned  to  his  escort  on 
Ham's  Fork,  and  thence  proceeded  to 
Washington,  where  he  used  his  influence 
in  favor  of  the  Saints. 

Fri.  11.— The  Mountain  Meadow  massa- 
cre took  place. 

Sat.  12.— The  last  of  Israel  Evans'  hand- 
cart company,  conisting  of  154  souls  and 
31  handcarts,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

— Jesse  B.  Martin's  wagon  company  of 
immigrants  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  13. — Chr.  Christiansen's  handcart 
company  and  Mathias  Cowley's  wagon 
company  of  immigrants  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Mon.  i4.— Delegate  John  M.  Bernhisel 
started  from  G.  S.  L.  City  for  Washington, 
D.  C,  in  company  with  Capt.  Stewart  Van 
Vliet  and  others. 

— Joseph  A.  Kelting,  with  a  company  of 
Saints,  sailed  from  Sydney,  Australia, 
bound  for  Utah. 

Tues.  15.— Gov.  Brigham  Young  de- 
clared the  Territory  of  tFtah  under  martial 
law  and  forbade  the  troops  to  enter  G.  S. 
L.  Valley.  Large  numbers  of  armed  mil- 
itia were  ordered  to  Echo  Canyon  and 
other  points  to  intercept  the  soldiers  and 
prevent  their  access  to  the  Valley. 

Thurs.  i7.— Col.  Philip  St.  George  Cooke 
left  Ft.  Leavenworth  with  the  second  di- 
vision of  the  "Utah  Army."  He  arrived 
at  Ft.  Bridger  Nov  19th. 

Tues.  22.— Col  Robt.  T.  Burton  and  three 
other  men  camped  within  half  a  mile  of 
the  "Utah  Army"  (Col.  E.  B.  Alex- 
ander's command),  near  Devil's  Gate. 

Wed.  25.— Col.  Burton's  men     met  the 
advance  companies  of  the  "Utah  Army, 
and  from  that  time  were  their  "immediate 
neighbors"    until  they  arrived  at  Ham's 
Fork. 

Sat.  26.— Capt.  Wm.  G.  Young's  train  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City  with  the  last  of  this 
season's  immigration.  Among  the  return- 
ing Elders  in  this  train  was  A.  Milton 
Musser,  who  returned  home  from  a  five 
years'  mission  to  India  and  England,  dur- 
ing which  he  had  circumnavigated  the 
globe,  traveling  as  a  missionary  "without 
purse  and  scrip." 

Tues.  25.— General  Daniel  H.  Wells  left 
G.  S.  L.  City  for  Echo  Canyon,  where  he 
established  headquarters.  About  one 
thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty  men,  from 
the  several  militia  districts,  were  ordered 
to  Echo  Canyon,  where  they  engaged  in 
digging  trenches  across  the  canyon,  throw 


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ing  up  breast  works,  loosening  rocks  on 
the  heights,  etc.,  preparing  to  resist  the 
progress  of  the  army. 

October.— The  "Mormon"  settlements 
in  Carson  Valley  were  broken  up ;  most  of 
the  settlers  returned  to  G.  S.  L.  City  in 
the  beginning  of  November. 

—Samuel  W.  Richards  succeeded  Apostle 
Orson  Pratt  as  president  of  the  European 
mission. 

Mon.  5.— Lot  Smith,  with  a  small  com- 
pany of  men,  surprised  and  burned  two 
trains  of  government  stores,  near  the  Big 
Sandy  and  Green  river. 

Sat,  iO.— The  officers  of  the  Utah  expedi- 
tion held  a  council  of  war  at  Ham's  Fork, 
and  decided  that  the  army  should  march 
to  G.  S.  L.  Valley  via  Soda  Springs.  The 
following  day  the  march  was  commenced, 
but  after  several  days  of  slow  and  ex- 
haustive traveling,  the  expedition  was 
forced  to  return. 

Fri.  i6.— Major  Joseph  Taylor  and  Wm. 
R.  R.  Stowell,  of  the  Utah  militia,  were 
taken  prisoners  by  the  U.  S.  troops  near 
Ft.  Bridger.  '  ^,  ^ 

November.  Wed.  4.— Col.  Albert  Sid- 
ney Johnston  joined  his  command  on 
Ham's  Fork,  with  a  small  reinforcement. 

jPri^  6.— Five  hundred  animals  perished 
from  cold  and  starvation  around  the  U.  S. 
army  camp  on  Black's  Fork. 

Mon.  i6.— The  "Utah  Army"  went  into 
winter  quarters  at  Camp  Scott,  two  miles 
from  the  site  of  Ft.  Bridger  and  115  miles 
from  G.  S.  L.  City. 

December.  Fri.  4.— Capt.  John  R. 
Winder  was  appointed  to  take  charge  of  a 
picket  guard,  to  be  stationed  at  Camp  We- 
ber, at  the  mouth  of  Echo  Canyon,  to 
watch  the  movements  of  the  U.  S.  soldiers 
during  the  winter.  Two  weeks  later,  when 
deep  snow  fell  in  the  mountains,  this  guard 
was  reduced  to  ten  men.  The  remainder 
of  the  militia  returned  to  their  homes  for 
the  winter. 

Mon.  i4.— The  Utah  legislature  convened 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  and  organized  by  electing 
Heber  C.  Kimball  president  of  the  Council 
and  John  Taylor  speaker  of  the  House. 

Mon.  2i.— The  Utah  legislature  unani- 
mously concurred  in  the  message,  policy 
and  actions  of  Gov.  Brigham  Young,  in 
stopping  the  army,  etc. 

Tues.  22.— An  act  disorganizing  Green 
River  County  and  attaching  it  to  G.  S.  L. 
County,  was  approved. 


1858. 

Awaiting  the  arrival  of  the  Fedex'al  army 
from  the  East,  the  Saints  in  Utah  aband- 
oned G.  S.  L.  City  and  all  their  northern 
settlements  and  moved  south,  but  most  of 
them  returned  after  peace  was  restored. 
Nearly  all  the  Elders  who  had  been  on 
foreign  missions  returned  home.  In  the 
spring  of  this  year  Kane  County,  Utah, 
was  settled  by  Joshua  T.  Willes  atToquer- 
ville,  and  in  the  fall  by  Nephi  Johnson  and 
six  others,  who  located  Virgin  City.  San 
Bernardino,    Cal.,    was    vacated   by    the 


Saints,  who  removed  to  Utah.  Most  of 
them  settled  at  Parowan  and  Beaver. 
An  edition  of  the  Book  of  Mormon  was 
published  by  James  O.  Wright  and  Co., 
337  Broadway,  New  York,  for  speculative 
purposes  and  unauthorized  by  the  Church. 

January.  Wed.  6.— A  memorial  from 
the  members  and  officers  of  the  Utah  legis- 
lature to  the  President  and  Congress  of 
the  United  States,  praying  lor  constitu- 
tional rights,  etc.,  was  signed  in  G.  S.  L. 
City.  .  ^     .  . 

Sat.  16.— A  large  mass  meeting  of  citi- 
zens was  held  in  the  Tabernacle,  G.  S.  L. 
City.  A  petition  and  resolution,  setting 
forth  the  true  state  of  affairs  in  Utah, 
were  adopted,  and,  on  motion,  sent  to  the 
U.  S.  government  at  Washington. 

Tues.  i9.— Apostles  Orson  Pratt  and 
Ezra  T.  Benson,  and  Elders  John  Scott  and 
John  M.  Kay  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City  from 
missions  to  Europe,  and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon, 
Joseph  Bull  and  three  other  Elders  from 
California. 

7^^.^.  22. — The  Utah  legislature  adjourned, 
without  the  occurrence  of  a  negative  vote 
on  any  question  or  action  during  the  ses- 
sion. 

February.  Sat.  6'.— Thorit  Peck,  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion, 
died  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co.,  Utah. 

Fri.  15.— Sixty-four  Saints,  mostly  re- 
turning Elders,  under  the  direction  of 
Jesse  Hobson,  sailed  from  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land, on  the  ship  Empire,  which  arrived 
at  New  York  March  20th. 

Wed.  24.— Col.  Thomas  L.  Kane  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  by  way  of  Southern  Cali  - 
fornia.  He  came  voluntarily  for  the  pur- 
pose of  bringing  about  a  peaceful  solution 
of  the  existing  difficulties  between  the 
United  States  and  Utah.  After  conferring 
with  Gov.  Brigham  Young  and  other  lead- 
ing citizens,  he  went  out  to  the  army, 
which  was  encamped  at  Ft.  Scott  (near 
Ft.  Bridger).  There  he  had  an  interview 
with  the  new  governor,  Alfred  Cumming, 
who  concluded  to  accompany  him  to  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Thurs.  25.— Geo.  McBride  and  James 
Miller  were  killed  and  five  other  brethren 
wounded  by  a  large  party  of  Bannock  and 
Shoshone  Indians,  near  Fort  Limhi,  Ore- 
gon (now  Idaho). 

March.— Asa  Calkin  succeeded  Samuel 
W.  Richards  as  president  of  the  European 
mission. 

Sun.  2i.— The  citizens  of  G.  S.  L.  City 
and  the  settlements  north  of  it  agreed  to 
abandon  their  homes  and  go  south,  all  the 
information  derived  from  Eastern  papers 
being  to  the  effect  that  the  approaching 
formidable  army  was  sent  to  destroy 
them.  Their  destination,  when  starting,r 
was  by  some  supposed  to  be  Sonora. 

Mon.  22.— The  ship  John  Bright  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  about 
ninety  Saints,  mostly  Scandinavians,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Iver  N.  Iversen.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  April  23rd 
and  at  Iowa  City  May  1st. 

Wed.  31. — Lyman  Wight,  once  a  member 
of  the  council  of  Twelve  Apostles,  died  in 
Texas. 


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—Bailey  Lake,  one  of  a  small  party  from 
Salmon  river,  traveling  south,  was  killed 
by  Indians  on  Bannock  creek.  The  In- 
dians also  robbed  the  company  of  eleven 
horses. 

April.  Mon.  5. — Gov.  Alfred  Gumming 
and  Col.  Thos.  L.  Kane,  with  a  servant 
each,  left  the  army  at  Ft.  Scott  for  the 
Valley.  They  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City  on 
the  12th.  The  new  governor  was  kindly 
received  by  Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
other  leading  citizens  and  treated  every- 
where with  "respectful  attention." 

Sat.  10.— The  Saints  who  were  settling 
on  Ash  Creek,  southern  Utah,  were  organ- 
ized into  a  branch  of  the  Church,  called 
Toquerville,  with  Joshua  T.  Willis  as  pre- 
sident. 

Moti.  19. — Gov.  Alfred  Cumming  and 
Col.  Thos.  L.  Kane  examined  the  Utah  li- 
brary, where  James  W.  Cummings  showed 
them  the  records  and  seal  of  the  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Court,  alleged,  to  have  been  destroy- 
ed by  the  Mormons.  This  accusation  was 
one  of  the  reasons  why  the  army  was  or- 
dered to  Utah.  A  few  days  later  the  gov- 
ernor sent  a  truthful  report  to  the  gov- 
vernment  in  relation  to  the  affairs  in  the 
Territory. 

Tues.  ::^0.— Joseph  Adair,  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Utah  "Dixie",  died  at  Wash- 
ington, Washington  Co.,  Utah. 

Sat.  24.— Henry  Jones  was  kiUed  at  Sa- 
lem, Utah  Co.,  Utah. 

May.— The  citizens  of  Utah,  living  north 
of  Utah  County,  abandoned  their  homes 
and  moved  southward,  leaving  only  a  few 
men  in  each  town  and  settlement  to  burn 
everything,  in  case  the  approaching  troops, 
on  their  arrival  in  the  Valley,  should  prove 
hostile. 

Wed.  5. — The  Beseret  News  having  been 
removed  from  G.  S.  L.  City  to  Fillmore, 
Millard  Co.,  the  first  number  of  the  paper 
published  at  that  place  was  issued. 

Thurs.  13.— Gov.  Cumming  left  G.  S.  L. 
City  for  Camp  Scott,  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
moving his  wife  to  the  city.  When  he  re- 
turned, June  8th,  he  found  the  city  desert- 
ed by  its  inhabitants. 

—Eider  Samuel  Francis  Neslen,  of 
G.  S.  L.  City,  Utah",  died  of  con- 
sumption, in  Williamsburg,  N.  Y.,  return- 
ing from  a  mission  to  England.  He  was 
buried  in  the  Cypress  Hill  cemetery. 

Tues.  18.-  John  Whittaker  Taylor  was 
born  at  Provo,  Utah.  / 

June.  Fri.  4. — Jens  J0rgensen  and 
wife,  Jens  Terkelsen  and  Christian  E. 
Kjerulf  were  murdered  by  Indians  in  Salt 
Creek  Canyon,  while  traveling  unarmed 
on  their  way  to  Sanpete  Valley. 

Mon.  7.— Ex-Gov.  L.  W.  Powell,  of 
Kentucky,  and  Major  Ben  McCuUough,  of 
Texas,  sent  as  peace  commissioners  by  the 
Federal  government,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

FH.  11. — The  peace  commissioners  met 
with  Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  others  in 
the  Council  House,  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  the 
difiiculties  between  the  United  States  and 
Utah  were  peaceably  adjusted. 

Tues.  i5.— Commissioners  Powell  and 
McCuUough  visited  Provo.  The  next  day 
Mr.  Powell  addressed  an  audience  of  about 
four  thousand  persons  in  the  Bowery,  at 
Provo,  Utah  Co. 


Sat.  19. — Col.  Thos.  L.  Kane  arrived  in 
Washington,  D.  C.  Soon  afterwards  he 
reported  the  situation  in  Utah  to  Pres. 
Buchanan. 

Mo7i.  21. — A  company  of  Elders  returned 
to  G.  S.  L.  City  from  their  missions  in 
Europe,  Canada  and  the  States.  A  num- 
ber of  these  had  sailed  from  Liverpool  on 
the  ship  Underwriter,  Jan.  21st  and  others 
on  the  ship  Umpire  Feb.  19th. 

Sat.  26. — The  army,  under  Col.  Albert 
Sidney  Johnston,  passed  through  G.  S.  L. 
City  and  camped  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Jordan  river.  It  subsequently  marched  to 
Cedar  Valley,  and  there  located  Camp 
Floyd,  about  forty  miles  from  the  city. 

July.  Thurs.  1. — TheFirst  Presidency 
and  a  few  others  returned  to  their  homes 
in  G.  S.  L.  City,  from  Provo.  They  were 
followed  by  most  of  the  people,  who  like- 
wise returned  to  their  deserted  city  and 
settlements  in  the  North,  and  resumed 
their  accustomed  labors. 

Sat.  3. — Commissioners  Powell  and  Mc- 
CuUough left  G.  S.  L.  City,  en  route  for 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Fri.  9.— A  party  of  Elders,  accompanied 
by  a  few  immigrating  brethren,  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  under  the  leadershii)  of 
Horace  S.  Eldredge. 

August.  Thurs.  12. — Eli  Harvey  Pie  "ce, 
one  or  the  Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in 
G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon.  16. — Wm.  Evans  was  killed  by 
lightning  near  Beaver,  Utah. 

September.  Mon.  20. — Iver  N.  Iver- 
sen's  company  of  immigrating  Saints  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  22.— The  Beseret  News  resumed  its 
publication  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  after  publish- 
ing twenty  numbers  at  Fillmore. 

October.  Tues.  12. — Policeman  Wm. 
Cooke  was  shot  and  mortally  wounded,  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  by  a  ruffian  named  McDon- 
ald. He  died  on  the  18th.  The  murderer 
escaped. 

Fri.  io.— The  remains  of  Josiah  Call  and 
Samuel  Brown,  of  Fillmore,  Millard  Co., 
were  found  in  a  state  of  decomposition, 
near  Chicken  creek .  bridge,  Juab  Co. 
They  had  been  murdered  by  Indians,  Oct. 
7th. 

Thurs.  28. — Jacob  Hamblin,  with  eleven 
men,  left  the  settlement  of  Santa  Clara, 
in  southern  Utah,  to  visit  the  Moquis  or 
Town  Indians,  on  the  east  side  of  the  Col- 
orado river.  This  was  the  beginning  of 
intercourse  with  the  Indians  on  that  side 
of  the  Colorado  and  of  the  exploration  of 
the  country,  which  opened  the  way  for 
colonization  by  the  Saints. 

November.  —  Notwithstanding  Presi- 
dent Buchanan's  "Proclamation  of  Par- 
don," Judge  Chas.  E.  Sinclair,  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  urged  the  prosecution  of 
the  leading  "Mormons"  for  alleged  trea- 
son, 

Thurs.  4.  —  Associate  Justice  John 
Cradlebaugh  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  and 
U.  S.  District  Attorney  A.  Wilson  the  fol- 
lowing day. 

Mon.  22.— The  police  in  G.  S.  L.  City 
were  attacked  and  fired  upon  by  a  party 
of  rowdies.  Disturbances  of  the  peace, 
robberies  and  stealing  occurred  frequently 
in  the  city  at  that  time. 

December. — Thurs.  2. — A  violent  wind 


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storm  visited  G.  S.  L.  Valley  and  did 
much  damage  to  property.  Samuel  Leaver 
and  Wm.  Redman  froze  to  death. 

Mon.  13.  —  The  Utah  legislature  con- 
vened in  G.  S.  L.  City  and  adjourned  to 
meet  at  Fillmore. 

Sat.  18.— The  Utah  legislature  convened 
at  FiUmore,  and  organized  by  appointing 
Wilford  Woodruff  president  of  the  Coun- 
cil ja/'o  tern,  and  Aaron  Johnson  speaker  of 
the  house  pro  tern.  It  then  passed  a  re- 
solution to  adjourn  the  assembly  to  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Mon.  27.— The  Utah  legislature  convened 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  and  organized  by  electing 
Daniel  H.  Wells  president  of  the  Council 
and  John  Taylor  speaker  of  the  House. 


1859. 

The  Federal  judges  in  Utah  exercised 
undue  authority  and  caused  considerable 
difi&culty  by  instituting  court  proceedings 
against  the  leaders  of  the  Church  and 
others.  A  number  of  settlements  were 
founded  in  Cache  Valley,  v(rhere  a  Stake  of 
Zion  was  organized.  Provo  Valley,  Utah, 
was  settled  at  Heber,  Midway  and  Charles- 
■^>on. 

January. — Sat.  1. — The  Millennial  Sar 
announced  to  the  Saints  in  Europe  that 
emigration  to  Utah  was  again  open  for 
those  who  had  means  to  take  them 
through. 

Tues.  11. — A  legislative  act,  changing 
the  county  seat  of  Washington  County 
from  Harmony  to  the  town  of  Washington, 
was  approved. 

Wed.  19.— An  act  passed  by  the  Utah 
legislature  reorganizing  Carson  and 
Green  River  Counties  and  attaching  St. 
Mary's  and  Humboldt  Counties  to  Carson 
County,  was  approved.  Genoa  was  made 
the  county  seat  of  Carson  and  Ft.  Bridger 
of  Green  River  County. 

February. — The  Deseret  Alphabet  was 
first  introduced  in  Utah. 

— The  58th  quorum  of  Seventy  was  or- 
ganized at  Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co., 
Utah.  Some  time  previously  the  56th  and 
57th  quorums  had  been  organized. 

Thurs.  3. — The  59th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  by  Joseph  Young  at  North 
Willow  Creek  (Willard),  Box  Elder  Co., 
Utah,  with  George  J.  Marsh,  Thomas  W. 
Brewerton,  John  M.  McCrary,  Richard  J. 
Davis,  Elisha  Mallory,  Mathew  W.  Dalton 
and  Peter  Greenhalgh    as  presidents. 

Fri.  11.— The  60th  quornm  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co.,  Utah, 
with  Luman  A.  Shurtliff  as  senior  presi- 
dent. 

Fri.  25. — The  61st  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Mill  Creek,  G.  S.  L.  Co., 
with  John  Scott,  James  Craigan,  Wm. 
Casto,  James  P.  Park,  Andrew  J.  Rynear- 
son,  Dudley  J.  Merrill  and  Thurston  Lar- 
son as  presidents. 

March.— Plain  City,  Weber  Co.,  Utah, 
was  settled  by  Jeppe  G.  Folkman,  Chris- 
topher O.  Folkman,  Jens  Peter  Folkman, 
Joseph      Skeen,     Daniel     Collett,     John 


Spiers,  John    Carver,    Wm.    Geddes    and 
otljers. 

Tues.  8. — Associate  Justice  John  Cradle- 
baugh,  in  his  charge  to  the  grand  jury, 
composed  of  "Mormons,"  at  Provo,  called 
them  "fools",  "dupes",  "instruments  af  a 
tyrannical  church  despotism",  etc.  Provo 
was  occupied  by  a  detachment  of  U.  S. 
troops. 

Wed.  9. — A  small  companj'  of  Saints,  un- 
der the  leadership  of  Joseph  Humphreys, 
sailed  from  Port  Elizabeth,  South  Africa, 
bound  for  America.  They  arrived  at  Bos- 
ton early  in  May,  1859. 

Mon.  21. — A  small  company  of  Saints 
from  Australia  arrived  at  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  en  route  tor  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Tues.  22,— Howard  O.  Spencer,  a  Mor- 
mon youth,  was  assaulted  and  brutally 
beaten  on  the  head  by  Sergeant  Ralph 
Pike,  of  the  U.  S.  army,  in  Rush  Valley, 
Utah. 

Sun.  27. — Gov.  Cumming  issued  a  pro- 
clamation against  the  i  presence  of  troops 
iu  Provo.  About  this  time  it  was  reported 
that  certain  U.  S.  officials  had  entered 
into  a  conspiracy  to  secure  the  ar- 
rest of  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  and 
that  Col.  Johnston  had  promised  the 
assistance  of  U.  S.  troops  under  his- 
command  to  effect  the  arrest.  As  a 
consequence  Gov.  Cumming  notified  Gen- 
eral Daniel  H.  Wells  to  hold  the  militia  in 
readiness  to  prevent  the  outrage,  should 
it  be  attempted;  5,000  troops  (militia)  were 
placed  under  arms. 

April. — Mon.  4. — The  U.  S.  troops  eva- 
cuated Provo. 

Wed.  6. — The  29th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  at  G.  S.  L. 
City.  Benjamin  L.  Clapp,  one  of  the  pre- 
sidents of  the  Seventies,  was  excommuni- 
cated from  the  Church  on  the  7th,  for 
apostacy. 

Mon.  11.— The  ship  William  Tapscott 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  725 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Robert  F. 
Neslen.  The  company  arrived  at  New 
York  May  14th,  and  at  Florence,  Neb., 
May  25th. 

M.sij.—  Tues.  iO.— Gen.  Albert  Sidney 
Johnston  promised  protection  to  all  per- 
sons who  wished  to  leave  the  Territory 
of  Utah. 

Wed.  11. — Isaac  AUred  was  assaulted 
and  killed  by  Thomas  Ivie,  at  Mount 
Pleasant,  Sanpete  Co.,  Utah. 

Wed.  i8.— Joseph  Abbott  was  killed  by 
lightning,  while  engaged  in  planting  corn 
on  the  "Old  Fort  Square,"  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Thurs.  26.— James  Johnson,  a  son  of 
Luke  S.  Johnson,  of  Shambip  County,  was 
shot  and  mortallly  wounded  by  Delos  Gib- 
son in  G.  S.  L.  City.  Death  ensued  the 
following  day.  A  number  of  other  mur- 
ders, principally  among  bad  characters 
who  infested  the  Territory,  took  place 
about  the  same  time. 

Sun.  29. — Leo  Hawkins,  clerk  at  the  His- 
torian's oflBice,  died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

June. — Logan,  Cache  Co.,  was  first  set- 
tled. 

July. — Sun.  10. — Hon.  Horace  Greeley, 
editor  of  the  New  York  Tribune,  arrived 
at  G.  S.  L.  City  en  route  for  California. 

— The  ship  Antarctic  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  30  Saints,  under  the- 


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direction  of  James  Chaplow.    It  arrived 
at  New  York  Aug.  21st. 

Thurs.  14.— Geo.  W.  Bradley  was  or- 
dained Bishop  of  Moroni,  Sanpete  Co., 
which  place  had  recently  been  settled. 

August.— J/o /I. i.—Wm.  H.  Hooper  was 
elected  Utah's  second  delegate  to  Con- 
gress, Hon.  John  M.  Bernhisel  having 
served  in  that  capacity  since  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Territory. 

Thurs.  ii.— Sergeant  Ralph  Pike,  a  U.  S. 
soldier,  was  shot  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  in  sup- 
posed retaliation  for  having  cracked  the 
scull  of  Howard  O.  Spencer  with  a  musket, 
five  months  previously. 

Mon.  15. — U.  S.  soldiers  set  fire  to  a  hay 
stack  at  Cedar  Fort,  Cedar  Valley,  Utah, 
and  fired  upon  the  citizens  in  the  night. 
The  soldiers  were  excited  over  the  killing 
of  Sergeant  Pike. 

Sat.  20.— The  ship  Emerald  Isle  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  54  Saints, 
mostly  Swiss,  under  the  direction  of 
Henry  Hug. 

Sat.  27.— The  first  number  of  the  Moun- 
taineer, a  weekly  newspaper,  was  pub- 
lished in  G.  S.  L.  City;  Messrs.  Blair, 
Ferguson  &  Stout  editors  and  proprietors. 

Mon.  2.9.— Captain  James  Brown's  com- 
pany of  immigrants,  which  had  left  Flor- 
ence June  13th,  and  consisted  of  353  souls 
with  59  wagons,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City. 

September.— T^wrsr.  i.— Capt.  Horton 
D.  Haight's  wagon  company  (called  the 
Church  train) ,  bringing  merchandise  and 
134  immigrants,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  4.— Capt.  George  Rowley's  hand- 
cart company,  which  had  left  Florence, 
June  9th,  with  235  souls,  60  handcarts,  and 
6  wagons,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Thurs.  i5.— Capt.  Robert  F.  Neslen's 
company  of  immigrants,  consisting  of  372 
souls,  with  58  wagons,  which  had  left  Flo- 
rence June  26th,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Fri.  1^.— Capt.  Edward  Stevenson's  im- 
migrating company,  consisting  of  about 
three  hundred  and  fifty  souls,  with  54 
wagons,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City.  It  had 
started  from  Florence  June  26th. 

Sat.  17.  —  Alexander  Carpenter  was 
shot  and  mortally  wounded  by  Thomas  H . 
Ferguson  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  Both  were 
non  Mormons. 

October.  Mon.  iO.— Smithfield,  Cache 
Co.,  was  settled  by  Seth  Langton  and 
Robert  and  John  Thornley. 

Fri.  28.— Thos.  H.  Ferguson,  the  mur- 
derer, was  executed  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  This 
was  the  first  execution  of  a  criminal  in 
Utah. 

November.  Jfon.  14. — A  Stake  of  Zion 
was  partly  organized  in  Cache  Valley, 
Utah.  Peter  Maughan  was  appointed  pre- 
siding Bishop  in  Cache  Valley.  Logan 
Ward  was  organized,  with  Wm.  B.  Preston 
as  Bishop. 

K^Decemiber.  3fon.  12. — The  ninth  an- 
nual session  of  the  Utah  legislature  con- 
vened in  G.  S,  L.  City  and  organized  by 
electing  Daniel  H.  Wells  president  of  the 
Council  and  John  Taylor  speaker  of  the 
House. 

This  year  Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co., 
Utah,  was  resettled  under  the  name  of 
Little  Denmark. 


I860. 

General  Albert  Sidney  Johnston,  left 
Utah  with  a  part  of  the  Federal  army^ 
which  had  been  stationed  at  Camp  Floyd , 
Cedar  Valley,  since  1858.  A  large  im- 
migration arrived  in  Utah  from  Europe. 

January.  '  Wed.  25. — John  King  was  ac- 
cidentally killed  and  buried  in  a  snowslide, 
in  Centreville,  Canyon,  Davis  Co.  Utah. 

February.  Tues.  7.— The  Social  Hall, 
G.  S.  L.  City,  was  reopened  for  public 
amusements,  which  had  been  discontinued 
there  for  three  years. 

Wed  15. — Wm.  Price  was  ordained  the 
first  Bishop  of  Goshen,  Utah  Co. 

March.  Thurs.  i.— Gen.  Albert  Sidney 
Johnston,  commander  of  the  "Utah  Army," 
left  Camp  Floyd  for  Washington,  D.  C. 
He  had  never  visited  G.  S.  L.  City  since  he 
passed  through  with  his  army  on  June  26, 
1858.  Philip  St.  George  Cooke,  formerly 
commander  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  suc- 
ceeded Johnston  in  the  command. 

Sun.  4. — Levi  Gifford,  formerly  a  member 
of  Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Moroni,  Sanpete 
Co. 

Mon.  19. — Dr.  Wm.  France  died  suddenly 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  25. — Apostle  Ezra  T.  Benson  moved 
to  Logan,  Cache  Co.,  having  been  called  to 
preside  over  the  Saints  in  Cache  Valley. 

Fri.  30. — The  ship  Underwriter  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  594  British 
and  Swiss  Saints,  under  the  presidency  of 
James  D.  Ross.  It  arrived  at  New  York 
May  1st,  and  the  emigrants  continued  to 
Florence,  where  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  was  act- 
ing as  Church  emigration  agent  this  year, 
to  arrange  for  the  journey  across  the 
plains. 

April.— Hyrum,  Cache  Co.,  Utah,  was 
first  settled  by  about  twenty  families.  In 
the  following  month  Calvin  Bingham  was 
appointed  Bishop.  Paradise,  Cache  Co., 
was  settled  about  the  same  time. 

Sat.  7. — The  Saints  who  had  set- 
tled on  lower  Beaver  creek,  Beaver  Co., 
Utah,  were  organized  into  a  Ward  named 
Minersville,  by  Apostles  Amasa  M.  Lyman 
and  Charles  C.  Rich;  James  K.  Rollins, 
Bishop. 

— The  first  "Pony  Express"  from  the 
West  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City,  having  left 
Sacramento,  Cal.,  on  the  evening  of  April 
3rd. 

Mon.  5.— The  first  "Pony  Express"  from 
the  East  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City,  having 
left  St.  Joseph,  Mo., on  the. evening  of  April 
3rd. 

—The  Union  Academy  was  opened  in  the 
building  known  as  the  Union  Hotel  (after- 
wards Deseret  Hospital) ,  with  Orson  Pratt 
as  principal. 

Fri.  13. — Thos.  Miles  was  attacked  and 
wounded  by  Indians,  between  Ogden  and 
Kaysville.  The  savages  proceeded  to 
Brigham  City,  where  they  stole  horses  and 
insulted  the  citizens. 

3fon.  16. — Hyde  Park,  Cache  Co.,  was 
settled  by  several  families  from  Utah 
County. 

Fri.  27. — Jack  Cole,  a  horsethief  and 
outlaw,  was  mortally  wounded  at  Spring- 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY— 1860. 


Tille,  Utah  Co.,  while  resisting  the  officers 
x)f  the  law. 

May.— A  large  number  of  the  troops 
stationed  at  Camp  Floyd,  Utah,  left,  ac- 
cording to  orders,  for  New  Mexico  and 
Arizona  Territories. 

—Nathaniel  V.  Jones  and  Jacob  Gates 
succeeded  Asa  Calkin  in  the  presidency  of 
the  European  mission. 

Thurs.  3. — John  W.  Brown  was  accident- 
ally killed  by  the  falling  of  a  rock,  near 
Draper,  G.  S.  L.  Co. 

/i»a^.*5.— Niels  Jensen,  one  of  the  early 
members  of  the  Church  in  Denmark,  died 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Tues.  8. — Jesse  W.  Johnson  was  acci- 
dentally killed  at  Snyder's  Mill,  in  Parley's 
Park. 

FH.  11. — The  ship  William  Tapscott 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  731 
Saints  (including  312  Scandinavians) ,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Asa  Calkin.  During 
the  voyage  small  pox  broke  out  among  the 
emigrants,  who  had  to  remain  several  days 
in  quarantine  after  arriving  at  New  York 
harbor.  They  finally  landed  June  20th  and 
continued  their  journey  to  Florence,  Neb., 
where  they  arrived  July  1st. 

Sat.  12.— G.  S.  L.  City  was  visited  by  a 
heavy  snow  storm, 

Mon.  28, — The  Indians  attacked  the  mail 
station  at  Deep  Creek,  Tooele  Co.,  shot  a 
man  and  stole  several  horses. 

Thurs,  31. — Rees  Jones  Williams  was  ac- 
cidentally killed  in  a  saw  mill,  in  Little  Cot- 
tonwood Canyon. 

June.  Sun.  3. — The  first  train  of  mer- 
<;handise  from  the  East  that  season  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

July.  Sun.  22.— Smithfield,  Cache  Co., 
was  attacked  by  Indians.  A  fight  ensued; 
John  Reed  and  Ira  Merrill  and  two  In- 
dians were  killed,  and  several  others  wound- 
ed on  both  sides. 

Tues.  24. — The  day  was  celebrated  bythe 
citizens  of  G.  S.  L.  County  near  the  head 
waters  of  Big  Cotton  wook. 

Sat.  28. — The  remains  of  a  woman,  evi- 
dently killed  by  the  departing  soldiers, 
were  found  in  Provo  Valley,  Wasatch  Co. 

August. — Apostles  Amasa  M.  Lyman 
And  Charles  C.  Rich  succeeded  Na- 
thaniel V.  Jones  and  Jacob  Gates  in  the 
presidency  of  the  European  mission. 

Thurs.  2.— Mrs.  Ruth  B.  Clark,  of  the 
Sugar  House  Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was 
bitten  by  a  scorpion,  while  asleep,  causing 
her  death. 

Sat.  4. — A  terrible  hailstorm  visited 
Davis  County,  doing  a  great  deal  of  dam- 
age. 

Thurs.  9. —Ca^t.  Warren  Walling's  train, 
the  first  company  of  immigrating  Saints  of 
the  season,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  having 
left  Florence,  May  30th,  with  160  persons 
and  30  wagons,  mostly  drawn  by  oxen. 

Sun.  12. — The  Indians  made  an  attack 
upon  the  mail  station  at  Egan  Canyon, 
(Tooele  Co.)  and  the  following  day  on  Shell 
Creek  Station.  A  company  of  soldiers 
•came  to  the  rescue  and  killed  17  Indians. 

Sun.  26. — Geo.  Q.  Cannon  was  ordained 
one  of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  in  G.  S.L.City. 

Mon.  27. — Capt.  Daniel  Robinson's  hand- 
cart company  (the  first  of  the  season) , 
■consisting  of  233  persons,  43  handcarts,  6 
wagons.  38  oxen  and  10  tents,  arrived  in 


G.  S.  L.  City.  Pres.  Brigham  Young  had 
sent  out  wagons  with  2,500  lbs.  of  flour  and 
500  lbs.  of  bacon  to  help  the  company. 

Thurs.  30.— Capt.  J.  E.  Murphy's  immi- 
grant company,  consisting  of  279  persons, 
38  wagons,  164  oxen  and  39  cows,  arrived  at 
G.  S.  L.  City,  having  left  Florence  June 
19th. 

September.  Sat.  i.— Capt.  John  Smith's 
company  of  immigrants,  consisting  of  359 
persons  and  39  wagons,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Mon.  3. — Capt.  James  D.  Ross'  company 
of  immigrants,  consisting  of  249  persons, 
36  wagons,  142  oxen  and  54  cows,  which 
left  Florence  June  17th,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Tues.  4. — A  portion  of  Capt.  Franklin 
Brown's  company  of  immigrants  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

FH.  14.  —  Capt.  Brigham  H.  Young's 
train  of  immigrants  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Mon.  17. — Capt.  John  Taylor's  company 
of  immigrating  Saints  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  having  left  Florence  July  3rd. 

Mon.  24. — The  second  handcart  company 
of  the  season,  under  Capt.  Oscar  O.  Stod- 
dard, arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  having  left 
Florence  July  6th,  with  126  persons  and  22 
handcarts.  These  were  the  last  immigrants 
who  crossed  the  plains  with  handcarts. 

Wed.  26.  —  On  this  and  the  two  fol- 
lowing days  a  company  of  missionaries 
left  G.  S.  L.  City,  among  whom  were 
Apostles  Orson  Pratt  and  Erastus  Snow, 
for  the  United  States  and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon 
on  his  way  to  England. 

October.  —  Capt.  Jacob  Hamblin,  left 
Santa  Clara,  southern  Utah,  with  nine 
men,  to  visit  the  Moquis  Indians. 

Thurs.  4.— Hon.  John  F.  Kinney  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City,  having  been  reappointed 
chief  justice  of  the  Territory  of  Utah. 

Fri.  5. — Capt.  Wm.  Budge's  train,  the 
last  immigrant  comany  of  the  season,  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City,  having  left  Florence 
July  20th,  with  over  four  hundred  persons, 
55  wagons,  215  oxen  and  77  cows. 

Sun.  21. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Mountain  Green,  Weber  Val- 
ley, Utah. 

November.  Fri.  2.— Geo.  A.  Smith, 
jun.,  (a  son  of  Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith), one  of 
Jacob  Hamblin's  exploring  party,  was 
killed  by  Navajo  Indians,  in  New  Mexico. 
The  rest  of  the  company  were  obliged  to 
return,  and  barely  escaped  with  their 
lives. 

Mon.  12. — An  extra  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  for 
the  purpose  of  assigning  the  Federal 
judges  to  the  various  districts,  in  obedi- 
ence to  a  proclamation  of  Gov.  Gumming. 

FH.  16.— A  terrible  storm  visited  Great 
Salt  Lake,  Weber  and  surrounding  Coun- 
ties, destroying  considerable  property. 

December.  Mon.  3. — Starling  Graves 
Driggs,  one  of  the  Utah  Pioneers  of  1847, 
died  in  Parowan,  Iron  Co. 

Tues.  4.— The  Ute  Indian  Chief  Arrapeen 
died  in  the  mountains  between  Sevier  Val- 
ley and  Grass  Valley,  about  sixty  miles 
south  of  Manti. 

Mon.  10.— The  tenth  annual  session  of 
the  Utah  legislature  convened  in  G.  S.  L 
City  and  organized  by  electing  Daniel  H 


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65 


Wells  president  of  the  Council,  and  John 
Taylor  speaker  of  the  House. 

1861 

Utah  was  divided,  and  the  western  part 
organized  into  the  Territory  of  Nevada. 
A  large  number  of  teams  were  sent  to  the 
Missouri  river  for  the  poor  Saints.  The 
U.  S.  soldiers  stationed  at  Camp  Floyd 
were  withdrawn  from  Utah.  The  over- 
land telegraph  line  was  completed  from 
the  States  via  G.  S.  L.  City  to  California. 
In  the  fall  of  the  year  a  large  number  of 
people  were  called  from  the  middle  and 
northern  counties  of  Utah  Territory  to 
settle  in  southern  Utah,  on  the  Rio  Virgen 
and  Santa  Clara.  The  city  of  St.  George 
and  the  towns  on  the  upper  Rio  Virgen 
were  located  and  the  resources  of  the 
country  rapidly  developed.  A  missionary 
field  was  opened  in  Holland. 

January.  Twe^.  i . —The  13th  Ward  as- 
sembly rooms  in  G.  S.  L.  City  were  dedi- 
cated. 

Thurs.  5.— Capt.  David  R.  Evans  died  at 


Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co 

Sat.    19.— T]        -     "      ■ 
journed 


he     Utah     legislature     ad- 


Tues.  29.— Wm.  S.  Champlin,  a  survivor 
of  the  Haun's  Mill  massacre,  died  at 
Lehi,  Utah  Co. 

February. — The  62nd  quorum  of  Seven- 
ty was  organized  at  G.  S.  L.  City,  with 
James  F.  Cleary,  Wm.  L.  Brundage, 
Richard  Golightly,  Francis  Piatt,  Henry 
W.  Naisbitt,  J.  D.  Ross  and  Claude  Clive 
presidents. 

Sat.  2.— A  band  of  thieving  Indians 
(Goshutes)  were  taken  prisoners  by  a 
posse  of  men,  near  Grantsville,  Tooele 
Co.,  but  a  few  days  later  they  escaped, 
after  shooting  one  of  the  guard. 

Wed.  6.— By  order  of  the  commander  the 
military  post  of  Camp  Floyd  changed  name 
to  Fort  Crittenden.  Secretary  of  War 
John  B.  Floyd,  after  whom  the  camp 
originally  was  named,  had  allied  himself 
with  the  South  against  the  Union. 

March.  Fri.  1. — A  branch  of  the 
Church  was  organized  at  Deseret,  Millard 
Co.,  Utah,  with  Jacob  Croft  as  president. 

Sat.  2.— A  bill,  providing  for  the  organ- 
ization of  Nevada  Territory  out  of  the 
western  portion"  of  Utah,  was  approved  by 
President  James  Buchanan. 

Mon.  4.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  in  Round  Valley  (now  Scipio) , 
Millard  Co.,  Utah,  with  B.  H.  Johnson  as 
president. 

April.  Sat.  6.— On  this  and  the  follow- 
ing day  the  31st  annual  conference  of  the 
Church  was  held  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  14. — Logan,  Cache  Co.,  was  divided 
into  four  wards,  with  Benjamin  M.  Lewis, 
Henry  Ballard,  John  B.  Thatcher  and 
Thos."  X.  Smith  as  Bishops,  respectively. 

Ttoes.  16.— The  packet  ship  Manchester 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  380 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Claudius  V. 
Spencer.  They  arrived  at  New  York  May 
18th. 


Tues.  23.— The  clipper  ship  Underwriter 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  with  624  Saints, 
under  the  presidency  of  Milo  Andrus, 
Homer  Duncan  and  Charles  William  Pen- 
rose. The  company  arrived  at  New  York 
May  22nd,  and  at  Florence  June  2nd. 

From  the  23rd  to  the  31st  of  this  month 
upwards  of  two  hundred  Church  wagons, 
with  four  yoke  of  cattle  to  each,  carrying 
150,000  pounds  of  flour,  left  G.  S.  L.  Valley 
for  the  Missouri  river  to  bring  in  the  poor. 
They  traveled  in  four  companies  under 
Capts.  Joseph  W.  Young,  Ira  Eldredge, 
Joseph  Home  and  John  R.  Murdock. 

Mon.  29.— Elder  Reynolds  Cahoon  died 
at  South  Cottonwood.  G.  S.  L.  Co.,  of 
dropsy. 

May.  Wed.  io.— Pres.  Brigham  Young 
and  others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a  trip  to 
the  southern  settlements,  from  which  they 
returned  June  8th.  A  little  later  the 
President  visited  Cache  Valley. 

Thurs.  16. — The  packet  ship  Monarch  oj 
the  Sea  sailed  from  Liverpool,  with  955 
Saints  of  various  nationalities,  under  the 
direction  of  Jabez  Woodard,  H.  O,  Han- 
sen and  Niels  Wilhelmsen.  The  company 
arrived  in  New  York  June  19th. 

Fri.  17. — Gov.  Alfred  Cumming  and  wife 
left  G.  S.  L.  City,  quietly,  for  the  States. 

July. — The  rest  of  the  army  at  Camp 
Floyd,  or  Fort  Crittenden,  was  ordered  to 
the  States.  In  consequence  of  this,  gov- 
ernment property  and  outfit  at  Camp 
Floyd  was  sold  at  extraordinarily  low 
prices.  It  was  estimated  that  14,000.000 
worth  of  goods  was  sold  for  $100,000. 

August.  3fon.  5.  —  Paul  A.  Schettler 
and  A.  W.  Van  der  Woude  arrived  as  mis- 
sionaries in  Rotterdam,  Holland.  After 
laboring  several  months,  they  succeeded 
in  organizing  a  branch  of  the  Church  of  14 
members. 

Fri.  16. — The  first  company  of  immigrat- 
ing Saints  of  the  season,  which  had  left 
Florence  May  29th,  under  Capt.  David  H. 
Cannon's  charge,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 
The  company  consisted  of  225  persons, with 
57  wagons. 

September.  Mon.  2. — A  company  of 
settlers  left  G.  S.  L.  City  for  the  Uintah 
country,  intending  to  locate  a  settlement, 
in  which,  however,  they  did  not  succeed. 

Fri.  6. — Apostles  Orson  Pratt  and  Eras- 
tus  Snow  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City  from  a 
mission  of  gathering  the  poor  Saints  in  the 
Eastern  States. 

Thurs.  i2.— Captains  Milo  Andrus  and 
John  R.  Murdock  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City 
with  their  respective  companies  of  immi- 
grants. 

Fri.  t?.— Captains  Joseph  Home  and 
Homer  Duncan  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City 
with  their  companies  of  immigrants. 
Home's  company  left  Florence  July  1st. 

Sun.  15. — Capt.  Ira  Eldredge's  train  of 
immigrants  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  hav- 
ing left  Florence  June  30th. 

Sat.  21. — Wm.  Cockcroft,  the  murderer 
of  Robert  Brown,  was  executed  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Sun.  22.— Capt.  Samuel  A.  Woolley  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City,  with  his  company  of 
immigrants,  mostly  Scandinavians. 

Mon.  23.— The  last  Church  train  of  the 
season  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  under  the 
direction  of  Capt.  Ansel  P.  Harmon. 


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CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY—  1862. 


Fri.  27.  —  Capt.  Sextus  E.  Johnson's 
company  of  immigrating  Saints  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  with  about  sixty  wagons. 
This  was  the  last  company  of  immigrants 
that  arrived  this  season. 

October.  Thurs.  3. — John  W.  Dawson 
was  appointed  governor  of  Utah. 

Sun.  6. — The  semi-annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  in  G.  S.  L. 
City.  It  was  continued  three  days.  A 
number  of  brethren  were  called  to  settle 
in  southern  Utah  and  turn  their  special 
attention  to  the  raising  of  cotton. 

Tues.  8,—  Parshall  Terry  died  at  Draper, 
G.  S.  L.  Co. 

Fri.  18. — The  overland  telegraph  line 
was  completed  from  the  States  to  G.  S.  L. 
City.  Pres.  Brigham  Young  sent  the  first 
telegram,  which  passed  over  the  line,  to  J. 
H.  Wade,  president  of  the  company. 

Thurs.  24. — The  first  telegram  was  sent 
from  G.  S.  L.  City  to  San  Francisco  by 
Pres.  Brigham  Young. 

November.  3fon.  18.— The  Toquerville 
branch,  southern  Utah,  was  organized  as 
a  Ward,  with  Joshua  T.  Willis  as  Bishop . 

Thurs.  28. — A  company  of  Swiss  Saints, 
under  the  leadership  of  Daniel  Bonnelli, 
arrived  at  Santa  Clara,  southern  Utah, 
having  been  called  to  settle  there. 

Fri.  25.— Apostles  Geo.  A.  Smith  and 
Erastus  Snow,  Elder  Horace  S.  Eldredge 
and  others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  for  southern 
Utah,  with  a  view  to  locating  settlements 
in  the  valleys  of  the  Rio  Virgen  and  Santa 
Clara  for  the  purpose  of  raising  cotton. 

December.  Wed.  4. — At  a  meeting  of 
southern  Utah  settlers  who  had  arrived 
from  the  north,  it  was  decided,  on  motion 
of  Apostle  Erastus  Snow,  to  build  a  city 
to  be  called  St.  George. 

Sat.  7.— John  W.  Dawson,  Utah's  third 
governor,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  accom- 
panied by  James  Duane  Doty,  superintend- 
ent of  Indian  affairs. 

Mon.  S.— Luke  S.  Johnson,  once  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  died  at  Orson 
Hyde's  residence,  G.  S.  L.  City. 

— The  11th  annual  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  and 
organized  by  electing  Daniel  H.  Wells 
president  of  the  Council  and  John  Taylor 
speaker  of  the  House. 

Fri.  13.— The  Saints  who  were  settling 
Grafton,  southern  Utah,  were  organized 
into  a  Ward,  by  Apostles  Orson  Pratt  and 
Erastus  Snow,  with  Franklin  W.  Young  as 
Bishop. 

Mon.  23. —  Peteetneet,  the  famous  Ute 
Indian  chief,  died  near  Fort  Crittenden, 
Utah  Co. 

Tues.  31.— Gov.  John  W.  Dawson,  left  G. 
S.  L.  City  for  the  States,  under  peculiar 
circumstances.  Secretary  Frank  Fuller 
succeeded  him  as  acting  governor. 


1862. 

The  people  of  Utah  petitioned  the  Fede- 
ral government  the  third  time  for  admis- 
sion into  the  Union  as  a  State.  A  large 
immigration  arrived  this  year  from  Eu- 
rope, and  the  Church  sent  teams  to  the 
Missouri  river  to  bring  most  of  them  across 


the  plains.  In  response  to  a  call  from  the 
government  a  company  of  militia  went 
eastward  to  protect  the  mail  stations 
against  the  Indians.  In  the  fall  of  this  year 
the  southern  settlements  in  Utah  were 
strengthened  by  the  arrival  of  new  settlers- 
from  the  North.  About  one  hundred  thou- 
sand pounds  of  cotton  was  raised  in  Wash- 
ington County.  Jacob  Hamblin,  with  a 
smaU  party  crossed  the  Colorado  river, 
south  of  St.  George,  and  went  to  the  Mo- 
quis  towns  via  the  San  Francisco  Moun- 
tains. On  the  return  trip  three  of  the  Mo- 
quis  accompanied  the  party  and  visited  G. 
S.  L.  City,  where  they  had  an  interview 
with  the  leading  men  of  the  Church. 

January.  Wed.  1.  —  An  important 
council  of  the  Priesthood  of  the  European 
mission  was  commenced  in  Birmingham, 
England ;  it  was  continued  for  six  days. 

Thurs.  16.—LtOt  Huntington,  an  outlaw, 
was  killed  by  O.  Porter  Rockwell,  near  Ft. 
Crittenden,  while  attempting  to  escape 
from  the  officers.  On  the  following  day, 
while  trying  to  effect  their  escape,  John  P. 
Smith  and  Moroni  Clawson,  two  other  out- 
laws, were  killed  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Fri.  17.— The  Utah  legislature  adjourned. 
Among  the  acts  passed  was  one  defining 
the  boundaries  of  the  Territory  and  its 
respective  counties,  after  the  creation  of 
Nevada,  etc.  The  counties  were  17  in 
number,  namely,  Beaver,Box  Elder,Cache, 
Davis,  Great  Salt  Lake, Green  River,  Iron, 
Juab,  Milliard,  Morgan,  Summit,  Sanpete, 
Tooele,  Utah,  Washington,  Wasatch  and 
Weber. 

Sat.  18. — A  flood  did  much  damage  in  the 
Rio  Virgen  and  Santa  Clara  Valleys, 
southern  Utah. 

31  on.  20.— A  convention  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  State  government,  assem- 
bled in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Thurs.  23.— The  convention  of  delegates, 
chosen  by  the  people,  adopted  a  State  con- 
stitution for  Utah  and  a  memorial  to  Con- 
gress, praying  the  third  time  for  the  ad- 
mission of  Utah  into  the  Union  as  a  State 
with  the  name  of  Deseret.  George  Q. 
Cannon  and  Wm.  H.  Hooper  were  elected 
delegates  to  present  them  to  Congress. 

March.  Thurs.  6.— The  Salt  Lake 
Theater,  which  had  been  erected  the  pre- 
vious season,  was  dedicated.  The  building 
is  144  feet  long  and  80  feet  wide. 

Sat.  8.— The  Salt  Lake  Theater  was 
opened  to  the  public.  The  pieces  played  at 
the  opening  performance  were  "Pride  of 
the  Market"  and  "State  Secrets." 

Sat.  22. — At  a  conference  held  in  the  new- 
settlement  of  St.  George,  southern  Utah, 
that  town  was  divided  into  four  Wards. 

Wed.  26. — Salomon  Chamberlain,  an  old 
member  of  the  Church,  and  a  Pioneer  of 
1847,  died  in  Washington  County,  Utah. 

ApriL  Sun.  6'.— The  32nd  annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  was  commenced  in 
G.  S.  L.  City :  it  was  continued  until  the 
9th. 

Tues.  8.— Mr.  Morrill  of  Vermont,  intro- 
duced a  bill  in  the  U.  S.  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, at  Washington,  D.  C,  to  punish 


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and  prevent  the  practice  of  bigamy  in  the 
Territories  of  the  United  States.  It  was 
read  twice  and  referred  to  the  committee 
on  Territories.  This  bill  also  made  it  un- 
lawful for  any  religious  or  charitable  asso- 
ciation in  any  of  the  U.  S.  Territories  to 
own  real  estate  worth  more  than  $50,000. 

Wed.  9. — The  ship  Humboldt  sailed  from 
Hamburg,  Germany,  with  323  Scandinavian 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Hans  Chris- 
tian Hansen.  The  company  arrived  at 
New  York  May  20th  and  at  Florence  about 
the  1st  of  June. 

Tues.  15. — The  ship  Franklin  sailed  from 
Hamburg,  Germany,  with  413  Scandinavian 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Christian  A. 
Madsen.  The  company  arrived  in  New 
York  harbor  May  29th  and  at  Florence 
June  9th.  Between  forty  and  fifty  children 
died  of  measles  on  board  the  ship. 

Mon.  21. — The  ship  Athenia  sailed  from 
Hamburg,  Germany,  with  484  Scandinavian 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Ola  N.  Lil- 
jenquist.  The  company  arrived  at  New 
York  June  6th  and  at  Florence  June  19th. 

Wed.  2^.— The  ship  John  J.  Boyd  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  701  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  James  S.  Brown ;  it 
arrived  at  New  York  June  1st. 

3fon.  28. — The  Indians  having  destroyed 
the  mail  stations  between  Fort  Bridger 
and  North  Platte,  burned  the  coaches  and 
mail  bags,  killed  the  drivers  and  stolen  the 
stock.  Adjutant-General  L.  Thomas,  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  made  a  call  upon  Pres. 
Brigham  Young  for  a  company  of  cavalry 
to  protect  the  mail  route. 

3Iay.— Two  hundred  and  sixty  -  two 
wagons,  293  men,  2,880  oxen  and  143,315 
pounds  of  flour  were  sent  from  Utah  to  as- 
sist the  poor  of  the  immigration  across  the 
plains  and  mountains.  They  traveled  in 
six  companies  under  Captains  Horton  D. 
Haight.  Henry  W.  Miller,  Homer  Duncan, 
Joseph  Home,  John  R.  Murdock  and  Ansel 
P.  Harmon. 

C — Col.  Patrick  Edward  Connor  was  or- 
dered to  Utah  with  California  volunteers. 
In  July  they  took  up  their  line  of  march. 

Thurs.  1. — In  obedience  to  the  call  of  L. 
Thomas,  a  company  of  cavalry,  numbering 
about  one  hundred  men,  left  G.  S.  L.  City 
for  Independence  Rock,  under  Capt.  Lot 
Smith's  command. 

Tues.  6. — The  ship  Manchester  sailed 
from  Liveroool,  with  376  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  John  D.  T.  McAllister;  it  ar- 
inved  at  New  York  June  12th. 

Wed.  14.— The  ship  Wm.  Tapscott  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  with  808  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  Wm.  Gibson,  John  Clark  and 
Francis  M.  Lyman.  It  arrived  safely  at 
New  York. 

Thurs.  i5.— The  ship  Windermere  sailed 
from  Havre,  France,  with  109  Swiss  and 
French  Saints,  under  the  direction  of 
Serge  L.  Ballif ,  bound  for  Utah  via  New 
York. 

Sun.  18. — The  packet  ship . 4 n^ar^^^ic sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  38  Saints, 
under  the  charge  of  Wm.  C.  Moody. 

June.— Tues.  3.— The  anti-bigamy  bill 
was  passed  by  the  U.  S.  Senate,considerably 
amended.  The  House  afterwards  con- 
curred in  the  amendments. 

Mon.  9. — Delegate  John  M.  Bernhisel  pre- 
sented the  constitution  of  the  State  of  Des- 


eret,  and  the  accompanying  memorial,  in 
the  U.S.  House  of  Representatives.  On  the 
10th  the  Vice-President  presented  the 
same  in  the  Senate. 

Thurs.  12. — An  expedition,  or  marshal's 
posse,  under  Robert  T.  Burton,  left  G.S.  L. 
City  for  the  purpose  of  arresting  Joseph 
Morris  and  others,  encamped  on  the  Weber 
river,  a  little  below  the  mouth  of  the 
canyon. 

Thurs.  12. — The  Saints  at  Harrisburg, 
Washington  Co.,  Utah,  were  organized 
into  a  branch  of  the  Church,  with  James 
Lewis  as  president. 

Fri.  13.— The  expedition,  under  Capt. 
Robert  T.  Burton,  which  had  bsen  joined 
by  men  from  the  settlements  in  Davis 
County,  arrived  before  Morris'  Camp,  on 
the  Weber ;  and  as  the  Morrisites  refused 
to  surrender,  fire  was  opened  on  the  camp, 
with  fatal  effect. 

Sun.  i5.— Joseph  Morris,  John  Banks, 
and  others  were  killed  and  the  Morrisites 
taken  prisoners. 

Mon.  16. — The  Morrisites  were  brought 
to  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  18.— The  Morrisite  prisoners  were 
on  trial  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  some  of  them 
were  fined  and  others  admitted  to  bail. 

Fri.  20.— President  Abraham  Lincoln 
approved  the  act  of  Congress  prohibiting 
slavery  in  the  Territories. 

July.  —  Much  property,  including  a 
great  number  of  bridges,  was  destroyed 
in  Utah  bv  floods. 

— Apostle  George  Q.  Cannon  succeeded 
Apostles  Amasa  M.  Lyman  and  Charles  C. 
Rich  in  the  presidency  of  the  European  mis- 
sion. Jacob  G.  Bigler  had  temporarv 
charge  of  the  mission  during  the  absence 
of  Elder  Cannon. 

Fri.  4. — Utah  showed  its  loyalty  to  the 
Union  by  celebrating  Independence  day  in 
grand  style,  while  the  rebellion  was  in 
progress  in  the  East. 

—John  A.  Ray  died  at  Fillmore,  Millard 
Co. 

Mon.  7.— Stephen  S.  Harding,  Utah's 
fourth  governor,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 
He  had  been  appointed  to  the  governor- 
ship March  31st. 

— Florence,  Neb.,  where  thousands  of 
Saints  were  camped,  was  visited  by  a  ter- 
rible storm,  during  which  two  brethren 
were  killed  by  lightning,  and  Joseph  W. 
Young  was  severely  hurt. 

Tues.  8. — The  anti-bigamy  law  was  -ap- 
proved by  President  Lincoln. 

Fri.  11. — Associate  Justices  Chas  B. 
Waite  and  Thos.  J.  Drake  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

F7^i.  25.— Donald  McNichols,  a  member  of 
Captain  Lot  Smith's  expedition,  was 
drowned  in  Lewis  Fork,  about  ten  miles, 
below  the  Three  Tetons,  Oregon  (now 
Idaho),  while  pursuing  a  band  of  thieving 
Indians. 

August.— FH.  29. — Capt.  Lewis  Brun- 
son's  ox-train,  which  had  left  Florence 
June  17th  with  212  Saints  and  48  wagons, 
arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

September.— The  first  number  of  Die 
Reform,  a  monthly  periodical  published  in 
the  interest  of  the  Church  in  the  German 
language,  was  issued  by  John  L.  Smith,  at 
Geneva,  Switzerland. 

Mon.  i.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and    a. 


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company  of  Elders  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a 
visit  to  southern  Utah,  from  which  they  re- 
turned on  the  25th.  Later  in  the  season 
the  President  visited  the  northern  settle- 
ments. 

Tu£S.  9. — Col.  Patrick  E.  Connor  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City,  his  company  of  vol- 
unteers remaining  in  Ruby  Valley,  Ne- 
vada. 

Tues.  16. — Apostle  Amasa  M.  Lyman, 
and  Charles  C.  Rich,  accompanied  by 
cither  Elders,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City, 
from  their  missions  to  Europe. 

Tues.  25.— The  independent  companies  of 
Scandinavian  Saints,  under  the  direction 
of  Captains  Christian  A.  Madsen  and  Ola 
N.  Liljenquist,  which  had  left  Florence 
July  14th,  with  about  five  hundred  immi- 
grants and  eighty  wagons,  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Wed.  24.— Capt.  Homer  Duncan's  Church 
train  (first),  which  had  left  Florence 
July  22nd,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  This 
train  had  made  the  round  trip  from  the 
Valley  to  Florence  and  back  in  130  days. 

Fri.  26.— Capt.  James  Wareham's  inde- 
pendent company  of  immigrants  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  21. — Capt.  John  R.  Murdock's 
Church  train  (second),  which  had  left 
Florence  July  24th,  with  65  wagons  and 
about  seven  hundred  immigrants  arrived 
inG.  S.  L.  City. 

October.  —  Wed.  1.  —  Capt.  Joseph 
Home's  Church  train  (third),  which  had 
left  Florence  July  20th,  with  about  five 
hundred  and  seventy  souls  and  52  wagons, 
arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Thurs.  2. — Capt.  James  S.  Brown's  inde- 
pendent company  (third) ,  which  had  left 
Florence  July  28th,  with  46  wagons  and 
about  two  hundred  immigrants,  arrived 
n  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  5. — Capt.  Ansel  P.  Harmon's 
Church  train  (fourth)  arrived  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  with  about  five  hundred  immigrants. 
About  fifteen  children  died  of  measles,  on 
the  plains. 

Thurs.  16.— Capt.  Isaac  A.  Canfield's  in- 
dependent company  of  immigrants  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City,  having  been  eleven  weeks 
on  the  journey  from  Florence. 

Fri.  17.— Capt.  Henry  W.  Miller's  Church 
train  (fifth) ,  which  had  left  Florence  Aug. 
8th,  with  sixty  wagons  and  about  six  hun- 
dred and  sixty- five  immigrants,  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City.  The  company  had  suffered 
considerably  from  sickness,  and  about 
twenty-eight  persons  died  on  the  journey. 

— Col.  Patrick  E.  Connor's  command  of 
750  California  volunteers  arrived  at  Ft. 
Crittenden,  Cedar  Valley,  and  on  the  fol- 
lowing day  marched  to  the  Jordan  river. 

Sun.  19. — Capt.  Horton  D.  Haight's 
Church  train  (sixth) ,  in  which  there  were 
about  six  hundred  and  fifty  immigrants, 
arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  Thirty  persons 
died  on  the  journey. 

Mon.  20. — Col.  Patrick  E.  Connor  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City  with  his  command, 
and  on  the  22nd  he  located  Camp  Douglas, 
about  three  miles  east  of  the  city. 

Wed.  2.9.— Capt.  Wm.  H.  Dame's  Church 
freight  train,  the  last  of  the  seasoil,  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

November.  Sat.  15.— The  65th  quorum 
of  Seventy  was  organized  at  G.  S.  L.  City, 


with  John  L.  Dunyon,  Thos.  C.  Armstrong, 
Jens.  C.  A.  Weibye,  Henry  W.  Brizzee, 
Gustaf  A.  Ohlson,  Edward  W.  Tullidge 
and  Jens  Hansen  as  presidents. 

Fri.  21.— The  66th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Sanpete 
Co.,  with  Levi  B.  Reynolds  as  one  of  the 
presidents. 

Fri.  28.— The  68th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Lehi,  Utah  Co.,  with 
John  Brown,  John  R.  Moyle,  Wm.  S.  S. 
Willes,  Orice  C.  Murdock,  John  C.  Naegle, 
John  R.  Murdock  and  Israel  Evans  as  pre- 
sidents. 

Sat.  29.— The  67th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  American  Fork,  Utah 
Co.,  with  Samuel  MuUiner,  Stephen  Chip- 
man,  Thomas  Barrett,  Washburne  Chip- 
man,  Lewis  Harvey,  Calvin  Moore  and  * 
Wm.  F.  Reynolds  as  presidents. 

December.    Mon.  8.— The   Utah  legis- 
lature (12th  annual  session)  convened  in 
G.  S.  L.  City,  and  organized  by    electing   . 
Daniel  H.  Wells  president  of  the  Council, 
and  Orson  Pratt  speaker  of  the  House. 

Wed.  10.— Gov.  Harding,  who  proved  to 
be  a  bitter  enemy  to  the  people  of  Utah, 
delivered  a  very  insulting  message  to  the 
territorial  legislature. 

Fri.  19. — Joseph  B.  Haws,  one  of  the 
early  members  of  the  Church,  died  at 
Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

— Elder  Gustav  Pegua,  who  labored  as  a 
missionary  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  was 
arrested  and  the  following  day  banished 
from  that  city. 

1863. 

This  year  Sevier  Valley,  Utah,  was  set- 
tled at  Richfield  and  Monroe.  The  Sho- 
shone Indians  were  defeated  on  Bear  . 
river  by  Col.  Connor's  troops.  Nearly 
four  hundred  wagons  were  sent  to  the 
Missouri  river  after  the  poor.  In  the  fall 
Bear  Lake  Valley  was  settled  by  Apostle 
Charles  C.  Rich  and  others  who  founded 
Paris  (now  in  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho). 

January.— i^W.  16.— The  Utah  legisla- 
ture adjourned  without  being  able  to  ac- 
complish much,  as  Gov.  Harding  vetoed 
nearly  all  the  bills. 

Thurs.  29.— Col.  Patrick  E.  Connor,  with 
about  two  hundred  troops,  defeated  a  band 
of  Shoshone  Indians,  numbering  over  four 
hundred,  in  a  ravine  on  Beaver  creek, 
near  Bear  River,  12  miles  north  of  Frank- 
lin. About  sixteen  soldiers  and  some  two 
hundred  and  twenty -five  Indians  were 
killed,  including  the  chiefs  Bear  Hunter 
and  Lehi.  The  savages  were  entirely  de- 
feated. This  is  known  in  history  as  the 
battle  of  Bear  river. 

February.  Sun.  15. — Elder  Nathaniel 
V.  Jones,  sen.,  died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

March. — The  bitter  feelings  existing 
between  the  troops  at  Camp  Douglas  and 
the  citizens  of  G.  S.  L.  City  came  near  ter- 
minating in  a  collision. 

Tues.  S. — A  large  mass- meeting  was 
held  in  the  Tabernacle,  G.  S.  L.  City,  at 
which  protests  were  entered  against  the 
infamous  course  persued  by  Gov.  Harding 


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and  Associate  Justices  Waite  and  Drake. 
A  petition,  asking  for  their  removal,  was 
drawn  up,and  subsequently  was  forwarded 
to  President  Abraham  Lincoln,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

—A  Congressional  act  creating  the  ter- 
ritory of  Idaho  was  approved.  A  portion 
of  northeastern  Utah  was  included  in  the 
new  territory;  later  (July  25,  1868)  this 
became  a  part  of  Wyoming. 

Wed.  4.— John  Taylor,  Jeter  Clinton  and 
Orson  Pratt,  appointed  in  the  mass  meet- 
ing the  day  previous,  waited  on  Gov.  Hard- 
ing and  Judges  Drake  and  Waite,  asking 
them,  in  behalf  of  the  people,  to  resign 
their  official  positions,  which  they  refused 
to  do. 

Tices.  lO.—Pres.  Brigham  l^oung  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  bigamy,  under  the 
anti-bigamy  law  of  1862,  brought  before 
Judge  Kinney,  and  placed  under  $2,000 
bonds. 

Hat.  14.— The  barque  Boivena  sailed 
from  Port  Elizabeth,  Cape  of  Good  Hope, 
Africa,  with  15  Saints  on  board,  under 
the  direction  of  Robert  Grant,  bound  for 
Utah. 

Sun.  22. — The  overland  mail  coach,  with 
four  passengers,  was  attacked  by  Indians, 
near  Eight  Mile  Creek  Station,  Tooele  Co. 
Henry  Harper,  the  driver,  was  killed  and 
one  passenger  wounded.  Judge  Mott, 
delegate  to  Congress  from  Nevada,  who 
was  in  the  coach,  took  the  reins,  drove  for 
life  and  escaped. 

Tues.  31.— Gov.  Stephen  S.  Harding  par- 
doned all  the  Morrisites,  who  had  been 
convicted  of  resisting  the  officers,  etc. 

April.  Wed.  1. — A  fight  took  place  be- 
tween a  small  detachment  of  U.  S.  troops 
from  Camp  Douglas  and  a  party  of  In- 
dians, near  Cedar  Fort,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  5.— In  Spanish  Fork  Canyon,  Utah 
Co.,  200  Indians  were  defeated  by  140 
cavalry,  under  Col.  G.  S.  Evans.    Lieut. 

F.  A.  Queale  was  killed  in  the  battle. 
J/bw,  6. — The  thirty -third  annual    con- 
ference of  the  Church  was  commenced  in 

G.  S.  L.  City;  it  was  continued  till  the 
8th;  47  missionaries  were  called. 

Sun.  12. — A  small  party  of  soldiers  from 
Camp  Douglas  had  a  fight  with  Indians  at 
Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co.,  during  which 
several  horses  were  killed. 

Wed.  15. — Two  companies  of  soldiers 
from  Camp  Douglas  attacked  a  band  of  In- 
dians in  Spanish  Fork  Canyon,  Utah  Co. 
During  the  engagement  several  Indians 
were  killed  and  wounded.  Also  a  few  of 
the  soldiers  were  wounded. 

Sat.  18.— The  63rd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Cedar  City,  Iron  Co., 
with  Richard  R.  Birkbeck,  Alexander  G. 
Ingram,  Christopher  J.  Arthur,  Joseph 
H.  Smith,  John  M.  Macfarlane,  Francis 
Webster  and  Robert  W.  Heyborne  as  pre- 
sidents. 

— The  ship  Electric  sailed  from  Hamburg, 
Germany,  with  336  Scandinavian  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  S0ren  Christopher- 
sen.  The  company  arrived  in  New  York 
June  5th  and  at  Florence  June  19th. 

Mon.  20.— President  Brigham  Young  left 
G.  S.  L.  City,  on  another  trip  to  the  South. 
After  visiting  the  principal  settlements  as 
far  as  St.  George,  he  returned  to  the  city 
on  May  19th. 


Mon.  27.— About  ten  mounted  ruflftans 
(soldiers)  from  Camp  Douglas  made  an 
unsuccessful  attempt  to  kidnap  a  young 
woman  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  take  her  to 
camp. 

— Hiram  Kimball  and  Thos.  Atkinson 
were  killed  by  a  steamboat  explosion,  at 
San  Pedro,  Cal.,  while  on  their  way  as 
missionaries  to  the  Sandwich  Islands. 

Thurs.  30.— The  ship  John  J.  Boyd  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  with  763  (or  766)  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Wm.  W.  Cluff. 
The  emigrants  landed  in  New  York  Juuq 
1st,  and  arrived  at  Florence  June  12th. 

May.— Three  hundred  and  eighty-four 
wagons,  488  men,  3,604  oxen,  taking  235,- 
969  pounds  of  flour,  started  east  to  assist 
the  poor  of  the  immigration ;  4,300  pounds 
of  Utah  grown  cotton  was  sent  east  for 
sale,  with  the  teams.  The  captains  were 
John  W.  Woolley,  John  R.  Murdock, 
Horton  D.  Haight,  Peter  Nebeker,  Wm. 
B.  Preston,  Thomas  E.  Ricks,  RoselHyde, 
John  F.  Sanders,  Samuel  D.  White,  and 
Daniel  D.  McArthur.  Horace  S.  Eldredge 
acted  as  Church  emigration  agent  in  the 
States  this  year. 

Fri.  8. — A  small  band  of  Indians  made  a 
raid  on  Box  Elder  Valley,  four  miles  above 
Brigham  City,  killing  William  Thorpe  and 
driving  off  several  head  of  horses. 

— The  ship  B.  S.  Kimball  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  654  (or  657) 
Saints  under  the  direction  of  Hans  Peter 
Lund.  The  same  day  38  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  Anders  Christensen,  sailed  on 
the  Consignment.  The  emigrants  on  the  B. 
S.  Kimball  landed  in  New  York  June  15th 
and  thence  continued  by  rail  to  Florence. 
The  Consignment  arrived  at  New  York 
June  20th. 

Tues.  19.  —  The  stage  from  California 
was  attacked  by  Indians,  in  Deep  Creek 
Canyon,  150  miles  west  of  G.  S.  L.  City, 
and  the  driver,  W.  R.  Simpson,  was  killed. 
Major  Howard  Egan,  who  was  one  of  the 
passengers,  caught  the  reins  and  drove 
away  at  full  speed. 

Fri.  22. — The  Farmer''s  Oracle,  a  small 
semi-monthly  paper  published  by  Joseph 
E.  Johnson,'  at  Spring  Lake  Villa,  Utah 
Co.,  Utah,  was  first  issued. 

Sat.  25.— The  ship  Antarctic  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  483  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  John  Needham.  The  emi- 
grants landed  in  New  York  July  10th  and 
arrived  safely  at  Florence  a  few  days  later. 

Sat.  ,'iO.— The  ship  Cynosure  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  with  754  Saints,under  the  direc- 
.tion  of  David  M.  Stuart.  It  arrived  at 
*New  York  harbor  July  19th. 

June.  Thurs.  4.— The  packet  ship  Ama- 
zon sailed  from  London,  England,  with  882 
(or  895)  Saints,under  the  direction  of  Wm. 
Bramall.  It  arrived  in  New  York  harbor 
July  18th,  and  the  immigrants  reached 
Florence  a  few  days  later. 

Wed.  10.  —The  stage  coach  was  attacked 
by  mounted  Indians  between  Fort  Critten- 
den and  the  Jordan  river,  Utah  Co. ;  the 
driver  and  another  man  were  killed  and 
their  bodies  fearfully  mutilated  by  the 
savages. 

Thurs.  11.— Gov.  Stephen  S.  Harding, 
who  was  succeeded  by  James  D.  Doty,  left 
G.  S.  L.  City  for  the  East. 

Mon.  22. — James  D.  Doty,  formerly  su- 


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perintendent  of  Indian  affairs,  took  the 
oath  of  office  as  governor  of  Utah. 

July.  iiat.  4.— A  fire  destroyed  $3,000 
worth  of  property  belonging  to  Daniel  H. 
Wells,  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  8.— The  Indians  attacked  Canyon 
Station,  near  Deep  creek,  150  miles  west  of 
G.  S.  L.  City,  killing  four  soldiers  and  Wm. 
Riley,  the  station  keeper. 

Thurs.  30.— Goy.  Doty  and  Gen.  Connor 
made  a  treaty  of  peace  with  the  Shoshone 
Indians  at  Brigham  City. 

August. — The  troops  under  command  of 
Capt.  Smith  killed  twelve  Indians,  near 
Schell  Creek  station,  Tooele  Co.,  Utah. 

Mbn.  3.— John  F.  Kinney,  formerly  chief 
justice  of  Utah,  was  elected  delegate  to 
Congress  from  Utah. 

Fri.  7.— John  Titus,  of  Pennsylvania, 
successor  to  John  F.  Kinney  as  chief  jus- 
tice of  Utah,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City;  he 
took  the  oath  of  office  on  the  12th. 

Sat.  29. — Capt.  John  R.  Murdock's  train 
of  immigrants,  which  had  left  Florence 
June  29th,  with  375  souls,  arrived  at  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

September.  F^'i.  4.— Capt.  Patterson's 
independent  train  of  immigrants,  which 
had  left  Florence  June  30th,  arrived  at  G. 
S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  5. — Capt.  John  F.  Sanders'  Church 
train  of  immigrants,  which  had  started 
from  Florence  July  6th,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Mon.  7. — Pres.  Brigham  Young's  woolen 
factory,  on  Canyon  creek,  commenced  run- 
ning. 

Thurs.  iO.— Capt.  W.  B.  Preston's  train 
of  immigrants,  which  had  left  Florence 
July  9th,  with  55  wagons,  arrived  in  G.  S. 
L,  City. 

Sat.  i2.— Capt.  John  R.  Young's  inde- 
pendent train  of  immigrants,  which  had 
started  from  Florence  July  7th,  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City.  Several  of  the  immigrants 
were  killed  in  a  cattle  stampede  on  the 
plains  July  28th. 

FH.  25.— Capt.  Peter  Nebeker's  Church 
train  of  immigrants,  which  had  started 
from  Florence  July  25th,  arrived  at  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Wed.  30. — Capt.  James  Brown,  formerly 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion  and  the  founder 
of  Ogden,  died  from  the  effects  of  an  acci- 
dent, at  Ogden. 

October.  Thurs.  i.— Gov.  James  D. 
Doty,  of  Utah,  and  Gov.  James  W.  Nye,  of 
Nevada,  formed  a  treaty  of  peace  with  the 
Indians  at  Ruby  Valley. 

Sat.  5.— Capt.  Daniel  D.  Mc Arthur's 
Church  train  of  immigrants,  which  had 
started  from  Florence  Aug.  6th,  with 
about  seventy-five  wagons,  arrived  at  G. 
S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  4.— Capt.  John  W.  WooUey's 
Church  train  of  immigrants,  which  had 
left  Florence  Aug.  9th,  and  also  Caut. 
Thomas  E.  Ricks'  Church  train  of  immi- 
grants, which  had  started  from  Florence 
Aug.  10th,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City. 

—Capt.  Horton  D.  Haight's  Church  train 
of  immigrants  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon.  i2.— Charles  Hopkins,  formerly  a 
member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at 
Petersburg,  Millard  Co. 

Tu£8.  i5.— Capt.    Rosel    Hyde's  Church 


train  of  immigrants,  which  had  left  Flo- 
rence Aug.  11th,  arrived  at  G.S.  L.  City. 

Thurs.  15.— Capt.  Samuel  D.  White's 
Church  train  of  immigrants,  which  left 
Florence  Aug.  15th,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City.  This  was  the  last  Church  train  of 
the  season. 

November.  Mon.  2.— Robert  C.Egbert, 
formerly  a  member  of  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion, died  at  Deseret,  Millard  Co. 

Fri.  20.— The  first  number  of  the  Union 
Vidette,  a  bitter  anti -Mormon  newspaper, 
was  issued  at  Camp  Douglas.  Utah. 

Mon.  23.— Seth  Taft,  a  Pioneer  of  1847, 
died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

December.  Sat.  5. — Ira  Jones  Willes, 
formerly  a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battal  - 
ion,  and  his  son,  were  accidentally  killed 
while  crossing  a  creek,  near  Lehi,  Utah 
Co. 

Mon.  14.— The  13th  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  and 
organized  by  appointing  Daniel  H.  Wells 
president  of  the  Council,  and  John  Taylor 
speaker  of  the  House. 

Sat.  19.— Joseph  Fielding,  one  of  the 
first  missionaries  sent  from  Ame  ica  to 
England,  died  at  Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake 
Co. 

Thurs.  3i.— Bishop  David  Pettigrew, 
once  a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion, 
died  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 


1864. 

The  Perpetual  Emigrating  Fund  Com- 
pany sent  170  wagons,  1,717  oxen  and  277 
men  to  the  Missouri  river  after  the  poor 
this  year.  The  first  mining  districts  were 
located,  the  first  mining  companies  in- 
corporated and  the  first  smelting  furnaces 
built  in  the  Territory.  A  number  of  new 
settlements  were  founded  in  Bear  Lake 
Valley. 

January.  Tues.  5. — The  Daily  Vidette 
succeeding  the  Union  Vidette,  was  first  is- 
sued at  Camp  Douglas,  Utah.  Like  its 
predecessor,  it  was  a  bitter  anti-Mormon 
paper. 

Sat.  16. — An  act  passed  by  the  Utah 
legislature,  creating  Kane  and  Richland 
Counties,  was  approved. 

February.  Wed.  10. — Lewis  Robbins 
was  accidentally  killed  while  quarrying 
rock  near  St.  George,  Utah. 

March.— Circleville,  Piute  Co.,  Utah, 
was  settled  by  about  fifty  families  from 
Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co. 

Thurs.  31. — Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  had  a 
very  narrow  escape  from  drowning  while 
attempting  to  land  at  Lahaina,  Maui, 
Hawaiian  Islands,  with  other  Elders. 

April.  Fri.  i.— Thomas  Pierce  and 
Robert  Spurgeon  were  killed  in  a  snow- 
slide  at  the  head  of  Mill  Creek  Canyon. 
The  body  of  the  latter  was  not  found  un  - 
til  May  3rd. 

Tues.  5. — A  small  company  of  Saints 
bound  for  Utah,sailed  from  Port  Elizabeth, 
South  Africa,  under  the  direction  of  John 
Talbot. 

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-days    the    34th   annual  conference  of  the 
Church  was  held  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Pri.  8.— At  a  council  meeting  held  at 
Lahaina,  Maui,  Hawaiian  Islands,  attended 
by  Apostles  Ezra  T.  Benson  and  Lorenzo 
Snow  and  Elders  Joseph  F.  Smith,  Wm. 
W.  Cluff  and  Alma  L.  Smith,  Walter  M. 
Oibson,  who  had  usurped  Church  author- 
ity and  imposed  upon  the  native  Saints, 
was  excommunicated  from  the  Church. 

Sun,  iO.— Elders  Wm.  Fotheringham  and 
Henry  A.  Dixon,  accompanied  by  a  small 
company  of  Saints,  sailed  from  Port  Eliza- 
beth, South  Africa,  in  the  barque  Susan 
Pardew,  which  arrived  at  Boston  after  60 
day's  voyage. 

Thurs.  28.— The  ship  Monarch  of  the  Sea, 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  973 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Patriarch 
John  Smith.  It  arrived  at  New  York  June 
3rd,  and  the  emigrants  reached  Wyoming, 
Neb.,  in  safety. 

Wyoming,  a  village  seven  miles  north  of 
Nebraska  City,  Neb.,  had  been  selected  as 
the  outfitting  place  for  the  emigrants, 
■crossing  the  plains,  instead  of  Florence. 
About  one  hundred  and  seventy  Church 
teams  were  sent  from  Utah  to  the  Missouri 
river  this  year,  after  the  poor. 

May.  Thurs.  12. — The  Saints  who  were 
settling  Salina,  Sevier  Co.,  Utah,  were  or- 
ganized as  a  Ward  by  Apostle  Orson  Hyde, 
with  Peter  Rasmussen  as  Bishop. 

Sat.  21.— The  Ship  General  M^Clellan 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  802 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Thos.  E. 
Jeremy,  Joseph  Bull  and  Geo.  G.  Bywater, 
It  arrived  at  New  York  June  23rd,  and 
the  company  arrived  at  Wyoming  July  3rd. 

June.  J'Vi.  3.— The  ship  Hudson  sailed 
irom  London,  England,  with  863  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  John  M.  Kay.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  July  19th, 
and  at  Wyoming  Aug.  2nd. 

July.  Mon.  4.— The  Daily  Telegraph, 
a  newspaper,  was  first  issued,  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  Thos.  B.  H.  Stenhouse  proprietor 
and  editor.  October  8th,  a  semi- weekly 
edition  was  also  commenced. 

August.  Fri.  2^.— Capt.  John  R.  Mur- 
dock's  mule  train  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City, 
w^ith  78  passengers. 

Wed.  31. — James  Calvin  Sly,  once  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at 
Chicken  Creek,  Juab  Co. 

September.— Elder  Joseph  Greenwood, 
of  American  Fork,  Utah,  died  on  Bear 
river,from  the  effects  of  cold,  on  returning 
from  a  mission  to  the  States. 

— Daniel  H.  Wells  succeeded  Apostle 
Geo.  Q.  Cannon  as  president  of  the  Euro- 
pean mission. 

Thurs.  1. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
others  left  G.  S.  L.  City,  on  a  trip  to  the 
southern  settlements.  They  returned 
Sept.  29th,  after  visiting  37  settlements 
and  holding  39  meetings. 

Thurs.  15.— Capt.  Wm.  B.  Preston's 
train  of  immigrants,  consisting  of  about 
fifty  wagons  and  four  hundred  passengers, 
arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City.  This  company 
also  brought  new  fonts  of  type  for  the 
Deseret  News  office. 

Tues.  20. — Capt.  Joseph  S.  Rawlins' 
train  of  immigrants  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

3fon.  26.— Elder  John  M.  Kay,  returning 


missionary  from  Europe,  died  on  the  Little 
Laramie,  while  crossing  the  plains  in  Capt. 
Warren  S.  Snow's  train. 

October.  —  The  first  number  of  the 
Peep  o''Day,2i,  magazine  devoted  to  science, 
literature  and  art,  and  to  opposing  the 
"Mormons,"  was  published  by  Elias  L.  T. 
Harrison  and  Edward  W.  Tullidge,  at  G. 
S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  i.— Capt.  John  Smith's  indepen- 
dent train  of  immigrants  arrived  at  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Tues.  4.— Capt.  Wm. 'S.  Warren's  train 
of  immigrants,  which  had  started  from 
Wyoming  July  19th,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Wed.  5. — Capt.  Isaac  A.  Canfleld's  train 
arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon  10. — The  surviving  members  of 
Zion's  Camp  had  a  festival  in  the  Social 
Hall,  G.  S.  L.  City,  This  was  the  first 
gathering  of  these  veterans  for  30  years ; 
54  men  and  4  women  were  present  out  of 
the  63  then  known  to  be  in  the  Territory. 

Wed.  26.— Capt.  Wm.  Hyde's  train  of 
immigrants  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City. 

November.  Wed.  2. — Capt.  Warren  S. 
Snow's  train  of  immigrants,  the  last  com- 
pany of  the  season,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Wed.  i6.— A  destructive  hurricane  visited 
Davis  and  Weber  Counties. 

December.  Mon.  12.— The  14th  annual 
session  of  the  Utah  legislature  convened 
in  G.  S.  L.  City  and  organized  by  electing 
Geo.  A.  Smith  president  of  the  Council 
and  John  Taylor  speaker  of  the  House. 

Sat.  17.— A  landing  and  site  for  a  Church 
warehouse,  afterwards  known  as  Call's 
Landing,  was  selected  by  Anson  Call,  on 
the  Colorado  river,  125  miles  from  St. 
George,  and  the  land  along  the  Muddy 
found  suitable  to  settle  on.  At  that  time 
the  Church  contemplated  sending  the 
emigrants  from  Europe,  by  way  of  Pan- 
ama, the  Gulf  of  California,  and  up  the 
Colorado  river,  to  this  landing,  which  was 
the  head  of  naviaration  on  the  Colorado. 

Fri.  25.— Samuel  H.  Davis  was  acci- 
dentally killed  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  while  en- 
gaged in  walling  up  a  well. 


1865. 

This  y  ear  new  settlements  were  founded 
by  the  Saints  on  the  Muddy,  Arizona  (now 
Nevada).  A  long  and  desperate  war  be- 
tween the  settlers  in  Sanpete  and  Sevier 
Valleys  and  the  Indians  under  the  chief 
Black  Hawk  was  commenced.  Many  of  the 
settlers  were  killed  and  wounded. 

January.  Sun.  8.— The  first  Latter- 
day  Saint  settlers  on  the  lower  Muddy 
(now  in  Lincoln  Co.,  Nev.)  arrived 
there.  Under  the  presidency  of  Thos.  S. 
Smith  they  and  other  settlers,  who  fol- 
lowed, located  St.  Thomas. 

Wed.  i8.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt  and  Wm. 
W.  Riter  arrived  as  missionaries  in  Vienna, 
Austria,  to  open  up  the  gospel  door  in  that 
country. 

Fri.  20.— The  Utah  legislature  adjourned. 

Mon,  23.— The  legislature  of  the  State  of 


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Deseret  met  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  attended  to 
some  business  and  adjourned. 

Sat.  28.— The  Church,  through  its  agent, 
Francis  A.  Hammond,  purchased  the  Laie 
plantation,  consisting  of  6,500  acres  of 
land,  on  the  island  of  Oahu,  Sandwich 
Islands,  for  $14,000,  of  T.  Dougherty.  This 
place,  which  has  since  been  a  gathering 
place  and  mission  headquarters  for  the 
natives  of  the  Hawaiian  Islands,  is  about 
thirty- two  miles  from  Honolulu,  the  capital 
of  the  islands. 

February. — A  avarehouse  was  erected 
at  Call's  Landing,  on  the  Colorado  river. 

Sat.  4. — A  company  for  building  a  canal 
from  the  Jordan  river,  near  the  Point 
of  the  Mountain  south,  to  G.  S.  L.  City 
was  partly  organized. 

Mon.  13.— The  69th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  partly  organized  at  Parowan,  Iron 
Co.,  with  Silas  S.  Smith,  sen.,  Zachariah 
B.  Decker,  Abraham  Smith,  Joseph  K. 
Parramore,Horace  Thornton, Edward  Dal- 
ton  and  Wm.  E.  McGregor  as  presidents. 
Most  of  the  ordinations  took  place  Feb. 
22nd. 

Wed.  15. — James  Lindley,  James  Wiles, 
John  Mullcaron  and  Robert  Nicholson 
were  killed  by  a  snowslide,  while  asleep 
in  their  tent  in  City  Creek  Canyon. 

Thurs.  i6.— Luther  William  Glazier,  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion, 
died  at  Provo,  Utah  Co. 

Wed.  22.— Geo.  Barzee  and  John  Boice, 
jun.,  perished  in  the  snow,  near  Franklin, 
Cache  Valley. 

March.  The  people  in  the  Utah  Dixie 
settlements  suffered  much  for  the  want  of 
breadstuff,  and  several  of  the  northern 
counties  were  infested  with  the  measles. 

Sat.  4. — A  grand  celebration  on  the  oc- 
casion of  the  re -inauguration  of  President 
Abrahaai  Lincoln,  was  held  in  G.  S.  L 
City. 

Mon.  13.— Wm.  Millard's  house,  in  the 
20th  Ward,  G.  S.  L.  City,  was  destroyed 
by  fire,  and  a  little  girl  burned  to  death 
and  buried  in  the  ruins. 

April.  Thurs.  6. — The  35th  annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  convened  in  the 
Tabernacle,  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  continued 
until  the  9th. 

Sun.  9. — John  Lowry  had  a  quarrel  with 
the  Indian  chief  Jake,  in  Manti,  Sanpete 
Co.,  Utah,  the  Indians  boasting  of  having 
killed  stock  belonging  to  the  citizens. 

Jfon.  10. — A  small  party  of  men  from 
Manti  was  fired  upon  by  the  Indians,  near 
Twelve  Mile  Creek,  Sanpete  Co.,  and 
young  Peter  Ludvigsen  killed  and  muti- 
lated by  the  savages.  The  same  evening 
Elijah  B.  Ward  and  James  Anderson  were 
killed  and  scalped  by  the  Indians,  in  Salina 
Canyon,  Sevier  Co.,  who  also  drove  away 
considerable  stock. 

— A  special  conference,  held  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  voted  to  erect  a  telegraph  line 
through  the  settlements  of  Utah. 

Wed.  12.— Col.  Reddick  N.  Allred,  with 
84  men,  who  pursued  the  Indians,  had  a 
dangerous  encounter  with  them  in  the 
mountains,  about  fifteen  miles  east  of 
Salina,  during  which  Jens  Sorenson,  of 
Ephraim,  and  William  Kearns,  of  Gun- 
nison, were  killed.  The  company  retreat- 
ed to  Sanna. 

-The  brig  Mexicano  sailed  from  Port 


Elizabeth,  South  Africa,  with  47  Saints  on 
board,  under  the  presidency  of  Miner  G. 
Atwood,  bound  for  Utah.  The  company 
arrived  in  New  York,  June  18th. 

Sat.  i5.— News  having  reached  G.  S.  L. 
City  of  the  assassination  of  President 
Abraham  Lincoln,  all  business  houses  in 
the  city  were  closed,  and  the  whole  mu- 
nicipality was  placed  in  a  state  of  mourn- 
ing. 

Mon.  i7.— The  dead  bodies  of  S0rensen 
and  Kearns  were  secured  and  brought  to 
Salina. 

Sat.  25.— The  ship  Belle  Wood  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  636  Saints  on  board,  bound 
for  Utah,  under  the  direction  of  Wm.  H. 
Shearman.  The  company  landed  at  New 
York  June  1st,  and  arrived  at  Wyoming, 
Neb.,  on  the  15th. 

May.  Mon.  1. — About  sixty  mission- 
aries, called  at  the  late  conference,  were 
set  apart  at  the  Historian's  Office,  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Wed.  5.— Pres.  Brigham  Young,  accom- 
panied by  five  of  the  Twelve  and  other 
brethren,  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a  trip  to 
Cache  Valley,  from  which  they  returned 
on  the  11th. 

Mon.  8. — The  packet  ship  B.  S.  Kimball 
sailed  from  Hamburg,  Germany,  with  557 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Anders  W. 
Winberg.  The  company  landed  in  New 
York  June  15th  and  arrived  at  Wyoming 
June  26th. 

Wed.  10.— A  company  of  24  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Wm.  Underwood,  sailed 
from  Liverpool  on  board  the  ship  David 
Hoadley,  bound  for  Utah. 

Thurs.  18. — A  company,  consisting  of 
nine  missionaries,  eleven  women,  eighteen 
children  and  six  teamsters,  left  G.  S.  L. 
City,  bound  for  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 
Geo.  Nebeker  was  appointed  captain ;  the 
company  had  ten  wagons.  <i 

Sat.  20. — Elder  Jesse  Yelton  Cherry,  or 
Centreville,  Davis  Co.,  Utah,  died  of  small 
pox  in  Nottingham,  England,  where  he 
labored  as  a  missionary,  ^ 

Mon.  22. — The  missionaries  bound  for  the 
East  were  organized,  with  Bishop  Wm.  B. 
Preston  as  captain. 

Thurs.  25.— Jens  Larsen,  a  sheep  herder, 
was  killed  by  Indians  about  four  miles 
north  of  Fair  view,  Sanpete  Co. 

Fri.  26.— John  Given,  his  wife  and  four 
children,  were  murdered  and  their  bodies 
fearfully  mangled  by  Indians,  near  Thistle 
Valley,  about  twelve  miles  north  of  Fair- 
view,  Sanpete  Co. 

Sun.  28. — The  Saints  who  were  settling 
St.  Joseph,  on  the  Muddy  (now  in  Neva- 
da), were  organized  as  a  branch  of  the 
Church,  with  Warren,  Foote  as  president. 

Mon.  25.— David  Hadloek  Jones,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  was  killed 
by  Indians,  about  three  miles  northwest  of 
Fairview,  Sanpete  Co. 

June.  Thurs.  8.— Col.  O.  H.  Irish,  su- 
perintendent of  Indian  affairs,  made  a 
treaty  with  the  principal  Indian  chiefs  in 
Utah,  at  Spanish  Fork  Reservation  farm, 
in  the  presence  of  Brigham  Young  and 
other  leading  men. 

Sun.  11.— Hon.  Schuyler  Colfax,  speaker 
of  the  U.  S,  House  of  Representatives,  and 
party,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  He  re- 
mained until  the  19th. 


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Mon.  12.— Schuyler  Colfax  and  two  of 
his  companions,  Lieut. -Gov.  -Bross,  of  Il- 
linois, and  Albert  D.  Richardson,  war  cor- 
respondent of  the  Tribune,  addressed  the 
citizens  in  front  of  the  Salt  Lake  House. 

Tues,  13.— Gov.  James  D.  Doty  died  in 
G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  17.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Chalk  creek,  above  Coalville,  Summit 
Co.,  Utah,  were  organized  as  a  branch 
of  the  Church,  named  Upton;  Joseph  Huff, 
president. 

Sun.  18. — A  petition  was  drafted  to  An- 
drew Johnson,  President  of  the  United 
Stated,  asking  for  the  appointment  of  Col. 
O.  H.  Irish  to  the  governorship  of  Utah. 
It  was  signed  by  250  leading  citizens. 

Sat.  24. — Patriarch  Isaac  Morley  died  at 
Fairview,  Sanpete  Co. 

Thurs.  29. — Lars  Petersen,  a  benevolent 
young  man,  who  had  assisted  some  twenty 
Danish  Saints  to  emigrate,  was  drowned 
in  a  small  stream,  called  the  Weeping 
Waters,  near  Wyoming,  Neb. 

July.  Sat.  1. — The  70th  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  organized  in  Davis  Co.,  Utah, 
with  Wm.  H.  Lee,  L.  S.  Burnham,  Samuel 
Bryson,  sen.,  Andrew  Dalrymple,  A.  D. 
Boynton,  Henry  Tingey  and  Israel  Bar- 
low, jun.,  as  presidents.  Nearly  all  the 
brethren  who  became  members  of  the 
quorum  resided  in  Bountiful  and  Centre - 
ville. 

Tues.  4. — The  national  holiday  was  re- 
membered in  G.  S.  L.  City,  by  a  grand  cel- 
ebration. 

— Hon.  J.  M.  Ashley,  of  Ohio,  chairman 
of  the  Committee  on  Territories,  in  Con- 
gress, arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  on  a  visit. 

Thurs.  6.  —  Francis  A.  Hammond  and 
George  Nebeker  arrived  at  the  Laie  plan- 
tation, Hawaiian  Islands. 

Fri.  7.— Pres.  Brigham  Young,  several  of 
the  Twelve  and  others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on 
a  missionary  trip  to  Sanpete  County,  from 
which  they  returned  on  the  19th,  having 
traveled  about  three  hundred  miles  and 
held  eighteen  meetings. 

Fri.  14. — Robert  Gillespie  and  Anthony 
Robinson  were  killed  by  Indians,  near  Sa- 
lina,  Sevier  Co. 

Sat.  15. — Chas.  Durkee,  of  Wisconsin, 
was  appointed  governor  of  Utah. 

Tues.  18. — The  militia  under  Warren  S. 
Snow  surprised  a  party  of  hostile  Indians, 
killed  twelve  and  routed  the  rest,  in  Grass 
Valley.  The  command  then  went  east  to 
Green  river  and  suffered  much  by  long 
marches  and  for  want  of  supplies. 

Mon.  24. — The  people  of  southern  Utah 
celebrated  the  day  in  the  pines,  2}4  miles 
above  Pine  Valley,  Washington  Co. 

— Hon.  J.  M.  Ashley  addressed  an  audi- 
ence in  the  Bowery,  G.  S.  L.  City,  at  the 
celebration  of  the  Territorial  anniversary. 

Wed.  26.— The  Indians  attacked  Glen- 
wood,  Sevier  Co.,  Utah,  wounded  a  man 
and  drove  off  nearly  all  the  stock  belong- 
ing to  the  settlement. 

Mon.  31. — A  provost  guard  of  soldiers, 
who  for  some  time  had  been  stationed  in 
front  of  the  Tabernacle,  on  the  south  side 
of  South  Temple  Street,  in  G.  S.  L.  City, 
was  removed. 

August.— Brigham  Young,  jun.,  suc- 
ceeded Daniel  H.  Wells  as  president  of 
the  European  mission. 


Tues.  i.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  a 
party  of  brethren  left  .G.  S.  L.  City  on  a 
missionary  trip  to  Cache  Valley,  return- 
ing on  the  10th. 

— After  seven  months'  unsuccessful  la- 
bors. Apostle  Orson  Pratt  and  William  W. 
Riter  left  Vienna,  Austria,  on  their  return 
to  England.  They  arrived  at  Liverpool 
Aug.  6th. 

Thurs.  5.— James  Davis,  one  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  suddenly  in  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Wed.  23.— A  book,  entitled  "Joseph 
Smith  the  Prophet,"  by  Lucy  Smith,  the 
Prophet's  mother,  published  by  Orson 
Pratt  and  Samuel  W.  Richards,  in  Eng- 
land, was  condemned  for  its  inaccuracy, 
by  the  First  Presidency  and  Twelve 
Apostles. 

Fri.  25.— V res.  Brigham  Young  and 
others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a  missionary 
trip  to  Tooele  County,  from  which  they 
returned  on  the  27th. 

September.  Mon.  4. — Pres.  Brigham 
Young  and  others  left  G.  S.  L.  City  on  a 
trip  to  southern  Utah.  After  holding  a 
number  of  meetings  in  the  iutervening 
settlements,  the  company  arrived  in  St. 
George  on  the  15th,  and  on  the  29th  re- 
turned to  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Fri.  15. — An  agricultural  fair  was  held 
in  St.  George,  Utah. 

Mon.  18.— Col.  O.  H.  Irish  made  a  treaty 
with  the  Piede  Indians,  at  Pinto,  Wash 
ington  Co.,  Utah. 

Thurs.  2i.— General  Warren  S.  Snow 
had  an  engagement  with  the  Indians,  near 
Fish  lake,  80  miles  east  of  Circleville. 
Seven  Indians  were  killed,  and  Snow  and 
two  of  his  men  wounded. 

Fri.  22.— Captain  Miner  G,  Atwood's 
company  of  immigrating  Saints  was  at- 
tacked by  Indians  west  of  Fort  Laramie. 
Several  of  the  brethren  were  wounded  and 
one  woman  (Mrs.  Grundtvig)  carried 
away  by  the  savages. 

Sat.  50.— Charles  Durkee,  Utah's  sixth 
governor,  arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City.  He 
took  the  oath  of  office  Oct.  3rd. 

October.  Sun.  i.— The  71st  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  organized  at  Nephi,  Juab  Co., 
with  Edward  Oakey,  Samuel  Claridge, 
Edwin  Harley,  Daniel  Miller,  John  Kienke, 
Charles  Sperry  and  Benjamin  Riches  a& 
presidents. 

Sat.  7.— Pres.  Daniel  H.  Wells,  who  had 
presided  over  the  European  mission,  ar- 
rived in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sun.  8.— The  semi-weekly  Deseret  News 
was  first  issued. 

Tu^s.  10. — The  surviving  members  of 
Zion's  Camp  had  a  feast  in  the  Social  Hall^ 
G.  S.  L.  City. 

Tues.  17.— Morten  Pedersen  Kuhr  and 
wife,  Elizabeth  Petersen,  Wm.  Thorpe^ 
Saren  N.  Jespersen,  Benj.  J.  Black  and 
Wm.  T.  Hite  were  killed  by  Indians,  under 
the  chief  Black  Hawk,  near  Ephraim,  San- 
pete Co. 

—A  company  of  Saints,  bound  for  Utah, 
sailed  from  Melbourne,  Australia,  on 
board  the  barque  Albert. 

Sun.  22.— Foster  Gordon  and  wife  were 
found  murdered  in  Skull  Valley.  Four 
discharged  soldiers  were  suspected  of  the 
crime. 


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November.— The  first  Hebrew  marriage 
In  G.  S.  L.  City  was  celebrated. 

Wed.  i.— Elder  Geo.  Simms,  of  G.  S.  L. 
•City,  returning  home  from  a  mission  to 
England,  was  drowned  in  the  Platte  river. 

Wed.  8. — Capt.  Miner  G.  Atwood's  com- 
pany of  immigrants,  which  had  left  Wyo 
ming,  July  31st,  with  45  wagons  and  about 
four  hundred  souls,  arrived  at  G.   S.  L. 
City. 

Thurs.  9. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  issued 
3,  circular  to  the  Bishops  and  presiding  El- 
ders in  the  Church,  calling  upon  them  to 
assist  in  the  erection  of  a  telegraph  line 
through  the  settlements. 

—Capt.  Henson  Walker's  company  of 
immigrating  Saints,  which  had  started 
from  Wyoming,  Aug.  12th,  arrived  at  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Thurs.  23. — Faust's  livery  stables,  on 
2nd  South  Street,  G.  S.  L.  City,  were 
•destroyed  by  fire. 

Wed.  2.9.— Capt.  Wm.  S.  S.  Willis'  ox 
train  of  immigrating  Saints,  which  started 
from  Wyoming,  Aug.  15th,  arrived  at  G.  S. 
L.  City.  The  women  and  children  had  ar- 
rived previously  with  relief  teams,  sent 
•out  about  three  hundred  and  fifty  miles  to 
meet  the  immigrants. 

December.  3fon.  11.— The  filteenth 
session  of  the  Utah  legislature  convened 
in  the  State  House,  G.  S.  L.  City,  and  or- 
ganized by  appointing  Geo.  A.  Smith  presi- 
dent of  the  Council,  and  John  Taylor 
speaker  of  the  House. 

Thurs.  14.— Hon.  Wm.  H.  Hooper,  Utah's 
■delegate  to  Congress,  left  G.  S.  L.  City 
for  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mon.  18. — A  number  of  Piede  Indians, 
made  a  break  on  Kanab,  Kane  Co.,  Utah, 
and  stole  some  horses. 

Sat.  25.— Wm.  Nay  lor,  of  West  Jordan, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  froze  to  death,  while  re- 
turning from  Cottonwood  mill. 

Sun.  24. — John  Singleton,  of  American 
Fork,  Utah  Co.,  froze  to  death,  near  Lehi. 

The  winter  of  1865-66  was  very  cold  and 
severe  in  Utah. 


1866. 

The  Indian  war  in  southern  Utah  con- 
tinued, and  a  number  of  the  smaller  settle- 
ments were  abandoned  by  the  settlers. 
Ten  Church  trains  were  sent  to  the  Mis- 
souri river  for  the  poor.  The  rock  aque- 
duct on  North  Temple  Street,  G.  S.  L. 
City,  was  built.  A  meeting  house,  36x24, 
feet,  was  erected  by  the  Saints  at  Laie, 
Hawaiian  Islands. 

January.  Mon.  i.— The  first  number  of 
the  Juvenile  Instructor  was  published  in 
G.  S.  L.  City;  George  Q.  Cannon,  editor. 

Tues.  2.— The  members  of  the  city  coun- 
cil of  G.  S.  L.  City  met  for  the  first  time 
in  their  new  hall,  or  city  building,  recently 
erected  on  the  corner  of  First  East  and 
First  South  streets. 

Mon.  8.— Dr.  James  M.  Whitmore  and 
Robert  Mclntire  were  killed  by  Piede 
Indians,  near  the  Pipe  Springs"  ranch 
Kane  Co.,  Utah. 

Sat.  20.— The  dead  bodies  of  Whitmore 


and  Mclntire  were  found  about  four  miles 
from  the  Pipe  Springs  herd  house  by  a 
company  of  armed  men,  who  also  sur- 
prised the  murderers  camped  in  a  narrow 
gulch,  about  twelve  miles  distant,  and 
killed  seven  of  them. 

February.  Tues.  6.— Titus  Billings,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Provo. 

Mon.  12.— At  the  municipal  election, 
Daniel  H.  Wells  was  elected  mayor  of  G. 
S.  L.  City. 

March.  Sat.  5.— The  Utah  Produce 
Company  was  organized  in  G.  S.  L.  City, 
with  Bishop  Edward  Hunter  as  chairman. 

Sun.  4.— The  72nd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Little  Cottonwood,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  with  Daniel  S.  Cahoon,  Robert 
Maxfield,  Richard  Maxfield,  Henry  W. 
Brown,  Willis  Smith,  Nathan  Tanner,  jun., 
and  Wm.  James  Panter  as  presidents. 

Wed.  7. — Wm.  Poulter  was  accidentally 
killed  in  Ogden  Canyon,  while  logging. 

ThuTS.  8.— Carl  Widerborg,  president  of 
the  Scandinavian  Mission,  was  arrested  in 
Copenhagen,  Denmark,  on  a  trumped  up 
charge  of  seduction.  After  five  days'  im- 
prisonment he  was  released,  and  shortly 
after  honorably  acquitted. 

April.  Mon.  2.  —  Joseph  and  Robert 
Berry,  and  the  latter's  wife,were  killed  by 
Indians,  about  four  miles  from  Maxfield's 
ranch,  on  Short  Creek,  Kane  Co.,  Utah. 

— S.  Newton  Brassfield  was  shot  in  G.  S. 
L.  City  by  some  unknown  person.  He  had 
seduced  another  man's  wife.  This  caused 
quite  an  excitement  among  the  anti- Mor- 
mons, and  an  attempt  was  made  to  have 
more  troops  forwarded  to  Utah. 

Fri.  g.— The  thirty-sixth  annual  confer- 
ence convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City  and  con- 
tinued until  the  8th. 

Wed.  18.— The  Indian  chief  Sanpitch  was 
killed  at  the  mouth  of  Birch  Canyon,  be- 
tween Moroni  and  Fountain  Green,  San- 
pete Co. 

Fri.  20. — The  Indians  attacked  Salina, 
Sevier  Co.,  drove  oflf  about  two  hundred 
head  of  stock  and  killed  two  men,  who  were 
guarding  them.  Soon  afterwards  the  set- 
tlers vacated  Salina  and  removed  to  Gun- 
nison, Sanpete  Co. 

Sun.  22. — Alfred  Lewis  was  killed  and 
three  others  were  wounded  by  Indians,near 
Marysvale,  Piute  Co.,  Utah. 

Fri.  27.— A  gang  of  soldiers,  from  Camp 
Douglas  shot  at  and  insulted  a  number 
of  citizens  in  the  east  part  of  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Sun.  29.— Andrew  Petersen  was  reported 
killed  and  Thos.  Jones  Avery  wounded 
while  on  picket  guard,near  Fairview,  San- 
pete Co. 

Mon.  30. — The  ship  John  Bright  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  747  (or  764) 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  C.  M.  Gillet. 
The  company  landed  at  New  York  June 
6th,  and  arrived  at  Wyoming  June  19th, 
traveling  by  way  of  New  Haven  (Conn.), 
Montreal  (Canada),  Detroit,  Chicago, 
Quincy  (111.)   and  St.  Joseph   (Mo.). 

May.  —  The  Church  trains,  which  this 
year  went  to  the  Missouri  river  for  the 
poor,  left  G.  S.  L.  City  in  ten  companies. 
They  numbered  10  captains,  456  teamsters, 
49  mounted  guards,  89  horses,  134  mules, 
3,042  oxen  and  397  wagons;  62  wagons,  50 
oxen  and  61  mules  were  sent  for. 


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—A  company  of  armed  militia  from  Salt 
Lake  and  Utah  Counties  was  sent  out  to 
assist  the  settlers  in  Sanpete  and  Sevier 
Valleys  in  protecting  themselves  against 
the  Indians. 

—The  73rd  quorum  of  Seventy  was  or- 
ganized at  South  Cottonwood,  G.  S.  L.  Co., 
with  James  Winchester,  Harvey  E.  Hullin- 
ger,  Jonas  Ericksen.  Charles  Wilkins,Tho- 
mas  A.  Wheeler,  Peter  Ericksen  and 
James  Maxfield  as  presidents. 

—The  settlers  of  Piute  County  moved 
into  Circleville,because  of  Indian  troubles. 

Tues.  i.— President  Brigham  Young  in- 
structed the  people  in  Sanpete,  Piute  and 
Sevier  Counties  to  collect  together  in 
bodies  of  not  less  than  150  men,  arm  them- 
selves well,  protect  their  stock  from  the 
Indians,  etc. 

Wed.  2. — Mr.  Thurston's  three  year  old 
daughter  was  stolen  by  Indians,  near 
Mendon,  Cache  Co.  She  was  never  re- 
covered. 

Sat.  5. — A  Congressional  act  was  ap- 
proved, giving  to  Nevada  a  strip  of  coun- 
try 60  miles  wide,  containing  20,850  square 
miles,  which  was  formerly  a  part  of  Utah. 

— The  ship  Caroline  sailed  from 
London,  England,  with  389  Saints,  under 
the  presidency  of  Samuel  H.  Hill.  It  ar- 
rived at  New  York  June  11th,  and  the 
company  continued  the  journey  by  steam- 
boats and  railroad  to  Wyoming. 

Sun.  6. — At  a  conference  held  at  St. 
George,  Utah,  the  Saints  residing  in  Pine 
Valley,  at  Pinto,  Shoal  Creek  (Hebron), 
and  Mountain  Meadows,  were  organized  as 
a  Ward,  called  Pine  Valley,  with  Robert 
Gardner  as  Bishop;  the  settlements  in 
Long  Valley,  Kane  Co.,  were  organized 
into  the  Long  Valley  Ward,  and  the  settle- 
ments in  Clover,  Meadow,  Eagle  and 
Spring  Valleys,  Nevada,  were  organized 
into  a  Ward,  called  Panacea,  with  John 
Nebeker  as  acting  Bishop;  Thos.  S.  Smith 
was  sustained  as  president  and  Bishop  of 
the  settlements  on  the  lower  Muddy, 
<now  in  Nevada) . 

Wed.  iff.- Christian  Larsen,  of  Spanish 
Fork,  Utah  Co.,  was  killed  by  Indians 
while  herding  cows. 

Sun.  20.— A  woman  in  Spring ville,  Utah 
Co.,  shot  and  killed  a  man,  who  tried  to 
seduce  her. 

Wed.  23. — The  ship  American  Congress 
(third  ship  of  the  season  from  Europe) 
sailed  from  London,  England,  with  350 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  John  Nichol- 
son ;  it  arrived  at  New  York  July  4th,  and 
the  emigrants  reached  Wyoming  July  14th. 

Fri.  25.— The  ship  Kenilworth  sailed 
from  Hamburg,  Germany,  with  684  Scandi- 
navian Saints,  under  the  direction  of 
Samuel  L.  Sprague.  The  company  landed 
in  New  York  July  17th  and  arrived  at 
Wyoming  July  29th. 

Wed.  50.— The  ship  Arkwright  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  450  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Justin  C.  Wixom. 
It  arrived  at  New  York  July  6th. 

—A  small  company  of  Saints  (26  souls) 
sailed  from  London,  England,  on  the  ship 
Cornelius  Orinnel,  bound  for  Utah.  They 
arrived  at  New  York  July  11th. 

Thurs.  31.— The  first  circumcision  of  a 
Hebrew  child  in  G.  S.  L.  City  took  place. 


June. — The  siettlements  on  the  Sevier 
river,  south  of  Richfield,  were  broken  up, 
because  of  Indian  troubles,  and  the  in- 
habitants sought  protection  in  the  larger 
towns. 

Fri.  i.— The  ship  Cavour  sailed  from 
Hamburg,  Germany,  with  201  Scandinavian 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Niels  Niel- 
sen. The  company  arrived  in  New  York, 
July  31st,  and  at  Wyoming,  Aug.  11th. 

Sat.  2. — The  ship  Humboldt  sailed  from 
Hamburg,  Germany,  with  328  Scandi- 
navian Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Geo. 
M.  Brown.  The  company  arrived  in  New 
York,  July  18th,  and  at  Wyoming,  Aug. 
1st. 

Wed.  6. — A  severe  wind  storm  did  much 
damage  in  southern  Utah. 

— The  ship  St.  Mark  sailed  from  Liver- 
pool, England,  with  104  Saints,  under  the 
direction  of  A.  Stevens.  It  arrived  at 
New  York,  July  26th. 

Su7i.  10.— The  Indians  made  a  raid  on 
Round  Valley,  Millard  Co.,  driving  away 
three  hundred  head  of  cattle  and  horses, 
and  killing  James  Ivie  and  Henry  Wright.r 

Mon.  11. — Gen.  Daniel  H.  Wells  and  some 
militia  started  for  Sanpete  Valley,  to  pro- 
tect the  settlements  in  that  and  adjacent 
counties,  against  the  Indians. 

Sun.  24. — The  Indians  made  a  raid  on 
Thistle  Valley,  Sanpete  Co.,  killed  Charles 
Brown,  wounded  Thos.  Snarr  and  drove 
off  26  horses. 

Tues.  26.— The  Indians  drove  off  a  band 
of  horses  and  cattle  from  Spanish  Fork, 
Utah  Co.  A  company  of  men  followed  and 
overtook  the  thieves;  a  battle  ensued,  in 
which  Jonathan  Edmiston,  of  Manti,  was 
killed,  and  others  were  wounded.  Most  of 
the  stock  was  recovered. 

August.  Mon.  20.— Elder  C.  M.  Gillet 
died  on  the  plains,  23  miles  west  of  Fort 
Kearney,  while  returning  from  a  mission 
to  England. 

Tues.  21. — A  flood  did  great  damage  in 
Sevier  County. 

September.  Tues.  4  — Capt.  Thos.  E. 
Ricks'  train  of  immigrating  Saints,  con- 
sisting of  46  wagons  and  251  passengers, 
arrived  in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Wed.  5.— Capt.  Samuel  D.  White's  mule 
train,  which  had  left  Wyoming,  July  7th, 
with  230  immigrants,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

Sat.  15. — Capt.  Wm.  Henry  Chipman's 
train  of  immmigrants,  which  had  left 
Wyoming  July  13th,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City.  About  one  hundred  head  of  cattle 
were  stolen  from  this  company  by  Indians, 
on  the  plains. 

Tues.  25.— Capt.  John  D.  Holladay's  ox 
train  of  immigrating  Saints,  which  hsd 
started  from  Wyoming  July  19th,  arrived 
in  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Sat.  25.— Capt.  Peter  Nebeker's  train 
of  62  wagons  and  nearly  four  hundred  im- 
migrants, which  had  started  from  Wyom- 
ing Aug.  4th,   arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City. 

— Capt.  Daniel  Thompson's  ox  train  of 
immigrants,  which  had  left  Wyoming 
July  25th,  with  84  wagons  and  about  five 
hundred  immigrants,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

October.  Mon.  i.— Capt.  Joseph.  S. 
Rawlins'  ox  train  of  65  wagons  and  over 
four  hundred  passengers,which  had  started 


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from  Wyoming  Aug.  2nd,  arrived  at  G.  S. 
L.  City. 

Snn.  7.— 'Part  of  Capt.  Arza  E.  Hink- 
ley's  relief  train,  which  was  sent  back  450 
miles  to  meet  the  last  companies,  returned 
to  G.  S.  L.  City,  with  87  passengers  from 
Capt.  Abner  Lowry's  train. 

Mo7i.  8.— Capt.  Andrew  H.  Scott's  ox 
train,  which  had  started  from  Wyoming, 
Aug.  8th,  with  49  wagons  and  about  three 
hundred  immigrants,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L. 
City.  About  thirty  of  the  immigrants 
died  on  the  journey. 

Wed.  10.— The  surviving  members  of 
Zion's  Camp  had  a  reunion  at  the  Social 
Hall,  G.  S.  L.  City. 

Mon.  i5.— Capt.  Horton  D.  Haight's  train 
of  65  wagons,  bringing  the  wire  for  the 
Deseret  Telegraph  Line,  arrived  at  G.S.L. 
City. 

Mo7i.  22.— Captain  Abner  Lowry's  train 
of  immigrating  Saints,  the  last  company 
of  the  season,  arrived  at  G.  S.  L.  City.  It 
had  started  from  Wyoming  Aug.  13th.  A 
great  number  of  immigrants  died  of 
cholera  on  the  journey. 

— Dr.  J.  King  Robinson  was  killed  in  G. 
S.  L.  City. 

Tties.  23. — John  P.  Lee's  ranch,  on  South 
creek,  about  eight  miles  from  Beaver,  was 
attacked  by  Piute  Indians,  who  fired  the 
house  and  wounded  Joseph  Lillywhite. 

November.  Fri.  30.  —  Elder  Abel 
Evans,  missionary  from  Utah,  died  at 
Merthyr  Tydfil,  Wales. 

December.  Sat.  /.—The  Deseret  Tel- 
egraph Line  was  opened  between  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Ogden.  On  the  8th  it 
was  opened  to  Logan  and  on  the  28th  to 
Manti. 

Sun.  9.— The  16th  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  at  G.  S.  L.  City  and 
organized  by  electing  Geo.  A.  Smith  pre- 
sident of  the  Council,  and  John  Taylor 
speaker  of  the  House. 

Thurs.  20.— In  a  letter,  addressed  to  the 
"Leaders  of  the  Mormon  Church",  a  nuna- 
ber  of  Gentile  merchants  in  G.  S.  L.  City, 
proposed  to  leave  the  Territory  if  Brigham 
Young  would  buy  them  out.  A  character- 
istic reply  from  Pres.  Young  the  following 
day  was  the  result,  and  their  proposition 
was  declined. 

Thurs.  27.— "Dutch  Charley",  a  burglar, 
was  shot  and  killed  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  while 
in  the  act  of  stealing. 


1867. 

The  Indian  diflftculties  in  the  South, 
known  as  the  BlackHawk  war,became  more 
serious;  companies  of  militia  were  sent 
from  the  North  to  protect  the  settlers ;  but 
nearly  all  the  settlements  on  the  upper 
Sevier  and  those  in  Kane  County  were  de- 
serted by  their  inhabitants,  who  moved  to 
the  older  and  stronger  towns  for  safety. 
Grasshoppers  destroyed  the  crops  in  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  Territory.  No  Church 
teams  were  sent  this  year  to  the  Missouri 
river  for   the   poor,    in    consequence    of 


which    the    immigration    was    compara- 
tively small. 

January.  —  The  Utah  legislature  pe- 
titioned Congress  to  repeal  the  anti- big- 
amy law  of  1862,  and  the  general  assembly 
of  Deseret  prayed  for  admission  into  the 
Union  as  a  State. 

—The  Indians  made  a  raid  on  Pine  Val- 
ley, Washington  Co.,  and  captured  a  band 
of  horses.  Capt.  Andrus,  with  a  com- 
pany of  cavalry,  followed  them,  recovered 
most  of  the  horses  and  killed  seven  In- 
dians. 

Mon.  7.— John  Lowry, -sen.,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Sanpete  Valley,  died  at 
Manti. 

Tues.  15.— The  Deseret  Telegraph  Line 
was  opened  to  St.  George. 

Wed.  23. — Amasa  M.  Lyman,  in  a  com- 
munication addressed  to  the  Latter  -  day 
Saints  in  all  the  world,  acknowledged  his 
doctrine,  annulling  the  atonement  of  Jesus 
Christ,  to  be  false. 

February.  Sun.  24.— The  Saints  who 
had  settled  west  of  the  river  Jordan,  west 
of  G.  S.  L.  City,  were  organized  into  a 
Ward  called  Brighton,  with  Andrew  W. 
Cooley  as  Bishop. 

Mon.  25. — Patriarch  Mark  Anthony 
Coombs  died  at  Beaver,  Utah. 

Tues.  26.— James  W.  Huntsman  died  at 
Shoal  Creek,  Washington  Co.,  Utah. 

March.  Thurs.  21.— The  Deseret  Tele- 
graph Co.,  incorporated  Jan.  18,  1867,  was 
organized,  with  Brigham  Young  as  presi- 
dent. 

— The  Indians  made  a  raid  on  the  stock 
of  Richfield  and    Glenwood,  Sevier    Co. 
killing    Jens    Peter    Petersen    and     wife 
(Charlotte  Amalie)  and  Miss  Smith,  all  of 
Richfield. 

Fri.  29.— Geo.  Davis  was  accidentally 
killed  near  G.  S.  L.  City, 

April.  Sat.  6. — The  37th  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Church  was  commenced  in  G. 
S.  L.  City.    It  was  continued  till  the  8th. 

Sat.  20.— Richfield,  Sevier  Co.,  was  de- 
serted by  its  inhabitants  because  of  Indian 
trouble.  About  the  same  time  the  other 
settlements  in  Sevier  and  those  in  Piute 
County  were  abandoned  for  the  same 
cause,  as  well  as  the  settlements  of  Berry- 
viUe,  Winsor,  Upper  and  Lower  Kanab, 
Shunesberg,  Springdale  and  Northup,  and 
many  ranches  in  Kane  County ;  also  the 
settlements  of  Panguitch  and  Fort  Sand- 
ford,  in  Iron  County. 

Mon.  22. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
company  left  G.  S.  L.  City,  on  a  tour  to 
"Dixie,"  from  which  they  returned  May 
15h,  after  traveling  seven  hundred  miles. 

June.  Sat.  1. — Lois  Lund  was  killed 
and  Jasper  Robertson  wounded,  near 
Fountain  Green,  Sanpete  Co.,  by  Indians, 
who  also  drove  off  40  horses. 

— Twenty  Saints  sailed  from  London, 
England,  on  the  ship  Hudson,  bound  for 
Utah.  The  vessel  arrived  at  New  York 
July  19th. 

Sun.  2. — Major  John  W.  Vance,  of  Al- 
pine, Utah  Co.,  and  Heber  Houtz,  of  G.  S. 
L.  City,  were  waylaid  and  killed  by 
Indians  on  Twelve  Mile  creek,.  Sanpete 
Co.,  Utah. 

Mon.  3.— Geo.  W.  Rogers  was  accident- 


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ally  killed  in  G.  S.  L.  City,  by  the  falling  of 
a  bank  of  earth. 

Fri.  14.— The  Indians  made  a  raid  on 
Beaver,  Utah,  and  captured  a  large  herd 
of  stock. 

Fri.  21.— The  steamship  3fanhattan 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  480 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Archibald 
N.  Hill.  It  arrived  in  New  York  July  4th, 
and  the  emigrants  continued  the  journey 
to  North  Platte,  a  station  on  the  Union 
Pacific  Railroad,  391  miles  west  of  Omaha. 
From  that  place  the  journey  across  the 
plains  was  commenced,  Aug.  8th,  with  ox 
teams,  under  the  direction  of  Capt.  Leon- 
ard G.  Rice,  and  the  company  arrived  in 
G.  S.  L.  City  Oct.  5th. 

July.— Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards 
succeeded  Brigham  Young,  jun,  as  presi- 
dent of  '^he  European  mission. 

Sat.  g.— The  Saints  in  Pine  Valley, 
Washington  Co.,  Utah,  were  organized  in- 
to a  separate  Ward,  with  Wm.  Snow  as 
Bishop. 
r~  Fri.  19.— The  grasshoppers  appeared  in 
vast  numbers  and  did  great  damage  to  the 
crops  in  Utah  during  the  following  few 
weeks. 

Sun.  21 :— The  Indians  made  a  descent 
upon  the  stock  on  Little  creek,  near  Paro- 
wan.  Iron  Co.,  but  were  driven  back  by  a 
company  of  cavalry. 

Wed.  24.— Brigham  Willard  Kimball,  a 
son  of  Heber  C.  Kimball,  died  on  Pole 
creek,  while  returning  from  a  mission  to 
England. 

August.  Sat.  3. — Robert  Todd,  sen.,  of 
Tooele,  was  found  dead  on  the  Jordan 
bottoms,  G.  S.  L.  Co. 

>S'tm. '/.—Anson  V.  Call  died  on  Laramie 
plains,  while  returning  home  from  a  mis- 
sion to  England. 

Tues.  13. — The  Indians  made  a  raid  on 
Springtown,  Sanpete  Co.,  killing  James 
Meeks  and  Andrew  Johansen.  They  also 
wounded  another  man  and  captured  a 
band  of  horses. 

Tues.  20. — The  Harmony  branch,  Wash- 
ington Co.,  Utah,  was  organized  into  a 
Ward  by  Apostle  Erastus  Snow,  with 
Wilson  D.  Pace  as  Bishop. 

Sat.  24.— The  Provo  meeting  house  (81 
feet  long  and  47  feet  wide,  with  a  tower  80 
feet  high)  was  dedicated. 
"September.  Thurs.  5. — John  Hay,  of 
Capt.  Wm.  L.  Binder's  company  of  militia, 
was  killed  by  Indians,  near  Fayette,  San- 
pete Co. 

Wed.  iS.— The  Indians  made  another  raid 
on  Beaver,  and  drove  off  two  hundred 
head  of  horses  and  cattle. 

October.  Sun.  6. — The  first  conference 
held  in  the  large  Tabernacle,  in  G.  S.  L. 
City,  was  commenced.  It  continued  until 
the  9th.  This  structure,  which  had  just 
been  completed,  was  250  feet  long  and  150 
feet  wide,  with  its  immense  roof,  arched 
without  a  pillar.  Height  of  interior,  68 
feet  from  floor  to  ceiling.  During  the 
conference  163  missionaries  were  called  to 
strengthen  the  settlements  in  southern 
Utah,  and  the  Saints  were  called  upon  to 
assist  liberally  the  following  year  towards 
emigrating  all  the  poor  Saints  from  Great 
Britain.  On  the  8th  Joseph  F.  Smith  was 
chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the  Council  of 


the  Twelve  Apostles,  occasioned  by  the 
apostasy  of  Amasa  M.  Lyman. 

Tues.  22.— Y Hate  Murray  Kimball,  wife 
of  Pres.  Heber  C.  Kimball,  died  in  G.  S.  L. 
City. 

November.  Wed.  13.— The  Union  Pa- 
cific Railway  was  completed  to  Cheyenne. 

Thurs.  21.— The  first  number  of  the 
Deseret  Evening  News  was  issued  in  G.  S. 
L.  City;  Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  editor. 

December.  Sat.  1. — Benjamin  String- 
ham  was  appointed  to  preside  over  the 
Saints  at  Bennington  (now  Leeds)  and 
Harrisburg,  Washington  Co.,  Utah,  as 
acting  Bishop. 

Tues.  i7.— Bishop  Caleb  G.  Edwards  died 
at  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co. 

Tues.  24.— Millersburgh  and  other  small 
towns  in  southern  Utah,  on  the  Rio 
Virgen,  were  almost  completely  destroyed 
by  a  flood. 

Wed.  25. — John  James  and  wife,  of  Wil- 
lard, Box  Elder  Co.,  were  accidentally 
drowned  in  Sand  creek. 


1868. 

During  this  year  the  grasshoppers  did 
much  damage  to  the  crops  in  Utah,  and 
many  of  the  farmers,  as  well  as  others, 
sought  employment  on  the  Union  Pacific 
Railroad,  which  was  now  being  built 
through  the  Territory.  Names  changed  to 
Salt  Lake  City  and  County.  Church  teams 
were  sent  east  for  the  last  time  to  bring 
in  the  immigration. 

January.  Tues.  7. — Geo.  R.  Ga^oway 
froze  to  death  near  Kamas,  Summit  Co., 
Utah. 

Mbn.  13. — The  17th  annual  session  of  the 
Utah  legislature  convened  in  G.  S.  L.  City 
and  organized  by  appointing  Geo.  A. 
Smith  president  of  the  Council,  and  John 
Taylor  speaker  of  the  House. 

Fri.  i7.— The  first  number  of  the  Utah 
Magazine  was  published  in  G.  S.  L.  City, 
Elias  L.  T.  Harrison  editor. 

Wed.  22. — The  first  number  of  Our  Dixie 
Times,  a  weekly  paper,  edited  and  pub- 
lished by  Joseph  E.Johnson,  at  St.  George, 
Utah,  was  issued.  In  the  following  May 
it  changed  name  to  the  Hio  Virgen  Titnes. 
Wed.  29.— A  legislative  act  was  approved, 
changing  the  names  of  Great  Salt  Lake 
City  and  Great  Salt  Lake  County  to  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Salt  Lake  County.  On  the 
same  day  an  act,  changing  the  name  of 
Richland  County  to  Rich  County  (Utah), 
was  approved. 

February.  Thurs.  13.— A  legislative 
act  incorporating  Morgan  City,  Morgan 
Co.,  Utah,  was  approved. 

Mon.  17. — Hiram  B.  Clawson  and  Wm. 
C.  Staines,  who  had  been  appointed  Church 
emigration  agents  this  season,  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  the  East,  with  $27,000  to  be 
used  for  gathering  the  poor.  This  year 
about  seventy  thousand  dollars  was  raised 
for  the  emigration  of  the  poor  Saints, 
mainly  from  Great  Britain,  an  extra  effort 
being  made  on  the  part  of  the  Saints  in 
Utah  for  that  purpose. 

March.    Sun.  29. — The  74th  quorum  of 


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Seventy  was  partly  organized  at  Far- 
mington,  Davis  Co.,  with  Lot  Smith,  James 
T.  Smith,  Oliver  L.  Robinson,  John  Leavit, 
Philander  Brown,  Elias  Vanfieet  and 
Charles  Wm.  Stayner  as  presidents. 

April.  JSat.  4.— Bishop  Frederick  Ol- 
son's company  of  settlers  was  attacked  by 
Indiaus  near  the  Rocky  Ford  of  the  Se- 
vier river,  between  Salina  and  Richfield. 
During  the  fight  which  ensued,  Lars  Alex. 
Justesen  and  Charles  Wilson  were  killed 
and  others  wounded. 

Mon.  6. — The  38th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church,  which  was  continued  for  three 
days,  was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  13.— Heher  M.  Walker  of  Pleasant 
Grove,  Utah  Co.,  was  accidentally  killed 
by  the  stumbling  of  a  horse. 

May.  Thurs.  1. — Four  Indians  made  a 
raid  on  Scipio,  Millard  Co.,  and  drove  ofP 
fifteen  head  of  horses. 

Mon.  11. — The  citizens  of  Salt  Lake  City 
commenced  an  organized  warfare  against 
the  grasshoppers,  which  appeared  in  great 
numbers. 

Sat.  16. — Samuel  B.  Reed,  chief  of  con- 
struction on  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad, 
and  Silas  Seymour,  constructing  engineer, 
arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  business  for 
their  road.  A  few  days  later  Pres.  Brig- 
han  Young  took  a  contract  to  do  the  grad- 
ing on  ninety  miles  of  the  road,  and  great 
numbers  of  men  from  the  valleys  turned 
out  to  labor  on  it.  By  this  means  money 
became  more  plentiful  in  the  Territory. 

Thurs.  2i.— Jeremiah  Willey,  formerly 
a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died 
at  Bountiful,  Davis  C. 

June.— The  Union  Iron  Company  com- 
menced operations  at  Pinto,  Iron  Co. 

— The  Indians  continued  troublesome  in 
Sanpete  County,  stole  cattle  and  annoyed 
the  settlers. 

/  hurs.  4.— The  packet  ship  John  Bright 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  722 
Saints  (176  from  Scandinavia),  under  the 
direction  of  James  McGaw ;  the  company 
arrived  at  New  York  July  13th,  and  at 
Laramie  City,  on  the  Union  Pacific  Rail- 
road, 573  miles  west  of  Omaha,  July  23rd. 

Afon.  8. — Joseph  A.  Young,  Brigham 
Young,  jun.,  and  John  W.  Young  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  the  head  of  Echo  Canyon,  as 
agents  for  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  to  let 
contracts  for  grading  on  the  Union  Pacific 
Railroad. 

Tues.  9. — Ground  was  broken  for  the 
Union  Pacific  Railroad  at  Devil's  Gate,  in 
Weber  Canyon. 

Wed.  10. — A  mass  meeting  in  Salt  Lake 
City  passed  resolutions  in  favor  of  assist- 
ing the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  through  the 
Territory  of  Utah. 

Sun.  14.— The  Star  of  the  West,  a  vessel 
owned  by  Mr.  Meredith,  was  wrecked  on 
the  Great  Salt  Lake,  in  a  storm,  while 
used  by  a  surveying  party. 

Afon.  15.— On  this  and  the  two  following 
days,  the  Church  teams,  about  five  hundred 
in  number,  sent  to  the  terminus  of  the 
Union  Pacific  Railroad  this  season  for 
the  poor,  left  Salt  Lake  City,  under  Cap- 
tains Edward  T.  Mumford,  Joseph  S. 
Rawlins,  John  G.  Holman,  William  S. 
Seeley,  John  R.  Murdock,  Daniel  D.  Mc- 
Arthur,  John  Gillespie,  Horton  D.  Haight, 
Chester  Loveland  and  Simpson  M.  Molen. 


Wed.  17. — John  Ager  was  found  drowned 
in  the  Weber  river,  near  Morgan,  Utah. 

Sat.  20. — The  packet  ship  Emerald  Isle 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  876 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Hans  Jen- 
sen Hals.  It  arrived  at  New  York  harbor, 
after  an  unpleasant  voyage,  Aug.  11th. 
The  emigrants  landed  on  the  llth  and  ar- 
rived at  Benton,  on  the  Union  Pacific  Rail- 
road, about  seven  hundred  miles  west  from 
Omaha,  Aug.  25th.  Thirty- seven  deaths 
occurred  on  the  ocean,  and  others  died  in 
the  hospital  in  New  York. 

Mon.  22. —  Heber  C.  Kimball,  first  Coun- 
selor to  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Tues.  23. — Latimer  &  Taylor's  machine 
shops,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  were  destroyed 
by  fire.    Loss,  $12,000. 

Wed.  24. — The  packet  ship  Constitution, 
the  last  sailing  vessel  which  brought  any 
large  company  of  Saints  across  the  Atlan- 
tic, sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with 
457  British,  Swiss  and  German  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Harvey  H.  Cluff.  It  arrived  at 
New  York  Aug.  5th,  and  the  immigrants 
continued  by  rail  to  Benton. 

Thurs.  25. — Niels  Christoffersen  and  Pe- 
ter Smith,  of  Manti,  Peter  Nielsen  of  Fair- 
view,  Chr.  Jensen  and  Chr.  Nebellah,  of 
Mount  Pleasant,  and  Thos.  Yeates,  of  Mill- 
ville,  all  belonging  to  the  Church  trains, 
were  drowned  at  Robison's  ferry,on  Green 
river,  by  the  capsizing  of  a  boat. 

Tues.  30. — The  steamship  Jjr/?ineso^a,with 
534  Saints,  under  the  direction  of  John 
Parry,  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England.  It 
arrived  at  New  York  July  12th,  and  the 
immigrants  reached  Laramie  City  July 
22nd. 

July.  Sat.  4.— Water  was  first  brought 
on  the  Provo  bench,  Utah  Co.,  by  means 
of  a  big  canal  just  completed,  from  the 
Provo  river. 

Sat.  11. — The  Indians  made  a  raid  on  a 
horse  herd,  near  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co., 
driving  off  some  twelve  head  of  horses. 
The  herdsman  gave  chase,  had  a  fight  with 
the  savages  and  recovered  most  of  the 
animals. 

Tues.  14. — The  steamship  Colorado  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  600  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Wm.  B.  Preston. 
It  arrived  at  New  York,  July  28th,  and  the 
company  reached  Benton,  Aug.  7th. 

—Elder  Ezra  J.  Clark,  son  of  Ezra  T. 
Clark,  of  Farmington,  Davis  Co.,  Utah, 
died  near  Fonda,  Montgomery  Co.,  N.  Y., 
while  returning  from  a  mission  to  Great 
Britain,  with  the  company  of  emigrants 
who  crossed  the  Atlantic  on  the  Min- 
nesota. 

August.  Mon.  3. — At  the  annual  elec- 
tion in  Utah,  Wm.  H.  Hooper  was  re-elected 
delegate  to  Congress. 

Tues.  fi.— David  Fisher,  of  the  10th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  accidentally 
killed  while  working  on  the  Union  Pa- 
cific   Railroad,  in  Weber  Canyon. 

Tues.  18. — The  settlement  of  St.  Joseph, 
Arizona  (on  the  Muddy),  was  partly  des- 
troyed by  fire. 

Wed.  19.— Col.  F.  H.  Head,  superintend- 
ent of  Indian  affairs,  and  Dimick  B.  Hun- 
tington, Indian  interpreter,  had  a  "big 
talk"  with  the  Indians  in  Strawberry  Val- 
ley, Uintah,  and  a  treaty  of  peace  was 


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made  with  these  Indians,  who  had  raided 
the  settlements  in  Sanpete  Valley  and 
other  places. 

— Capt.  John  R.  Murdock's  mule  train, 
which  left  Laramie  City,  July  27th,  with 
50  wagons  and  about  six  hundred  immi- 
grants, arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City;  six  per- 
sons died  on  the  journey. 

—Robert  C.  Sharkey  was  killed  by  the 
discharge  of  a  gun,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  20.— Capt.  Chester  Loveland's 
mule  train  of  40  wagons  and  about  four 
hundred  passengers,  which  left  Laramie 
City,  July  25th,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
Two  deaths  occurreu  on  the  journey. 

— Capt.  Joseph  S.  Rawlins'  mule  train, 
consisting  of  31  wagons  and  nearly  three 
hundred  passengers,  which  left  Laramie 
City,  July  25th,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
Two  died  on  the  journey. 

3fon.  24.— Capt.  Horton  D.  Haight's 
mule  train,  which  left  Laramie  City  July 
27th,  with  freight  and  275  passengers,  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City.  Six  deaths  oc- 
curred on  the  journey. 

Sat.  29.— Capt.  Wm.  S.  Seeley's  ox  train 
of  39  wagons,  which  left  Laramie  City 
August  1st,  with  passengers  (272  souls) 
from  Williamsburg,  N.  Y.,  and  freight,  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City.  Four  deaths  oc- 
curred on  the  trip. 

September.— Albert  Carrington  suc- 
ceeded Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards  as 
president  of  the  European  mission. 

Pres.  Brigham  Young  spent  most  of  the 
summer  on  preaching  tours  through  the 
settlements. 

VFetZ.  2.— Capt.  Simpson  M.  Molen's  ox 
train  of  61  wagons,  which  left  Benton 
Aug.  13th,  with  freight  and  about  three 
hundred  passengers,  and  Capt.  Daniel  D. 
Mc  Arthur's  ox  train  of  61  wagons,  which 
left  Benton  Aug.  14th  with  411  passengers, 
arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City.  One  child  died 
in  the  former  and  five  children  in  the  lat- 
ter company,  on  the  journey. 

Tues.  t3.— Capt.  John  Gillespie's  ox 
train  of  54  wagons  and  about  five  hundred 
immigrants,  which  left  Benton  Aug.  24th, 
arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  20. — At  a  special  conference  held 
at  Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  and  attended  by  Pres. 
Brigham  Young  and  other  leading  men, 
Nephi  was  organized  into  a  Stake  of  Zion, 
with  Jacob  G.  Bigler  as  president. 

Thurs.  24.— Capt.  Edward  T.  Mumford's 
mule  train  of  28  wagons,  which  left  Benton 
Sept.  1st,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  with 
250  passengers. 

F7'i.  25. — Capt.  John  G.  Holman's  ox 
train  of  62  wagons,  which  left  Benton 
Sept.  1st,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  with 
about  six  hundred  and  fifty  immigrants. 
A  number  of  the  Saints  died  on  the  jour- 
ney. 

October.  Thurs.  1. — Apostle  Franklin 
D.  Richards  and  Chas.  W.  Penrose  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City  from  their  foreign  mis- 
sions. 

Tv^s.  6. — The  general  conference  was 
commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City.  It  was 
continued  three  days.  For  the  first  time 
in  Utah,  a  full  quorum  of  the  Twelve 
Apostles  was  present  at  conference.  A 
number  of  missionaries  were  called  to 
strengthen  the  southern  settlements.  On 
the  6th  Geo.  A.  Smith  was  chosen  as  First 


Counselor  to  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  in 
place  of  the  late  Heber  C.  Kimball,  and 
Brigham  Young,  jun.,  was  called  to  fill  the 
vacancy  caused  thereby  in  the  Council  of 
Twelve  Apostles. 

FiH.  ,9.— Brigham  Young,  jun.,  was  set 
apart  as  one  of  the  Twelve  Apostles. 

Wed.  14. — Henry  Erikson  was  thrown 
from  a  wagon  and  killed,  at  Mill  Creek, 
Salt  Lake  Co. 

Thurs.  i5.— Alexander  Ott,  an  able  and 
faithful  Elder,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  i6'.— Zion's  Co-operative  Mercantive 
Institution  commenced  operation  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  with  Brigham  Young  as  presi- 
dent. Co-operative  stores  were  shortly 
afterwards  opened  in  most  of  the  towns  and 
settlements  of  the  Territory. 

Sat.  17. — Samuel  Dennis  White  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  24. — A  company  of  sixty-one  immi- 
grants, who  had  been  left  from  some  of 
the  companies,  in  New  York,  because  of 
sickness,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
charge  of  Fred.  C.  Anderson,  having  left 
New  York  Oct.  3rd. 

November.  Sun.  i5.— Agnes  Taylor, 
wife  of  James  Taylor  and  mother  of  Apos- 
tle John  Taylor,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  27.— Christian  J0rgensen,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  accidentally  killed,  while 
working  on  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad,  on 
the  Weber. 

December.  Tues.  8.— Daniel  Spencer, 
president  of  the  Salt  Lake  Stake  of  Zion^ 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  9. — Leonora  Taylor,  wife  of  Apos- 
tle John  Taylor,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

FiH.  ii.— Harlam  P.  Swett  was  killed 
near  Lehi,  Utah  Co.  The  murderer  es- 
caped. 

Sun.  20. — Patriarch  Elisha  H.  Groves 
died  at  Kanarra,  Iron  Co. 

Tues.  22.— David  Grant,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Mill  Creek, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  Utah. 

Wed.  23. — Wm.  Jennings'  fine  residence, 
in  the  1 6th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
dedicated. 

Tues.  29. — Bishop  Jonathan  O.  Duke 
died  at  Provo. 

Wed.  50.— James  Read  and  Richard 
Gibbs  were  accidentally  killed,  while  la- 
boring on  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad, 
above  Round  Valley,  on  the  Weber. 

1869 

This  year  the  Saints  residing  in  Millard 
and  Beaver  Counties  and  in  Bear  Lake 
Valley  were  organized  into  Stakes  of  Zion. 
The  great  Pacific  railroad  was  completed 
through  the  Territory  and  a  branch  road 
built  from  Ogden  to  Salt  Lake  City.  Mis- 
sionary labor  was  considerably  revived  in 
the  United  States. 

January. — The  first  general  directory 
of  Salt  Lake  City  was  compiled  by  Ed- 
ward L.  Sloan. 

F7H.  1. — The  first  number  of  Ber  Stern, 
a  monthly  16-page  octavo  periodical,  pub- 
lished in  the  interest  of  the  Church  in 
Switzerland,  in  the  German  language,  was. 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY — 1869 


issued  in  Zurich ;  Karl  G.  Maeser,  editor 
and  publisher. 

Mon.  11. — The  18th  annual  session  of  the 
Utah  legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake 
City  and  organized  with  Geo.  A.  Smith 
president  of  the  Council  and  Orson  Pratt 
speaker  of  the  House. 

Fri.  i5.— Ira  Ames,  a  true  and  faitliful 
Elder,  died  at  Wellsville,  Cache  Co. 

— The  end  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad 
track  reached  Echo,  Summit  Co. 

Tries.  19. — Elder  John  Mace,  missionary 
from  Utah,  died  in  Leeds,  England. 

Thurs.  21.— An  observatory  was  erected 
on  the  south-east  corner  of  the  Temple 
Block,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  23. — Miss  Augusta  St.  Clair,  a  tal- 
ented lecturess,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

FH.  29. — Chauncey  W.  Millard,  a  mur- 
derer, was  executed  at  Provo. 

February. — Patriarch  Asahel  Perry 
died  at  Springville,  Utah  Co. 

Wed.  5.— Simeon  Carter,  formerly  a 
member  of  Zion's  Camp  and  prominent  in 
the  Church,  died  at  Brigham  City,  Box 
Elder  Co. 

Mon.  15. — Rio  Virgen  County,  Utah,  was 
created  by  act  of  the  Utah  legislature. 

FH.  19. — The  Utah  legislature  closed 
its  18th  session.  D 

Thurs.  25.— The  Navajo  Indians  in- 
vaded southern  Utah  and  stole  stock  at 
Harrisburgh.  A  number  of  armed  men 
from  St.  George  aiid  other  settlements 
started  in  pursuit. 

— Delegate  Wm.  H.  Hooper,  by  an  able 
speech  in  the  House  of  Representatives, 
frustrated  a  plan  to  divide  the  Territory 
of  Utah. 

March.— Jfow.  1. — Z.  C.  M.  I.  com- 
menced business  in  the  Eagle  Emporium, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  8. — The  Utah  Central  Railway 
company  was  organized,  with  Brigham 
Young  as  president. 

—A  United  States  land  oflBce  was  opened 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  University  of  Deseret  was  opened 
in  the  Council  House,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  Union  Pacific  Railroad  was  com- 
pleted to  Ogden,  and  a  celebration  held 
there  in  honor  of  the  event. 

Tues.  9. — At  a  special  conference  held  in 
the  State  House,  at  Fillmore,  Millard  Co., 
Utah,  a  Stake  of  Zion  was  organized  in 
Millard  County,  by  Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith 
and  Apostles  Erastus  Snow  and  Joseph  F. 
Smith,  with  Thos.  Callister  as  president. 
Daniel  Thompson  was  sustained  as  Bishop 
of  Scipio  (Round  Valley),  and  Culbert 
King  as  Bishop  of  Kanosh. 

Fri.  12.— The  Saints  residing  in  Beaver 
County,  Utah,  were  organized  into  the 
Beaver  Stake  of  Zion,  by  Apostles  Geo. 
A.  Smith  and  Erastus  Snow,  with  John  R. 
Murdock  as  president.  The  town  of 
Beaver  was  divided  into  two  Wards,  with 
Marquis  L.  Shepherd  as  Bishop  of  the  First 
and  John  Ashworth  as  Bishop  of  the  Sec- 
ond Ward.  The  villages  of  Greenville  and 
Adamsville  were  organized  into  a  third 
Ward,  with  David  B.  Adams,  of  Adams- 
ville, as  Bishop.  James  McKnight  was  sus- 
tained as  Bishop  of  Miners ville. 

— Elder  Carl  Widerborg  died  suddenly 
at  Ogden. 

Tttes.  i6.— Senator  Pomeroy  introduced 


a  bill  in  the  U.  S.  Senate,  to  establish  wo- 
man suffrage  in  Utah, 

Sun.  2i.— Franklin  B.  WooUey,  son  of 
Bishop  Edwin  D.  Woolley,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  killed  by  Indians,  on  the  Mohave 
river,  near  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

Thurs.  25.— Parowan,  Iron  Co.,  was  di- 
vided into  two  Wards,  with  Herman  D. 
Bayles  as  Bishop  of  the  First  and  Samuel 
H.  Rogers  as  Bishop  of  the  Second  Ward. 

— Corinne,  Box  Elder  Co.,  on  the  Cen- 
tral Pacific  Railroad,  was  located  by  non- 
Mormons. 

Sat.  27.— The  75th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  at  Ogden,  with  Archibald 
Macfarlane,  David  G.  Nelson,  Henry  J. 
Newman,  Joseph  A.  West,  Sanford  Bing- 
ham, jr.,  Wm.  Stoker,  Richard  White  and 
Ivar  Isaacson  as  presidents. 

— Indians  made  a  raid  on  the  stock  near 
Scipio,  Millard  Co.,  and  took  about  one 
hundred  head  of  cattle  and  horses. 

Sun.  28.— The  76th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  in  Weber  County,  with  Wm. 
F.  Critchlow,  David  H.  Peery,  Jeppe  G. 
Folkman,  Wm.  Halls,  James  Barker, 
Enoch  Farr  and  Edward  Edwards  as  pre- 
sidents. 

April.     Thurs.  1.— Major  J.  W.  Powell       (. 
finished  his  explorations  of  the  Colorado 
rivHfT' 

Sat.  3. — By  action  of  the  county  court, 
St.  Joseph,  on  the  Muddy,  was  made  the 
county  seat  of  Rio  Virgen  County. 

Mon.  5. — Three  men  were  killed  by  a 
snowslide  in  Mill  Creek  Canyon,  Salt 
Lake  Co. 

Tues.  6.— On  this  and  the  two  following 
days  the  39th  annual  conference  of  the 
Church  was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City;  forty - 
six  missionaries  were  called. 

Wed.  14.— The  dead  body  of  John  V. 
Long  was  found  in  a  ditch,  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Tues.  20.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  New  York,  to  publish  the 
Book  of  Mormon  in  the  Deseret  alphabet. 

Sat.  24.— The  Salt  Lake  Baity  Telegraph 
was  moved  from  Salt  Lake  City  to  Ogden. 

May.  Mon.  10.— The  great  Pacific  Rail- 
road was  completed  by  the  junction  of  the 
Union  Pacific  and  Central  Pacific  Rail- 
roads, at  Promontory,  northwest  of  Ogden, 
Utah,  where  the  last  rail  was  laid  and  the 
last  spike  (gold)  driven,  in  the  presence  of 
the  chief  officers  of  both  roads,  and  a  large 
concourse  of  people. 

Mon.  17. — Ground  was  broken  by  Pres. 
Brigham  Young  at  Ogden  for  the  Utah 
Central  Railway,  a  branch  road  soon  af- 
terwards built  from  Ogden  to  Salt  Lake 
City. 

June.  Tues.  l.—The  Provo  Co-opera- 
tive Woolen  Manufacturing  Company  was 
organized;  Brigham  Young,  president; 
Abraham  O.  Smoot,  vice  president.  A  site 
for  the  factory  was  also  selected,  and  Na- 
than Davis  appointed  architect. 

Wed.  2.— Elder  Barnabas  L.  Adams,  a 
Pioneer  of  184:7,died  suddenly  in  City  Creek 
Canyon,  near  Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  Guion  &  Co's.  steamship  Minne- 
sota sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with 
338  Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Elias 
Morris.  It  arrived  at  New  York  June  14th. 

FH.  1/.— Elder  Heman  Hyde  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 


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JSat.  12.— 3  a,mes  Davidson  and  wife  died 
from  want  of  water  on  the  desert,  between 
St.  George  and  the  settlements  on  the 
Muddy. 

Tues.  15.— Hon.  B.  Q.  Wade,  late  pre- 
sident of  the  U.  S.  Senate,  and  Major- 
General  Philip  H.  Sheridan  and  staff  visit- 
ed Salt  Lake  City.' 

iSun.  20. — The  Saints  residing  in  Bear 
Lake  Valley  were  organized  by  Pres. 
Brigham  Young  into  a  Stake  of  Zion,  with 
David  P.  Kimball  as  president. 

Fri.  25. — The  first  company  of  Latter- 
day  Saint  immigrants  who  came  all  the 
way  from  the  Missouri  river  by  rail  arrived 
inOgdenby  the  U.  P.  R.  R.,  in  charge  of 
Elias  Morris. 

July.  Fri.  5.— Senator  L.  Trumbull 
and  the  Chicago  Commercial  party  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Sat.  10. — The  Chicago  Commercial  dele  - 
gation,  headed  by  Col.  J.  H.  Bowen,  called 
upon  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Thurs.  15. — The  steamship  Minnesota 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  598 
Saints,  mostly  from  Scandinavia,  under 
the  direction  of  O.  C.  Olsen.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  July  28th,  and  at 
Taylor's  Switch,  near  Ogden,  Aug.  6th. 

Hun.  25. — The  first  shipment  of  Utah  ore 
to  California  took  place.  It  consisted  of 
ten  tons  from  the  Monitor  and  Magnet 
mine,  Little  Cottonwood,  shipped  by  Wood- 
hull  Bros,  to  T.  H.  Selby,  San  Francisco. 

Mon.  2^.— Thomas  L.  Frazier,  formerly 
a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died 
at  Wanship,  Summit  Co.,  from  the  effects 
of  stabbing  inflicted  a  few  days  before  by 
a  Mr.  Kilfoyle. 

'4  Wed.  28. — The  fine  steamship  Colorado 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  365 
Saints,  in  charge  of  John  E.  Face.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  about  Aug. 
10th,  and  at  Ogden  Aug  20th. 

Sat.  3i.— WoodhuU  Bros,  made  the  first 
shipment  of  copper  ore,  ten  tons,  from  the 
Kingston  mine,  Bingham  Canyon. 
i  August.— The  grasshoppers  destroyed  a 
large  portion  of  the  growing  crops  in 
Cache,  Washington,  Kane  and  Iron  Coun- 
ties; other  parts  of  the  Territory  escaped 
the  visitation  and  gathered  abundant 
crops. 

Sat.  21.— The  Joint  Congressional  Com- 
mittee on  retrenchment,  including  several 
distinguished  statesmen,  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Wed.  25. — Frederick  Woesner  was  killed 
by  unknown  parties,  at  Montpelier,  Rich 
Co.,  Utah  (now  in  Idaho). 

— The  steamship  Minnesota  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  443  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Marius  Ensign.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  6th,  and  at  Og- 
den Sept.  16. 

Mon.  30. — Geo.  Francis  Train  delivered 
an  interesting  lecture  in  the  Theatre, 
Salt  Lake  City.  The  following  evening 
he  lectured  on  the  subjects,  "Doctor,Law- 
yer  and  Clergyman." 

September.  Fri.  .9.— Apostle  Ezra  T. 
Benson  died  at  Ogden,  Utah. 

Fri.  10.— John  Goddard,  son  of  Geo.  God- 
dard,    was    accidentally  drowned    in    the 
Jordan  river,  near  SaltLake  City. 
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Sat.  i8.— Bishop  Wm.  W.  Wall  died  at 
Provo. 

Mon.  20. — The  Indians  made  a  raid  on 
Fairview,  Sanpete  Co.,  and  stole  eighteen 
head  of  horses. 

Wed.  22. — Tracklaying  was  commenced 
on  the  Utah  Central  Railway  at  Ogden. 

— The  steamship  Manhattan  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  239  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Joseph  Lawson.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Oct.  7th,  and  at  Og- 
den Oct.  16th. 

Sun.  26. — Apostle  Orson  Pratt  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City  from  his  mission  to  the 
East. 

October.  Sun.  3.  —  Vice  -  President 
Schuyler  Colfax  and  party  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  en  route  from  California  to  the 
East. 

Tues.  5.  —  Vice-President  Colfax  de- 
livered a  speech  from  the  portico  of  the 
Townsend  House,  Salt  Lake  City,  in  which 
he  praised  the  industries  of  the  Mormon 
people,  but  denounced  polygamy.  This  led 
to  an  important  open  correspondence  be- 
tween Colfax  and  Apostle  John  Taylor. 

—A  company  of  40  Saints  from  Georgia 
and  other  States  arrived  at  Ogden,  in 
charge  of  Jesse  W.  Crosby,  jun. 

Wed.  6.  —The  steamship  Minnesota  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  294  Saints, 
in  charge  of  James  Needham.  The  com- 
pany, which  was  the  sixth  ship-load  of  the 
season  sailing  from  Liverpool,  arrived  at 
New  York  Oct.  17th,  and  at  Ogden  Oct. 
28th.  By  a  collision  with  an  express  train, 
at  Evanston,  Oct.  27th,  two  of  the  immi- 
grants were  killed  and  others  wounded. 

Thurs.  7. — A  mass  meeting  was  held  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  witfi  a  view  of  again  ap- 
pealing to  Congress  for  the  admission  of 
Utah  into  the  Union  as  a  State. 

Fri.  8. — About  one  hundred  and  ninety 
missionaries  were  called  at  the  general 
conference,  held  at  Salt  Lake  City,  to  go 
on  missions. 

Sat.  9.— The  surviving  members  of  Zion's 
Camp  had  a  party  in  Salt  Lake  City,  ar- 
ranged by  Bishop  Edward  Hunter  and 
Counselors. 

Mon.  18. — John  Walker,  a  survivor  of  the 
Haun's  Mills  massacre,  died  at  Farming-, 
ton,  Davis  Co.,  Utah. 

Wed.  20. — The  ground  was  broken  for 
the  Coalville  and  Echo  Railway,  in  Sum- 
mit County. 

Mon.  .?5.— Elias  L.  T.  Harrison,  Wm.  S. 
Godbe  and  Eli  B.  Kelsey  were  excommu- 
nicated from  the  Church,  by  the  High 
Council,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  apostacy. 

Sun.  Jf.— Indians  made  a  raid  on  the 
town  of  Kanarra,  Iron  Co.,  Utah,and  drove 
off  horses. 

November.  Sun.  7.— At  a  conference 
held  in  St.  George,  Utah,  the  settlements 
of  the  Saints  in  southern  Utah  were  or- 
ganized into  a  stake  of  Zion  with  Joseph 
W.  Young  as  president,  and  Robert  Gard- 
ner and  Jas.  G.  Bleak  as  counselors;  St. 
George  was  divided  into  four  wards  with 
David  Milne,  Henry  Eyring,  Walter 
Granger  and  Nathaniel  Ashby  as  their  re- 
spective bishops.  Hebron  and  Clover 
Valley  were  organized  into  a  Ward,  with 
Geo.  H.  Crosby  as  Bishop. 

Mon.  8.— Carpenters  began  work  on  the 


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gallery  in  the  New  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sun.  14. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Cherry  Creek,  Malad  Valley,  Idaho,  were 
organized  into  the  Willow  Springs  branch 
of  the  Church,  with  Richard  J.  Davis  as 
president. 

Thurs.  18. — Miss  Annie  Lockhart,  a  fav- 
orite actress,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  22.— Ogden  was  decided  upon  as  the 
junction  of  the  Union  Pacific  and  Central 
Pacific  Railways. 

Wed.  24.— Stieet  lamps  were  first  used 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  29. — Emer  Harris,  brother  of  Mar- 
tin Harris,  died  at  Logan,  Utah. 

December.  Mon.  6.— The  Utah  Cen- 
tral Railway  was  permanently  opened  for 
trafic  from  Ogden  to  Farmington. 

—Senator  Aaron  H.  Cragin,  of  New 
Hampshire,  introduced  an  anti-polygamy 
bill  in  the  U.  S. Senate. 

Sat.  18. — The  Deseret  Telegraph  Line 
was  extended  to  Franklin,  Idaho. 

Sun.  19.— The  "Godbeite  Movement"  be- 
gan to  take  definite  shape. 

Thurs.  30. — Samuel  Gould,  formerly  a 
member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at 
Parowan,  Iron  Co. 


1870. 

The  women  of  Utah  were  enfranchised. 
The  Liberal  Party  was  organized  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  commenced  its  warfare 
against  the  "Mormons."  The  annual 
muster  of  the  Utah  militia  was  forbidden 
by  Gov.  Schaffer.  Judge  TTames  B.  McKean 
commenced  his  inglorious  career  in  the 
Territory.  Dr.  Taggart,  assessor  of  inter- 
nal revenue,  made  a  despicable  attempt  to 
compel  the  Church  to  pay  an  enormous  tax 
on  tithing,  but  failed  in  his  scheme. 

January. — Sat.  1. — The  first  number  of 
the  Ogden  ./unction,  a  semi -weekly  news- 
paper, was  issued  at  Ogden,  by  the  Ogden 
Junction  Publishing  Company;  Franklin 
D.  Richards,  editor.  Later  it  was  edited  by 
Charles  W.  Penrose.  The  paper  was  con- 
tinued under  that  name  until  Feb.  14, 
1881. 

—The  first  number  of  the  Mormon  Tri- 
bune, a  weekly  paper,  was  published  by 
the  Godbeites,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  ,9.— Bishop  Chauncey  W.  West,  of 
Ogden,  died  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Mon.  10.— The  last  rail  of  the  Utah  Cen- 
tral Railway  was  laid  and  the  last  spike 
driven,  at  Salt  Lake  City,  by  Pres.  Brig- 
ham  Young,  in  the  presence  of  15,000  peo- 
ple. 

2u£S.  11.— The  nineteenth  annual  ses- 
sion of  the  Utah  legislature  assembled  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  organized  by  electing 
Geo.  A.  Smith  president  of  the  Council, 
and  Orson  Pratt  speaker  of  the  House.  It 
was  an  important  session. 

Wed.  12.— Woodhull  Bros,  shipped  the 
first  car-load  of  ore  over  the  Utah  Central 
Railway. 

Thurs.  13.— A  great  mass  meeting  was 
held  by  the  ladies  of  Salt  Lake  City,  to 


protest  against  the  passage  of  the  Cullom 
anti- polygamy  bill,  which  had  been  intro- 
duced in  Congress.  Similar  meetings  were 
subsequently  held  by  the  ladies  in  most  of 
the  settlements  in  the  Territory. 

— The  first  coal  shipped  by  rail,  direct  to 
Salt  Lake  City,  arrived  there,  consisting 
of  two  carloads  from  the  Wasatch  Coal 
Company's  mines,  consigned  to  Frederick 
A.  H.  F.  Mitchell. 

February.— The  "Liberal  Party"  of 
Utah  was  formed  by  a  union  of  the  Gen- 
tiles and  Godbeites  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  10.— A  political  mass  meeting, 
appointed  by  the  "Liberal  Party"  of  Salt 
Lake  City  and  held  in  Walker's  old  store, 
was  carried  by  the  "People's  Party." 

Fri.  12. — An  act  passed  bv  the  legis- 
lature, conferring  the  elective  franchise 
upon  the  women  of  Utah,  was  approved 
by  Acting -Governor  S.  A.  Mann. 

Thurs.  i7.— Some  soldiers  from  Camp 
Douglas  beat  an  Indian  boy  and  fired  on 
the  police,  who  interfered  with  and  ar- 
rested them. 

Thurs.  24. — Pres.  Brigham  Young,  ac- 
companied by  a  number  of  leading  men, 
left  Salt  La  Ice  City  on  a  trip  to  the  south- 
ern settlements.  They  arrived  at  the 
Colorado  river,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Rio 
Virgen,  Arizona,  March  16th. 

March.  Wed.  2. — Elder  Jabez  Woodard 
died  at  Milton,  Morgan  Co. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Keepapitchin- 
in,  a  small  semi- weekly  periodical,  de- 
voted to  fun  and  amusement,  was  issued  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  by  Geo.  J.  Taylor  and 
Joseph  C.  Rich. 

Mon.  7. — Ole  Bull,  the  great  Norwegian 
violinist,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a 
visit.  He  gave  two  concerts  in  the  theatre 
and  left  on  the  10th. 

Sun.  20. — Hon.  J.  Wilson  Schaffer,  sev- 
enth governor  of  Utah,  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  He  proved  to  be  one  of  the 
most  bitter  officials  that  the  Territory 
ever  had. 

Wed.  2.?.— Although  Delegate  Wm.  H. 
Hooper  made  a  very  able  speech  in  defence 
of  religious  liberty  in  Utah,  the  Cullom 
Bill  was  passed  by  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. 

Tues.  29.— A  company  of  30  Elders  re- 
turned to  Salt  Lake  City  from  missions  to 
the  States. 

Thurs.  31.— The  citizens  of  Salt  Lake 
City  held  an  immense  mass  meeting  to 
protest  against  the  Cullom  Bill,  which  had 
not  yet  passed  the  Senate.  Afterwards 
mass  meetings  were  held  in  the  settle- 
ments for  the  same  purpose,  and  a  petition 
drafted  and  forwarded  to  the  Senate. 

ApriL— Sidney  Alvarus  Hanks,  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  1847,  froze  to  death  in 
Parley's  Park,  Summit  Co.,  Utah. 

— The  gallery  in  the  large  Tabernacle, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  finished. 

— Camp  Rawlins,  a  military  post,  was 
established  near  Provo,  Utah. 

—An  abandoned  child  was  left  at  the 
door  of  Mrs.  Prescinda  L.  Kimball~the 
first  occurrence  of  the  kind  known  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

FH.  i.— The  first  number  of  the  Vtah 
Pomologist  and  Gardener,  devoted  to  the 
orchard,  vineyard,  farm  and  garden,  was 


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issued  by  Joseph  E.  Johnson,  at  St.  George, 
Utah. 

Thurs.  7.— Elder  Edward  Stevenson 
Dreached  in  the  Kirtland  Temple,  O. 
.  Tues.  i2.— The  resolutions  adopted  by 
the  Salt  Lake  City  mass  meeting,  on  March 
31st,  were  presented  to  the  U.  S.  Senate 
and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Territo- 
ries. 

Wed.  i5.— Elder  Moroni  Bigelow  was 
killed  on  the  steamboat  Mary  McDonald 
and  thrown  into  the  Missouri  river,  be- 
tween Camden  and  Wellington,  Mo.  He 
was  returning  from  a  mission  to  the 
States. 

Sat.  16.—Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party  returned  to  Salt  Lake  City,  from  a 
preaching  trip  to  the  southern  settle- 
ments. 

Thurs.  21.— The  dead  body  of  Sidney 
Al varus  Hanks  was  found  near  Silver 
Creek,  Summit  Co. 

Wed.  ^7.— Patriarch  John  Young,  Pres. 
Brigham  Young's  eldest  brother,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

May.  Thurs.  5.— The  40th  annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt 
Lake  City.    It  was  continued  until  tjie  8th. 

Sun.  8. — General  Philip  Henry  Sheridan 
and  staff  arrived  in  Salt  Sake  City,  on  a 
visit. 

— Rev.  Geo.  M.  Pierce  entered  his  field 
of  labor  as  the  first  Methodist  missionary 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  10.— A  land-slide  in  Bingham  Can- 
yon resulted  in  the  death  of  Charles  A. 
Freeman  and  James  Leicester. 

Thurs.  12.— Am&sa,  M.  Lyman,  once  a 
member  of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  was  ex- 
communicated from  the  Church  for  apos- 
tacy. 

Fri.  13.  —  Geo.  Knighton  and  Henry 
Langford  were  drowned  in  the  Jordan 
river,  northwest  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

—Col.  M.  T.  Patrick,  U.  S.  Marshal  for 
Utah,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  i4.— Nathaniel  H.  Felt  and  Thos. 
Jackson  arrived  at  Salt  Lake  Citv,  with  a 
small  company  of  Saints  from  New  York 
State. 

Fri.  20.— Elder  Wm.  I.  Appleby  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

B'ri.  27.— James  Taylor,  Apostle  John 
Taylor's  father,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  87 
years  of  age. 

Sat.  28. — The  corner  stones  of  the  Provo 
Co-  operative  Woolen  Factory  were  laid. 

June. — The  grasshoppers  did  much  dam- 
age in  the  Territory. 

—Horace  S.  Eldredge  succeeded  Albert 
Carrington  as  president  of  the  European 
Mission. 

Sun.  5. — The  first  number  of  the  Salt 
Lake  Daily  Iferald  was  issued;  Wm.  C. 
Dunbar  and  Edward  L.  Sloan,  publishers ; 
Edward  L.  Sloan,  editor. 

Mon.  13.  —  Johan  C.  Christensen  was 
killed  by  lightning,while  in  the  field  irriga- 
ting, near  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co. 

Fri.  17.— In  the  Probate  Court  at  Manti, 
John  Steward,  of  Fairview,  Sanpete  Co., 
was  sentenced  to  be  shot,  for  the  killing  of 
Sally  Woodward,  an  Indian  girl,  some 
time  previous. 

Thurs.  23. — Fifteen  wagons,  loaded  with 
machinery  for  a  woolen  factory  at  Beaver, 
-eft  Salt  Lake  City. 


Tues.  28. — A  company  of  20  Saints  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  on  the  steamship 
Colorado,  for  the  United  States. 

July.  —  Pres.  U.  S.  Grant  appointed 
James  B.  McKean  chief  justice  and  Ver- 
non H.  Vaughan  secretary  of  Utah.  They 
succeeded  Judge  Charles  C.  Wilson  and 
Secretary  S.  A.  Mann. 

Sun.  3. — Albert  Carrington  was  ordained 
one  of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

FiH.  8. — James  Hendricks,  who  was  crip- 
pled at  the  Crooked  River  battle,  Oct.  25, 
1838,  died  at  Richmond,  Cache  Co. 

Tu£S.  12. — Lady  Franklin,  widow  of  Sir 
John  Franklin,  visited  Ogden,  on  her  re- 
turn trip  from  searching  for  her  lost  hus- 
band. She  afterwards  visited  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  13.  —  The  steamship  Manhattan 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  269 
British,  German  and  Swiss  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Karl  G.  Maeser.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  July  26th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  Aug.  5th. 

Wed.  20.  —  The  steamship  Ifinnesota 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  357 
Saints,  mostly  Scandinavians,  in  charge  of 
Jesse  N.  Smith.  The  company  arrived  at 
New  York  Aug.  1st,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City 
Aug.  10th. 

Sat.  23. — Geo.  Francis  Train  lectured  in 
the  Salt  Lake  Theatre,  in  defence  of  Brig- 
ham Young. 

August.  Mon.  1. — At  the  general  elec- 
tion in  Utah,  Wra.  H.  Hooper  received  over 
twenty  thousand  votes  for  delegate  to 
Congress,  and  Geo.  R.  Maxwell,  the 
Liberal  candidate,  only  a  few  hundred. 

Fri.  12.— A  discussion  commenced  in  the 
large  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City,  between 
Apostle  Orson  Pratt  and  Dr.  John  P. 
Newman,  chaplain  of  the  U.  S.  Senate, 
on  the  question:  "Does  the  Bible  sanction 
Polygamy?"    It  was  continued  three  days. 

Sat.  13.— S.  D.  WoodhuU,  of  the  firm  of 
Wood  hull  Bros.,  the  earliest  active  mining 
operators  in  Utah,  was  shot  in  Little  Cot- 
tonwood Canyon,  in  a  difficulty  over  a 
claim.      He  died  on  the  llth. 

Sat.  27.— The  establishment  of  Paul 
Engelbrecht  was  broken  up,  and  his  stock 
of  liquors  destroyed  under  authority  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  because  he  sold  liquor 
without  a  license. 

— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  party  left 
Salt  Lake  City  for  southern  Utah,  from 
which  he  returned  Sept.  24th. 

Mon.  29. — Alderman  Jeter  Clinton  and 
several  police  officers  were  arrested  by 
the  U.  S.  marshal  for  participation  in  the 
abatement  of  the  Engelbrecht  liquor  es- 
tablishment. 

Tues.  30. — Martin  Harris,one  of  the  Three 
Witnesses  to  the  Book  of  Mormon,  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City.  He  was  88  years  old. 
In  the  ensuing  conference  he  bore  a  faith- 
ful testimony  to  the  truth  of  the  Book  of 
Mormon. 

— Judge  James  B.  McKean  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

September.  Fri.  2.— The  first  number 
of  the  semi -weekly  edition  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Herald  was  issued. 

Mon.  5.— Chief  Justice  James  B.  McKean 
was  assifirned  to  the  Third  Judicial  Dist- 


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rict,  and  forthwith  commenced  his  in- 
famous official  career  in  Utah. 

Wed.  7. — The  steamship  Idaho  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  186  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Frank  H.  Hyde.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  21st,  and 
at  Ogden  Oct.  1st. 

Fri.  5.— Messrs.  Jones  &  Robins  began 
the  erection  of  smelting  works  on  the 
State  Road,  south  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  10. — A  town  site  was  located  by 
Pres.  Brigham  Young  at  Kanab,  Kane 
Co.,  and  the  following  day  a  Ward  organ- 
ization was  effected,  with  Levi  Stewart  as 
Bishop. 

Wed.  14. — A  company  of  Scandina- 
vian Saints  (19  souls),  in  charge  of  B.  N. 
Walter,  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England, 
on  board  the  steamship  N^evada,  bound  for 
Utah. 

Thurs.  15. — Gov.  J.  Wilson  Schaffer  is- 
sued a  proclamation  appointing  Patrick  E. 
Connor  major-general  of  the  Utah  militia 
(Nauvoo  Legion) ,  and  Wm.  M.  Johns  as- 
sistant adjutant- general.  On  the  same 
day  he  issued  a  proclamation  prohibiting 
all  drills,  musters  and  militia  gatherings, 
except  upon  his  orders,or  those  of  the  U.S. 
marshal.  He  also  ordered  the  delivery  of 
all  arms  belonging  to  the  Territory  of  Utah, 
or  the  United  States  (except  those  in  pos  - 
session  of  U.  S.  soldiers),  to  Col.  Wm.  M. 
Johns. 

Tices.  20.— The  first  run  of  crude  bullion 
was  made  at  the  first  smelting  works  built 
in  Utah,  erected  six  miles  south  of  Salt 
Lake  City  by  WoodhuU  Brothers. 

Thurs.  22.— On  the  night  of  this  day  a 
party  of  U.  S.  ti'oops,  stationed  near 
Provo,  made  a  raid  on  some  of  the  citizens 
in  that  town,  some  of  whom  they  abused 
shamefully.  rj, 

G  October.  3fon.  10. — The  surviving  mem- 
bers of  Zion's  Camp  and  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion had  an  enjoyable  party  at  the  Social 
Hall,  Salt  Lake  City.  Of  the  members  of 
Zion's  Camp  32  were  present,  and  63  of  the 
Battalion  boys  participated. 

Wed.  12. — The  old  arsenal  building  in 
Salt  Lake  City  was  burned  to  the  ground. 

Fri.  14.— A.  scientific  exploring  party 
from  Yale  College,  under  direction  of 
Prof.  Marsh,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  23. — The  stage  from  Pioche  was 
robbed  near  Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  by  three 
men,  who  were  afterwards  caught  and 
punished. 

3fo7i.  31.— Gov.  J.  Wilson  Schaffer  died 
at  his  residence  in  Salt  Lake  City.  Secre- 
tary Vernon  H.  Vaughan  succeeded  him  as 
acting  governor. 

November.  Fri.  4. — Prof.  Ferdinand 
V.  Hayden,  United  States  geologist,  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court  the  jury 
returned  a  verdict  against  Salt  Lake  City, 
allowing  Engelbrecht  &  Co.,  $59,063.25 
damages.    The  case  was  appealed. 

Tues.  8.— Gen.  Chas.  A.  Washburn,  U. 
S.  minister  to  Paraguay,  and  Hon.  Alvin 
Flanders,  governor  of  Washington  Ter- 
ritory, visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  16.— A  company  of  59  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Ralph  Thompson,  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  on  the  steamship 
Manhattan,  which  arrived  at  New  York 


Dec.  2nd.  The  company  reached  Salt  Lake 
City,  Dec.  11th. 

Mon.  21. — The  so-called  "wooden  gun 
rebellion"  in  the  20th  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City,  occurred.  Messrs.  Charles  R.  Sav- 
age, Geo.  M.  Ottinger,  John  C.  Graham, 
Charles  and  Archibald  Livingstone,  Wm. 
G.  Phillips  and  Jas.  Fennimore  were  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  treason  and  confined 
at  Camp  Douglas. 

Wed.  25.— Charles  R.  Savage  and  the 
other  prisoners  were  admitted  to  bail  and 
liberated. 

Fri.  25.— Pres.  Brigham  Young,  Geo.  A. 
Smith  and  Brigham  Young,  jun.,  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  southern  Utah,  where  they 
spent  part  of  the  winter. 

December.  Fri.  2.— Richard  Soper 
and  Anton  Valardie  (?) ,  guilty  of  commit- 
ting rape,  were  killed  laetween  Levan  and 
Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  while  trying  to  escape 
from  the  officers. 

Wed.  i4.— Six  members  of  Levi  Stewart's 
family  were  burned  to  death  in  Kanab^ 
Kane  Co.,  Utah. 

Sat.  24.— No.  1  of  the  Footlights,  a  pro- 
gramme of  the  entertainments  at  the 
Theatre,  in  Sale  Lake  City,  was  issued. 

Wed.  €8.— Richard  Brown  was  shot  and 
killed  at  Provo  by  John  J.  Baum,  whose 
niece  Brown  had  seduced.  Baum  was  sub- 
sequently arrested,  tried  and  acquitted,  on 
the  ground  of  justifiable  homicide. 


1871. 

This  year  Judge  James  B.  McKean  made 
himself  obnoxious  to  the  Saints  in  Utah  by 
his  absurd  rulings  and  his  judicial  persecu- 
tions of  the  "Mormons".  The  settlements 
of  the  Saints  on  the  Muddy,  in  Nevada, 
were  vacated  because  of  the  excessive  tax- 
ation. The  people  in  Utah  again  sub- 
scribed liberally  towards  emigrating  the 
poor  Saints  from  Europe.  The  first  Utah 
edition  of  the  Book  of  Mormon  was 
printed.  Several  hundred  stands  of  the 
Italian  honey-bee  were  imported  into  the 
Territory.  The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
was  built  to  Draper,  Salt  Lake  Co. 
Latter-day  Saint  Sunday  Schools  were 
organized  in  all  the  large  branches  of  the 
Church  in  the  Scandinavian  mission. 

January.  Tues.  i7.— The  Utah  South- 
ern Railway  Company  was  organized,  with 
Wm.  Jennings  as  president. 

Thurs.  15.— Mary  Phillips,  one  of  the  old 
Herefordshire  (England)  Saints,  died  at 
Kaysville,  Davis  Co. 

February. — Judge  McKean  made  some 
absurd  rulings  in  the  naturalization  of 
foreigners,  making  their  belief  in  polygamy 
a  test  question. 

—The  settlements  of  St.  Joseph,  St. 
Thomas  and  Overton,  on  the  Muddy,  were 
broken  up,  because  of  their  being  set  off 
into  Nevada,  where  taxation  was  oppres- 
sive. 

Thurs.  2.— The  nomination  of  Geo.  L. 
Woods,  of  Oregon,  for  governor   of  Utah. 


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and  Geo. A.Black,  of  Illinois,  for  secretary, 
was  confirmed  by  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

Mon.  6.— The  meeting  house,  tithing 
oflSce  and  post  office  in  Pleasant  Grove, 
Utah  Co.,  was  burned. 

Fri.  10. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  Geo. 
A.  Smith  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  from 
their  winter  visit  to  St.  George. 

Sun.  i5.— The  new  governor,  Geo.  L. 
Woods,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

March.— Geo.  R.  Maxwell's  infamous 
memorial,  praying  for  a  seat  in  Congress, 
as  a  contestant  against  Wm.  H.  Hooper, 
was  presented  to  Congress. 

Thurs.  i?.— The  Deseret  Philharmonic 
Society  was  organized  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
with  David  O.  Calder  as  president. 

Mon.  I.?.— Bishop  Alfred  Cordon  died  at 
Willard  City,  Box  Elder  Co. 

Sat.  i8.— Commercial  Street,  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  opened. 

Mon.  21. — The  Salt  Lake  fire  department 
was  reorganized. 

Fri.  5i.— The  Emma  mine,  in  Little  Cot- 
tonwood Canyon,  was  sold  for  $1,500,000. 

April.  —  Numerous  grasshoppers  ap- 
peared in  the  northern  part  of  Cache 
County.  During  the  summer  these  in- 
sects again  damaged  the  crops  consider- 
ably in  various  parts  of  the  Territory. 

Mon.  3. — Mary  Champlin,  a  survivor  of 
the  Haun's  Mill  massacre,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— Gov.  Alvin  Saunders,  of  Nebraska, 
visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  6. — The  41st  annual  conference 
of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
It  was  continued  until  the  9th, 

Sat.  15. — The  first  number  of  the  Salt 
Lake  Daily  Tribune  was  issued  instead  of 
the  Mormon  Tribune,  suspended. 

Tues,  i'S.— Ralph  Waldo  Emerson,  the 
eminent  litterateur,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  on  a  visit. 

J/bn.  24.— Bishop  Peter  Maughan,  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Cache  Valley  settle- 
ments, died 

May. — The  Corinne  Daily  Journal,  an 
anti- Mormon  paper,  was  first  published  at 
Corinne,  Box  Elder  Co.,  Utah. 

Mo7i.  1. — Ground  was  first  broken  for 
the  Utah  Southern  Railwav. 

Wed. 3.— M.si}or  J.  W.  Powell,  the  Colo- 
rado explorer,  and  party  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Wed.  10. — Elder  Joseph  Parry  with  ten 
Saints,  sailed  from  Liverpool  on  the  steam- 
ship Wyoming,  bound  for  Utah. 

June.— Apostle  Albert  Carrington  suc- 
ceeded Horace  S.  Eldredge  as  president  of 
the  European  mission. 

Sun.  11.— The  first  camp -meeting  ever 
held  in  Utah,  took  place  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Methodists. 

Wed.  14. — While  shoveling^  snow  in  Am- 
erican Fork  Canyon,  Clark  Thompson  was 
accidentally  killed  and  a  companion 
wounded.  » 

Wed.  21. —The  steamship  Wyoming 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  248 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Robert  F. 
Neslen  and  Geo.  Lake.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  July  3rd,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  July  12th. 

Mon.  26\— Pres.  Brigham  Young,  Geo.  A. 
Smith  and  others  left  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a 
trip  to  the  northern  settlements,  return- 


ing in  the  latter  part  of  July,  after  visit- 
ing Soda  Springs,  Bear  Lake  Valley,  etc. 

Wed.  28.  —  The  steamship  Minnesota 
sailed  from  Liverpool.  England,  with  397 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Wm.  W.  Cluff.  The 
company  landed  at  New  York  July  13th, 
and  arrived  at  Ogden  July  21st. 

Fri.  30.— Geo  A.  Black,  acting- governor 
of  Utah,  issued  a  proclamation,  forbidding 
the  assembling  of  any  of  the  militia  of  the 
Territory,  to  participate  in  the  celebra- 
tion of  the  95th  anniversary  of  American 
Independence,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

July.  Tues.  4.— Notwithstanding  Act.- 
Gov.  Black's  proclamation  against  the  as- 
sembling of  the  Territorial  militia,  the 
day  was  celebrated  in  good  style" in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Mon.  10.— Hon.  S.  S.  Cox,  of  New  York, 
visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  12.  —  The  steamship  Colorado 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  146 
Saints,  under  the  direcition  of  Hamilton  G. 
Park.  The  company  arrived  in  New  York 
July  25th,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  Aug.  4th. 

Thurs.  20.— The  Pioneer  Mill,  Ophir 
Mining  District  (the  first  stamp  mill  in 
Utah) ,  commenced  running ;  Walker  Bros., 
proprietors. 

Fri.  21.— The  Lady  of  the  Lake,  a  little 
steamer  bought  by  John  W.  Young  and  in- 
tended for  an  excursion  boat  on  the  Salt 
Lake,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City.  It  was 
launched  in  the  Jordan  on  Aug.  2nd. 

Sun.  23. — A  meeting  and  dwelling  house, 
erected  by  the  Saints  in  Christiania,  Nor- 
way, was  dedicated. 

Wed.  26. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  93  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Lot  Smith.  The 
company  aarived  at  New  York  Aug.  7th, 
and  in  Salt  Lake  City  Aug.  16th. 

August.  Tues.  l.—M.  T.  Patrick,  U.  S. 
marshal,  took  possession  of  the  Utah  Pen- 
•itentiary,  under  protest  of  Albert  P. 
Rockwood. 

Fri.  4.  — Briant  Stringham,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City, 

Wed.  9.  —  The  steamship  Minnesota 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  60 
Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Wm.  Doug- 
lass. The  company  arrived  at  New  York 
Aug.  21st,  and  at  Ogden  Aug.  30th. 

Fri.  ii.— Prof.  J.  D.  Runkle,  president 
of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology, visited  Salt  Lake  City.  He  was 
engaged  in  extensive  explorations  in 
Utah  and  Nevada. 

Wed.  23.— A  company  for  building  the 
Utah  and  Northern  Railway  was  organ- 
ized, with  John  W.  Young  as  president  and 
general  superintendent. 

Sat.  26.  —  Ground  was  broken  for  the 
Utah  and  Northern  Railway,  at  Brigham 
City. 

Mon.  28. — Wm.  Hutchinson  was  shot  and 
killed,  in  Coalville,  Summit  Co.,  in  self- 
defence. 

Septenmber.— At  this  time  the  U.  S.  of- 
ficals  in  Utah  acted  more  like  bigoted  mis- 
sionaries than  administrators  of  the  law. 
Absurd  rulings,  illegal  processes  and  pack- 
ed juries  characterized  their  proceedings. 

Fri.  i.— The  National  Bank  of  Deseret 
commenced  business  on  the  corner  of  East 
T  emple  and  First  South  Street,  Salt  Lake 
City. 


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Sat.  2.—V.  S.  Marshal  Patrick  made  a 
demand  of  Warden  Albert  P.  Rock  wood  to 
deliver  up  the  prisoner  Kilfoyle  to  the 
marshal's  custody,  which  was  refused  on 
legal  grounds. 

— The  Deseret  Telegraph  Company  ex- 
tended a  branch  line  to  Coalville,  Summit 
Co. 

Wed.  6. — The  steamship  Xevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  263  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  .Tohn  I.  Hart.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  18th, 
and  at  Ogden  Sep.  27th. 

Fri.  cS.— After  several  days'  preliminary 
examination  before  Associate  Justice  C. 
M.  Hawley,  Marshal  McAllister  and  War- 
den Rock  wood  (Salt  Lake  City)  were  held 
to  bail  in  $1,000  each  to  await  the  action  of 
the  grand  jury. 

Mon.  11. — A  detachment  of  U.  S.  cavalry 
surrounded  the  houses  of  Messrs.  John  J. 
Baum  and  H.  L.  Davis,  near  Provo,  Utah 
Co.,  and  fired  several  shots  at  the  former. 
A  packed  grand  jury  had  indicted  Baum 
and  Davis  for  murder. 

Tues.  19. — Caleb  Parry,  missionary  from 
Utah,  died  at  Birmingham,  England.  He 
was  buried  in  the  same  grave  as  James  H. 
Flanigan,  who  died  Jan.  29, 1851. 

Fri.  22. — James  Hendry  was  shot  and 
fatally  wounded  at  Hooperville,  by  the 
father  and  son  of  a  girl,  whom  he  had  se- 
duced. 

Sat.  23.— The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
was  completed  to  Sandy. 

Sun.  24. — The  corner  stones  of  the  new 
Catholic  Church,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  were 
laid,  the  ceremonies  being  conducted  by 
Rev.  Patrick  Walsh. 

October.  Mon.  2.— Pres.  Brigham 
Young  was  arrested  by  U.  S.  Marshal 
Patrick,  on  an  indictment  charging  him 
with  lascivious  cohabitation  with  his  po- 
lygamous wives.  The  President  was 
guarded  in  his  own  house  for  some  time 
afterwards. 

Tues.  3. — Daniel  H.  Wells  was  arrested 
by  U.  S.  Marshal  Patrick,  on  a  charge  of 
"lascivious  and  unlawful  cohabitation," 
and  placed  under  $5,000  bonds. 

Sat.  7.— Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  Henry  W. 
Lawrence  were  arrested  on  charges  of 
lascivious  cohabitation;  Cannon  was 
placed  under  $5,000  bonds. 

Mon.  .9.— Fres.  Brigham  Young  went  in- 
to court.  After  several  days'  trial,  Judge 
McKean  (on  the  12th)  rendered  a  decision, 
admitting  the  defendant  to  bail  in  $5,000, 
and  the  case  was  postponed  until  the 
prosecution  was  better  prepared  for 
action.  In  delivering  his  opinion  the  judge 
said  that  while  the  case  was  called  "The 
people  versus  Brigham  Young,  its  other 
and  real  title  is  Federal  Authority  versus 
Polygamic  Theocracy." 

Tue.9.  10.— R(yn.  O  P.  Morton,  senator 
from  Indiana,  accompanied  by  several  dis- 
tinguished ladies  and  gentlemen,  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit.  They  used 
their  influence  against  the  Federal  cru- 
sade, then  being  carried  on  in  Utah. 

Wed.  11.— A  mass  meeting  convened  in 
answer  to  the  mayor  of  Salt  Lake  City,  to 
adopt  measures  for  the  relief  of  the  suf- 
ferers by  the  Chicago  fire. 

Thurs.  12.— A  terrific  wind  storm  visited 
Salt  Lake  City  and  vicinity. 


Sat.  14. — Mayor  Daniel  H.  Wells  remit- 
ted $12,000  for  the  relief  of  the  sufferers 
by  the  Chicago  fire.  He  subsequently  sent 
another  amount. 

Wed.  18.— The  steamship  Xevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  300  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Geo.  H.  Peterson.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York,  Nov.  1st,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City,  Nov.  11th. 

Mon.  25. —The  Deseret  Telegraph  line 
was  complet  ed  to  Pioche,  Nevada. 

Tues.  24. — Fres.  Brigham  Young  left 
Salt  Lake  City  for  St.  George,  with  the  in- 
tention of  spending  the  winter  there.  It 
was  soon  afterwards  extensively  pub- 
lished that  he  had  fled  from  justice. 

Sat.  28.— Mayor  Daniel  H.  Wells,  Hosea 
Stout  and  W.  H.  Kimball  were  arrested 
on  a  trumped  up  charge  of  murder,  the 
notorious  outlaw,  "Bill"  Hickman,  being 
their  accuser,  and  committed  to  the  mili- 
tary prison  at  Camp  Douglas. 

— Thomas  Hawkins  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  McKean  to  three  years'  imprison- 
ment and  $500  fiae,  for  adultery  with  his 
own  wives.  He  appealed  his  case  to  the 
Territorial  Supreme  Court,  but  not  being 
able  to  get  $30,000  bonds,  he  was  impris- 
oned. 

Mon.  30.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Mayor  Daniel  H.  Wells 
was  admitted  to  $50,000  bail,  for  his  ap- 
pearance, when  wanted,  on  the  charge  of 
murder. 

November.  Thurs.  2. — Captain  Jacob 
Hamblin  met  in  council  with  the  principal 
chiefs  of  the  Navejo  Indians,  at  Ft. 
Defiance,  and  concluded  a  treaty  of  peace 
with  them  in  behalf  of  the  people  of  Utah. 

Mon.  6. — James  P.  Brown,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at 
Rockville,  Kane  Co. 

Thurs  9.— The  site  for  the  St.  George 
Temple  was  dedicated. 

— The  Deseret  Telegraph  Company 
opened  an  oflice  at  Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co., 
Idaho. 

Mon.  20.— Elder  Caleb  W.  Haws,  missio- 
nary from  Utah,  died  at  Barugh  Bridge, 
near  Barnsley,  Yorkshire,  England. 

— ^The  corner  stones  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  were 
laid.  Rev.  Geo.  M.  Pierce  officiating. 

Wed,  22.— Ellen  Sanders  Kimball,  one  of 
the  three  Pioneer  women  of  1847,  died  near 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

— Salt  Lake  City  was  entered  under  the 
"Town  site  law". 

Sun.  26.— The  Roman  Catholic  Church  in 
Salt  Lake  City  was  dedicated. 

Mon.  2;.— Through  intense  malice.  Judge 
McKean  called  up  the  case  of  Pres.  Brig- 
ham Young  and  thus  compelled  him  to 
travel  all  the  way  from  St.  George  to  Salt 
Lake  City  iii  the  dead  of  winter.  The 
judge  fixed  the  trial  for  Dec.  4th. 

—The  Summit  County  Railway  Company 
was  organized. 

December.— The  Salt  Lake  City  au- 
thorities arrested  a  number  of  prostitutes, 
who  subsequently  were  released  by  the 
Federal  officials. 

Wed.  13. — Alexander  Burt,  John  L. 
Blythe,  James  Toms  and  John  Brazier 
were  arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  accused 
of  the  murder  of  Dr.  J.  King  Robinson  in 


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1866.  On  the  19th  Policeman  Brigham  Y. 
Hampton  was  arrested  on  a  similar  charge. 

3fon.  18. — An  examination  of  the  Robin- 
son murder  case  was  commenced  before 
Justice  McKean,  in  chambers;  it  was  con- 
tinued for  several  days.  On  the  22nd 
Alexander  Burt,  one  of  the  accused,  was 
discharged  from  custody. 

Fri.  2^.— Harriet  Page  Wheeler  Young, 
one  of  the  three  Utah  Pioneer  women  of 
1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

/S'a^.  25.— Patriarch  John  Murdock  died 
in  Beaver,  Utah. 

Tues.  26'.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City  from  St.  George. 

1872. 

This  year  a  secret  society,  called  the 
"Gentile  League  of  Utah,"  was  organized 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  its  alleged  object  being 
to  break  up  "Mormon  Theocracy."  Court 
proceedings  against  leading  men  in  the 
Church  were  continued.  The  people  of 
Utah  again  petitioned  Congress  for  ad- 
mission into  the  Union  as  a  State. 

January.— The  Salt  Lake  City  Street 
Railway  Company  was  organized. 

—Judge  James  B.  McKean  refused  to 
have  Charles  W.  Baker  arrested  for  per- 
jury, notwithstanding  the  proof  of  his 
guilt. 

Mon.  1. — Zera  Pulsipher,  formerly  one 
of  the  seven  presidents  of  the  Seventies, 
died  at  at  Hebron,  Washington  Co.,  Utah, 
over  82  years  of  age. 

Tues.  2. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  was  in 
the  Third  District  Court,  but  his  case  was 
continued  until  March.  Judge  McKean  re- 
fused $500,000  bail  for  him,  and  the  Presi- 
dent was  again  guarded  in  his  own  house 
by  U.  S.  Deputy  marshals. 

Wed.  3.— Charles  W.  Baker,  the  principal 
witness  against  Brigham  Y.  Hampton  and 
others,  declared  under  oath  that  his  testi- 
mony in  court  against  the  accused  was  ut- 
terly false. 

Mon.  8.— The  twentieth  session  of  the 
Utah  legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake 
City  and  organized  by  electing  Lorenzo 
Snow  president  of  the  Council,  and  Orson 
Pratt  speaker  of  the  Honse. 

Mon.  15.—  Elder  James  McGaw  died  at 
Ogden. 

Sat.  20. — Alexander  Burt  was  again  ar- 
rested on  the  old  charge  of  being  con- 
nected with  the  Robinson  murder  case. 

Wed.  24. — Charles  W.  Baker  was  ar- 
raigned before  Justice  Jeter  Clinton,  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  perjury.  In  default 
of  $3,000  bail,  he  was  sent  to  prison,  await- 
ing the  action  of  the  grand  jury. 

Wed.  3i.— James  L.  High,  Deputy  U.  S. 
District  Attorney,  being  directed  by  the 
U.S.  Attorney  General  at  Washington,  D. 
C,  and  District  Attorney  Geo.  C.  Bates, 
to  do  so,  requested  the  District  Court 
to  admit  Brigham  Young  and  other  prison- 
ers to  bail.  The  court  refused  the  appli- 
cation. 

— A  concurrent  r  resolution  was  passed 
by  the  Utah  legislature  for  the  election  of 
delegates  to  a  convention,  to  adopt  a  State 
constitution. 


February.— A  "deadlock"  existed  in  the 
Utah  Federal  courts  for  want  of  funds 
to  defray  expenses. 

Thurs.  i.— At  the  first  masquerade  ball 
held  in  Utah  (in  Faust's  Hall,  Salt  Lake 
City),  a  fearful  row  occurred,  in  which 
Police  Officer  Andrew  Smith  was  consider- 
ably hurt. 

Sun.  4.— The  Japanese  Embassy  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City.  On  the  6th  a  reception 
was  given  it  in  the  City  Hall. 

Mon.  5.— Edward  Samuels  and  Wm. 
Hampton  were  killed  by  a  snowslide  in 
Big  Cottonwood  Canyon. 

Wed  i4.— Bishop  Abraham  Hoagland,  of 
the  14th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

Fri.  16.  —  The  Utah  legislature  ad- 
journed. 

Sat.  17. — James  G.  Blair,  of  Missouri,  de- 
livered a  powerful  speech  in  defence  of  the 
people  of  Utah,  in  the  House  of  Represent- 
atives, at  Washington  D.  C. 

Mon.  19. — A  constitutional  convention, 
for  the  adoption  of  proper  measures  for 
the  admission  of  Utah  into  the  Union,  met 
in  the  City  Hall,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— John  Cradlebaugh,  formerly  associate 
justice  of  Utah,  died  in  poverty,  at  Eureka, 
Lander  Co.,  Nev. 

Thuyas.  22.— The  Japanese  Embassy  left 
Salt  Lake  City  for  the  East. 

Wed.  28. — Patriarch  William  Cazier,  one 
of  the  first  settlers  of  Juab  County,  died 
at  Nephi. 

March.  Sat.  2.— The  constitutional 
convention  adopted  a  constitution  and 
memorial  to  Congress,  asking  for  the  ad- 
mission of  Utah  into  the  Union  as  a  State, 
and  then  adjourned  sine  die. 

Wed.  6.— Thos.  Fitch,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon 
and  Frank  Fuller  left  Salt  Lake  City  for 
Washington,  D.  C,  as  delegates  from  the 
late  convention,  to  present  to  Congress 
the  claims  of  the  proposed  State  of  Des- 
eret. 

Thurs.  v.-  Wm.  W.  Phelps  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Wed.  20.— A  deputation  of  friends,  most- 
ly ladies,  paid  a  visit  of  condolence  to 
Hosea  Stout,  Brigham  Y.  Hampton  and 
fellow -prisoners,  at  the  City  Hall,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Fri.  22.— Through  malice,  the  prisoners 
(Hosea  Stout,  Brigham  Y.  Hampton,  Alex- 
ander Burt,  Wm.  H.  Kimball  and  John  L. 
Blythe)  were  removed  from  the  City  Hall, 
Salt  Lake  City,  to  Camp  Douglas,  by  order 
of  U.  S.  Marshal  Patrick. 

Mon.  25.— Tracklaying  was  commenced 
on  the  Utah  Northern  narrow  gauge  rail- 
way at  Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co. 

ApriL  Tues.  2.— The  new  constitution 
of  the  State  of  Deseret  was  presented  to 
both  houses  of  Congress,  and  referred  to  a 
special  committee,  who  subsequently  re- 
ported adversely  to  Utah's  admission  as  a 
State. 

Thurs.  4. — The  members  elected  to  the 
legislature  of  the  State  of  Deseret  met  in 
Salt  Lake  City  and  proceeded  to  organize. 
During  the  session  Wm.  H.  Hooper  and 
Thos.  Fitch  were  elected  senators  to  Con- 
gress. 

Sat.  6. — The  42nd  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
It  was  continued  daily  until  the  9th,  when 


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it  was  adjourned  to  the  llth,  then  to  the 
21st  and  closed  on  the  28th. 

Mon.  15. — A  decision  was  rendered  by 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in 
the  Engelbrecht  case,  overturning  the 
judicial  proceedings  in  Utah  for  the  last 
eighteen  months,  and  declaring  null  in- 
dictments against  about  one  hundred  and 
twenty  persons,  some  of  whom  had  been 
imprisoned  for  some  time. 

Thurs.  25. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  was 
released  from  custody  on  a  writ  of  habeas 
corpus  from  Elias  Smith,  probate  judge  of 
Salt  Lake  County. 

Tues.  30.— Hosea  Stout,  Wm.  H.  Kimball, 
Brigham  Y.  Hampton,  John  L.  Blythe, 
Alexander  Burt  and  James  Toms  were  re- 
leased by  the  Third  District  Court,  on  the 
strength  of  the  Supreme  Court  decision, 
at  Washington,  D.  C.  John  Brazier  had 
previously  been  released. 

May.  Thurs.  2.  —Thomas  Hawkins,  of 
Lehi,  was  admitted  to  |5,000  bail,  pending 
an  appeal  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
Territory,  and  liberated  from  prison. 

Wed.  8. — Ira  Reid  was  killed  by  light- 
ning, at  West  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

AVi.  17. — Columbus  Delano,  Secretary 
of  the  Interior  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  on  a  visit. 

Mon.  20. — Ground  was  broken  for  the 
American  Fork  (narrow  gauge)  Railroad, 
to  run  up  American  Fork  Canyon. 

Sat.  25.— The  Salt  Lake  City  Gas  Works 
Company  was  organized. 

June. — The  first  number  of  the  Wo- 
man's Exponent  was  published  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  Miss  Lulu  L.  Greene  editor. 

Sat.  8. — The  first  passenger  train  was 
run  on  the  Utah  Northern  Railway. 

Wed.  12.— The  First  Presidency,  in  a 
general  circular,  called  on  the  people  for 
aid  to  gather  the  poor  Saints  from  abroad. 
The  sum  of  $14,000  was  donated  during  the 
year. 

—The  steamship  Manhattan  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  221  Saints,  in 
charge  of  David  Briaton.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  June  26th,  and  at 
Salt  Lake  City  July  4th. 

Sun.  16. — A  company  of  about  one  hun- 
dred journalists  from  Iowa,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

— Niels  Heiselt,  jun.,  was  killed  on 
Twelve  Mile  creek,  Sanpete  Co.,  by  Shiv- 
erute  Indians,  who  also  drove  off  consider- 
able stock  belonging  to  the  settlers. 

Wed.  26.— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  426  Saints, 
namely,  396  from  Scandinavia,  28  from  the 
British  Isles  and  two  from  Holland,  in 
charge  of  Eric  Peterson.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  July  8th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  July  17th. 

July.  Thurs.  4. — Shadrach  Roundy,  one 
of  the  Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Sun.  28.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Twin  Creek,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  were 
organized  into  a  branch  of  the  Church, 
called  the  Georgetown  branch,  with  Phile- 
mon C.  Merrill  as  presiding  Elder. 

Wed.  31. —  The  steamship  Wisconsin 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  179 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Geo.  P.  Ward.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  Aug.  12th, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  Aug.  20th. 


August.  Sat.  5.— The  "Gentile  League 
of  Utah",  and  others,  armed  to  the  teeth, 
held  a  political  meeting  in  front  of  the  Salt 
Lake  Hotel,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  5. — Elder  Geo.  W.  Grant  died  near 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 

— At  a  general  election  in  Utah  for  dele- 
gate to  Congress,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  received 
20,969  and  Geo.  R.  Maxwell  1,942  votes. 

Thurs.  8. — The  Rocky  Mountain  Confer- 
ence of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
was  organized  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  9.  —  The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
commenced  to  run  trains  to  the  Point  of 
the  Mountain,  south  of  Draper. 

Mon.  12.— Gen.  James  A.  Garfield,  after 
a  short  visit,  left  Salt  Lake  City  for  Mon- 
tana. 

Sat.  17.— Gen.  Henry  A.  Morrow, with  a 
body  of  troops,  left  Camp  Douglas  for 
Sanpete  Valley,  where  Indian  diflBculties  of 
a  serious  nature  existed. 

Thurs.  22. — General  Morrow  made  a 
treaty  with  Ute  Indians,  at  Springville, 
Utah  Co. 

Sat.  24.— Gen.  Geo.  B.  McClellan  and 
party  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Thurs.  29. — An  attempt  was  made  to  as- 
sassinate Officers  Brigham  Y.  Hampton 
and  Alexander  Burt,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Two  houses  of  ill  fame,  kept  by  Kate 
Flint  and  Cora  Rubodo,were  abated  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  under  municipal  authority,  the 
furniture  and  other  effects  being  de- 
molished. 

Sat.  .31.— Indians  make  a  raid  on  Spanish 
Fork,  Utah  Co.,  stealing  horses. 

September.  Mon.  2.— The  Walker 
House,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  was  formally 
opened. 

Tues.  5.— Ground  was  broken  for  the 
Salt  Lake  City  water  works,  up  City 
Creek. 

Wed.  4. — The  steamship  Minnesota  sa,ile6^ 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  602  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Geo.  W.  Wilkins.  The  com- 
pany landed  in  New  York,  Sept.  17th,  and 
arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Sept.  26th. 

Sat.  7. — A  treaty  of  peace  was  con- 
cluded by  Gen.  Morrow  with  several  In- 
dian chiefs,  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Sanpete 
Co. 

Tues.  10. — The  Bingham  Canyon  and 
Camp  Floyd  Railway  Company  was  or- 
ganized. 

Sat.  21. — Miss  Phoebe  W.  Couzins,  of  St. 
Louis,  and  Miss  Georgie  Snow,  daughter 
of  Judge  Zerubbabel  Snow,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  were  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  Third 
District  Court— the  first  ladies  thus  admit- 
ted in  Utah. 

3fon.  25.— The  Utah  Soathern  Railway 
was  completed  to  Lehi,  Utah  Co. 

Thurs.  26.  —  Indians  killed  Daniel 
Miller,  near  Bernard  Snow's  mill,  in  San- 
pete Valley,  and  wounded  his  little  son. 

October.  Fri.  4.— Wool  was  carded  at 
the  Provo  Woolen  Factory  for  the  first 
time. 

Mon.  14.— The  Wasatch  and  Jordan  Val- 
ley Railway  Company  was  organized. 
Ground  was  broken  for  the  road,  Nov.  4th. 

Tues.  15.— Fres.  George  A.  Smith  left 
Salt  Lake  City  on  his  trip  to  Palestine. 
He  was  accompanied  by  Feramorz  Littler 
and  daughter,  and  Willis  T.  Fuller.  Af- 
terwards he  was  joined  by  others. 


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Wed.  16. — The  steamship  Jfinnesota 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  203 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Thos.  Dobson.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York,  Oct.  29th, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Nov.  7th. 

Thiers.  17. — A  delegation  of  Ute  Indians 
(Wanderodes,  Antero,  Tabiona  and  Ka- 
nosh) ,  accompanied  by  Dr.  Dodge,  Indian 
agent,  and  Geo.  W.  Bean,  interpreter,  left 
Salt  Lake  City  for  Washington,  D.  C. 
There  they  had  an  interview  with  Presi- 
dent U.  S.  Grant. 

Sun.  20.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  bench  northwest  of  Richmond,  Cache 
Co.,  Utah,  were  organized  into  a  branch  of 
the  Church  (now  Lewiston),  with  Wm.  H. 
Lewis  as  president. 

November.  Wed.  6. — Twenty-six  Saints 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  on  the 
steamship  Nevada,  which,  after  several 
days'  rough  sailing,  was  forced  to  return 
to  Liverpool. 

Tues.  19. — The  Palestine  party,  consist- 
ing of  Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith,Apostle  Lorenzo 
Snow,  Elders  Feramorz  Little,  Paul  A. 
Schettler  anu  Geo.  Dunford,  Sisters  Eliza 
R.  Snow  and  Clara  S.  Little,  arrived  in 
Liverpool,  England,  from  New  York. 

Tties.  26.— General  Thos.  L.  Kane,  of 
Pennsylvania,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
on  a  visit. 

— The  Gerraania  Smelting  and  Refining 
Works,  the  first  of  the  kind  in  Utah,  com- 
menced operation  on  Little  Cottonwood 
creek,  below  the  State  road. 

— The  American  Fork  Railroad  was  com- 
pleted to  Deer  creek,  in  American  Fork 
Canyon. 

December.  Tues.  5.— Bengt  S  wen  son, 
of  Santaquin,  died  at  Nephi,  from  the  ef- 
fects of  bodily  injuries,  inflicted  by  M. 
Daley,  of  Payson,  at  the  coal  bed  in  San- 
pete County,  Nov.  30th. 

Wed.  4.  —  The  steamship  Manhattan 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  35 
Saints,  including  those  who  had  returned 
with  the  Nevada.  The  company,  which 
was  in  charge  of  Daniel  Kennedy,  arrived 
at  New  York  Dec.  21st.  and  at  Salt  Lake 
City  a  few  days  later. 

— Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith  and  party,  having 
left  London.  Nov.  30th,  arrived  in  Amster- 
dam, Holland,  and  Dec.  11th  they  arrived 
in  Paris,  France,  after  having  visited 
Antwerp  and  Brussels,  iii  Belgium. 

Sun.  8.— Ma^or  J.  W.  Powell,  chief  of  the 
Colorado  Exploring  Expedition,  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  reported  that  the 
exploration  of  the  Grand  Canyon  of  the 
Colorado  was  completed. 

Tues.  i7.— Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith  and  party 
visited  Versailles  and  were  admitted  to 
the  hall  of  the  Co7'ps  Legislatif.  In  the 
evening  they  had  an  interview  with  M. 
Thiers,  President  of  the  French  Republic. 

Wed.  18.— John.  R.  Clawson,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Thurs.  19.— The  TTtah  Northern  Railway 
was  opened  to  Mendon,  Cache  Co. 

Mon.  25.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party,  including  Gen.  Thos.  L.  Kane,  wife 
and  two  sons,  arrived  at  St.  George,  to 
spend  the  winter,  having  left  Salt  Lake 
City  about  December  12th. 

Thurs.  26.— A  snowslide  at  Alta,  Little 


Cottonwood  Canyon,  resulted  m  the  loss 
of  several  lives. 

Fri.  27.— Susannah  L.  Richards,  relict 
of  the  late  Willard  Richards,  died  near 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Sat.  28.— In  the  Probate  Court,  Salt 
Lake  City,  Charles  W.  Baker  was  sen- 
tenced to  two  years'  imprisonment  for 
perjury. 


1873. 

This  year  there  was  considerable  rail- 
road building  in  Utah.  An  unsuccessful 
attempt  was  made  by  a  company  of  Saints 
to  settle  Arizona  Territory.  Pres.  Geo. 
A.  Smith  and  party  visited  Palestine  and 
other  countries. 

January.  Wed.  i.— Elder  Stephen  Win- 
chester died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  17. — Professor  John  TuUidge  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  2.?.— David  R.  Allen,  a  prominent 
citizen,  died  at  Sugar  House  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  Co. 

Tues.  28.— Associate  Justice  C.  M.  Haw- 
ley  liberated  a  number  of  criminals  held 
by  the  Box  Elder  County  oflSicers  for  cattle 
stealing,  at  Corinne. 

FH.  31. -The  Utah  Northern  Railway 
was  completed  to  Logan. 

February. — A  daily  anti-Mormon  paper, 
called  the  New  Endowment,  was  published 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  by  W.  J.  Forbes. 

Thurs.  6'.— Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith  and  party 
arrived  at  Alexandria,  Egypt.  Since  leav- 
ing Paris  the  party  had  visited  Lyons,. 
Marseilles,  Genoa,  Rome,  Naples,  Corfu 
and  other  large  cities. 

Fri.  2i.— Major  W^m.  Pitt,  the  famous 
leader  of  the  Nauvoo  brass  band,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  23. — Wm.  W.  Player,  a  respected 
veteran  of  the  Church,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Tues.  25.— The  Frelinghuysen  anti  Mor- 
mon bill  was  passed  in  the  U.  S.  Senate, 
but  failed  to  come  up  before  the  House. 

— The  Geo.  A.  Smith  Palestine  party 
arrived  at  Jerusalem. 

Thurs.  27.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  re- 
turned to  Salt  Lake  City,  from  St.  George, 
where  he  had  spent  the  winter.  General 
Thos.  L.  Kane  and  family  also  returned 
from  a  trip  to  southern  Utah. 

Fri.  28.— The  Palestine  party  visited  the 
Dead  Sea ;  they  returned  to  Jerusalem  on 
the  1st  of  March. 

March.  Sun.  2. — The  Palestine  party 
held  solemn  worship  on  the  Mount  of  Olives. 
After  having  visited  all  the  noted  places  in 
Jerusalem  and  vicinity,  the  party  left  that 
city  March  5th,  and  journeyed  northward, 
visiting  the  ancient  sites  of  Shiloh^ 
Shechem  (now  Nablous) ,  Samaria,  Naza- 
reth, Cana,  Tiberias,  by  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
Bethsaida,  Capernaum,  Dan  and  Cesarea 
Fhilippi,  at  the  foot  of  Mount  Hermon, 
and  arrived  in  Damascus,  Syria,  March 
15th.  From  that  city  the  journey  was  con- 
tinued over  the  mountains  of  Lebanon  to 
Beyrout,  where  they  embarked  on  a 
steamer  for  Constantinople,  Turkey,  arriv- 
ing there  April  1st. 


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Wed.  5. — Elder  Wm.  C.  Staines  was  set 
apart  for  his  mission  to  attend  to  the  emi- 
gration of  tlie  Saints  in  New  York.  He 
labored  efficiently  in  that  business  until 
his  death  in  1881. 

Thurs.  6, — Apostle  Erastus  Snow  and 
others  left  Salt  Lake  City  for  Europe. 
They  arrived  in  Liverpool,  England,  April 
1st. 

iSat.  8.— Quite  a  large  number  having 
been  called  by  the  authorities  of  the 
Church  to  plant  colonies  in  Arizona,  a  gen- 
eral meeting  was  held  in  the  Old  Taber- 
nacle, Salt  Lake  City,  where  they  were 
instructed  by  Pres.  Brigbam  Young  and 
others  concerning  their  mission. 

Mon.  10. —  The  mason  work  was  com- 
menced on  the  St.  George  Temple. 

iSat.  15.— Hon.  Wm.  H.  Hooper  arrived 
in  Utah  from  Washington,  D.  C.  He  had 
served  the  Territory  faithfully  for  ten 
years,  as  its  delegate  to  Congress. 

April.  /Sun.  6. — The  43rd  annual  con- 
ference oi  the  Church  convened  in  Salt 
City;  it  was  continued  for  three  days. 
Owing  to  infirmities  incident  to  old  age, 
Pres.  Brigham  Young  resigned  several 
minor  official  positions,  and  chose  five  ad- 
ditional Counselors,  namely  Lorenzo  Snow, 
Brigham  Young,  jun.,  Albert  Carrington, 
John  W.  Young,  and  George  Q.  Cannon. 

Mon.  i4.^Ground  was  broken  for  the 
Salt  Lake,  Sevier  Valley  and  Pioche  Rail- 
road (afterwards  the  Utah  and  Nevada) , 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun,  20. — A  society  for  young  men's 
mutual  improvement  was  organized  by 
Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards  and  others, 
at  Ogden. 

Mon.  21.  Elder  Calvin  C.  Pendleton 
died  at  Parowan,  Iron  Co. 

May.  Sat.  3. — The  Wasatch  and  Jordan 
Valley  Railway  was  completed  to  Granite, 
at  the  mouth  of  Little  Cottonwood  Can- 
yon. 

— The  Alta  Daily  Independent,  a  news- 
paper, was  first  published  at  Alta,  Little 
Cottonwood  Canyon.  It  only  lived  a  short 
time. 

—On  this  and  the  following  day  an  ad- 
journed session  of  the  43rd  annual  confer - 
once  of  the  Church  was  held  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  7. — John  S.  Eldredge,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Charleston 
Wasatch  Co.,  Utah. 

Sat.  /O.— Elder  James  D.  McCullough 
died  at  Panacea  (Nevada) . 

Tues.  13.— James  Edwards,  a  desperado, 
was  killed  at  Sandy,  Utah,  after  threaten- 
ing the  lives  of  several  citizens. 

Wed.  14.— The  first  car-load  of  coal  was 
shipped  from  Coalville,  over  the  Summit 
County  Railway. 

Thurs.  i5.— Apostle  Erastus  Snow  and 
son  (Erastus  W.)  arrived  in  Copenhagen, 
Denmark,  on  a  visit. 

Sun.  18.— Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith  and  part 
of  the  Palestine  party  arrived  in  London, 
England. 

Fri.  23.— James  G.  Blaine,  speaker  of  the 
U.  S.  House  of  Representatives,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

—Cyril   Call,  an  aged  veteran,  died  at 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 
Sun.  25.— Feramorz  Little  and  daughter. 


of  the  Palestine  party,  returned  to  Salt 
Lake  City. 

June.  Mon,  2. — Lieut.  Geo.  M.  Wheeler, 
of  the  U.  S.  Army,  arrived  in  Ogden,  for 
the  purpose  of  erecting  a  military  obser- 
vatory at  that  place. 

Wed.  4. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  246  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Charles  H.  Wilcken.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  June  16th,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  June  26th. 

Sat.  7.— Elder  Joseph  W.  Young  died  at 
Harrisburg,  Washington  Co.,  Utah. 

Mon.  ,9.— A  branch  of  four  miles  of  the 
Utah  Northern  Railway  was  completed  to 
Corinne,  from  Brigham  City  Junction. 

Wed.  i8.— Pres.  Geo.  A.  Smith  returned 
to  Salt  Lake  City,  from  his  trip  to  Pales- 
tine. 

Mon.  30.— Salt  Lake  City  was  first  light- 
ed with  gas. 

July.  Wed.  2.— The  steamship  Wiscon- 
sin sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with 
976  Saints,  in  charge  of  David  O.  Calder. 
The  company  arrived  at  New  York  July 
15th,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  July  24th. 

Sat.  5.— Zion's  Savings'  Bank  and  Trust 
Company  was  organized ;  Brigham  Young, 
president. 

Thurs.  10.— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  283  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Elijah  A.  Box.  The  company 
landed  in  New  York  July  23rd,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  Aug.  1st. 

Tues.  22. — The  Arizona  missionaries 
reached  the  Little  Colorado  river.  A  com- 
pany of  explorers,  which  was  sent  out, 
brought  back  a  discouraging  report  of  the 
country,  whereby  the  company  became 
disheartened,  and  returned  home. 

Wed.  23.— Sylvester  H.  Earl,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  St.  George,  Utah. 

Thurs.  24.— Gabriel  L.  Cotton  and  his 
two  sons  were  killed  by  S.  M.  Butcher, 
near  the  mouth  of  Bingham  Canyon,  Salt 
Lake  Co. 

Wed.  30. — Severe  shocks  of  earthquake 
were  felt  at  Beaver. 

August.  Fri.  1. — The  first  number  of 
the  Frovo  Daily  Times  was  issued  at 
Provo,  Utah  Co.  The  following  year  it  was 
changed  to  a  tri-weekly  publication  called 
the  Utah  County  Times.  In  1876  it  was 
discontinued,  and  the  Advertiser,  a  semi- 
weekly  paper,  published  in  its  place. 

Tues.  5. — Nine  stores  in  Ogden,  Utah, 
were  destroyed  by  fire. 

Tues.  26.— A  small  company  of  immi- 
grants arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  from 
Australia. 

September.— A  military  post,  after- 
wards known  as  Fort  Cameron,  was  estab- 
lished near  Beaver,  Utah. 

Wed.  3.— The  steamship  Wyoming 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  510 
Saints  (291  British  and  219  Scandinavian) , 
in  charge  of  John  B.  Fairbanks.  The 
company,  after  barely  escaping  shipwreck 
near  Sable  Island,  landed  in  New  York, 
Sept.  20th,  and  arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City, 
Sept.  29th. 

Thurs.  4. — Sarah  Ann  Kimball,  widow  of 
Heber  C.  Kimball,  and  daughter  of  the  late 
Bishop  Newel  K.  Whitney,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Tues.  23.  —The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
was  opened  for  traffic  to  American  Fork. 


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Sun.  28.— The  Wasatch  and  Jordan  Val- 
ley Railway  made  its  terminus  at  Fairfield 
Flat,  in  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon. 

October. — Lester  J.  Herriek  succeeded 
Apostle  Albert  Carrington  as  president  of 
the  European  mission. 

Wed.  1. — Zion's  Savings  Bank  and  Trust 
Company  commenced  business  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  The  sum  of  $6,000  was  deposited  the 
first  day. 

Wed.  15. — A.  H.  Bowen,  chief  of  police 
in  Prove,  was  shot  by  Harrison  Carter,  a 
notorious  renegade,  who  escaped,  but  was 
afterwards  caught  in  Nevada,  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City  and  imprisoned. 

Thurs.  16. — The  Bingham  Canyon  Rail- 
Tvay  was  opened  for  traffic. 

Wed.  22. — The  steamship  Idaho  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  522  Saints, 
in  charge  of  John  I.  Hart.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York,  Nov.  4th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  Nov.  14th. 

Fri.  24.— The  Clift  House  in  Salt  Lake 
City  was  burned.    Estimated  loss:  $70,000. 

Tues.  28. — In  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Utah,  Judge  McKean  reversed  his  former 
decision  in  the  Third  District  Court 
against  Thos.  Hawkins.         i       ] 

Fri.  31. — Elder  Isaac  Laney,  a  respected 
citizen,  who  was  wounded  in  the  Haun's 
Mill  massacre,  died  in  the  10th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

November.  Thurs.  6.— John  MuUett, 
of  the  16th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
accidentally  shot  and  killed,  while  hunting 
ducks  on  the  Jordan  river. 

Tues.  25. — A  grand  celebration  was  held 
in  Prove,  on  the  event  of  the  Utah  South- 
ern Railway  being  completed  to  that  city. 

Wed.  26. — Geo.  White  Pitkin,  a  respected 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Millville,  Cache 
Co.,  Utah. 

Fri.  28.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  Geo. 
A.  Smith  and  others  left  Salt  Lake  City 
for  St.  George,  where  they  arrived  Dec. 
15th.    They   spent  the    winter   there. 

Sat.  29.— A  man  and  woman  were  burned 
to  death  at  Alta,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

December.  Mon.  i.— Notwithstanding 
Geo.  R.  Maxwell's  protest,  Geo.  Q.  Can- 
non was  permitted  to  take  his  seat  in  Con- 
gress. 

Sat.  20.— The  first  number  of  Utah  Pos- 
ten,  a  weekly  newspaper  in  the  Danish - 
Norwegian  language,  was  published  by 
Peter  O.  Thoraassen,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
This  was  the  first  paper  published  in  a 
foreign  language  in  Utah. 


1874. 

The  Utah  Northern  Railway  was  opened 
from  Ogden  to  Franklin,  Idaho.  A  large 
number  of  Indians  joined  the  Church. 
Work  on  the  St.  George  Temple  was 
pushed  forward  with  vigor.  The  United 
Order  was  introduced  among  the  Saints. 

January.  F^-i.  2.— Sally  W.  Phelps, 
relict  of  the  late  Judge  Wm.  W.  Phelps, 
was  killed  by  a  skylight  falling  from  a 
building  near  the  Townsend  House,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Mon.    i2.— The    Utah    legislature    (21st 


session)  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City  and 
organized  by  electing  Lorenzo  Snow  presi- 
dent of  the  Council,  and  Orson  Pratt 
speaker  of  the  House. 

Thurs.  29.— Bishop  David  H.  HoUiday,  of 
Santaquin,  UtahCo.,  died. 

February.  Thurs.  5.— The  Utah  North- 
ern Railway  was  opened  for  traffic  be- 
tween Brigham  City  and  Ogden. 

Thurs.  12.— Bishop  John  Proctor,  of  the 
10th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

Mon.  16. — In  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives at  Washington.  D.  C,  Geo.  Q.  Can- 
non presented  a  memorial  from  the 
Utah  legislature,  asking  Congress  to  ap- 
point a  commission  to  investigate  Utah 
affairs,  about  which  the  anti- Mormons  had 
made  serious  complaints. 

Wed.  18.  —  Peter  Van  Valkenberg,  of 
Union,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  shot  and  killed 
near  his  residence.  The  murderers  were 
soon  afterwards  captured. 

March. — Apostle  Joseph  F.  Smith  suc- 
ceeded Lester  J.  Herriek  as  president  of 
the  European  mission. 

Mon.  2.— In  the  U.  S.  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives Geo.  Q.  Cannon  introduced  a 
bill  for  admitting  Utah  into  the  Union  as  a 
State. 

Sat.  7.— Mrs.  Judson,  of  Fillmore,  was 
burned  to  death. 

April.  Wed.  1. — A  box,  containing  valu- 
able records,  was  deposited  in  the  wall  of 
the  St.  George  Temple. 

Sat.  4. —  David  Martin  Perkins,  formerly 
a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died 
at  Pleasant  Green,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Sat.  11.  —Robert  Lang  Campbell,  clerk  at 
the  Historian's  Office,  died  in  the  12th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  20.  —  Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
Geo.  A.  Smith,  and  party,  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  from  St.  George,  where  they 
had  spent  the  winter. 

— A  party  of  representative  men  from 
Australia  visited  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  tour 
of  inspection. 

May.  Sat.  2. —The  Fairview  Coal  Mi- 
ning and  Coke  Company  was  incorporated. 

Sun.  5.— ^Geo.  D.  Watt  was  excommuni- 
cated from  the  Church,  at  KaysviUe',  Da- 
vis Co.,  for  apostacy. 

Wed.  6.— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  155  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Lester  J.  Herriek.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  May  21st,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  May  30th. 

Thurs.  7. — The  44:th  annual  conference 
of  the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  The  principal  subject  dwelt 
upon  by  the  speakers  was  the  "United  Or- 
der", which  was  organized  with  Brigham 
Young  as  president.  The  conference  was 
continued  until  the  10th. 

Thurs.  14.  —  St.  Mark's  Cathedral 
(Episcopal)  in  Salt  Lake  City  was  conse- 
crated. 

Fri.  15. — Hon.  Cyrus  W.  Field,  origin- 
ator of  the  Atlantic  cable  system,  and  Mr. 
Kingsley,  an  eminent  English  gentle- 
man, accompanied  by  other  men  of  promi- 
nence, arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a 
visit. 

Fri.  22.— General  Alexander  W.  Doni- 
phan,favorably  known  in  Church  History 
during  the  Missouri  persecutions  in  1838, 
visited  Salt  Lake  City. 


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Sun.  24.— The  Sevier  Stake  of  Zion  was 
partly  organized  by  Apostles  John  Taylor 
and  Orson  Pratt,  with  Joseph  A.  Young  as 
president  and  Albert  K.  Thurber  as  his 
first  counselor. 

— Mons.  Henri  Rochefort,  the  celebrated 
Communist  leader,  who  had  recently 
escaped  from  imprisonment  in  the  French 
jjenal  settlement,  New  Caledonia,  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Fri.  29.— A  hurricane  did  much  damage 
at  Ogden. 

June. — The  Utah  Educational  Bureau 
was  established  in  Salt  Lake  City,  by  Dr. 
John  R.  Park. 

Tues.  2. — One  hundred  Goshute  Indians 
were  baptized  by  the  Indian  interpreter 
Wm.  Lee  in  Deep  Creek,  Tooele  Co.,  Utah. 
Hundreds  of  Indians  were  subsequently 
baptized  at  other  places,  and  there  was  a 
general  religious  movement  among  the 
Lamanites. 

Wed.  iO.— Ex- Judge  Solomon  P.  Mc- 
Curdy,  an  old  and  inoffensive  man,  was  as- 
saulted and  abused  by  Thomas  Hackett,  a 
soldier. 

Thiirs.  11. — A  party  of  soldiers  from 
Camp  Douglas,  under  command  of  Major 
Gordon,  broke  into  the  jail  at  Salt  Lake 
City  and  rescued  their  comrade,  Thomas 
Hackett,  who  had  been  confined  there  for 
assaulting  Solomon  P.  McCurdy  the  pre- 
vious day. 

—The  steamship  Nevada  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  243  Saints  (131 
British,  91  Swiss  and  German,  10  Dutch 
and  11  Icelandic),  in  charge  of  Joseph 
Birch.  The  company  arrived  at  New  York 
June  23rd,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  July  2nd. 

Tues.  2.3.— The  so-called  Poland  bill,  "in 
relation  to  courts  and  judicial  officers  in 
the  Territory  of  Utah,"  was  approved, 
having  been  passed  by  the  U.  S.  House  of 
Representatives  and  Senate. 

Wed.  24.— The  steamship  Idaho  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  806  Saints 
(about  700  Scandinavian  and  110  British) , 
in  charge  of  P.  C  Carstensen.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  July  6th,  and  at 
Salt  Lake  City  July  15th. 

July.— This  month  was  remarkable  for 
much  lightning,  thunder  and  rain  storms 
in  Utah. 

Wed.  1.— Patriarch  Thomas  Kington  died 
at  Wellsville,  Cache  Co. 

Sat.  4. — General  Phil.  H.  Sheridan  and 
party  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Wed.  8. — The  steamship  Ifinnesota  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  81  Saints,in 
charge  of  John  Keller.  The  company  ar- 
rived at  New  York  July  21st,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  July  30th. 

FH.  17. — Thomas  Williams,  treasurer  of 
Z.  C.  M.  I.,  and  of  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre, 
died  suddenly  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  19. — The  Glenwood  branch,  Sevier 
Co.,  Utah,  was  organized  as  a  Ward; 
Archibald  T.  Oldroyd,  Bishop. 

Fri.  24.  —  The  anniversary  of  the  en- 
trance of  the  Pioneers  into  Salt  Lake 
Valley  was  celebrated  by  a  grand  juvenile 
jubilee,  in  the  large  Tabenacle,  Salt  Lake 
City.  Four  thousand  musicians  and  sing- 
ers participated. 

August.  Sun.  2.— Edward  L.  Sloan,  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Salt  Lake  Herald, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 


Mon.  .3.— At  the  general  election,  Geo. 
Q.  Cannon  was  re-elected  Utah's  dele- 
gate to  Congress.  He  received  22,260  votes, 
and  Robert  N.  Baskin,  the  Liberal  candi- 
date, 4,513. 

— An  attempt  was  made  by  the  "Libe- 
ral Party"  to  get  possession  of  the  polls  of 
election  in  Salt  Lake  City.  U.  S.  Marshal 
Maxwell  and  a  horde  of  armed  assistants 
rendered  aid.  Mayor  Daniel  H.  Wells  was 
mobbed,  and  considerable  rioting  done  at 
the  City  Hall,but  the  plot  proved  a  failure. 

Thurs.  20.— Loptur  Johnson,  a  native  of 
Iceland,  was  accidentally  killed,  near 
Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Thurs.  27.— General  John  E.  Smith,  the 
new  Camp  Douglas  commander,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  He  succeeded  Gen.  Henry 
A.  Morrow. 

Sat.  2,9.— John  McDonald,  sen.,  fell  from 
a  haystack  and  was  killed,  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

September.— Wm.  Fotheringham  was 
arrested  at  Beaver  on  a  charge  of  poly- 
gamy, and  placed  under  $2,000  bonds. 

Wed.  2. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  558  Saints, 
mostly  British,  Swiss  and  German,  In 
charge  of  John  C.  Graham.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  14th,  and  at 
Salt  Lake  City  Sept.  23rd. 

Fri.  11.— The  U.  S.  marshal  seized  the 
county  clerk's  office  of  Tooele  County,, 
upon  an  order  issued  by  Judge  McKean. 

Wed.  30. — A  terrible  fire  destroyed  con- 
siderable grain  and  hay,  at  Huntsville,. 
Weber  Co. 

October.  Sun.  4.— Jay  Gould,  accom- 
panied by  a  distinguished  party  of  wealthy 
railway  gentlemen,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

—Mrs.  Elizabeth  Adams,  of  Bountiful,^ 
Davis  Co.,  was  shot  and  killed  by  an  un- 
known person,  while  engaged  in  reading 
in  her  own  house. 

Mon.  5. — Arthur  Pratt,  Fanny  Sten- 
house  and  others  were  excommunicated 
from  the  Church  by  the  High  Council,  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  On  the  8th  Andrew 
Cahoon  was  cut  off.  All  these  for  apostacy. 

Tues.  6. — Ephraim  Green,  formerly  a 
member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at 
Rockport,  Summit  Co. 

Wed.  7. — Patriarch  James  Lake  died  at 
Oxford,  Oneida  Co. ,  Idaho. 

Sat.  10. — Ann  Eliza  Webb  Young,  one  of 
Pres.  Brigham  Young's  wives,  was  excom- 
municated from  the  Church. 

Sun.  11. — Bishop  Andrew  H.  Scott,  of 
Provo  (2nd  Ward),  Utah  Co.,  died. 

—The  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  Salt 
Lake  City  was  dedicated. 

Wed.  14.  —The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  155  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Wm.  N.  Fife.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  Oct.  26th, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  5th. 

Thu7^s.  22.— The  first  number  of  the  Utah 
Scandinav,  an  anti- Mormon  weekly  news- 
paper, was  issued  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
the  Danish-Norwegian  language.  After 
about  three  years'  run  it  ceased  publica- 
tion. 

Mon.  26.— Geo.  Reynolds,  who  had  been 
indicted  by  the  grand  jury  for  polygamy 
appeared  in  court  and  was  placed  under 
12,500  bonds,  awaiting  trial. 


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Tnurs.  i?y.— Pres  Brigham  Young,  who 
for  some  time  had  been  unwell,  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  the  South,  accompanied  by 
Geo.  A.  Smith  and  other  prominent  men. 
They  arrived  at  St.  Geerge  Nov.  11th. 

November.  Thurs.  5.  —  A  frightful 
hurricane  did  considerable  damage  in 
Tooele  County. 

Mbn  9. — John  D.  Lee,  of  Mountain  Mead- 
ows celebrity,  was  arrested  at  Panguitch, 
Piute  Co. 

Thurs.  12. — Geo.  Q.  Cannon  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of  polygamy, 
and  placed  under  $5,000  bonds. 

Wed  25.— Phinehas  Richards,  brother 
of  the  'late  Pres.  Willard  Richards,  and 
father  of  Apostle  Franklin  D.  Rich- 
ards, died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

December.  Fri.  4.— Wm.  Hepworth 
Dixon,  a  celebrated  English  author,  vis- 
ited Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  5.— Major  Edward  P.  Duzette,  cel- 
ebrated drummer  of  the  Nauvoo  brass 
band,  died  at  Rockville,  Kane  Co. 

Fri.  25. — The  workmen  of  the  St.  George 
Temple  had  a  Christmas  assembly  in  the 
St.  George  Tabernacle. 

Mon.  28.— Gov.  Geo.  L.  Woods  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  the  East,  Samuel  B.  Axtell 
having  been  appointed  his  successor. 

1875. 

Young  Men's  Mutual  Improvement  Asso- 
ciation work  was  made  universal  through- 
out the  settlements  of  the  Saints.  Judge 
McKean  and  supporters  became  very  ag- 
gressive and  caused  considerable  bitter 
feeling  between  the  Mormon  and  anti- 
Mormon  elements  in  Utah ;  the  judge,  how- 
ever, was  superceded  by  David  B.  Lowe. 

January.  Tues.  5. — An  act  of  the  Idaho 
legislature,  creating  Bear  Lake  County, 
was  approved ;  Paris  was  made  the  county 
seat. 

Fri.  8. — Wm.  Fotheringham,  of  Beaver, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  "committing 
adultery  with  his  wife,"  and  placed  under 
$300  bonds. 

Sun.  10.— The  Utah  Western  Railway 
(later  the  Utah  and  Nevada)  was  opened 
for  traffic  to  Black  Rock,  on  the  shore  of 
Great  Salt  Lake. 

Mon.  11. — The  explosion  of  a  quantity  of 
oil  at  the  Utah  Central  Railway  station, 
at  Salt  Lake  City,  did  considerable  dam- 
age to  property. 

— A  terrible  snowslide,  resulting  in  the 
loss  of  four  lives  and  much  property,  oc- 
curred in  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon. 

Sat.  16. — Albert  Stickney  was  killed  in 
Summit  Canyon,  Utah  Co.,  by  a  snowslide. 

Tues.  19. — Six  persons  were  killed  by  a 
snowslide,  near  Alta,  Little  Cottonwood 
Canyon. 

Wed.  20.— Thomas  Broderick,  Joseph 
Ferguson  and  four  other  men  were  killed 
by  a  snowslide  in  Big  Cottonwood  Canyon. 
Their  bodies  were  not  found  until  the  fol- 
lowing spring. 

Sun.  24. — A  delegation  from  Salt  Lake 
City  had  an  interview  at  Ogden  with  His 
Majesty  Kalakaua,  king  of  the  Hawaiian 
Islands. 


February.  Tues.  2. —Samuel  B.  Axtell, 
ninth  governor  of  Utah,  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Tues.  16. — The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
was  completed  to  York,  Juab  Co. 

Fri.  19.— Pres.  Brigham  Young,  who 
had  spent  the  winter  in  St.  George,  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  25.— In  the  case  of  Brigham  Young 
vs.  Ann  Eliza  Young,  Judge  McKean  de- 
cided that  the  defendant,  Pres.  Brigham 
Young,  should  pay  $9,500  alimony. 

March.  Wed.  3. — W.  G.  Thomas  was 
killed  by  a  snowslide,  in  Little  Cottonwood 
Canyon. 

Sun.  7. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was  or- 
ganized at  West  Porterville,  Morgan  Co. 

3fon.  8.— Joseph  S.  Schofield,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  died  at  Belle vue,  southern 
Utah. 

Tues.  5.— The  case  of  Kate  Flint,  vs. 
Jeter  Clinton  et  al.,  for  the  abatement  of 
her  house  of  ill  fame,  by  the  Salt  Lake 
City  police  officers,  was  commenced  in  the 
Third  District  Court.  The  jury  disagreed. 
Thu7'S.  ii.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  was 
sentenced  to  confinement  in  the  Peni- 
tentiary, by  Judge  James  B.  McKean, 
for  alleged  contempt  of  court,  in  the  Ann 
Eliza  Young  case. 

Fri.  /2.— After  24  hours'  confinement, 
Pres,  Brigham  Young  was  released  from 
the  Utah  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  i6'.— Richard  Fryer  shot  his  wife 
and  baby  and  Thomas  Batty,  and  Fryer 
was  killed  by  the  sheriff,  who  attempted  to 
arrest  the  insane  murderer,  at  Toquer- 
ville,  southern  Utah.  Mrs.  Fryer  died  of 
her  wounds  the  same  day.  Baity  on  the 
17th,  and  the  baby  on  the  18th. 

Wed.  i7.— Major  Seth  M.  Blair  died  at 
Logan. 

Thurs.  i8.— Chief  Justice  James  B.  Mc- 
Kean, was  superceded  by  the  appointment 
of  David  B.  Lowe,  of  Kansas. 

Sat.  20.— About  two  hundred  Indians 
from  the  desert  were  baptized  at  St. 
George. 

Thurs.  25. — William  Kay,  the  founder  of 
Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  died  at  Ogden. 

Wed.  31.— The  trial  of  George  Reynolds, 
for  polygamy,  was  commenced  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  in  Salt  Lake  City.  The 
following  day  (April  1st)  the  jury  brought 
in  a  verdict  of  guilty. 

ApriL  Fri.  2.— The  case  of  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon,  indicted  for  polygamy,  was  dis- 
missed in  the  Third  District  Court. 

Sat.  3. — Wm.  H.  Dame,  indicted  on  a 
charge  of  having  participated  in  the  Moun- 
tain LVIeadows  massacre  in  1857,  and  who 
had  been  imprisoned  since  October,  1874, 
was  taken  out  of  the  Utah  Penitentiary 
and  sent  to  Beaver. 

Tues.  6. — The  45th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake 
City.    It  was  continued  till  the  10th. 

Sat.  iO.— Geo. Reynolds  was  sentenced  to 
one  year's  imprisonment  and  a  $300  fine  for 
polygamy.  The  case  was  appealed,  and 
the  defendant  admitted  to  bail  in  bonds  of 
$5,000. 

Wed.  14.— John  D.  Lee,  who  had  been 
confined  at  Fort  Cameron,  was  brought 
before  the  Second  District  Court,  at 
Beaver,  but  the  trial  was  continued  for  the 
term. 


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May.  Wed.  12.— The  steamship  Wyo- 
ming sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with 
176  Saints,  under  the  direction  of  Hugh  S. 
Gowans  and  others.  The  company  arrived 
at  New  York  May  24th,  .and  at  Salt  Lake 
City  June  3rd. 

i^'W.  14.— Elder  John  B.  Fairbanks  died 
at  Payson,  Utah  Co. 

— Aoout  two  hundred  and  fifty  aged 
people  from  Salt  Lake  County  had  a  pleas- 
ant excursion  to  Dr.  Clinton's  Hotel,  at 
Lake  Point,  on  the  Great  Salt  Lake.  This 
was  the  beginning  of  the  Old  Folks'  annual 
excursions. 

June. — General  James  A.  Garfield  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Sat.  5.— Elder  Wm.  Gibson  died  at  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Mon,  7.~Elder  Ralph  Harrison  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City,f rom  the  effects  of  an  acci- 
dent a  few  days  previous. 

Tues.  8. — Geo.  W.  Emery,  of  Tennessee, 
was  appointed  governor  of  Utah, in  place  of 
Samuel  B.  Axtell,  who  was  removed  be- 
cause of  his   friendship  to  the  "Mormons." 

Thurs.  10.— The  first  Young  Men's  Mu- 
tual Improvement  Association  was  organ- 
ized in  the  13th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City, with 
H.  A.  WooUey  as  president,  and  B.  Morris 
Young  and  Heber  J.  Grant  as  counselors. 

Tues.  15. — John  Burns,  a  railroad  em- 
ploye, was  accidentally  killed  on  the  Utah 
Western  (now  Utah  and  Nevada)  Rail- 
way. 

Wed.16. — The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  167  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Robert  T.  Burton. 
The  company  arrived  at  New  York  June 
27th,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  July  8th. 

Sat.  19. — The  Territorial  Supreme  Court 
reversed  the  decision  in  the  case  of  George 
Reynolds,  owing  to  the  illegality  of  the 
grand  jury  that  found  the  bill  of  indict- 
ment. 

Mon.  28. — Bishop  Culbert  King  baptized 
85  Indians  of  Kanosh's  band,  at  Kanosh, 
Millard  Co.  More  than  two  thousand 
Indians  had  been  baptized  previous  to  this 
time. 

Wed.  30. — The  steamship  Idaho  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  765  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Christen  G.  Larsen. 
The  company  arrived  at  New  York  July 
14th,  and  at  Ogden  July  22nd. 

July.  Sat. '3.— Geo.  W,  Emery,  of  Ten- 
nessee, successor  to  Samuel  B.  Axtell 
as  governor  of  Utah,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sat.  10. — Martin  Harris,one  of  the  Three 
Witnesses  to  the  Book  of  Mormon,  died  in 
Clarkston,  Cache  Co.,  92  years  of  age. 

Fri.  16. — Philip  Klingensmith,  an  im- 
portant witness  for  the  prosecution  in  the 
John  D.  Lee  case,  arrived  at  Beaver,  from 
California. 

Sat.  /7.— Pres.  Brigham  Young,  his 
Counselors  and  others  renewed  their  cove- 
nants by  baptism  at  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co. 
This  example  was  subsequently  followed 
by  the  Saints  generally. 

— Emeline  Free  Young,  wife  of  Pres. 
Brigham  Young,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  22.— Governor  Samuel  B.  Axtell 
left  Salt  Lake  City  for  New  Mexico,where 
he  had  been  appointed  chief  justice. 

— The  trial  of  John  D.  Lee.  indicted  for 
murder,  was  commenced  at  Beaver. 


August.  Sun.  i.— Geo.  W.  Hill  baptized 
over  three  hundred  Indians  in  Box  Elder 
County,  Utah,  and  many  of  them,  who 
were  sick,  were  miraculously  healed  under 
his  administration. 

Thurs.  5. — Elder  Joseph  A.  Young  died 
at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  and  Amos  Fielding 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  7. — Bishop  Wm.  Miller,  alias  "Bogus 
Brigham,"  died  at  Provo,  Utah  Co.,  and 
Elder  Alphonso  Green  died  at  his  resi- 
dence, between  Lehi  and  American  Fork, 
Utah  Co. 

— After  a  long  trial  in  the  case  of  John 
D.  Lee,  at  Beaver,  the  jury  disagreed. 

Thurs.  12.— A  band  of  peaceable  Indians 
were  driven  from  their  grain  fields  and 
lodges  on  Bear  river,  by  U.  S.  authority. 
This  was  evidently  the  result  of  a  con- 
spiracy on  the  part  of  the  citizens  of  Co- 
rinne. 

Thurs.  19.— Gen.  Philip  H.  Sheridan  and 
wife  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Wed.  25.— Robert  E.  Biard,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Lynne, 
Weber  Co.,  Utah. 

September. — Apostle  Albert  Carring- 
ton  succeeded  Apostle  Joseph  F.  Smith  as 
president  of  the  European  mission. 

Wed.  i.— Geo.  A.  Smith,  first  Counselor 
to  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  died  at  his 
home— the  Historian's  Office— Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  15. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  300  Saints, 
in  cl  irge  of  Richard  V.  Morris.  The 
company  landed  in  New  York,  Sept.  27th, 
and  arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Oct  5. 

Sat.  25.— Elizabeth  Henriod  suicided  at 
Nephi,  Juab  Co. 

J/bn.  27.— Elder  Haden  W.  Church,  who 
labored  as  a  missionary  in  the  Southern 
States,  died  at  Shady  Grove,  Hickman 
Co.,  Tenn.  He  was  formerly  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion. 

October.  Sun.  3.—\J.  S.  Grant,  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  on  a  visit.  He  was  met  by 
Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  other  prominent 
mea  at  Ogden. 

Mon.  4.— Pres.  U.  S.  Grant  and  party 
left  Salt  Lake  City  for  Denver,  Colo. 

Sat.  9. — At  the  general  conference  the 
large  Tabernacle,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
dedicated.  A  large  number  of  mission- 
aries were  called  during  the  conference. 

Thurs.  14. — The  steamship  Dakota  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  120  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Bedson  Eardley.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  Oct.  24th,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  3rd. 

Thurs.  28.— Nine  buildings  in  Salt  Lake 
City  were  destroyed  by  fire. 

Fri.  29. — Pres.  Brigham  Young  was  ar- 
rested by  U.  S.  Marshal  Geo.  R.  Maxwell, 
by  order  of  Judge  Boreman,  on  a  charge 
of  contempt  of  court.  He  had  not  com- 
plied with  the  order  to  pay  $9,500  alimony 
to  Ann  Eliza  Young. 

Sat.  30.- President  Brigham  Young 
deeded  some  valuable  real  estate  for  the 
B.  Y.  Academy,  at  Provo,  to  the  trustees 
of  that  institution. 

Sun.  31.— Baron  Lionel  de  Rothschild 
and  party  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a 
visit. 

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having  found  another  indictment  against 
George  Reynolds  for  polygamy,  he  was 
again  arrested  and  placed  under  |2,500 
bonds. 

Wed.  3.— Prince  Frederick,  of  Wittgen- 
stein, Count  Turenne  and  Baron  Roths- 
child paid  a  visit  to  Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  8. — The  Saints  who  had  settled 
near  the  Sevier  river,  between  Richfield 
and  Glenwood,  Sevier  Co.,  Utah,  were  or- 
ganized into  the  Prattville  Ward,  with 
Joseph  K.  Rogers  as  Bishop. 

Tues.  16.— The  First  National  Bank 
building  in  Salt  Lake  City  was  destroyed 
by  fire ;  loss  about  $200,000. 

Thiers.  i8.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  was 
discharged  from  the  custody  of  the  U.  S. 
marshal,  by  order  of  Chief  Justice  J. 
Alexander  White. 

December.— The  ladies  of  Utah  sent  a 
petition  having  23,626  signatures  to  Con- 
gress, praying  for  the  admission  of  Utah 
into  the  Union  as  a  State,  and  the  repeal 
of  the  anti  polygamy  laws. 

Thu7's.  9. — A  second  trial  of  George 
Reynolds  for  polygamy  was  commenced  in 
the  Third  District  Court,  Salt   Lake  City. 

Tues.  14.— A  bill  was  presented  to  the 
U.  S.  House  of  Representatives,  to  enable 
the  people  of  Utah  to  form  a  constitution 
and  State  government,  and  for  the  ad- 
mission into  the  Union  as  a  State. 

ISun.  i.9.— Elder  John  Snider,  one  of  the 
first  missionaries  to  England,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— James  McKnight  was  excommunicated 
from  the  Church  for  apostacy. 

Tues.  21. — Geo.  Reynolds  was  sentenced, 
in  the  Third  District  Court,  to  two  years' 
imprisonment  and  to  pay  a  $500  fine.  Pend- 
ing an  appeal  to  the  Supreme  Couri,  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  the  defendant  was  ad- 
mitted to  bail  in  $10,000. 

Sat.  25.— Another  fatal  snowslide  oc- 
curred in  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon. 


1876. 

Settlements  of  the  Saints  were  founded 
on  the  Little  Colorado  river,  Arizona. 
About  four  thousand  persons  from  differ- 
ent parts  of  the  world  visited  the  Temple 
Block  during  this  year.  The  Utah  Musical 
Times  was  published  by  Calder  &  Careless, 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

January.  Fri.  7.  —  Daniel  W.  Jones 
and  company  of  missionaries  crossed  the 
Rio  Grande  from  El  Paso  Texas  to  Ciudad 
Juarez, Mexico,and  commenced  their  labors 
as  the  first  Latter-day  Saint  missionaries 
in  that  country. 

Mon.  10.— The  22nd  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  organized  by  electing  Lorenzo  Snow 
president  of  the  Council,  and  Orson  Pratt 
speaker  of  the  House. 

—Father  James  Allred,  92  years  old,  died 
at  Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co. 

Wed.  i,9.— Elder  Isaiah  M.  Coombs,  with 
a  company  of  Saints  (about  twenty 
souls) ,  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  on 
the  steamship  Montana.    The  company  ar- 


rived at  New  York  Jan.  31st,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  Feb.  6th. 

Sun.  30.  —  Patriarch  James  TurnbuU 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

February.  Thurs.  3. — A  number  of 
missionaries,  who  had  been  called  to  locate 
settlements  in  Arizona,  left  Salt  Lake 
City,  with  teams  for  that  Territory. 

Mon.  14. — At  the  municipal  election, 
Feramorz  Little  was  elected  mayor  of  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Fri.  18. — The  legislative  assembly  of 
Utah  closed  its  session.  It  had  labored 
diligently  in  the  interest  of  the  people, 
without  compensation.  The  funds  that 
should  have  paid  its  expenses  had  been  ap- 
propriated by  Congress  to  pay  the  ex- 
penses of  the  Federal  courts. 

Tues.  29. — Robert  Harris,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  suddenly  at 
Kaysville,  Davis  Co. 

March.  Tues.  14. —  A  fatal  snowslide 
occurred  at  Ophir,  Tooele  Co. 

—Seven  prisoners  escaped  from  the  Pen 
itentiary,   after  having  overpowered  the 
guards  and  fatally  wounded  Captain  Berg- 
her,  who  died  on  the  16th.    The  prisoners 
were  all  recaptured. 

Fri.  17.— W.  D.  Phelps,  one  of  the 
escaped  convicts  and  murderers,  was. 
wounded  with  fatal  effect  by  Sheriff  John 
D.  HoUaday,  who  tried  to  capture  him 
near  Santaquin,  Utah  Co. 

Mon.  20.— Elders  Daniel  W.  Jones,  Held- 
man  Pratt,  James  Z.  Stewart,  Anthony  W. 
Ivins  and  Wiley  C.  Jones,  of  the  Mexican 
missionaries,  left  Ciudad  Juarez  for  the 
interior  of  Mexico ;  they  arrived  at  Chi- 
huahua, the  capital  of  Chihuahua,  April 
2nd. 

Thurs  23. — The  advance  companies  of 
Arizona  settlers,  (called  from  Utah) ,  ar- 
rived at  Sunset  Crossing,  Little  Colorado 
river,  Arizona.  Others  followed,  and  soon 
afterwards  the  settlements  of  Allen  (St. 
Joseph) ,  Obed,  Sunset  *  and  Ballenger 
(Brigham  City)  were  founded  by  them. 

April.  Sat.  i.— The  new  Z.  C.  M.  I. 
building  on  Main  Street,  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  opened  for  business. 

Wed.  5. — Forty  tons  of  powder  in  maga- 
zines on  Arsenal  Hill,  north  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  exploded,  resulting  in  the  loss  of  four 
lives  and  great  destruction  of  property. 
The  shock  was  felt  for  miles  around. 

—The  Mexican  missionaries  in  the  City 
of  Chihuahua  mailed  about  five  hundred  co- 
pies of  Trejo's"Selectos"  (extracts  from  the^ 
Book  of  Mormon,  translated  into  Spanish 
by  Milton  G.  Trejo)  to  prominent  men  in 
the  principal  cities  of  Mexico. 

Thurs.  6. — The  46th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City ;  it 
was  continued  for  four  days. 

iSat.  8.— By  permission  from  Gov.  Luis. 
Terrazas,  the  Mexican  missionaries  held  a 
meeting  in  the  city  of  Chihuahua.  About 
five  hundred  people  attended.  This  was 
the  -first  Latter-day  Saint  meeting  ever- 
held  in  the  interior  of  Mexico. 

Wed.  12. — Father  Eleazer  Miller,  one  of 
the  early  members  of  the  Church,  died  in 
the  12th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  13. —P.  S.  Gillmore,  the  cele- 
brated music  leader,  gave  a  concert  in  the 
large  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  18. — The  Mexican  missionaries  ar- 


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CHURCH   CHRONOLOGY—  1876. 


rived  at  Gerero,  at  the  base  of  the  Sierra 
Madre  Mountains.  After  holding  one 
meeting  there,  they  returned  to  the  United 
States. 

Sat.  22.— Dom  Pedro,  emperor  of  Brazil, 
and  escort,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on 
a  visit.  On  the  following  day  the  em- 
peror attended  the  services  in  the  14th 
Ward  Assembly  Rooms,  after  which  he 
continued  his  journey  to  California. 

Sun.  30. — A  flood  did  considerable  dam- 
age to  property  in  the  lower  parts  of  Salt 
Lake  City. 

May.  Mon.  i.— Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
accompanied  by  Daniel  H.  Wells  and 
others,  left  Salt  Lake  City  for  St.  George, 
where  they  arrived  May  9th. 

Mon.  8. — A  company  of  immigrants,  27 
souls,  from  Minnesota,  arrived  at  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Thurs.  11.— After  a  long  confinement 
Wm.  H.  Dame,  John  D.  Lee  and  Geo.  W. 
Adair  were  admitted  to  bail  in  the  respect- 
ive sums  of  $20,000,  |15,000  and  $10,000. 

Wed.  17. — Daniel  H.  Wells  and  other 
Elders  started  from  St.  George,  on  a  mis- 
sionary trip  to  the  new  settlements  in  Ari- 
zona. 

Wed.  24. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  Jilngland,  with  131  Saints, 
in  charge  of  John  Woodhouse.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  June  5th,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  June  14th. 

— Bishop  Lorenzo  W.  Roundy,  of  Pres. 
Daniel  H.  Wells'  missionary  party,  was 
drowned  by  the  sinking  of  the  ferry  boat 
in  the  Colorado  river,  at  Lee's  ferry,  and 
Pres.  Wells  and  others  barely  escaped 
with  their  lives. 

Sun.  28.— Michael  Schaeffer,  the  newly 
appointed  chief  justice  for  Utah,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  30.— The  mail  coach  was  robbed 
near  the  Sevier  river,  in  Juab  County. 

June. — Much  property  in  Utah  was  des- 
troyed by  floods,  caused  by  the  sudden 
melting  of  snow  in  the  mountains. 

Thurs.  8.  -The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  had  a  pleasant  excursion  to  Provo, 
Utah  Co. 

Mon.  i2.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
party  left  St.  George  for  Salt  Lake  City, 
where  they  arrived  July  1st. 

Tties.  13.— The  case  of  George  Reynolds, 
convicted  and  sentenced  to  the  peniten- 
tiary under  the  anti-bigamy  law,  was 
argued  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
Territory,  on  appeal. 

Sun.  18. — Levi  Richards,  brother  of  the 
late  Willard  Richards,  died  in  the  SOth 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  21.— Mrs.  Ann  Smart  was  killed  by 
lightning  in  Franklin,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho. 

Thurs.  22. — The  convicts  at  the  Peniten- 
tiary, by  a  bold  venture,  took  possession  of 
the  jail,  and  seven  of  the  prisoners  escaped. 

Wed.  28. — The  steamship  Idaho  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  628  British, 
Scandinavian  and  Swiss  Saints,  in  charge 
of  Nils  C.  Flygare.  The  company  arrived 
at  New  York  July  lOth,  and  at  Ogden  July 
18th. 

July.  Thurs.  5.— The  Supreme  Court 
of  Utah  confirmed  the  decision  and  pro- 
ceedings of  the  lower  court  against  Geo. 
Reynolds.    The  case  was  subsequently  ap- 


pealed to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States. 

— David  Woolley  Evans,  Church  phono- 
graphic reporter,  and  assistant  editor  of 
the  Deseret  News,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  14. — Sidney  Rigdon,  formerly  prom- 
inent in  the  Church,  died  in  Alleghany 
County,  New  York. 

Mon.  17. — Four  more  convicts  escaped 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  23. — Patriarch  Levi  Jackman,  a 
prominent  Elder  in  the  Church  and  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  1847.  died  at  Salem,  Utah 
Co. 

Wed.  25.— Samuel  L.  Evans,  of  the  6th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  having  been  in- 
dicted by  the  grand  jury  for  polygamy, 
was  arraigned  in  the  Third  District  Court. 
He  pleaded  not  guilty  and  was  placed  un- 
der $500  bonds. 

Mon.  31.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Judge  Michael  Schaeffer 
rendered  a  decision  in  the  case  of  Brigham 
Young  vs.  Ana  Eliza  Young,  in  which  the 
alimony  was  reduced  from  $500  to  $100  a 
month. 

August.  Tu£S.  1. — The  first  number  of 
Bikuben,  a  weekly  newspaper  in  the  Dan- 
ish language,  was  published  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  by  Anders  W.  Winberg. 

Tues.  8. — Elder  Jonathan  Pugmire  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  9.—Wm.  Diamond,  of  Richfield, 
Sevier  Co.,  was  killed  by  lightning,  near 
that  town. 

Wed.  16. — Chauncey  Loveland,  one  of 
the  Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Bounti- 
ful, Davis  Co.,  Utah. 

Mon.  21. — A  band  of  Navajo  Indians  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  visit. 

September.  Sat.  2. — The  order  of  July 
31st  not  having  been  complied  with,  $4,000 
worth  of  property,  belonging  to  Pres. 
Brigham  Young,  was  attached  to  satisfy 
the  order  for  alimony  in  the  Ann  Eliza  case. 
The  property,  however,  was  not  sold. 

Sun.  10. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Mink  Creek,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  were  or- 
ganized into  the  Mink  Creek  branch  of  the 
Church,  with  Rasmus  Rasmussen  as  presi- 
dent. 

Wed.  13.  —  The  steamship  Wyoming 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  322 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Wm.  L.  Binder.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  Sep.  23rd, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  Oct.  3rd. 

Thuyas.  14. — John  D.  Lee  was  again  placed 
on  trial  in  Beaver,  Beaver  County ,for  par- 
ticipation in  the  Mountain  Meadows  mas- 
sacre. On  the  20th  he  was  convicted  of 
murder  in  the  first  degree. 

Wed.  20.— Geo.  D.  Grant,  a  brother  of 
the  late  Jedediah  M.  Grant,  died  at  Boun- 
tiful, Davis  Co. 

Fri.  29. — Earl  Dufferin,  governor-gen- 
eral of  Canada,  and  party  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

October.— Small  pox  prevailed  in  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Ogden. 

Tu£s.  .3.— General  Wm.  T.  Sherman  and 
party  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Sat.  7. — At  the  general  conference  John 
W.  Young,  son  of  President  Brigham 
Young,  was  sustained  as  First  Counselor 
to  Pres.  Young,  in  place  of  the  late  Geo. 
A.  Smith. 

Sun.  8.— Lavina  Walker,  eldest  daughter 


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■of  Hyrum  and  Jerusha  Smith,  died  at  Far- 
mington,  Davis  Co. 

Tues.  10. — Judge  Jacob  S.  Boreman  sen- 
tenced John  D.  Lee  to  be  shot  on  Jan  26, 
1877. 

Mon.  16.— The  Brigham  Young  Academy 
was  founded  in  Provo. 

Wed.  25.— The  steamship  Wyoming  sdAleA 
from  Liverpool,  England,  veith  118  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Peter  Barton.  The  company 
■arrived  at  New  York  Nov.  4th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  Nov.  12th. 

November.  Wed.  i.— Pres.  Brigham 
Young,  Wilford  Woodruff,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon 
^nd  Brigham  Young,  jun.,  accompanied  by 
members  of  their  families,  left  Salt  Lake 
City  for  St.  George,  where  they  arrived 
Nov.  9th. 

December.  3fon.  4.— Archibald  T. 
Gardner,  son  of  Bishop  Archibald  Gard- 
ner, of  West  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was 
killed  by  the  explosion  of  a  boiler,  at  a 
sawmill,  in  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon. 

Fri.  S.—A  central  committe  of  the  Y. 
M.  M.  I.  Associations  was  organized  at  the 
Council  House,  Salt  Lake  City.  Junius  F. 
Wells  was  elected  president;  Milton  H. 
Hardy  and  Rodney  C.  Badger  were  chosen 
counselors;  John  Nicholson,  Richard  W. 
Young  and  Geo.  F.  Gibbs,  secretaries ;  and 
Mathoni  W.  Pratt,  treasurer. 

Mon.  i^.— Elder  Wm.  S.  Phillips,  for- 
merly a  prominent  missionary  in  Wales, 
died  at  Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co. 

Fri.  29. — Two  men  were  killed  by  a  snow 
slide  in  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon*. 


1877  < 

The  first  Temple  built  by  the  Saints 
in  Utah  was  dedicated  at  St.  George. 
The  settlements  of  the  Saints  were  more 
perfectly  organized  into  Stakes  of  Zion. 
President  Brigham  Young  died,  and  the 
Council  of  Twelve  Apostles  once  more 
took  charge  of  the  affairs  of  the  Church. 
Elders  Louis  Garff  and  Milton  G.  Trejo 
opened  a  mission  in  Sonoro,  Mexico,  and 
baptized  five  in  Hermosilla,  the  capital  of 
Sonoro.  The  publication  of  the  History 
of  Joseph  Smith  (Joseph  Smith's  Levnets- 
l0b)  was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City  by 
Elders  Andrew  Jenson  and  Joh.  A.  Bruun. 
This  was  the  first  book  published  in  Utah 
in  the  Danish-Norwegian  language. 

January.— The  first  number  of  JVord- 
sfjernan,si  semi-monthly  Church  periodical, 
was  published  in  G0teborg,  Sweden :  John 
C.  Sandberg,  editor.  After  issuing  a  few 
numbers  there,  its  publication  was  con- 
tinued in  Copenhagen,  Denmark. 

— Rich  silver  mines  were  discovered  near 
Leeds,  southern  Utah. 

Mon.  1.— The  lower  part  of  the  St. 
George  Temple  was  dedicated,  under  the 
•direction  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young.  There 
were  present  1,230  persons. 

FH.  5.— Wm.  M.  Evans,  a  prominent 
Elder,  died  at  Nephi,  Juab  Co. 

Tues.  5.— The  first  ordinance  for  the 
8 


dead  in  the  St.  George  Temple  was  admin- 
istered. 

Fri.  i9.— Samuel  Holmes  was  crushed  to 
death  at  the  Utah  Central  Railway  depot, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

February.— Garden  City,  Rich  Co., 
Utah,  was  settled  by  Wright  A.  Moore 
and  others,  and  organized  as  a  branch  of 
the  Church,  which  became  a  Bishop's  Ward 
in  1879. 

iSat.  5.— Elder  Wm.  Stevenson  died  at 
Holden,  Millard  Co.,  Utah. 

Stm.  4. — Amasa  M.  Lyman,  once  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles, 
died  at  Fillmore,  Millard  Co. 

Sat.  24. — The  first  number  of  the  Silver 
Beef  Echo  was  published  at  Silver  Reef, 
Utah;  Joseph  E.  Johnson,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher. 

Smi.  2o.-  The  Saints  who  had  settled 
Redmond,  Sevier  Co.,  Utah,  were  organ- 
ized into  aWard ;  John  Johnson,  Bishop. 

March.  Thurs.  i.— Thos.  Heath  was 
accidentally  drowned  in  the  Jordan  river, 
near  Salt  Lake  City.  His  body  was  not 
found  until  four  weeks  afterwards. 

Tues.  6. — A  company  of  Latter-day 
Saints  from  Utah,  under  the  direction  of 
Daniel  W.  Jones,  arrived  on  Salt  river, 
Arizona,  and  encamped  near  the  present 
site  of  Lehi,  Maricopa  Co. 

Wed.  7.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  John  D.  Lee  was  re  sentenced 
to  be  executed  March  23rd. 

Sun.  il.— Matthew  Ingram  and  Jared 
Pratt  were  killed  by  a  snowslide,  near 
Alta,  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon. 

Mon.  12. — Levi  P.  Luckey,  who,  on  Feb. 
13, 1877,  had  been  appointed  secretary  for 
Utah,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  18. — Lyman  Leonard,  one  of  the 
early  settlers,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

FrH.  23. — John  D.  Lee  was  executed  at 
the  Mountain  Meadows,  southern  Otah. 

Thurs.  29.— Wm.  P.  Tippets,  once  a  mem- 
ber of  Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Three  Mile 
Creek,  Box  Elder  Co.,  Utah. 

ApriL  Fri.  6.— The  47th  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Church  was  commenced  in  the 
Temple  at  St.  George.  Pres.  Brigham 
Y  oung,  his  Counsleors,  most  of  the  Apostles 
and  a  number  of  leading  Elders  were  pres- 
ent, and  the  Temple  was  fully  dedicated. 
Pres.  Daniel  H.  Wells  offered  the  dedica- 
tory prayer.  A  more  perfect  organization  of 
the  various  Stakes  of  Zion  was  commenced, 
and  John  D.  T.  McAllister  was  (on  April 
7th)  appointed  president  of  the  St.  George 
Stake,  with  Thos.  J.  Jones  and  Henry  Ey- 
ring  as  his  counselors.  A  number  of  mis- 
sionaries were  called. 

Fri.  13.— The  Old  Folks  of  the  20th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  were  treated  to  a 
sumptuous  supper  at  the  meeting  house. 
There  was  no  general  excursion  arranged 
for  tt.e  old  folks  this  year. 

— Elder  Levi  W.  Riter  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  18. — At  a  two  days'  meeting  held 
at  Kanab,  Kane  Co.,  the  Kanab  Stake  of 
Zion  was  organized,  with  L.  John  Nuttall 
as  president,  and  Howard  O.  Spencer  and 
James  L.  Bunting  as  counselors. 

Mon.  23.— At  a  two  days'  meeting  held  at 
Panguitch,  Piute  (now  Garfield)  Co.,  Utah, 
the  Panguitch  Stake  of  Zion  was  organ- 
ized   by  Apostles    John  Taylor,  Lorenzo 


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Snow  and  Erastus  Snow,  with  James 
Henrie  as  president,  and  Geo.W.  Sevy  and 
Jesse  W.  Crosby,  jun.,  as  counselors. 

Wed.  25. — The  temple  site  at  Manti,  San- 
pete Co.,  was  dedicated.  Pres.  Brigham 
Young  offered  the  dedicatory  prayer. 

— The  military  post  recently  located 
near  Beaver  City  was  named  Fort  Cam- 
eron, by  order  of  Asst.  Adjutant- General 
R.  WiUiams. 

Fri.  27.  —Pres.  Brigham  Young  and  party 
returned  to  Salt  Lake  City  from  St. 
George. 

— The  case  of  Ann  Eliza  Young  vs.  Brig- 
ham Young  was  finally  decided  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake  City,  the 
alimony  being  disallowed. 

Mon.  30 — Ground  was  broken  for  the 
Manti  Temple. 

May.  Wed.  2.— Elder  Briant  W.  Now- 
land  was  accidentally  killed  at  Mr.  Black's 
sawmill,  in  Butterfield  Canyon,  Salt  Lake 
Co. 

Thurs.  3. — Elder  Miles  Romney,  a  prom- 
inent Elder,  died  at  St.  George.  Utah. 

Sun.  6. — The  Saints  who  had  founded 
Kingston,  Circle  Valley,  Piute  Co.,  were 
organized  as  a  branch  of  the  Church;  Wm. 
King,  presiding  Elder. 

Thurs.  10. — Bishop  Aaron  Johnson  died 
at  Springville,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  13.— At  a  special  conference  held  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  Angus  M.  Cannon  was 
sustained  as  president  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Stake  of  Zion,  with  David  O.  Calder  and 
Joseph  E.  Taylor  as  counselors. 

Fri.  18. — The  ground  for  the  Logan 
Temple  was  dedicated.  Apostle  Orson 
Pratt  offered  the  dedicatory  prayer. 

Sun.  20.— The  first  converts  to  "Mor- 
monism"  among  the  Pima  Indians  were 
baptized  at  Camp  Utah,  on  Salt  river, 
Ariz.  Among  them  was  the  chief  Che-eh- 
chum. 

Mon.  21. — At  a  Priesthood  meeting  held 
in  Logan,  the  Cache  Stake  of  Zion  was 
partly  reorganized :  Moses  Thatcher,  pre- 
sident; Wm.  B.  Preston  and  Milton  D. 
Hammond,  counselors.  Pres.  Brigham 
Young  delivered  a  very  important  dis- 
course on  Priesthood. 

Sun.  27. — At  a  special  conference  held  at 
Ogden,  Utah,  the  Weber  Stake  of  Zion 
was  partly  reorganized;  with  David  H. 
Peery,  president ;  Lester  J.  Herrick  and 
Charles  F.  Middleton,  counselors. 

—On  this  and  the  following  day,  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Ogden  was  visited  by  an 
editorial  excursion  from  Nevada. 

Mon.  28.— The  reorganization  of  the  We- 
ber Stake  was  completed  by  the  appoint- 
ment of  Ward  officers.  Ogden  was  divided 
into  four  Wards,  instead  of  three  as  here- 
tofore, with  Francis  A.  Brown  as  Bishop  of 
the  First,  Robert  McQuarrie  of  the  Sec- 
ond, Winslow  Farr  of  the  Third  and  Nils 
C.  Flygare  of  the  Fourth  Ward.  The  sev- 
eral settlements  and  districts  in  Weber 
County,  which  hitherto  had  existed 
only  as  branches  of  the  Church,  were 
organized,  as  Bishop's  Wards,  name- 
ly, Riverdale  (Sanford  Bingham,  Bishop) ; 
Harrisville  (Pleasant  G.  Taylor,  Bishop) ; 
North  Ogden  (Amos  May  cock,  Bishop) ; 
Plain  City  (Lewis  W.  Shurtliff,  Bishop) ; 
Slaterville  (John  A.  AUred,  Bishop) : 
Lynne  (Daniel  F.  Thomas,  Bishop) ;  Mar- 


riott's (Jas.  Ritche,  Bishop) ;  Mound  Fort 
(David  Moore,  Bishop) ;  Hunts ville  (Fran- 
cis A.  Hammond,  Bishop) ;  Eden  (Josiah 
M.  Ferrin,  Bishop) ;  West  Weber  (John  I. 
Hart,  Bishop) ;  and  Hooper,  (Gilbert  Bel- 
nap,  Bishop). 

Wed.  30.  —  Elders  Helaman  Pratt  and 
George  Terry  commenced  a  short  mission 
among  the  Yaquis  Indians,  Sonora,Mexico. 

Thurs.  31. — Jerome  B.  Stillson,  corres- 
pondent of  the  New  York  Herald,  alleged 
that  an  attempt  on  his  life  had  been  made 
in  Salt  Lake  City.  The  affair  was  investi- 
gated and  resulted  unsatisfactorily  to 
Stillson. 

June. — Apostle  Joseph  F.  Smith  suc- 
ceeded Apostle  Albert  Carrington  as  pre- 
sident of  the  European  mission. 

Wed.  6.— The  settlement  of  Santaquin, 
Utah  Co.,  Utah,  was  organized  as  a  Ward; 
Geo.  Halladay,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  7.— The  Saints  at  Gunlock,Wash- 
ington  Co.,  Utah,  were  organized  as  a 
branch  of  the  Church ;  Dudley  Leavitt,  as 
president. 

Mon.  11.  —  Alderman  Walter  Thomson 
died  at  Ogden. 

Tubs.  12. — Dr.  Ezekiel  Lee  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Wed.  13. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sail- 
ed from  Liverpool,  England,  with  186 
Saints,  in  charge  of  David  K.  TJdall.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  June  23rd, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  July  3rd. 

Thurs.  14. — Benson  Ward,  Cache  Co., 
was  organized ;    Alma  Harris,  Bishop. 

Sun.  17. — At  a  special  conference,  held  at 
Farmington,  a  Stake  of  Zion  was  organ- 
•ized  in  Davis  County,  with  Wm.  R.  Smith, 
of  Centreville,  as  president,  and  Christo- 
pher Layton,  of  Kaysville,  and  Anson  Call, 
of  Bountiful,  as  counselors. 

— At  a  special  meeting  held  at  West  Jor- 
dan, Salt  Lake  Co..  that  Ward  was  divided 
into  four  Wards,  namely:  North  Jordan, 
with  Samuel  Bennion  as  Bishop,  West 
Jordan, with  Archibald  Gardner  as  Bishop, 
Fort  Herriman,  with  James  Crane  as 
Bishop,  and  South  Jordan,  with  Wm.  A. 
Bills  as  Bishop. 

Mon.  18. — The  Pinto  settlement,  Wash- 
ington Co.,  was  organized  as  a  Ward; 
Robert  Knell,  Bishop, 

Wed.  20. — At  a  special  meeting,  held  at 
Bountiful,  that  Ward  was  divided  into 
three  parts,  namely:  East  Bountiful, West 
Bountiful  and  South  Bountiful,  with 
Chester  Call,  Wm.  T.  Muir  and  WiUiam 
Brown  as  their  respective  Bishops. 

Sun.  24.— At  a  special  meeting  held  at 
Tooele,  Tooele  Co.,  the  Tooele  Stake  of 
Zion  was  organized,  with  Francis  M. 
L.yman  as  president,  and  James  Ure  and 
Wm.  Jeffries  as  counselors.  Three  new 
Wards  were  partly  organized,  namely,  E. 
T.  City  (Wm.  F.  Moss,  Bishop) ;  Lake 
View  (Moses  Martin,  Bishop),  and  Vernon 
(John  C.  Sharp,  Bishop). 

Tues.  26.  —South  Hooper,  Davis  Co., 
which  formerly  constituted  a  part  of  the 
Kaysville  Ward,  was  organized  as  a 
separate  Ward;  Henry  B.  Gwilliams, 
Bishop. 

Wed.  27.— The  steamship  Wisconsin 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  714 
Saints,  in  charge  of  John  Rowberry.     The 


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company  arrived  at  New  York  July  7th, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  July  14th. 

Fri.  29.— South  Weber,which  had  former- 
ly belonged  to  the  Weber  Stake  of  Zion, 
was  organized  as  a  Ward,  with  David  S. 
Cook  as  Bishop,  and  attached  to  the  Davis 
Stake  of  Zion. 

July. — Elder  John  Jaques,  who  for  six 
years  past  had  occupied  the  position  as  as- 
sistant editor  of  the  Deseret  News,  was 
appointed  to  take  temporary  charge  of  the 
Historian's  office,  during  the  absence  of 
Historian  Orson  Pratt  on  a  special  mission 
to  England.  Elder  Charles  W.  Penrose 
was  appointed  assistant  editor  of  the 
Deseret  Neivs. 

Sun.  1. — The  Saints  residing  in  Morgan 
County  were  organized  as  the  Morgan  Stake 
of  Zion,  with  Willard  G.  Smith,  as  presi- 
dent, and  Richard  Fry  and  Samuel  Fran- 
cis, counselors.  The  following  Wards  were 
also  organized :  North  Morgan,  Wyman 
M.  Parker,  Bishop;  South  Morgan,  Char- 
les Turner,  Bishop;  Richville,  Albert  D. 
Dickson,  Bishop ;  East  Porterville,  Joseph 
R.  Porter,  Bishop ;  Milton,  Eli  Whitear, 
Bishop;  Enterprise,  John  K.  Hall,  Bishop; 
Croyden,  John  Hopkins,  Bishop;  and 
Weber  (Peterson),  Charles  S.  Peterson, 
Bishop. 

—At  a  special  conference  held  at  Nephi, 
Juab  Co.,  Utah,  the  Saints  residing  in 
Juab  County  were  organized  as  the  Juab 
Stake  of  Zion  with  George  Teasdale  as 
president.  (This  organization  was  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  Nephi  Stake  of  Zion  or- 
ganized in  1868. )  Nephi  wasadivided  into 
two  Wards,  with  Joel  Grover  as  Bishop 
of  the  South  and  Charles  Sperry  as 
Bishop  of  the  North  Ward.  Levan 
and  Mona,  which  previously  had  ex- 
isted as  branches  of  the  Church,  were 
organized  into  Wards,  the  former  with 
Niels  Aagaard  and  the  latter  with  John 
M.  Hawes  as  Bishop, 

— South  Cottonwood,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was 
divided  into  three  Wards,  namely,  South 
Cottonwood,  Union  and  Granite,  with 
Joseph  S.  Rawlins,  Ishmael  Phillips  and 
Solomon  J.  Despainaas  Bishops,  respec- 
tively. 

Wed.  4.— The  Sanpete  Stake  of  Zion  was 
reorganized  with  Canute  Peterson  as  presi- 
dent and  Henry  Beal  and  John  B.Maiben  as 
counselors.  Eleven  new  Wards  were  partly 
organized,  namely,  Chester,  Reddick  N. 
Allred,  Bishop;  Fayette,  John  Bartholo- 
mew, Bishop;  Thistle  Valley  (Indianola), 
Jefferson  Tidwell,  Bishop;  Mayfleld,  O.  C. 
Olsen,  Bishop;  Manti  South  Ward,  Hans 
Jensen,  Bishop ;  Manti  North  Ward,  Wm. 
T.  Reid,  Bishop;  Ephraim  North  Ward, 
Lars  S.  Andersen,  Bishop ;  Ephraim  South 
Ward,  Carl  C.  N.  Dorius,  Bishop;  Mt. 
Pleasant  North  Ward,  Orange  Seelev, 
Bishop;  Mt.  Pleasant  South  Ward,  Wm.  S. 
Seeley,  Bishop;  Petty ville  (Sterling) ,Wm. 
G.  Petty,  Bishop,  and  Wales,  John  E. 
Reese,  Bishop.  Gunnison,  Mayfleld  and 
Fayette,  which  formerly  belonged  to  the 
Sevier  Stake  organization,  were  made  a 
part  of  the  Sanpete  Stake. 

Thurs.   5. — The    eastern    part  of      the 
Twentieth  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  or- 
ganized  as  the  Twenty- first  Ward;  An- 
drew Burt,  Bishop. 
Man.  .9.— The  Saints  residing  in  Summit 


County,  Utah,  were  organized  by  Apostles 
John  Taylor,  Lorenzo  Snow  and  Franklin 
D.  Richards  as  the  Summit  Stake  of  Zion; 
Wm.  W.Cluff,  president;  Geo.  G.  Snyder 
and  Alma  Eldredge,  counselors.  The  or- 
ganization of  six  new  Wards  was  also  pro- 
vided for,  namely:  Echo  (Elias  Asper, 
Bishop) ;  Henefer  (Charles  Richens,  Bish- 
op) ;  Hoytsville  (Andrew  Hobson,  Bishop)  ; 
Parley's  Park  (Joseph  H.  Black,  Bishop) ; 
Upton  (Charles  Staley,  Bishop) ,  and  Rock- 
port  (Edward  Bryant,  Bishop. 

Tues.  10. — Preston  Thomas,  sen.,  a  prom- 
inent Elder  was  accidentally  killed  at 
Franklin,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho. 

Sun.  i5.— East  Mill  Creek  Ward  (Salt 
Lake  Co.),  formerly  the  north  part  of  Big^ 
Cottonwood  Ward,  was  organized  as  a  sep- 
arate Ward ;  John  Neff ,  Bishop. 

— At  a  special  conference  held  at  Heber, 
Wasatch  Co.,  Utah,  the  Wasatch  Stake  of 
Zion  was  organized  by  Apostles  John  Tay- 
lor and  Franklin  D.  Richards,  with  Abram 
Hatch  as  president  and  Thomas  H.  Giles 
and  Henry  S.  Alexander  as  counselors.  Six 
new  Wards  were  organized,  namely.  Cen- 
tre (Benjamin  Cluff,  Bishop) ;  Charleston 
(Nymphus  C.  Murdock,  Bishop) ;  Heber 
West  Ward  (Wm.  Foreman,  Bishop) ; 
Heber  East  Ward  (Thos.  Rasband,  Bish- 
op) ;  Midway  (David  Van  Wagener,  Bish- 
op, and  Wallsburg  (Wm.  E.  Nuttall, 
Bishop) . 

— At  a  special  conference  held  at  Rich- 
field, Sevier  Co.,  the  Sevier  Stake  of  Zion 
was  reorganized  by  Apostles  Orson  Hyde 
and  Era&tus  Snow,  with  Franklin  Spencer 
as  president;  Albert  K.  Thurber  and  Wm. 
H.  Seegmiller,  counselors.  Several  new 
Wards  were  organized,  namely,  Richfield 
First  Ward,  Paul  Poulsen  Bishop;  Rich- 
field Second  Ward, Tarleton  Lewis, Bishop; 
Elsinore,  Joshua  W.  Sylvester,  Bishop: 
Central  (Inverury),  Wm.  A.  Steward, 
Bishop;  Vermillion,  Peter  Gotfredsen, 
Bishop ;  Grass  Valley,  Joseph  H.  Wright, 
Bishop,  and  Joseph  City,  Gideon  A  Mur- 
dock, Bishop. 

Thurs.  19. — Dr.  Jeter  Clinton  was  r- 
rested  at  Tooele,  on  a  trumped  up  charge 
of  murdering  John  Banks  in  1862.  He  was 
brought  to  Salt  Lake  City  and  imprisoned 
in  the  Penitentiary. 

Su7i.  22.-— At  a  special  conference  held  at 
Fillmore,  Millard  Co.,  Utah,  the  Millard 
Stake  of  Zion  was  reorganized, with  Ira  N. 
Hinckley  as  president,  and  Edward  Par- 
tridge and  Joseph  V.  Robison  as  counsel- 
ors. Fillmore  was  divided  into  two  Wards 
called  the  North  and  South  Ward, 
with  Alexander  Melville  as  Bishop  of  the 
South  and  Joseph  D.  Smith  as  Bishop  of 
the  North  Ward.  Meadow  Creek,  Holden 
and  Oak  Creek,  which  hitherto  had  existed 
as  branches,  were  organized  into  Wards 
with  Hyrum  B.  Bennett,  David  R.  Stevens 
and  Platte  D.  Lyman  as  their  respective 
Bishops.  Joseph  S.  Black  was  appointed 
Bishop  of  Deseret,  which  place  had  been 
resettled. 

Mon.  23. — Farmers  Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co., 
was  organized ;  Lewis  H.  Mousley,  Bishop. 

Tues.  2-/.— President  Brigham  Young 
deeded  9,642  acres  of  land  in  Cache  Valley 
to  the  B.  Y.  College,  at  Logan. 

Thurs.  26. — At  a  special  conference  held 
at  Beaver,  the  Beaver  Stake  of  Zion  was 


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organized;  John  R.  Murdock,  president; 
John  Ashworth  and  Marcus  L.  Shepherd, 
counselors. 

Tues.  31. — The  first  cremation  in  Salt 
Lake  City  took  place.  Dr.  Chas.  F.  Wins- 
low,  who  had  died  July  7th,  having  made 
provision  for  this  disposition  of  his  body, 
in  his  will. 

August.— Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  Brigham 
Young,  jun.,  succeeded  David  O.  Calder  as 
editors  and  publishers  of  the  Deseret  Xeivs. 
After  the  death  of  Willard  Richards, 
the  first  editor  of  the  Deseret  Neivs,  in 
March,  1854,  Albert  Carrington  occupied 
the  position  as  editor  of  the  paper  till 
March,  1859,  when  he  was  succeeded  by 
Elias  Smith,  whose  name  appeared  as  editor 
and  proprietor  until  September,  1863,when 
Albert  Carrington  again  became  editor. 
In  November,  1867,  he  was  succeeded  by 
Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  whose  name  appeared  as 
editor  and  publisher  till  August,  1873, 
when  David  O,  Calder  became  editor  and 
publisher,  continuing  thus  till  1877. 

Sat.  4. — After  severe  sufferings  at  the 
Penitentiary,  Dr.  Jeter  Clinton  was  re- 
moved to  the  county  jail,  Salt  Lake  City. 
Some  time  afterwards  he  was  set  at 
liberty. 

— Glendale,  Kane  Co.,  was  organized  as 
a  Ward ;  James  Leathead,  Bishop. 

Sun.  5.— At  a  Stake  conference  held  at 
Panguitch,  Piute  Co.,  Kingston,  Hillsdale, 
Clinton  (afterwards  named  Cannonville) , 
and  Escalante  were  organized  as  Wards, 
with  Wm.  King,  Seth  Johnson,  Jonathan 
T.  Packer  and  Andrew  P.  Schow  as  their 
respective  Bishops. 

Tues.  7. — Johnson,  Kane  Co.,  was  organ- 
ized as  a  Ward;  Sixtus  E.  Johnson, 
Bishop. 

Thurs.  5.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt  arrived 
at  Liverpool  England,  to  superintend,  the 
republication  of  the  Book  of  Mormon  and 
the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  but  soon 
afterwards  he  was  called  home,  on  account 
of  the  death  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young. 

Sun.  12. — Spring  Lake  branch,  Utah  Co., 
was  organized  as  a  Ward;  Benjamin  F. 
Johnson,  Bishop. 

Sun.  19. — At  a  special  conference  held  at 
Brigham  City,  Utah,  the  Box  Elder  Stake 
of  Zion  was  organized, with  Oliver  G.  Snow 
as  president,  and  Elijah  A.  Box  and  Isaac 
Smith  as  coun-selors.  Brigham.  City  was 
divided  into  four  Wards,  with  Henry 
Tingey  as  Bishop  of  the  First  Ward, 
Alvin  Nichols  of  the  Second,  John  D.  Burt 
of  the  Third,  and  John  Welch  of  the 
Fourth.  Bishops  were  also  appointed  for 
the  smaller  settlements,  namely :  Alonzo 
Perry,  for  Three  Mile  Creek;  Geo.  W. 
Ward,  for  Willard ;  Peder  C.  Jensen,  for 
Mantua;  Thos.  Harper,  for  North  Ward; 
Abraham  Hunsaker,  for  Honey ville ;  John 
C.  Dewey,  for  Deweyville;  H.  J.  Faust 
for  Corinne;  Wm.  Neeley,  for  Bear  River 
City;  Arnold  Goodliffe,  for  Curlew  (now 
Snowville) ;  Samuel  Kimball,  for  Grouse 
Creek;  Oliver  C.  Hoskins,  for  Portage; 
Geo.  Dunford,  for  Malad  City,  and  Samuel 
Williams,  for  Samaria.  The  three  last 
named  Wards  were  in  Malau  Valley, 
Idaho;  all  the  others  in  Box  Elder  Co., 
Utah. 

i'Vi.  24. — A  delegation  of  fifteen  Navajo 
Indians,  among  whom    was  the  principal 


chief  of   the  tribe,  arrived  in  Salt    Lake 
City. 

Sat.  25. — At  a  special  conference  held  at 
Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  the  Bear 
Lake  Stake  of  Zion  was  reorganized,  with 
Wm.  Budge  as  president,  and  James  H. 
Hart  and  Geo.  Osmond  as  counselors. 
Bishops  for  the  different  settlements  in 
the  Stake  were  also  appointed,  as  follows : 
Henry  J.  Home,  Paris  First  Ward;  Robt. 
Price,  Paris  Second  Ward;  Henry  Lewis, 
Georgetown;  Joseph  Moore,  Bennington; 
Henry  H.  Dalrymple,  Preston;  Peter 
Jensen,  Ovid;  Edwin  N.  Austin,  Liberty: 
John  A.  Hunt.  St.  Charles,  and  Chai'les 
E.  Robison  Montpelier.  At  the  continua- 
tion of  the  conference  the  following  day 
(Sun.  26th) ,  Wm.  Hulme  was  sustained  as 
Bishop  of  Bloomington,  Robert  Pope  of 
Fish  Haven,  Ira  Nebeker  of  Laketown, 
Joseph  Kimball  of  Meadowville,  Randolph 
S.  Stewart  of  Randolph,  and  Wm.  H.  Lee 
of  Woodruff. 

Wed.  2.9.— Pres.  Brigham  Young  died  at 
his  residence,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

September.    Sat.  i.— Elder  John  Ben- 
nion  died  at  North  Jordan,   Salt  Lake  Co. 
Su7i.   2. — The    funeral    of    Pres.    Brig- 
ham   Young    took  place  from  the  large 
Tabernacle, Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  4. — The  Twelve  Apostles  publicly 
assumed  their  position  as  the  head  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints. 

Wed.  5. — The  first  number  of  the  Terri- 
torial Enquirer  was  issued  at  Provo,  Utah 
Co. ;  John  C.  Graham,  editor. 

Wed.  i2.— Apostles  Orson  Pratt  and 
Joseph  F.  Smith  (and  family)  and  Franklin 
S.  Richards  sailed  from  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land, bound  for  Utah.  The  affairs  of  the 
European  mission  were  left  in  the  tempo- 
rary charge  of  Elder  Henry  W.  Naisbitt. 

—Elder  John  Hubbard,''of  Willard,  Box 
Elder  Co.,  Utah,  died  at  the  Wichita 
reservation,  Kan. 

Mon.  17.— The  corner  stones  of  the 
Logan  Temple  were  laid. 

Wed.  19. — The  steamship  Wisconsin 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  482 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Hamilton  G.  Park. 
The  company  landed  at  New  York  Sept. 
30th,  and  arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City  Oct. 
6th. 

Thurs.  27.— Apostles  Orson  Pratt  and 
Joseph  F.  Smith  arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City, 
from  their  missions  to  Europe. 

Fri.  28.  —The  corner  stones  of  the  Salt 
Lake  Assembly  Hall  were  laid  near  the 
southwest  corner  of  the  Temple  Block, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  2.9.— Hannah  Fielding,  widow  of 
Joseph  Fielding  and  one  of  the  first  who 
embraced  the  gospel  in  England,  died  at 
Ogden. 

— O,  Porter  Rockwell  was  arrested  and 
imprisoned  in  Salt  Lake  City,  being 
charged  with  murder,  said  to  have  been 
committed  about  twenty  years  before. 
Oct.  5th,  he  was  admitted  to  bail  in  the 
sum  of  $15,000. 

October.  Sat.  6. — On  this  and  the  fol- 
lowing day,  the  semi-annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City ; 
John  Taylor,  presiding.  John  W.  Young 
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to  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  were  sustained 
as  Counselors  to  the  Twelve  Apostles. 

Tues.  9. — Elder  James  T.  Lisonbee,  of 
Monroe,  Sevier  Co.,  died  at  Springville, 
Utah  Co.,  on  his  way  home  from  a  mission 
to  the  Southern  States. 

Sat.  13.— The  Utah  Stake  of  Zion,  (ori- 
ginally known  as  the  Provo  Stake),  em- 
bracing the  Saints  residing  in  Utah  County, 
Utah,  was  reorganized  by  Apostles  John 
Taylor,  Wilford  Woodruff  and  Erastus 
Snow,  with  Abraham  O.  Smoot  as  presi- 
dent and  David  John  and  Harvey  H.  Cluff 
as  counselors.  Two  new  Wards  were  or- 
ganized, namely :  Provo  Fifth  Ward  (Lake 
View),  with  Peter  Madsen  as  Bishop,  and 
Salem,  with  Robert  H.  Davis  as  Bishop. 

Wed.  17. — The  steamship  Idaho  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  150  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Wm.  Paxman.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Oct.  29th,  and  at 
Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  7th. 

Tues.  23.— The  Saints  at  Portage,  Box 
Elder  Co.,  were  organized  as  a  Ward  of 
the  Box  Elder  Stake  of  Zion;  Oliver  C. 
Hoskins,  Bishop. 

November.  Thurs.  1. — Elder  John  S. 
Higbee,  one  of  the  Pioneers  of  18i7,  died  at 
Toquerville,  Washington  Co. 

Wed.  7. — The  first  number  of  the  Ama- 
tem'  was  published  by  the  Y.  M.  M.  I.  As- 
sociation of  Ogden ;  Joseph  A.  West,  edi- 
tor. 

Tiies.  13.  —  Patriarch  Philip  B.  Lewis 
died  at  Kanab,  Kane  Co. 

iSun.  18.  —  The  Saints  residing  on  the 
Weber  river,  below  the  mouth  of  Weber 
Canyon,  Weber  Co.,  were  organized  as  the 
EastonWard;  Ira  N.  Spaulding,  Bishop. 
Thurs.  29. — A  company  of  Latter-day 
Saint  settlers  from  Utah  arrived  on  the 
San  Pedro  river,  Arizona.  They  became 
the  founders  of  St.  David. 

December.  Sun.  9.  —  The  Saints  who 
had  settled  at  Almy,  principally  as  coal 
miners,  were  organized  as  the  Almy  Ward; 
James  Bowns,  Bishop. 

Sun.  16. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  in 
Rabbit  Valley  (now  Wayne  Co.),  Utah, 
were  organized  as  a  branch  of  the  Church, 
called  the  Rabbit  Valley  branch;  Jere- 
miah Stringham,  president;  the  branch 
was  organized  as  a  Ward  in  1878,with  Geo. 
S.  Rust  as  Bishop ;  still  later  it  was  named 
Loa. 

Fri.21.—  Ssimuel  Pitchforth,  the  first 
person  baptized  on  the  Isle  of  Man,  died 
at  Nephi,  Juab  Co, 

— The  woolen  factory  at  Brigham  City, 
Box  Elder  Co.,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 

Mon.  31.  — The  Saints  at  Dingle  Dell, 
Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  were  organized  as  a 
branch  of  the  Bear  Lake  Stake  of  Zion; 
Wm.  Passey,  presiding  Elder 

18T8. 

Settlements  of  the  Saints  were  located  in 
Castle  Valley, Utah ;  San  Luis  Valley,Colo. ; 
and  on  Salt  river,  Ariz.  Two  Stakes  of 
Zion  were  organized  in  Arizona.  The 
Book  of  Mormon  was  translated  into  the 
Swedish  language  by  August  W.  Carlson, 
and  published  at  Copenhagen,  Denmark,by 
Nils  C.  Flygare. 


January.— The  first  Latter-day  Saint 
settlers  at  Mesa,  Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz., 
located. 

Wed.  2.— The  first  number  of  the  Salt 
Lake  Independent  was  issued  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  It  only  continued  its  Jcareer  about 
two  months. 

Mon.  14.— The  23rd  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  organized  by  appointing  Lorenzo 
Snow  president  of  the  Council,  and  Orson 
Pratt  speaker  of  the  House. 

Sun.  20. — Elder  Llewellyn  Harris  arrived 
at  a  village  of  the  Zuni  Indians,  in  New 
Mexico.  About  four  hundred  of  these 
Indians,  who  were  suffering  with  small 
pox,  were  said  to  have  been  healed  under 
his  administration. 

I^ri.  25. — Ebenezer  Brown,  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Draper, 
Salt  Lake  Co. 

Sun.  27.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  Little  Colorado  river,  Apache  Co., 
Arizona,  were  organized  as  a  Stake  of 
Zion,  with  Lot  Smith  as  president,  and 
Jacob  Hamblin  and  Lorenzo  H.  Hatch  as 
counselors.  Geo.  Lake  was  ordained 
Bishop  of  Brigham  City  (formerly  Ballin- 
ger) :  Levi  M.  Savage,  Bishop  of  Sunset. 
John  Kartchner  was  appointed  presiding 
Elder  of  Taylor,  and  John  Bushman,  act- 
ing Bishop  of  St.  Joseph  (formerly  Allen) . 
This  was  the  first  Stake  of  Zion  organ- 
ized in  Arizona. 

February.  Sat.  9.— Capt.  John  Robin- 
son died  at  Birch  Creek,  Weber  Co. 

March.  Fri.  iS.— Philip  T.  Van  Zile 
took  the  oath  of  office  as  district  attorney 
for  Utah. 

Sat.  i^.— Major  Howard  Egan  and  Burr 
Frost,  both  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Sun.  i7.— Col.  Stephen  Markham  died  at 
Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Wed.  20. — Elder  James  Z.  Stewart,  of 
Draper,  left  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  special 
mission  to  explore  for  a  location,  upon 
which  the  Saints,  who  emigrated  from  the 
Southern  States,  could  settle.  This  mis- 
sion led  to  the  purchase  of  Mexican  claims 
in  Conejos  County,  Colorado,  where  set- 
tlements subsequently  were  made. 

Sun.  24.— Adamsville,  Beaver  Co.,  was 
organized  as  a  Ward  of  the  Beaver  Stake 
of  Zion ;  Joseph  Henry  Joseph,  Bishop. 

ApriL  Wed.  5.— The  Utah  Northern 
Railway  was  sold  at  auction  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  Company 
being  the  purchaser.  The  name  of  the 
road  was  changed  to  the  Utah  and  North- 
ern. 

Sat.  6\— The  4:8th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake 
City.    It  was  continued  till  the  8th. 

Fri.  i2.— Elder  E.  W.  Street,  a  young 
missionary  from  Utah,  died  at  Breach- 
wood,  Green  Heath,  Herts,  England. 

May.  Fri.  i7.— Bishop  David  Brinton 
died  suddenly  at  Big  Cottonwood,  Salt 
Lake  Co. 

—Hon.  E.  B.Washburn  and  party  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Sun.  i,9.— Daniel  R.  Sellers  and  Mary  A. 
Kirtland,  with  their  respective  families, 
arrived  at  a  place  near  Los  Cerritos,  Cone- 
jos Co.,  Colo.,  as  the  first  Saints  from  the 


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Southern  States  to  settle  in  San  Luis  Val- 
ley, which  had  been  selected  by  the  autho- 
rities of  the  Chnrch  as  a  gathering  place 
for  the  Saints  from  the  Southern  States. 
Other  families  soon  followed. 

Sat.  25. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  354  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Thos.  Judd.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  June  5th, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  June  13th. 

June. — A  small  four-page  paper  called 
the  St.  George  Union  was  first  published 
at  that  place  by  J.  W.  Carpenter, 

— Grasshoppers  did  considerable  damage 
in  Utah. 

Sat.  1. — Berne,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho, 
wa^  organized  as  a  branch  of  the  Church, 
with  John  Kunz,  sen.,  as  president.  The 
branch  was  organized  into  a  Ward  in  1890. 

Mon.  3. — Isaiah  Huntsman,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Annabella, 
Sevier  Co. 

Thurs.  6. — Richmond,  Ray  Co.,  Mo., 
was  partly  destroyed  by  a  cyclone,  in 
which  a  number  of  the  old  anti- Mormon 
mobocrats  were  injured  and  others  killed. 

Sat.  8.— Lydia  Partridge,  relict  of  the 
late  presiding  Bishop  Edward  Partridge, 
died  at  Oak  City,  Millard  Co. 

S^in.  9. — O.  Porter  Rockwell  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Tues.  ii.— About  five  hundred  and  fifty 
persons  participated  in  the  Salt  Lake 
County  Old  Folks'  excursion  to  Ogden, 
where  the  aged  people  had  a  splendid  time. 

Sat.  15. — The  steamship  Montana  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  221  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Theodore  Brandley.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  June  25th, 
and  at  Salt  I^ake  City  July  3rd. 

Wed.  19. — Wm.  V.  Morris,  a  painter  of 
ability,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  22.— A  party  of  eleven  persons  were 
accidently  drowned  in  Funk's  Lake,  near 
Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  while  boat-riding. 

Thurs.  27.— Elder  Daniel  S.  Thomas  died 
at  Lehi,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  29.— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  569  Saints, 
in  charge  of  John  Cook.  The  company  ar- 
rived at  New  York  July  10th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  July  18th. 

July.  Tues.  2.— In  a  horse  race,  at  St. 
Charles,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho.  Thomas  G. 
Rich,  son  of  Apostle  Charles  C.  Rich,  was 
accidentally  killed. 

Fri.  5. — Elder  Joseph  E.  Hyde,  who  was 
returning  from  a  mission  to  England,  died 
on  board  the  steamship  Nevada. 

Sat.  6'.— William  Budge,  of  Paris, 
Idaho,  arrived  in  Liverpool,  England,  as 
successor  to  Apostle  Joseph  F.  Smith  in 
the  presidency  of  the  European  mission. 

Thurs.  ii.— John  Whitmer,  one  of  the 
Eight  Witnesses  to  the  Book  of  Mormon, 
died  at  Far  West,  Caldwell  Co.,  Mo. 

August.  Thurs  l.—A  fire  broke  out  in 
Alta,  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon,  destroy- 
ing nearly  the  whole  camp,  except  a  few 
cabins.    Loss:  1100,000. 

Fri.  16.— The  tower  of  the  St.  George 
Temple  was  struck  by  lightning  and  slight- 
ly damaged^ 

September.  Tues.  3. — Apostles  Orson 
Pratt  and  Joseph  F.  Smith,  accompanied 
by  other  Elders,  left  Salt  Lake  City  on  a 
special  mission  to  the  States. 


Fri.  6. — Two  small  boys,  sons  of  Joshua 
Terry,  of  Draper,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  were 
buried  in  a  sandbank  and  killed. 

Mon.  9. — Apostles  OrsoD  Pratt  aud  Jo- 
seph F.  Smith  visited  Far  West,  Mo.,  after 
previously  visiting  David  Whitmer  at 
Richmond.  They  afterwards  visited  Kirt- 
land,  0.,and  the  hill  Cumorah,  N.  Y. 

Sat.  14. — The  steamship  Wyoniiiig  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  609  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Henry  W.  Naisbitt.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York,  Sept.  25th, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Oct.  3rd. 

Sat.  21.— A.  small  company  of  Saints 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  on  the 
steamship  Nevada,  in  charge  of  J.  C. 
Christensen. 

Tues.  24.— The  Saints  who  were  settling 
on  Silver  Creek,  Apache  Co.,  Ariz.,  were 
organized  by  Apostle  Erastus  Snow  as  a 
Ward;  John  Hunt,  Bishop.  The  next  day 
(Sept.  25th)  Apostle  Snow  located  the 
townsite,  which  was  named  Snowflake,  in 
honor  of  Erastus  Snow  and  Wm.  J.  Flake. 

Wed.  25. — Joseph  Farnsworth  was  acci- 
dentally killed,  while  working  in  a  coal 
mine  at  Coalville,  Summit  Co. 

Fri.  21. — Sara  Kaealoi,  a  native  of  the 
Marquesas  Islands,  was  accidentally  killed 
on  the  Temple  Block,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  28. — The  Saints  who  had  settled 
near  the  top  of  the  MogoUon  Mountains, 
Arizona  were  organized  by  Apostle  Eras- 
tas  Snow  as  the  Forest  Dale  Ward ;  Oscar 
Mann,  Bishop. 

October.  Sun.  6.— Bishop  Hans  Jensen 
and  other  brethren  from  Manti,  Utah, 
arrived  at  Los  Cerritos,  Conejos  Co., Colo., 
on  a  special  mission  to  help  locate  the 
Saints  from  the  Southern  States  in  the 
San  Luis  Valley. 

Tues.  8.— The  trial  of  Sylvanus  CoUett 
for  the  murder  of  the  Aiken  party  in  1857 
commenced  at  Provo.  On  the  16th,  after  a 
long  trial,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of 
not  guilty. 

Sat.  12. — The  Saints  who  were  settling 
in  the  San  Luis  Valley,  Colo.,  were  organ- 
ized as  a  branch  of  the  Church  with  Bishop 
Hans  Jensen  as  president,  and  John  Allen 
and  S0ren  E.  Berthelsen  as  counselors. 
This  was  the  commencement  of  settle- 
ments which  afterwards  became  the  San 
Luis  Stake  of  Zion. 

Fri.  18.— A  destructive  fire  at  the  Onta- 
rio mine,  near  Park  City,  caused  a  loss  of 
1100,000,  and  heavy  consequential  damage. 

Sat.  19.— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  145  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Aurelius  Miner.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  Oct.  29th,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  6th. 

Fri.  25.— John  Miles  was  arrested  for 
bigamy  or  polygamy,  CarolineOwen,claim- 
ing  to  be  his  first  wife,  being  the  principal 
witness.  The  defendant  was  admitted  to 
bail  in  $1,500. 

Thurs.  31.— After  several  days'  prelimi- 
nary examination  before  Commissioner 
Sprague,  John  Miles,  accused  of  polygamy, 
was  again  placed  under  $1,500  bonds,  to 
await  the  action  of  the  grand  jury. 

November.  Thurs.  14.— On  this  and 
the  following  day  the  case  of  Geo.  Rey- 
nolds was  argued  before  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States. 

Sat.  16.— A  woman's  mass  meeting  was 


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held  in  the  Salt  Lake  Theater,  numerously 
attended  and  addressed  by  prominent 
ladies.  Resolutions  were  adopted  with 
unanimity,  in  which  the  "Mormon"  women 
claimed  ability  and  the  right  to  represent 
themselves. 

Wed.  20.— James  Fielding,  a  Church  vet- 
eran, died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  27.— A  letter  was  sent  by  Pres. 
John  Taylor,  directing  the  division  of  the 
settlements  of  the  Saints  in  Arizona  into 
two  Stakes,  making  Berardoes  (now  Hol- 
brook)  the  dividing  point  between  the  Lit- 
tle Colorado  Stake,  on  the  West,  and  the 
Eastern  Arizona  Stake,  on  the  East. 

Thurs.  28.— Apostle  Orson  Hyde  died  at 
Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co. 

Sat.  .30.— Washington  Phipps  was  mur- 
dered by  John  H.  Boynton,  near  Esca- 
lante.  Iron  Co. 

December.  *Mon.  ,9.— Annie  White  and 
Mercy  Robinson  were  burned  to  death  at 
the  Insane  Asylum,  near  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  2i.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt,  accom- 
panied by  Elder  Brigham  S.  Young,  again 
arrived  in  Liverpool,  England. 

Tues.  24.— Isaac  Sampson,  one  of  the 
early  members  of  the  Church,  died  at  Glen- 
wood,  Sevier  Co..  Utah. 


1879. 

Settlements  of  the  Saints  were  located 
■on  the  San  Juan  river;  in  Ashley  Val- 
ley, Utah;  and  in  eastern  Arizona.  A 
branch  of  the  Church  was  organized  in 
Mexico. 

January.— The  S^mts  who  had  settled 
on  Cottonwood,  Ferron  and  Huntington 
creeks,  Castle  Valley,  were  organized  into 
branches  of  the  Church. 

Sat.  4.— Elder  Hugh  Findlay  arrived  at 
Lerwich,  to  open  the  gospel  door  on  the 
Shetland  Islands.  After  encountering  a 
number  of  difi&culties,  he  succeeded,  on 
March  31st,  in  baptizing  two  persons,  as 
the  first  fruits  of  preaching  the  gospel  on 
these  islands. 

.Stm.  5.  ^  Ex-Judge  James  B.  McKean 
died  in  Salt  City,  of  typhoid  fever. 

Mon.  6.— The  Supreme  Court  of  the  Uni- 
ted States  unanimously  confiimed  the  con- 
stitutionality of  the  anti-bigamy  law  of 
1862,  and  confirmed  the  sentence  of  the 
lower  courts  upon  George  Reynolds. 

Sat.  11. — A  Ward  organization  was  ef- 
fected at  Bunkerville,  Lincoln  Co.,  Nev., 
with  Edward  Bunker  as  Bishop. 

Sat.  18. — Price  Ward,  near  St.  George, 
Utah,  was  organized,  with  Robert 
Gardner    as    Bishop. 

Thurs.  30.  —  Norton  Jacob,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Glenwood,  Se- 
vier Co. 

February.  Sat.  1. — Dimick  B.  Hun- 
tington, Indian  interpreter,  and  formerly  a 
member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  5.— Elder  Thomas  R.  King  died  at 
Kingston,  Piute  Co. 

— At  a  meeting  of  the  Saints  in  San  Luis 
Valley,  Colo.,  it  was  decided  to  locate  a 
•settlement   there  to  be  called    Manassa. 


The  townsite  was  surveyed  the  following 
spring. 

J/bw.  10.  —  Henry  Wadman,  jun.,  was 
killed  by  Joseph  Dudley,  at  Plain  City,  We- 
ber Co. 

Sun.  ie.— Gunlock  branch,  Washington 
Co.,  Utah,  was  organized  as  a  Ward;  Jo- 
seph S.  Huntsman,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  20.— The  trial  of  Robert  T. 
Burton,  on  a  charge  of  murder  during  the 
Morrisite  difficulty  in  1862,  was  commenced 
in  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City.  On  March  7th  a  verdict  of  not 
guilty  was  rendered. 

March.— Joseph  C.  Fisher  located  with 
his  family  on  Poole's  Island,  north  of  Eagle 
Rock,  as  the  first  Latter-day  Saint  settler 
in  Snake  River  Valley,  Idaho. 

Sun.  23.— At  a  meeting  held  in  Ogden, 
Utah,  Lester  J.  Herrick  and  Chas.  F.  Mid- 
dleton,  of  the  Weber  Stake  presidency, 
organzed  a  company  of  Saints  to  settle  on 
Snake  river,  Idaho,  with  John  R.  Pool  as 
president. 

Fr'i.28.—A  company  of  Saints  from 
Georgia  and  Alabama,  in  charge  of  Elder 
John  Morgan,  arrived  at  Alamosa,  the  end 
of  the  railroad  track,  and  proceeded 
by  wagons  to  the  camp  of  the  Saints,  near 
Los  Cerritos,  Conejos  Co.,  Colo.,  where 
they  arrived  the  next  day. 

April.  Sun.  6'.— The  49th  annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church,  which  was  con- 
tinued three  days,  commenced  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  A  number  of  Elders  were  called  on 
foreign  missions.  Moses  Thatcher  was 
chosen  as  one  of  the  Twelve  Apostles  to 
fill  the  vacancy  in  the  Council  of  the 
Apostles  caused  by  the  death  of  Orson 
Hyde.    He  was  ordained  on  the  7th. 

Mon.  14. — The  corner  stones  of  the 
Manti  Temple  were  laid. 

Sat.  19.— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  170  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Chas.  W.  Nibley.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  April  30th,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  May  8th. 

Thurs.  24.— The  first  Utah  wheat  was 
shipped  by  ocean  to  Liverpool,  England, 
from  San  Francisco,  in  the  sailing  vessel 
Ivy,  by  S.  W.  Sears. 

Sun.  27.— Father  Hezekiah  Thatcher  died 
in  Logan,  Cache  Co. 

Wed.  50.— Emma  Smith,  formerly  the 
wife  of  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet,  died 
at  Nauvoo,  111. 

May.  Thurs.  1.  —  After  several  days' 
exertion  in  getting  a  jury  suitable  for  the 
prosecution,  the  trial  of  John  Miles  for 
polygamy  began  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  Judge  Emerson  presiding. 

Sat.  5.— Daniel  H.  Wells  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Emerson  to  two  days'  imprison- 
ment in  the  Territorial  Penitentiary,  for 
alleged  contempt  of  court,  in  refusing  to 
describe  the  endowment  clothing. 

Tues.  6.— Daniel  H.  Wells  was  released 
from  prison,  and  there  was  a  grand  dem- 
onstration in  his  honor. 

—John  Miles  was  convicted  of  polygamy. 

Fri.  16.— Wallace  Wilkerson,  a  murderer, 
was  executed  in  Provo. 

Sat.  24.— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  170  Saints,in 
charge  of  Alexander  F.  Macdonald.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  June  3rd, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  June  11th. 


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Sat.  31.— Silas  S.  Smith  and  company  of 
explorers  and  settlers  arrived  on  the  San 
Juan  river,  in  southeastern  Utah,  with  a 
view  to  locating  a  settlement  of  the  Saints 
there. 

June.  Sun.  1. — At  a  special  conference 
held  in  Ashley  Valley,  Utah,  the  Saints, 
who  had  settled  on  the  Ashley  fork  of 
Green  river,  were  organized  into  three  dis- 
tricts, named  Incline,  Ashley  Centre  and 
Mountain  Dell,  with  Fred.  G.  Williams, 
Jeremiah  Hatch  and  Thos.  Bingham  as 
their  respective  presidents. 

— Panguitch,  Iron  Co.,  was  divided  into 
two  Wards, with  Joseph  C.  Davis  as  Bishop 
of  the  First  and  Geo.  W.  Sevey  as  Bishop 
of  the  Second  Ward. 

Thurs.  5.— Elder  Frederick  Walter  Cox, 
sen.,  died  at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

Fri.  i5.— The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
was  opened  to  Juab,  Juab  Co. 

— Suit  was  commenced  in  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court  by  a  few  of  Pres.  Brigham 
Young's  heirs  against  the  executors  of  the 
estate. 

Sat.  14.— George  Reynolds  was  re- sen- 
tenced in  the  Third  District  Court  of  Utah, 
and  on  the  16th  he  left  Salt  Lake  City  for 
Lincoln,  Nebraska,  to  be  confined  there  in 
the  State  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  2i.— Elder  Jonathan  Browning  died 
at  Ogden,  Utah. 

Tues.  24.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  had  a  grand  excursion  to  Ameri- 
can Fork,  Utah  Co.  Of  the  six  hundred 
participants,  405  were  over  seventy  years 
of  age. 

Sat.  28. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  622  Saints, 
in  charge  of  William  N.  Williams.  They 
arrived  at  New  York  July  8th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  July  16th. 

July.  Wed.  2.— John  A.  Hunter,  of 
Missouri,  was  appointed  chief  justice  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah.  He  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City  Aug.  4th,  following. 

Thurs.  10. — The  Deseret  Sunday  School 
Reader  was  issued  from  the  press.  It  was 
the  first  effort  of  the  Deseret  Sunday 
School  Union  toward  supplying  the  child- 
ren of  the  Latter-day  Saints  with  desir- 
able and  appropriate  readers. 

Sat.  12.— John  Taylor,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon, 
Brigham  Young  and  Albert  Carrington 
were  arrested  on  an  order  issued  by  Judge 
Jacob  S.  Boremah,  for  contempt,  in  not 
having  delivered  certain  Church  property 
to  Receiver  Wm,  S.  McCornick. 

3fon.  14. — The  Saints  in  Park  Valley, 
Box  Elder  Co.,  were  organized  as  a  Ward; 
Erastus  D.  Mecham,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  17.— Geo.  Reynolds  was  returned 
to  Utah,  to  be  confined  in  the  Territorial 
Penitentiary. 

Mon.  21. — Joseph  Standing  was  shot  and 
kiUed  by  a  mob,  near  Varnell's  Station, 
Whitfield  Co.,  Georgia,  where  he  had 
labored  as  a  missionary. 

Thurs.  31.— The  body  of  the  martyred 
Joseph  Standing  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
in  charge  of  Rudger  Clawson. 

August.  Sat.  2.— Timothy  Saben  Hoyt, 
a  member  of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died 
at  Nephi,  Juab  Co. 

Sun.  3.— The  funeral  services  of  Elder 
Joseph  Standing  were  held  in  the  large 
Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 


Mb7i.  4. — Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  Albert  Car- 
rington and  Brigham  Young,  executors 
of  the  estate  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
were  confined  in  the  Utah  Penitentiary, 
for  alleged  contempt  of  court. 

Tues.  5.— The  Trustee-in -Trust  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints  commenced  suit  against  the  heirs ^ 
executors  and  receivers  of  the  estate  of 
Brigham  Young,  deceased. 

Sat.  .9.— Wra.  M.  Evarts,  Secretary  of 
State,  issued  his  noted  letter  of  instruc- 
tions to  diplomatic  officers  of  the  United 
States  in  various  countries  against  "Mor- 
mon" emigration. 

Sun.  10.— Apostle  George  Q.  Cannon 
preached  in  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  16. — Apostle  Orson  Pratt  left  Liver- 
pool, England,  for  Utah,  having  accom- 
plished the  work  assigned  him  in  procuring 
electrotype  plates  for  new  editions  of  the 
Book  of  Mormon  and  Doctrine  and  Cove- 
nants. He  had  been  ably  assisted  in  his 
labors  by  Joseph  Bull,  John  Nicholson  and 
others. 

Thurs.  28.— The  order  of  Judge  Bore- 
man,  committing  Geo.  Q  Cannon,  Brigham. 
Young  and  Albert  Carrington  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary for  alleged  contempt,  was  re- 
versed by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah  and 
set  aside ;  the  prisoners  were  released. 

September. — The  first  number  of  the- 
Logan  Leader  was  issued  at  Logan,  Cache 
Co. 

Mon.  1. — Bishop  Daniel  Daniels  died  at. 
Malad,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho. 

Sat.  6. — Six  men  were  suffocated  in  the 
Lavinia  Mine,  near  Alta,  Little  Cotton- 
wood Canyon. 

— The  steamship  Wyoining  sailed  from. 
Liverpool,  England,  with  336  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Nils  C.  Flygare.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  16th,  and  at 
Salt  Lake  City  Sept.  24th. 

Tues.  9. — Elder  Elijah  Fordham  died  in 
Wellsville,  Cache  Co..  over  81  years  of" 
age. 

Thurs.  25. — John  T.  Hilton  was  run  over- 
by  railroad  cars  and  killed,  at  Sandy,  Salt 
Lake  Co. 

Sat.  27.— Martha  Howell,  relict  of  the 
late  Wm.  Howell  (first  Latter-day  Saint 
missionary  to  France),  died  at  Wellsville^ 
Cache  Co. 

Sun.  28.— Major  Chas.  H.  Hempstead  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

October.  Sat.  4.— The  first  number  of 
the  Contributor  was  issued  in  Salt  Lake 
City ;  Junius  F.  Wells,  editor. 

— The  suit  of  the  heirs  of  the  late  Pres. 
Brigham  Young  vs.  the  administrators  of 
the  estate  was  settled  by  the  Church  pay- 
ing the  heirs  $75,000. 

Tues.  7.— Canute  Peterson,  Pres.  of 
the  Sanpete  Stake  of  Zion,  organized  the 
Saints  who  had  settled  on  Huntington 
creek,  Castle  Valley,  Utah, as  Huntington; 
Ward  Elias  Cox,  Bishop.  On  the  same  day,, 
the  Saints  who  had  settledon  Cottonwood 
creek,  in  the  same  valley,  were  organized 
by  Pres.  Peterson  as  Castle  Dale  Ward ;: 
Jasper  Petersen,  Bishop. 

Wed.  8.— Ernest  I.  Young,  son,  of  Pres. 
Brigham  Young,  died  suddenly  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Thurs.  .9.--  The  Saints  who  had  settled  on. 
Ferron  creek.  Castle  Valley,  were  organ- 


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ized  as  Ferron  Ward,  by  Pres.  Canute 
Peterson ;  Wm.  Taylor,  Bishop. 

FH.  iO.— Phineas  H.  Young,  brother  of 
the  late  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  and  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sat,  18. — The  steamship  Arizona  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  224  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Wm.  Bramall.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Oct.  27th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  Nov.  5th. 

Mon.  20. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Bear  river,  northeast  of  Preston,  Oneida 
Co.,  Idaho,  were  organized  as  the  River- 
dale  branch  of  the  Church ;  Abraham  Peter 
Davis,  president. 

Tues.-21. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Worm  Creek,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  were  or- 
ganized as  the  Worm  Creek  Ward ;  Nahum 
Porter,  Bishop.  This  settlement  was  sub- 
sequently named  Preston,  in  honor  of  Pre- 
siding Bishop  Wm.  B.  Preston. 

Wed  22.— The  murderers  of  Elder  Joseph 
Standing  were  acquitted  by  the  Circuit 
Court  of  Whitfield  County,  Georgia,  after 
a  short  trial. 

November.  Fri.  7. — The  steamship 
Arizona,  en  route  from  New  York  to  Liver- 
pool, and  having  four  Utah  Elders  on 
board,  collided  with  an  iceberg  and  was 
greatly  damaged,  in  consequence  of  which 
it  had  to  seek  shelter  in  St.  Johns,  New- 
foundland, and  lie  up  for  repairs. 

Tues.  11. — Job  Rowland,  one  of  the  first 
Latter-day  Saints  who  emigrated  from 
Wales,  died  at  Logan,  Cache  Co. 

Sat.  15. — Apostle  Moses  Thatcher  and 
Elders  James  Z.  Stewart  and  Meliton  G. 
Trejo  arrived  in  the  city  of  Mexico,  as 
Latter-day  Saint  missionaries. 

Sun.  16.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  in 
Marsh  Valley ,Bingham  Co..  Idaho,  were  or- 
ganized as  Marsh  Valley  Ward ;  Melvin  L. 
Gruce,  Bishop. 

Wed.  19.— The  first  Young  Men's  Mutual 
Improvement  Association  in  Scandinavia 
was  organized  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark, 
with  Andrew  Jenson  as  president. 

Thiers.  20.— The  first  Female  Relief  So- 
ciety in  Scandinavia  was  organized  in  Co- 
penhagen, Denmark,  with  Johanne  Chris- 
tine Nordstr0m  as  president. 

— Apostle  Moses  Thatcher  baptized 
and  confirmed  Plotino  Constantino  Rho- 
dacanaty  and  Silviano  Artiago  in  the  city 
of  Mexico,  as  the  first  fruits  of  preach- 
ing the  gospel  in  the  interior  of  Mexico. 

Sun.  23.— Elder  Meliton  G.Trejo  baptized 
six  persons  in  the  city  of  Mexico,  who  to- 
gether with  the  two  previously  baptized 
were  organized  into  the  first  branch  of  the 
Church  in  Mexico,  by  Apostle  Moses 
Thatcher  and  fellow-missionaries,  with 
Plotino  C.  Rhodacanaty  as  president,  and 
Silviano  Artiago  and  Jose  Ybarola  as 
counselors.  These  three  brethren  were 
also  ordained  Elders. 

Mon.  24.  —  Ammon  M.  Tenney  was  ap- 
pointed by  Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff  to 
preside  over  the  Saints  who  were  settling 
at  St.  Johns,  Apache  Co.,  Ariz. 

— Wm.  Dykes,  one  of  the  Pioneers  of 
1847,  died  in  Nebraska. 

Tues.  25.— The  city  council  of  Salt  Lake 
City  adopted  a  resolution  for  constructing 
the  Jordan  River  and  Salt  Lake  City  Canal. 

Wed.  26.  —  Elder  Albert  P.  Rockwood, 


one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents  of  the 
Seventies,  died  in  Sugar  House  Ward, 
near  Salt  Lake  City. 

December.  Thu7's.  4.  —  Elder  Wm. 
Cla>'ton  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  11. — Henry  Hoskins,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

1880. 

A  number  of  settlements  in  Utah,  Idaho, 
Arizona  and  Nevada  were  organized  as 
Bishops'  Wards.  Three  new  counties  were 
created  by  the  Utah  legislature.  The 
Church  celebrated  its  fiftieth  anniversary 
with  a  grand  jubilee,  and  successful  mis- 
sionary work  was  carried  on  by  the  Elders 
in  foreign  lands. 

January.  Wed.  1. — The  first  number  of 
Ungdommens  Raadgiver,  a  small  monthly 
periodical,  published  in  the  interest  of  the 
young  Latter-day  Saints  in  Scandinavia, 
wasissued  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark;  An- 
drew Jenson,  editor. 

Mon.  12.— The  24th  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  organized  by  appointing  Lorenzo  Snow 
president  of  the  Council,  and  Orson  Pratt 
speaker  of  the  House. 

February. — An  act  was  passed  by  the 
Utah  legislature,  authorizing  the  city 
council  of  Salt  Lake  City  to  borrow 
money  for  the  completion  of  the  Jordan 
River  and  Salt  Lake  City  Canal.  Emery, 
San  Juan  and  Uintah  Counties  were 
created  by  legislative  acts. 

Sun.  8. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Otter  creek,  or  the  East  Fork  (of  the 
Sevier  river),  Piute  Co.,  Utah,  were  or- 
ganized as  a  branch  of  the  Church  called 
Wilmot;  John  D.  Wilcox,  presiding  Elder. 

3fon.  9. — The  trial  of  parties  charged 
with  the  murder  of  Dr.  J.  King  Robinson, 
in  1866,  was  called,  and,  on  motion  of  the 
prosecuting  attorney,  dismissed,  notwith- 
standing the  defendants  demanded  a  trial. 

Sun.  22. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  Mesquite  Flat,  near  Bunkerville,  Nev., 
were  organized  as  the  Mesquite  Ward; 
Wm.  H.  Branch,  Bishop. 

Sun.  2.9.— Eli  H.  Murray,  the  11th  gov- 
ernor of  Utah,  and  successor  of  Gov.  Geo. 
W.  Emery,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

March.  Wed.  3.— James  Whittaker, 
sen.,  died  in  Cedar  City,  Iron  Co. 

Thurs.  4.— The  Salt  Lake  weekly  Herald 
was  first  issued. 

Suyi.  14.— The  Saints  who  l^p,d  settled 
at  Concho,  Apache  Co.,  Ariz.,  were  organ- 
ized as  a  branch  of  the  Church  with  B.  H. 
Wilhelm  as  presiding  Elder. 

FH.  19.— John  D.  Rees,  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Brighum  City,  died  at  Malad, 
Idaho. 

April.  FH.  2.— Col.  Peter  Litz,  the 
first  member  of  the  Church  in  Virginia, 
died  in  Burke's  Garden,  Tazewell  Co.,  Va. 

Sun.  4. — Public  meetings  were  held  in 
the  Salt  Lake  Assembly  Hall  for  the 
first  time. 

Mon.  5. — Salt  Lake  City  decided  by 
vote,  to  build  the  Salt  Lake  and  Jordan 
Canal. 


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— The  co-operative  store  at  Monroe, 
Sevier  Co.,  vv^as  destroyed  by  fire. 

—Bluff  City,  on  the  San  Juan  river,  was 
settled  by  a  company  of  Latter-day  Saints 
from  Iron  County. 

Tues.  6.— At  a  conference  of  the  Y.  M. 
M.  I.  Associations,  held  in  the  Salt  Lake 
Assembly  Hall,  Wilford  Woodruff  was  ap- 
pointed general  superintendent  of  all  the 
associations  in  the  Church,  with  Joseph 
F.  Smith  and  Moses  Thatcher  as  his  coun- 
selors. Junius  F.  Wells,  Milton  H.  Hardy 
and  R.  C.  Badger  were  sustained  as  assist- 
ants to  the  general  superintendency, 
Heber  J.  Grant  as  secretary,  and  Wm.  S. 
Burton  as  treasurer. 

—On  this  and  three  following  days  the  50th 
annual  conference  of  the  Church  was  held 
in  Salt  Lake  City.  It  was  voted  to  re  ■ 
mit  $802,000  of  the  indebtedness  to  the  P. 
E.  Fund,  in  favor  of  the  worthy  poor,  and 
to  distribute  1,000  cows  and  5,000  sheep 
among  the  needy.  The  Saints  were  ad- 
vised to  be  charitable  and  liberal  toward 
•one  another,  and  make  this  a  jubilee  year 
by  forgiving  the  worthy  poor  their  debts, 
and  thus  relieve  them  from  bondage,  Wm. 
W.  Taylor  was  sustained  as  one  of  the 
seven  presidents  of  the  Seventies,to  fill  the 
vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Albert  P. 
Rockwood. 

Sat.  10. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  120  Saints, 
in  charge  of  James  L.  Bunting.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  April  21st,  and 
at  Ogden  and  Salt  Lake  City  April  30th. 

Tues.  13.— The  Utah  Central  Railway 
depot  and  adjoining  hotel,  at  Sandy,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 

Sun.  18. — Elder  Wm.  C.  Martindale  was 
appointed  to  preside  over  the  Saints  who 
had  settled  in  Goose  Creek  Valley  and  vi- 
cinity, Cassia  Co.,  Idaho. 

FH.  23. — Mary  Parker,  an  aged  lady, 
was  outraged  and  cruelly  murdered,  near 
Rockville,  Kane  Co.  Jared  Dalton  was 
subsequently  arrested,  suspected  of  the 
crime. 

May.  Mbn.  5.— The  corner  stone  of  St. 
Paul's  Chapel  (Episcopal),  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  laid  by-the  Masonic  fraternity. 

Tues.  4.— Rosewell  Stevens,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Bluff,  San  Juan 
Co.,  Utah. 

Sun.  9.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  in  Spring  Basin,  Cassia  Co., 
Idaho,  where  a  few  families  of  Saints  had 
located. 

Sat.  15. — The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
was  opened  to  Milford,  Beaver  Co. 

Mon.  24.  —  John  Y.  Greene,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake  Citj'. 

June.  -Sat.  5.— The  steamship  Wiscon- 
sin sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with 
332  Saints,  in  charge  of  John  G.  Jones. 
The  company  arrived  at  New  York  June 
15th,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  June  25th. 

Wed.  23.— The  Utah  Southern  Railway 
was  opened  to  Frisco. 

Sat,  26.  —  A  small  company  of  Saints 
from  Iceland  sailed  from  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land, bound  for  Utah. 

July.  Sat.  3. — John  F.  Turner,  son  of 
Sheriff  John  Turner,  of  Provo,  was  killed 
by  Fred.  Hopt  (Welcome) ,  at  Park  City, 
Summit  Co.  The  body,  which  the  murderer 


conveyed  to  Echo  Canyon,  was  found  there 
July  10th. 

Thurs.  8.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  had  a  grand  excursion  to  Black 
Rock,  on  the  shore  of  Great  Salt  Lake. 

Sat.  10.— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  727  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Niels  P.  Rasmussen.  The 
company  landed  at  New  York  July  21st, 
and  arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City  July  29th. 

Tues,  20. — According  to  the  census  re- 
turn, Utah  had  a  population  of  143,690, 
showing  an  increase  of  56,904  since  1870. 

Su7i.  25. — Fred.  Hopt  (Welcome),  the 
murderer,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
custody  of  Sheriff  John  Turner,  who  had 
arrested  him  at  Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  on  the 
23rd. 

August. — Apostles  Erastus  Snow  and 
Brigham  Young  and  other  prominent  men 
visited  Castle  Valley,  Emery  Co.,  Utah, 
and  appointed  Christen  G.  Larsen  to  pre- 
side over  the  Saints  who  were  locating  in 
that  part  of  the  country. 

Thurs.  5. — Under  the  administration  of 
the  Elders,  Eliza  Robinson,  of  the  Birm- 
ingham branch,  England,  was  instantly 
healed  of  ulcers,  after  fifteen  years  suf- 
fering. 

Tues.  17.' —  A  stately  monument  was 
erected  on  the  grave  of  the  martyred 
Joseph  Standing,  in  the  Salt  Lake  City 
cemetery. 

Wed.  18.—  Jonathan  H.  Holmes,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Farm- 
ington,  Davis  Co. 

Thurs.  i^.— Elders  Serge  L.  Ballif,  Mor- 
ris D.  Rosenbaum  and  John  Kienke  were 
arrested  and  imprisoned  at  Berlin,  Ger- 
many, and  on  the  following  day  ordered 
out  of  the  country  for  preaching  the  gos- 
pel. 

September.— The  Saints  who  had  set- 
tled on  the  San  Juan  river,  southeastern 
Utah,  were  organized  as  Bluff  Ward, 
by  Apostles  Erastus  Snow  and  Brigham 
Young,  Jens  Nielsen,  Bishop. 

Sat.  4.— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  337  Saints, 
in  charge  of  John  Rider.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  15th,  and  at 
Salt  Lake  City  Sept.  25th. 

Sun.  5. — Rutherford  B.  Hayes,  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  Mrs.  Hayes  and 
party,  visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  11. — An  electric  light  exhibition 
was  given  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in  front  of  Z. 
C.  M.  I. 

Sat.  18, — Bishop  Jonathan  Pugmire,  a 
prominent  Elder,  died  at  St.  Charles,  Bear 
Lake  Co.,  Idaho. 

Tues.  21.— John  Orson  Angus,  a  prom- 
inent Elder,  died  at  St.  George,  Utah. 

Sun,  26.— Br.  Thos.  De  Witt  Talmage, 
in  a  sermon  at  the  "Brooklyn  Tabernacle," 
N.  Y.,  suggested  the  annihilation  of  the 
"Mormons"  by  the  Ft.  Douglas  artillery. 

—At  a  priesthood  meeting  held  at 
Snowflake,  Ariz.,  the  Saints  who  had 
settled  on  the  Gila  river  were  organized 
as  Smithville  Ward:  Joseph  K.  Rogers, 
Bishop. 

—At  a  Stake  conference  held  at  Snow- 
flake,  Apache  Co.,  Ariz.,  Bush  Valley 
branch  was  organized  as  Alpine  Ward; 
Edward  A.  Noble,  Bishop.  The  Saints 
who  had  located  in  Round  Valley,  Apache 


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Co.,  Ariz.,  were  organized  as  a  Wird; 
Peter  C.  Christoffersen,  Bishop.  The 
Saints  composing  the  Concho  branch, 
Apache  Co.,  Ariz.,  were  organized  as  the 
Erastus  Ward;Sixtus  E.  Johnson,  Bishop. 
The  Saints  constituting  the  settlement  of 
Woodruff,  Apache  Co.,  Ariz.,  were  or- 
ganized as  the  Woodruff  Ward,  with 
James  C.  Owens  as  Bishop;  and  the  Saints 
who  had  settled  above  Snowflake  were  or- 
ganized as  the  Walker  (now  Taylor)  Ward ; 
Henry  Standifird,  Bishop. 

October.  Sun.  10. — At  the  general  con- 
ference held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  the  First 
Presidency  of  the  Church  was  reorganized, 
with  John  Taylor  as  President,  and  Geo. 
Q.  Cannon  and  Joseph  F.  Smith  as  Coun- 
selors. The  vacancies  thereby  occurring 
in  the  Council  of  the  Twelve  Apostles  were 
partly  filled  by  the  calling  of  Francis  M. 
Lyman  and  John  Henry  Smith  to  the 
Apostleship.  These  two  brethren  were 
ordained  Apostles  Oct.  7th. 

iSat.  23. — The  first  number  of  the  Bear 
Lake  Democrat  was  issued  at  Paris,  Bear 
Lake  Co.,  Idaho. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  258  Saints,  in 
charge  of  John  Nicholson.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  Nov.  2nd,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  Nov.  11th. 

Fri.  29.  —  At  a  special  meeting  held  at 
Milford,  Beaver  Co.,  Utah,  the  Saints  resi- 
ding at  that  place  were  organized  as 
Milford  Ward,  of  the  Beaver  Stake  of 
Zion ;  Wm.  McMillan,  Bishop. 

Sat.  .50.— Gordon  S.  Bills  and  another 
Elder  were  mobbed  in  Lawrence  County, 
Ky. 

Sun.  31.— The  Willow  Springs  branch, 
Malad  Valley,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  the 
Cherry  Creek  Ward;  John  D.  Jones, 
Bishop. 

November.  Tiies.  2.  —  At  the  general 
election  in  Utah  for  delegate  to  Congress, 
Geo.  Q,  Cannon,  the  Peoples'  Party  candi- 
date, received  18,568  votes ;  and  Allen  G. 
Campbell,  the  Liberal  Party  candidate, 
1,357  votes. 

Sat.  6.  —  Apostle  Albert  Carrington 
succeeded  Wm.  Budge  as  president  of  the 
European  mission. 

Sun.  7.-  The  mining  town  of  Bingham, 
Bingham  Canyon,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  part- 
ly destroyed  by  fire. 

Mon.  8.  —  Hon.  Jonathan  C.  Wright  died 
at  Brigham  City. 

December.  Mon.  6.— Geo.  H.  Luke  and 
Hans  C.  Madsen,  of  Manti,  Sanpete  Co., 
were  accidentally  killed,  while  working  on 
the  Denver  and  Rio  Grande  Railway,  in 
Colorado. 

Sat.  11.— The  Utah  Eastern  Railway 
was  completed  from  Coaville  to  Park  City. 

Tues.  i4.— Elder  Geo.  Lamb  died  in  St. 
George. 

1881. 

A  number  of  prominent  Elders  in  the 
Church  died.  Several  new  settlements 
were  founded  by  the  Saints,  and  there  was 
general  prosperity  throughout  the  Church. 

January.  Sat.  8. — Notwithstanding  the 
fact   that '  Geo,    Q.   Cannon  was    elected 


delegate  to  Congress  with  17,211  majority, 
Gov.  Eli  H.  Murray  issued  a  certificate  of 
election  to  the  minority  candidate,  Allen 
G.  Campbell. 

Sun.  9. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Beaver  Bottom,  Millard  Co., 
with  Thos.  Naylor  as  presiding  Elder. 

Wed.  12. — Between  this  date  and  the 
17th  fifteen  lives  were  lost  through  snow- 
slides  in  Little  Cottonwood  and  American 
Fork  canyons;  $60,000  worth  of  property 
was  also  destroyed. 

Sat.  15.— The  Wasatch  Flour  Mill,  on  the 
State  Road,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  destroyed 
by  fire . 

—The  dead  body  of  Charles  Jensen,  of 
Rush  Valley,  Tooele  Co.,  was  found.  He 
had  been  murdered. 

Thurs.  20.— Geo.  Reynolds  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary,  his  term  of  impri- 
sonment having  expired. 

Sun.  23.— Freeborn  Demill,  one  of  the 
early  members  of  the  Church,  died  at 
Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

February.  F7%.  4.—Z.  C.M.I,  store  at 
Ogden  was  dedicated. 

Tues.  15. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  in 
Grand  Valley,  Utah,  were  organized  as  the 
Moab  Ward,  by  Apostles  Francis  M. 
Lyman  and  Heber  J.  Grant;  Randolph  H. 
Stewart,  Bishop. 

W^ed.  16.— The  trial  of  Fred.  Hopt  (Wel- 
come) ,  for  the  murder  of  John  F.  Turner, 
was  commenced  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  Salt  Lake  City.  On  the  19th  the  jury 
returned  a  verdict  of  guilty. 

Sun.  27. — Aurora  Ward,  Sevier  Co.,  was 
organized ;  Jabez  Durf ee.  Bishop. 

March.  Thurs.  3. — A  number  of  men 
were  killed  by  an  explosion  in  a  coal  mine, 
at  Almy,  near  Evanston,  Wyoming. 

Sat.  12. — Elder  Samuel  L.  Evans  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

April.  Sun.  3. —  On  this  and  the  follow- 
ing three  days  the  51st  annual  conference 
of  the  Church  was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
A  number  of  missionaries  were  called  to 
go  abroad  and  others  to  settle  in  Arizona. 

Mon.  4. — Fred.  Hopt,  alias  Welcome, 
the  murderer,  was  sentenced  to  be  shot  on 
May  20th.    The  case  was  appealed. 

—The  U.S.  Supreme  Court  reversed  the 
decision  of  the  Utah  courts  in  the  John 
Miles  polygamy  case,  and  a  new  trial  was 
ordered. 

Sun.  17. — James  Drysdale  was  shot  and 
killed  by  Peter  Moore,  at  Hooperville, 
Weber  Co. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  viith  186  Saints,  in 
charge  of  David  C.  Dunbar.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  April  26th,  and  at 
Salt  Lake  City  May  5th. 

May.  Mon.  2.— The  first  issue  of  the 
Ogden  Herald  was  published  in  Ogden, 
Utah ;  John  Nicholson,  editor ;  Edward  H. 
Anderson,  business  manager. 

Sat.  21. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  278  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Joseph  R.  Matthews.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  June  1st, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  June  10th. 

Mon.  23. — A  company  of  27  Saints  from 
New  Zealand  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
charge  of  George  Batt. 

Wed.  25.- The  Old  Mill,  or  Locust  Farm, 


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containing  110  acres,  was  purchased  by 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  a  public  park. 

Thurs.  26.— The  Union  Pacific  and  Cent- 
ral Pacific  transfer  depot  and  twenty  cars 
of  merchandise,  at  Ogden,  were  destroyed 
by  fire. 

June. — Three  railroads,  namely,  the 
Utah  Central,  Utah  Southern  and  Utah 
Southern  Extension,  were  consolidated  as 
one  corporation  under  the  name  of  the 
Utah  Central  Railway,  with  a  capital  of 
$4,325,000.  The  new  corporation  com- 
menced business  July  1st. 

Sat.  4. —  Elder  Henry  Emery  died  in  the 
16th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

aS'^^.  ii.— Patriarch  John  Stoker  died  at 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 

Sun.  12.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  in 
the  Tonto  Basin  and  vicinity,  Ariz.,  were 
organized  as  a  Ward ;  Riel  Allen,  Bishop. 

Wed.  22.-The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  had  a  pleasant  excursion  to  Ogden. 

Sat.  25. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  775  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Samuel  Roskelley.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  July  7th,  and  at 
Ogden  July  15th. 

Mon.  27. — The  Saints  residing  at  Frisco, 
Beaver  Co.,  were  organized  as  a  branch  of 
the  Church ;  Benjamin  Bennett,  presiding 
Elder. 

July.  Sat.  16. — Joseph  Young,  sen., 
brother  of  the  late  Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
and  senior  president  of  all  the  Seventies, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Twenty- two  Saints  from  Iceland,  in 
charge  of  John  Eyvindson,  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  bound  for  Utah. 

Mon.  18.— Two  little  girls,  daughters  of 
John  C.  Harper,  were  killed  by  lightning 
at  Payson,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  24. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  Provo  river,  northeast  of  Heber  City, 
Wasatch  Co,  were  organized  as  the 
Woodland  Ward ;  Henry  Moon,  Bishop. 

Wed.  27. — Senator  John  Sherman,  of 
Ohio,  General  Benjamin  Harrison,  of  In- 
diana, Judge  Strong  and  Albert  Bierstadt, 
the  landscape  painter,  visited  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sat.  30.  —Architect  Obed  Taylor  died  at 
Salt  Lake  City. 

August  uWon.  1. — Elder  Niels  Wilhelm- 
sen,  president  of  the  Scandinavian  mis- 
sion, died  at  Copenhagen,  Denmark.  He 
was  the  first  Elder  from  America  who  died 
in  Scandinavia.. 

Wed.  5.— Elder  Wm.  C.  Staines  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  4. — The  corner  stone  of  the 
Walker  Opera  House,  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
laid. 

Tubs.  16.-^ A  Ward  was  organized  at 
Clinton,  Utah  Co. ;  John  Spencer,  Bishop. 

September.  Sat.  3.— The  steamship 
Wyoming  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England, 
with  644  Saints,  in  charge  of  James  Fin- 
layson.  The  company  arrived  at  New 
York,  Sept.  13th,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City, 
Sept.  21st. 

Sun.  11.— The  Saints  in  Ashley  Valley, 
Uintah  Co.,  were  organized  into  two 
Wards,  namely,  Ashley  and  Mountain  Dell, 
with  Jeremiah  Hatch  and  'J'hos.  Bingham 
a.s  Bishops,  respectively. 

Sun.  i8.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt  delivered 


his  last  public  discourse,  in  the  Tabernacle^ 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  20. — Elder  Solomon  Angell  died  at 
Leeds,  Washington  Co. 

Tues.  27.— Feramorz  L.  Young  died  of 
typhoid  fever  and  was  buried  at  sea,  about 
one  hundred  miles  from  Havana,  while  re- 
turning from  a  mission  to  Mexico. 

Wed.  28.— Hon.  John  M.  Bernhisel  died 
at  his  residence  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

October.  Mon.  .3.— Apostle  Orson  Pratt 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  10. — Geo,  J.  Belliston  was  killed  by 
lightning  at  Nephi,  Juab  Co. 

Fri.  i4.— Bishop  Edwin  D.  Woolley  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  22. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  396  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Lyman  R.  Martineau.  The 
company  landed  in  New  York  Nov.  2nd, 
and  arrived  at  Ogden  and  Salt  Lake  City 
Nov.  11th. 

Mon.  24.— George  D.  Watt,  the  first  man 
baptized  in  the  British  mission,  died  at 
Kaysville,  Davis  Co. 

Tues.  25. — After  a  lengthy  trial  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  Jack  Emerson  was 
adjudged  guilty  of  the  murder  of  John  F. 
Turner,  as  an  accomplice  of  Fred.  Hopt. 

Thurs.  27. — Joel  Hinckley,  railroad  agent 
at  Franklin,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  was  mur- 
dered by  two  masked  men,  who  subsequent- 
ly were  arrested. 

Fri.  28.— Stephen  Hales,  an  old  member 
of  the  Church,  died  in  the  16th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

November.  Thurs.  10. — Wm.  Falcon - 
bridge,  a  centenarian,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City.    He  was  born  Oct.  24,  1780. 

Fri.  11.  —  David  D.  Morgan,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  accidentally  killed,  while 
working  in  a  coal  mine,  in  Pleasant  Valley. 

Wed.  23.— Robert  Pixton,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Taylors - 
ville.  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Fri.  25.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Poole's  Island,  Snake  River  Valley,  Idaho, 
were  organized  as  a  branch  of  the  Churchj 
by  Marriner  W.  Merrill,  of  the  Cache 
Stake  presidency,  with  John  R.  Poole  as 
presiding  Elder. 

Sat.  26. — Jacob  M.  Truman,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Ham- 
blin,  Washington  Co. 

Mon.  28. — Geo.  Beebe  died  at  Provo. 

December.  Sun.  4.— Elder  Daniel  A. 
Miller,  of  Farmington.  Davis  Co.,  died  at 
Providence,  Cache  Co. 

Thurs.  8.— Albert  R.  Carrington,conduc- 
tor  on  the  Utah  Central  Railway,  was  fa- 
tally hurt  at  the  depot,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
He  died  the  following  day. 

Tues.  20.— Evan  Morgan,  one  of  the  first- 
who  joined  the  Church  at  Swansea,  Wales, 
died  in  the  21st  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  22.— The  Saints  who  had  settled 
in  Pleasant  Valley,  Emery  Co.,  were  or- 
ganized as  a  branch  of  the  Church ;  David 
Williams,  president. 

1882. 

The  Edmunds  anti-polygamy  law  was 
passed  by  Congress,  which  later  intro- 
duced legal  proceedings  of  an  extra- 
ordinary character  in  Utah.    New  Stakes- 


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of  Zion  were  organized  in  Castle  Valley, 
Utah,  and  in  Salt  river,  Ariz.  The  first 
branches  of  the  Church  were  arganized  in 
Cassia  County,  Idaho. 

January.  Mon.  2. — Pres.  John  Taylor 
moved  into  the  Gardo  House,  Salt  Lake 
City.  A  public  reception  was  given,  in 
which  over  two  thousand  people  parti- 
cipated. 

Sun.  8.— The  Salt  Lake  Assembly  Hall 
was  dedicated. 

Mon.  9. — The  Utah  legislature  (25th  ses- 
sion) met  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  organized 
by  electing  Joseph  F.  Smith  presioent  of 
the  Council,and  Francis  M.  Lyman  speaker 
of  the  House. 

— Hans  F.  Petersen,  the  first  Latter-day 
Saint  missionary  to  Norway,  died  at  Eph- 
raim,  Sanpete  Co. 

Tues.  10. — The  Utah  election  case  was 
argued  in  the  U.  S.  House  of  Represent- 
atives, and,  after  a  hot  debate,  deferred  to 
the  Committee  on  Elections. 

Wed.  25.— Elizabeth  Hoagland  Cannon, 
wife  of  Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  while  her  husband  was  attending  to 
his  public  duties  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

February. — The  Latter-day  Saint  mis- 
sionaries in  the  Southern  States  were  sub 
ject  to  much  persecution. 

Mon.  13. — Wm.  Jennings  was  elected 
mayor  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  i5.— Elizabeth  A.  Whitney,  widow 
of  Bishop  Newel  K.  Whitney,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  aged  81  years. 

Thurs.  16.— The  Edmnnds  anti-polygamy 
bill  was  passed  by  the  U.  S.  Senate.  As 
soon  as  this  became  known  in  Utah,  three 
petitions,  asking  Congress  to  send  a  dep- 
utation to  investigate  affairs  in  the 
Territory,  before  undertaking  any  hostile 
legislation  against  the  people,  were  pre- 
pared and  received  about  75,000  signatures. 
They  were  treated  with  indifference. 

Fri.  17. — A  family  of  seven,  named 
Teckett,  was  killed  by  an  avalanche  in  Big 
Cottonwood  Canyon. 

Fri.  24.— Elder  William  Henry  Butler, 
of  Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  Utah,  died  at 
Birmingham, England,  where  he  labored  as 
a  missionary. 

Sat.  25. — After  four  hours'  investigation, 
the  U.  S.  Committee  on  Elections  decided 
that  neither  Cannon  nor  Campbell  was  en- 
titled to  a  seat  in  Congress. 

March.  7'ues.  7.— Thos.  B.  H.  Sten- 
house,  formerly  prominent  in  the  Church, 
died  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Fri.  10.— The  Utah  legislature  adjourned 
after  60  days'  session  ;  72  acts  were  passed, 
of  which  16  were  vetoed  by  Gov.  Murray. 
Among  the  latter  was  one  that  appropri- 
ated $40,000  for  the  completion  of  the 
Deseret  tjniversity.  Garfield  County  was 
organized  during  this  session. 

Sun.  i2.— Richard  V.  Morris,  Bishop  of 
the  19th  Ward,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  14. — The  Edmunds  anti-polygamy 
bill  was  passed  by  the  United  States 
House  of  Representatives.  A  few  days 
later  it  was  signed  by  Pres.  Chester  A. 
Arthur,  and  thus  became  law. 

Thurs.  16. — The  first  number  of  Morgen- 
stjernen,  afterwards  the  Historical  Rec- 
ord, was  issued  in  Salt  Lake  City ;  Andrew 
Jenson,  editor. 


ApriL  Thurs.  6. — The  52ad  annual  con- 
ference was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City ; 
it  was  continued  four  days ;  127  mission- 
aries were  called. 

Mon.  10.— A  constitutional  convention, 
consisting  of  delegates  from  all  the  coun- 
ties of  Utah  and  authorized  by  the  late 
legislature,  met  in  Salt  Lake  City  for  the 
purpose  of  framing  a  State  Constitution 
and  again  petitioning  Congress  to  admit 
Utah  into  the  Union  as  a  State.  Regular 
meetings  were  held  untilthe  27th,  when  the 
"Constitution  for  the  State  of  Utah"  was 
adopted  by  unanimous  vote. 

Tues.  11. — A  large  company  of  mission- 
aries left  Salt  Lake  City,  for  the  United 
States  and  Europe. 

Wed.  12. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  343  Saints, 
including  11  returning  missionaries,  under 
the  direction  of  John  Donaldson.  The 
company  arrived  in  New  York,  April  24th, 
and  at  Ogden  and  Salt  Lake  City,  May 
1st. 

Wed.  i.9.— Hon.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  delivered 
a  powerful  speech  in  the  U.  S.  House  of 
Representatives,  in  vindication  of  the  peo- 
ple of  Utah. 

— On  this  and  the  following  day  the  Utah 
election  case  was  argued  in  the  U.  S. 
House  of  Representatives,  and  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon  was  denied  his  seat  in  Congress  on 
account  of  polygamy. 

Sun.  23. — Professor  James  L.  Barfoot, 
curator  of  the  Deseret  Museum,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

May.  Thurs.  4. — Ande)rs  Christensen  a 
prominent  Elder,  died  at  Brigham  City, 
Box  Elder  Co. 

Wed.  17. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  392  Saints, 
including  a  number  of  returning  Elders, 
under  the  direction  of  Wm.  R.  Webb. 
They  arrived  in  New  York  May  27th,  and 
in  Salt  Lake  City  June  4th. 

Mon.  22. — The  constitution  adopted  by 
the  constitutional  convention  was  ratified 
by  a  general  vote  of  the  people  of  Utah 
Territory. 

June.— Thurber  Ward,  Rabbit  Valley, 
Utah,  was  organized  by  Apostles  Francis 
M.  Lyman  and  John'  H.  Smith;  Geo. 
Brinkerhoff,  Bishop. 

Sun  4. — The  Saints  at  Burrville,  Sevier 
Co.,  were  organized  as  a  Ward,  by  Ap- 
ostles Francis  M.  Lyman  and  John  Henry 
Smith;  Wm.  H.  Cloward,  Bishop. 

Mon.  5.  —  The  Walker  -Opera  House, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  opened  with  a  concert 
by  the  Careless  Orchestra. 

Tues.  6*.— The  State  convention  again 
met  in  Salt  Lake  City  and  prepared  a 
petition  to  Congress  for  Utah's  admission 
into  the  Union.  Wm.  H.  Hooper,  John  T. 
Caine,  James  Sharp,  Wm.  W.  Riter, 
Franklin  S.  Richards,  David  H.  Peery 
and  Wm.  D.  Johnson,  jun.,  were  chosen  as 
delegates  to  present  the  same  to  Con- 
gress. 

Sat.  iO.— Levi  W.  Hancock,  one  of  the 
First  Seven  Presidents  of  the  Seventies, 
died  at  Washington,  Washington  Co. 

Sun.  11.  —  Dingle  Dell  branch.  Bear 
Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  Cot- 
tonwood (later  Dingle)  Ward;  Samuel  A. 
Wilcox,  Bishop. 

Fri.  iff.— Pres.  Chester  A.  Arthur  noni- 


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nated  Alex.  Ramsey,  of  Minnesota,  A.  S. 
Paddock,  of  Nebraska,  G.  L.  Godfrey,  of 
Iowa,  A.  B.  Carlton,  of  Indiana,  and  James 
R.  Pettigrew,  of  Arkansas,  as  members  of 
the  Utah  Commission,  provided  for  in  the 
Edmunds  law. 

Sat.  i7.— Liberty  Park,  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  formally  opened  to  the  public. 

Wed.  21.— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  932  souls,  in 
charge  of  Robert  R.  Irvine.  They  arrived 
at  New  York  July  2nd,  and  at  Ogden  July 
9th. 

Sat.  24.— Nathan  E.  Tenney  was  shot 
and  killed  by  Mexicans  at  St.  Johns,  Apache 
Co.,  Ariz.,  while  endeavoring  to  act  as 
peacemaker  between  contending  parties. 

2  ues.  21. — Mary  Angell  Young,  widow  of 
Pres.  Brigham  Young,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  28.— The  Old  Folks  from  Salt  Lake, 
Utah,  Juab,  Tooele,  Davis  and  Weber 
Counties  enjoyed  a  grand  feast  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  The  festivities  were  continued 
the  following  day. 

July.  Sun.  9. — The  Saints  who  had  set- 
tled on  the  bench  lands  west  of  North  Og- 
den, Weber  Co.,  Utah,  were  detached  from 
the  North  Ogden  Ward,  and  organized  as 
Pleasant  View  Ward;  Edward  W.  Wade, 
Bishop. 

Sun.  16. — The  Saints  residing  in  Wilson 
school  district,  Weber  Co.,  were  separated 
from  West  Weber  and  organized  as  Wilson 
Ward;  Brigham  H.  Bingham,  Bishop. 

Mon.  11. — The  Deseret  Hospital,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  dedicated  and  opened  for 
business  in  the  12th  Ward. 

— Harriet  Whittaker  Taylor,  wife  of 
Pres.  John  Taylor,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  i9.— Elder  Jacob  Samuel  Ferrin 
was  killed  by  Indians,  near  San  Carlos, 
Ariz. 

Fri.21.—T\ie  Clover  Ward,  Tooele  Co., 
was  organized ;  Francis  De  St  Jeor,  Bishop. 

Sat.  22. — A  company  of  Saints,  com- 
prising 13  Icelanders  and  5  British,  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  on  the  steamship 
Arizona,  bound  for  Utah. 

August.  Tues.  1. — The  first  number  of 
the  Utah  Journal  was  issued  in  Logan, 
Cache  Co.,  Utah,  in  place  of  the  Logan 
Leader,  suspended. 

Sun.  6. — J.  D.  Farmer,  a  merchant  of 
Salt  l^ake  City,  was  lost  in  the  Great  Salt 
Lake,  while  bathing ;  the  body  could  not  be 
found. 

Tu£S.  8.— Edward  Martin,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  jjattalion,  died  in  the  14th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

—The  U.  S.  Congress  adjourned;  the 
Senate  amendment  to  the  civil  appropri- 
ation bill  (commonly  known  as  the  Hoar 
amendment) ,  authorizing  the  governor  of 
Utah  to  fill  offices,  supposed  to  be  vacant 
in  that  Territory,  was  one  of  the  last  acts 
passed. 

Sun.  13. — At  a  special  conference  held  at 
Castle  Dale,  Emery  Co.,  attended  by 
Apostles  Erastus  Snow  and  John  H.  Smith, 
the  Emery  Stake  of  Zion  was  more  fully 
organized,  with  Christen  G.  Larsen  as  pre- 
sident and  Orange  Seeley  and  Rasmus  J  us- 
tesen  counselors.  Orangeville  Ward  was 
organized;  Jasper  Robertson,  Bishop; 
Henning  Olsen  was  ordained  Bishop  of  the 
Castle  Dale  Ward. 


Wed.  i6'.— David  G.  Bigler,  a  brakeman 
on  the  Utah  Central  Railway,  was  acci- 
dentally killed,  near  River  Side  Station. 

Fri.  18. — The  Utah  Commission,  consist- 
ing of  five  men,  appointed  by  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  They  went  to  work  almost  im- 
mediately, preparing  for  the  November 
election. 

—Bishop  Geo.  W.  Ward  died  at  Willard, 
Box  Elder  Co. 

Sun.  20. — The  Saints  residing  in  Parley's 
Canyon,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  were  organized  as 
Mountain  Dell  Ward;  Wm.  B.  Hardy, 
Bishop. 

Wed.  23.— A  large  company  of  mission- 
aries left  Salt  Lake  City  for  the  United 
States  and  Europe. 

Tues  29.— The  Presidency  of  the  Church 
issued  an  epistle  to  the  Saints,  advising  all 
who  could  legally  register  and  vote  under 
the  Edmunds  law,  to  do  so. 

September. — Branches  of  the  Church 
were  organized  by  Francis  M.  Lyman, 
president'  of  the  .Tooele  Stake  of  Zion,  at 
Oakley,  Little  Basin,  Albion,  Cassia  and 
Almo,  Cassia  County,  Idaho,  where  a 
number  of  Saints  had  recently  located. 
The  several  branches  were  organized  as 
the  Cassia  Ward;  Wm.  C.  Martindale, 
Bishop. 

Sat.  2. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  662  Saints, 
including  16  returning  missionaries,  under 
the  direction  of  William  Cooper.  The  com- 
pany arrived  in  New  York  Sept.  12th,  and 
in  Salt  Lake  City  Sept.  21st. 

Sun.  5.— Sandy  Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co., 
was  organized  out  of  a  part  of  Union 
Ward;  EzekielHolman,  Bishop. 

Sat.  16.— Gov.  Eli  H.  Murray,  on  the 
strength  of  the  Hoar  amendment,  issued  a 
proclamation  appointing  a  great  number 
of  men  to  fill  local  offices,  claimed  to  be 
vacant  on  account  of  the  August  election 
not  being  held.  The  incumbents,  who 
held  over  under  the  statute,  however,  re- 
fused to  recognize  the  governor's  appoint- 
ees as  their  successors,  and  the  case  was 
taken  into  the  courts. 

October. — Sun.  1. — The  west  part  of 
Brighton  Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co., was  organ- 
ized as  Pleasant  Green  Ward;  Lehi  N. 
Hardman,  Bishop. 

Fri.  6.— The  semi-annual  conference  of 
the  Church,  which  continued  three  days, 
was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City;  78  mission- 
aries were  called. 

Mon.  9. — Abraham  Hoagland  Cannon 
was  ordained  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presi- 
dents of  Seventies. 

Fri.  13. — George  Teasdale  and  Heber  J. 
Grant  were  chosen  by  revelation  to  fill  the 
vacancies  in  the  Council  of  Twelve 
Apostles,  caused  by  the  death  of  Orson 
Pratt  and  the  recent  re-organization  of  the 
First  Presidency.  Seymour  B.  Young 
was  chosen  by  the  same  revelation  as  one 
of  the  First  Seveu  Presidents  of  the  Seven- 
ties. These  three  brethren  were  ordained 
on  the  16th. 

Tues. 17. — About  sixty  missionaries  bound 
for  the  IJnited  States  and  Europe,  left  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Sat.  21.— The  steamship  Abyssinia  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  416  Saints, 
including  28  returning  missionaries,  unde 


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the  direction  of  Geo.  Stringfellow.  They 
landed  in  New  York  Nov.  3rd,  and  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  10th. 

Tues.  24.— Melvina  H.  Snow,  widow  of 
Willard  Snow,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  2i>.— Francis  M.  Pomeroy,  one  of 
the  Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Mesa, 
Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz. 

November.  Sat.  4.  —  An  important 
political  ratification  meeting  was  held  by 
the  People's  Party  in  the  Salt  Lake  Thea- 
ter. 

Tues.  7. — A  general  election  was  held  in 
Utah,  in  which  the  People's  Party  candi- 
date, John  T.  Caine,  received  23,039  votes, 
and  the  "Liberal"  candidate,  Philip  T. 
"Van  Zile,  only  4,884  votes. 

Mon.  13. — The  Utah  Commission  submit- 
ted their  first  report  to  the  government  on 
the  situation  in  Utah. 

Sat.  25.— Apostle  John  Henry  Smith  suc- 
ceeded Apostle  Albert  Carrington  as  presi- 
dent of  the  European  mission. 

Tues.  28.— Gen.  Phil.  H.  Sheridan  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  an  inspection  tour 
to  the  military  posts  in  the  Territory. 

— The  Coveville  branch,  near  Richmond, 
Cache  Co.,  was  organized  as  Coveville 
Ward;  John  C.   Larsen,  Bishop. 

— Riverdale  branch,  Oneida  County, 
Idaho,  was  organized  as  a  Ward;  Peter 
Preece,  Bishop. 

December.  Wed.  6.— The  first  Latter- 
day  Saint  meeting  house  in  Snake  River 
Valley,  Idaho,  was  completed  at  Egin 
(Parker) . 

Sun.  10. — The  Saints  who  had  located  on 
Salt  river,  Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz.,  were  or- 
ganized as  the  Maricopa  Stake  of  Zion,  by 
Apostles  Erastus  Snow  and  Moses  That- 
cher, with  Alexander  F.  Macdonald  as  pre- 
sident, and  Henry  C.  Rogers  and  Charles 
I.  RobsoQ  as  counselors.  Jones ville  (now 
Lehi),Mesa,andthe  Tempe  branch  were  or- 
ganized as  Wards,  with  Thos.  E.  Jones, 
Elijah  Pomeroy  and  David  T.  JLeBaron  as 
their  respective  Bishops. 

Mon.  i8.— Thos.  E.  Ricks,of  Logan,Utah, 
was  called  to  preside  as  Bishop  over  the 
Saints  in  Snake  River  "Valley,  Idaho.  Soon 
afterwards  they  were  organized  as  Ban- 
nock Ward. 

Thurs.  21. — Artemesia  Snow,  wife  of 
Apostle  Erastus  Snow,  died  in  St.  George. 

Sat.  30.  —Hon.  Wm.  H.  Hooper  died  i  n 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  31. —  The  Saints  who  had  set- 
tled on  the  San  Pedro  river,  Ariz.,  were 
organized  by  Apostle  Erastus  Snow  and 
Moses  Thatcher  as  St.  David  Ward;  David 
P.  Kimball,  Bishop. 


1883. 

The  Saints  who  had  settled  on  the  Gila 
river,  Arizona,  and  vicinity,  were  organ- 
ized as  a  Stake  of  Zion ;  and  a  Stake  of 
Zion  was  organized  in  San  Luis  Valley, 
Colo.  A  number  of  settlements  were 
founded  by  the  Saints  in  Snake  River  Val- 
ley, Idaho.  A  successful  missionary  work 
was  commenced. among  the  Maoris  in  New 
Zealand. 


January.  Tues.  .9.— The  Saints  at 
Leamington,  Millard  Co.,  Utah,  were  or- 
ganized as  a  Ward ;  Lars  N.  Christiansen, 
Bishop. 

Wed.  i7.— Notwithstanding  bitter  op- 
position, John  T.  Caine  was  permitted  to 
take  a  seat  in  Congress,  to  fill  the  unex- 
pired term  of  the  47th  Congress. 

J^ri.  19.— The  thermometer  stood  about 
35  degrees  F.  below  zero,  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

February.  Thurs.  1. — Judge  Jeremiah 
S.  Black  delivered  a  powerful  speech  be- 
fore the  Committee  on  the  Judiciary,  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  pleading  for  Utah's 
constitutional  rights. 

Sat.  i7.— Bishop  Wm.  Bringhurst,  of 
Springville,  died. 

Sun.  18.— John  Van  Cott,  one  of  the  First 
Seven  Presidents  of  the  Seventies,  died  at 
his  residence,  near  Salt  Lake  City. 

— A  number  of  Saints  who  had  founded 
a  new  settlement  (north  of  Manassa,  Co- 
nejos Co.,  Col5.),  were  organized  as  a 
branch  of  the  Church,  named  Richfield, 
with  Thos.  N.  Petersen  as  presiding  Elder. 
Sun.  25.— The  Saints  at  St.  David,  Ariz., 
by  their  vote,  accepted  of  Christopher 
Layton  as  president  of  the  St.  Joseph 
Stake  of  Zion  (which  had  just  been  organ- 
ized by  the  First  Presidency)  with  David 
P.  Kimball  and  James '  H.  Martineau  as 
counselors. 

3Ion.  26. — Phil  Robinson,  the  noted 
litterateur,  and  Mr.  Sergeant  Ballantyne, 
the  eminent  English  barrister,  visited 
Salt  Lake  City. 

March.  Sun.  4.— The  Saints  who  had 
settled  on  Price  river,  Emery  Co.,  were 
organized  as  a  Ward;  Geo.  Frandsen, 
Bishop. 

Su7i.  11. — A  townsite  was  selected  in 
Snake  River  Valley,  Idaho,  and  named 
Rexburg,  in  honor  of  Thos.  E.  Ricks. 

Tues.  20.— Wm.  Holt  and  David  Barney, 
two  loggers,  sleeping  under  an  overhang- 
ing rock,  near  Parowan,  Iron  Co.,  were 
killed  by  the  rock  falling  on  them. 

Fri.  30.— The  Denver  and  Rio  Grande 
Western  Railway  was  completed,  and 
communication  established  between  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Denver  by  this  route. 

April.  Mon,  2. — A  Ward  organization 
was  effected  at  Meadows,  near  St.  Johns, 
Ariz. ;  Peter  Isaacson,  Bishop. 

Tues.  3.— About  fifty  "Mormon"  immi- 
grants arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  from  the 
Southern  States. 

Fri.  6.— The  bZvdi  annual  conference  of 
the  Church,  which  was  continued  three 
days,  commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  8.— The  Saints  who  had  settled 
near  Savoia,  Valencia  Co.,  New  Mexico, 
were  organized  as  the  Navajo  (now 
Ramah)  Ward;  Ernest  A.  Tietjen,  Bishop. 
Tues.  10. — About  ninety  missionaries 
left  Salt  Lake  City  for  the  United  States 
and  Europe. 

— The  constitutional  convention  met  in 
Salt  Lake  City  and  received  the  report  of 
the  committee  appointed  to  present  the 
memorial  and  constitution,  upon  which 
was  based  Utah's  application  for  admis- 
sion as  a  State. 

Wed.  11.— The  steamship  JSfevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  353  Saints, 
including  13    returning    missionaries,  un- 


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■der  the  direction  of  David  McKay.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  April  22nd, 
and  Salt  Lake  City  April  30th. 

Sun.  15.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Marys  vale,  Piute  Co.,  Utah, 
with  Hugh  D.  liisenbee  as  presiding 
Elder. 

Mon.  23. — A  terrible  wind  storm  did 
much  damage  in  Utah. 

Tues.  24.— Wm.  E.  McLellin,  formerly 
one  of  the  Twelve  Apostles,  died  at  Inde- 
pendence, Jackson  Co.,  Mo, 

Mon.  30. — Fort  Cameron  Military  Res- 
ervation buildings,  near  Beaver,  were 
sold  and  the  fort  was  abandoned  as  a  milita- 
ry station. 

May.  Tues.  l.—O.  F.  Due,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
bigamy  and  placed  under  12,500  bonds. 

iSu7i.  13. — At  a  two  days'  meeting,  held 
at  Pima,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz.,  the  Saints 
who  had  settled  on  the  Gila  river,  Gra- 
ham Co.,  Ariz.,  were  organized  into  four 
"Wards,  namely,  Pima,  Th^itcher,  Graham, 
and  Curtis,  with  Joseph  K.  Rogers,  John 
M.  Moody,  J0rgen  J0rfirensen  and  Moses 
M.  Curtis  as  their  respective  Bishops. 

Wed.  16. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  427  Saints, 
including  14  returning  missionaries,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Ben.  E.  Rich.  The 
oompany  arrived  in  New  York  May  27th, 
and  in  Salt  Lake  City  June  3rd. 

Fri.  18.— Belle  Harris  was  committed  to 
the  Utah  Penitentiary  for  contempt  of 
court,  in  refusing  to  answer  questions  be- 
fore the  grand  jury  of  the  Second  District 
Court,  at  Beaver,  in  a  supposed  polygamy 
investigation. 

Sat.  IP.— James  W.  Cummings,a  promin- 
ent Elder,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  4?2.— The  Empire  grist  mill,  up  City 
creek,  near  Salt  Lake  City,  was  burned 
to  the  ground.    Loss ;  $23,500. 

Sun.  21.  — Bishop  Calvin  Bingham  was 
accidentally  killed  near  St.  David,  Cochise 
Co.,  Ariz. 

Mon.  28.— Richard  Fowler  was  shot  and 
fatally  wounded  by  David  Gallifant,  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  Fowler  died  May  30th, 
and  the  murderer  was  held  under  $5,000 
bonds. 

Tues.  29.— Elder  Hans  Peter  Jensen, 
one  of  the  early  converts  to  "Mormonism" 
in  Scandinavia,. died  in  Brigham  City. 

— Bishops  Wm.-B.  Preston  and  Leonard 
W.  Hardy  arrived  at  Rexburg,  Snake 
River  Valley,  Idaho.  During  the  few  fol- 
lowing days  they  located  the  townsites  of 
Teton,  Wilford.  Lyman,  Burton  and 
Parker. 

Thurs.  3i.— John  T.  Alexander,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  who  labored  as  a  missionary  in 
Georgia,  was  shot  and  severely  wounded 
by  three  masked  men,  near  Plain ville, 
Gordon  Co.,  Ga. 

June.  Thurs.  7. — Dr.  J.  B.  Carrington, 
a  non- Mormon,  arrested  for  bigamy,  was 
discharged  by  Commissioner  Gilchrist,  at 
Salt  Lake  City,  notwithstanding  the  proof 
of  his  guilt. 

Sun.  10. — Five  young  persons,  ranging 
from  12  to  23  years  of  age,  were  accident- 
ally drowned,  while  boating  on  Utah  lake, 
near  Benjamin. 

—The  Saints  who  had  settled  in  San  Luis 
Valley,  Colo.,  were  organized  as  the  San 


Luis  Stake  of  Zion,  with  Silas  S.  Smith  as 
president  and  Richard  C.  Camp  and  Wm. 
M.  Christensen  as  counselors.  The  settle- 
ments of  Manassa  and  Richfield  were  or- 
ganized as  Wards,  with  John  C.  Dalton 
and  Thos.  N.  Petersen  as  their  respective 
Bishops. 

Fri.  i5.— Theodore  Thomas,  the  cele- 
brated orchestral  leader,  gave  a  concert 
in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  20. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  697  Saints, 
including  22  returning  missionaries,  under 
the  direction  of  Hans  O.  Magleby.  The 
company  arrived  in  New  York  July  1st, 
and  at  Ogden  July  7th. 

— Mary  B.  Newell  was  miraculously 
healed  under  the  administration  of  the 
Elders,  at  Johnsonville,  Warren  Co.,  Ind. 

Thurs.  21.— The  Council  House  and  adja- 
cent buildings,  in  Salt  Lake  City,were  des- 
troyed by  fire  and  the  explosion  of  powder. 
Loss :  about  $100,000. 

—Bishop  Leonard  E.  Harrington  died  at 
his  residence,  at  American  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  23. — David  Evans,  formerly  Bishop 
of  Lehi,  Utah  Co.,  died  at  Lehi. 

Sun.  24.— Elder  Shadrach  Jones,  of  Wil- 
lard  City,  Box  Elder  Co.,  died  at  Swansea, 
Wales,  where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

July.  Wed.  4.— Robert  Ritter  and  Wil- 
liam Ayers  were  drowned  in  Silver  lake, 
Big  Cottonwood  Canyon,  while  boating. 

Fri.  6. — A  fatal  powder  magazine  explo- 
sion occurred  in  Ogden  Canyon. 

— Joseph  Toronto,  once  a  missionary 
to  Italy,  died  at  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  10. — Gov.  Thomas  A.  Hendricks,  of 
Indiana,  visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

— D.  C.  Rich  and  Rudolph  Smith  made 
an  unsuccessful  attempt  to  rob  Zion's 
Savings  Bank,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  assault- 
ing B.  H.Schettler, the  assistant  treasurer. 
They  were  both  arrested. 

Wed.  11.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
City  were  treated  to  their  annual  ex- 
cursion, thi«  time  going  to  Provo. 

Sat.  14.— A  company  of  Icelandic  Saints 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  on  the 
steamship  Wisconsin,  in  charge  of  John  A. 
Sutton.  The  company  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City  July  30th,  and  subsequently  located 
at  Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  28. — R.  S.  W.  Andrew,  a  street  car 
driver,  was  accidentally  shot  and  killed  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  29.— A  terrific  flood  at  Kanab, 
Kane  Co.,  removed  masses  of  earth,  trees, 
etc.,  which  it  carried  down  stream,  and 
partly  destroyed  the  settlement. 

August.  Thurs.  2. — The  Salt  Lake 
City  Council  decided  that  all  houses  with- 
in the  city  should  be  numbered,  as  a  pre- 
paratory step  toward  the  anticipated  free 
mail  delivery. 

Sun.  19. — Jeremiah  S.  Black,  the  cele- 
brated statesman  and  lawyer,  who  defend- 
ed the  people  of  Utah  so  ably  a  few  months 
previously,  died  in  Washington,  D.C. 

Mon.  20. — Ellen  G.  Lewis,  a  young  lady, 
was  accidentally  shot  and  killed  in  Provo, 
by  a  policeman  on  duty. 

Tues.  21.— The  notorious  "Bill"  Hick- 
man died  in  Lander  City,  Sweetwater  Co., 
Wyoming. 

Sat.  25. — Bishop  Andrew  Burt,  captain 
of  the   Salt  Lake  City  police  force,  was 


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killed  by  a  negro,  whom  he  was  trj/ing  to 
arrest.  Half  an  hour  later  the  negro  was 
lynched  by  a  mob,  in  the  jail  yard. 

Sun.  26'.— Alvin  Henson  was  accidentally 
shot  and  killed  by  his  comrades,  while 
hunting,  near  Tooele,  Utah. 

— Jack  Murphy  was  taken  out  of  the  jail 
at  Coalville  and  lynched  at  Park  City, 
Summit  Co.,  for  the  murder  of  M.  Bren- 
nan,  a  few  days  previously. 

— The  first  permanent  branch  of  the 
Church  among  the  Maoris  was  organized 
by  Ira  N.  Hinkley,  jun.,  at  Papawai,  Wai- 
rarapa  Valley,North  Island,New  Zealand  ; 
Manihera,  a  native  chief,  was  ordained  a 
Priest  and  appointed  president.  This  was 
the  beginning  of  a  great  work  among  the 
Maoris. 

The  first  Maori  who  joined  the  Church 
was  a  sailor,  baptized  by  Elder  Richard  G. 
Lambert,  near  Honolulu,  Hawaiian  Is- 
lands, early  in  1874.  Oct.  18,  1881,  Elder 
Wm.  John  McDonald,  baptized  Ngataki, 
at  Auckland.  He  was  the  first  Maori  to 
join  the  Church  in  New  Zealand.  Toward 
the  close  of  1883,  and  in  the  beginning  of 
1884,  a  number  of  Maoris  were  baptized  in 
the  Waikato  district  through  the  instru- 
mentality of  Pres.  Wm.  M.  Bromley,  Wm. 
J.  McDonald  and  Thos.  L.  Cox.  These 
were  organized  as  the  Wautu  branch  by 
Elder  Thos.  L.  Cox,  Feb.  25,  1883.  with 
Hare  Te  Katere  as  president.  This  was 
the  first  Maori  branch  of  the  Church  or- 
ganized ;  but  most  of  its  members  proved 
unfaithful  to  the  cause. 

Wed.  29.— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  682  Saints, 
including  29  returning  missionaries,  in 
charge  of  Peter  P.  Goss.  The  company  ar- 
rived at  New  York  Sept.  7th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  Sept.  17th. 

Fri.  31. — Belle  Harris  was  released  from 
custody,  having  been  imprisoned  since 
May  18th. 

September.  Sun.  2.  —Muddy  branch, 
Emery  Co., Utah,  was  organized  as  a  Ward, 
with  Casper  Christensen  as  Bishop.  The 
name  of  the  settlement  was  afterwards 
changed  to  Emery. 

C\Mon.  3.— Washakie,  a  little  Indian  town 
in  Box  Elder  Co.,  was  visited  by  a  fire, 
which  destroyed  grain  to  the  value  of 
$3,000. 

Thurs.  6. — Wm.  G,  Phillips  was  appoint- 
ed marshal  of  Salt  Lake  City,  in  place  of 
the  late  Andrew  Burt. 

— Feramorz  Little  transferred  a  two 
story  brick  building,  which  he  had  erected 
by  the  13th  Ward  Assembly  Rooms  for  the 
benefit  of  the  poor,  to  Bishop  Miilen  At- 
wood. 

Tv^s.  11.  —  The  celebrated  Henry  Ward 
Beecher  lectured  in  the  Salt  Lake  City 
Theatre 

Wed.  ig.- About  midnight  Elders  Ste- 
phen R.  Marks  and  David  Franklin  Davis, 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  were  cruelly  mobbed, 
near  Laurel,  Franklin  Co.,  Indiana,  where 
they  labored  as  missionaries. 

Sat.  22.  —  General  William  T.  Sherman 
arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

Sun.  23.— Kt  a  conference  held  at  Bluff, 
San  Juan  Co.,  Utah,  the  Saints  who  had 
located  at  Fruitland,  near  Farmington, 
San  Juan  Co.,  New  Mexico,  were  organ- 


ized  as  a    Ward,  named   Burnham,  with 
Luther  C.  Burnham  as  Bishop. 

—The  Saints  constituting  the  Wilmot 
branch,  Piute  Co.,  Utah,  were  organized 
as  the  Marion  Ward;  Culbert  King,  Bishop. 
Wed.  2^.— Bishop  Charles  E.  Robison, 
of  Montpelier,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  died 
at  Whittaker,  South  Carolina,  where  he 
labored  as  a  missionary. 

October.  Fri.  5.— The  semi-annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  was  commenced  in 
Salt  Lake  City;  it  was  continued  three 
days;  92  missionaries  were  called;  Apostle 
Wilford  Woodruff  was  sustained  as  Church 
Historian. 

Sat.  6.- King  David  Kalakaua  visited  the 
plantation  of  Laie,  on  the  Hawaiian  Is- 
lands, and  addressed  a  conference  of  as- 
sembled Saints  there. 

Mon.  8.— John  S.  Fullmer,  a  prominent 
Elder  in  the  Church,  died  in  Springville, 
Utah  Co.,  and  Elder  Henry  Maiben  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  i^.— Presiding  Bishop  Edward 
Hunter  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  27.— A.  fire  destroyed  Causey,  Har- 
kins  &  Co's.  skating  rink  on  West  Temple 
Street,  Salt  Lake  City.    Loss :  $10,000. 

—The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  369  Saints,  in- 
cluding 20  returning  missionaries,  in 
charge  of  John  Pickett.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York,  Nov.  7th,  and  at 
Ogden,  Nov.  14th. 

Sun.  28.— The  Neeleyville  Ward,  Oneida 
County,  Idaho,  was  organized;  Wm. 
Neeley,  Bishop. 

November.  Thurs.  1.— Lewis  Robison, 
prominent  in  the  early  history  of  Utah, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  67  years  of  age. 

Sat.  17. — Apostle  Charles  C.  Rich  died  at 
Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  74  years  of 
age. 

Sun.  18. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  in 
Luna  Valley,  Socorro  Co.,  N.  M.,  were  or- 
ganized as  a  Ward,  with  Geo.  C.  Williams 
as  Bishop. 

Wed.  2i.— David  Fatten  Kimball,  coun- 
selor to  Pres.  Christopher  Layton,  of 
the  St.  Joseph  Stake  of  Zion,  Ariz.,  died. 

Thurs.  22.— Bishop  Wm.  Davis  died  at 
Brigham  City,  Utah. 

Wed.  28. — The  Saints  who  had  located  on 
Portneuf  creek,  Bingham  Co.,  Idaho,  were 
organized  as  a  branch  of  the  Church; 
Judson  A.  Tolman,  presiding  Elder. 

December.  Thurs.  i.?.— Marshal  Wm. 
G,  Phillips,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  reported  to 
the  postmaster  that  all  the  public  streets 
in  the  city  had  been  named  and  all  the 
houses  numbered. 

Fri.  2i.— Elder  Lorenzo  M.  Richards  died 
in  Ogden. 

3Ion.  24.— A  monument  was  raised  on  the 
grave  of  the  late  Pres.  Niels  Wilhelmsen, 
on  "Assistents  Kirkegaard,"  Copenhagen, 
Denmark. 

Wed.  26.— Gen.  Thos.  L.  Kane,  favorably 
known  in  Church  history,  died  at  his  home, 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

1884:. 

Two  stakes  of  Zion  were  organized  in 
Idaho.  The  Logan  Temple  was  dedicated. 
Several  new  Quorums  of  Seventy  were  or- 


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ganized.    The  prosecutions  under  the  Ed- 
munds law  were  commenced. 

January.  Tues.  1. — A  fire  broke  out  in 
the  Utah  Central  coal  mines,  at  Pleasant 
Valley,  Emery  Co.,  whereby  John  McLean 
and  his  son  were  suffocated. 

Mon.  14.  —  The  26th  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  organized  by  electing  Wm.  W.  Cluff 
president  of  the  council,  and  James  Sharp 
speaker  of  the  house. 

Fri.  25.  —  Elders  Wm.  H.  Crandall  and 
John  W.  Galley  were  mobbed  in  Jasper 
County,  Mississippi. 

Sun.  27.— The  Brigham  Young  Academy 
in  Provo  was  destroyed  by  fire. 

—Plymouth  Ward,  Box  Elder  Co., 
Utah,  was  organized;  Myron  J.  Rich- 
ards, Bishop. 

Mon.  28.— Senator  Hoar  introduced  an- 
other anti-  Mormon  bill  in  the  U.  S.  Sen- 
ate, which  was  passed  June  18th. 

February.  Jfon.  4— The  Bannock  Ward, 
Snake  River  Valley,  Idaho,  was  organized 
as  the  Bannock  Stake  of  Zion;  Thos. 
E.  Ricks,  president. 

Wed.  6.  —  Peter  Carlson  and  son  were 
killed  in  a  snowslide,  near  Logan. 

Mon.  11.  —  At  the  municipal  election  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  James  Sharp  was  elected 
mayor. 

Wed.  13. — The  members  of  the  Wyoming 
legislature  and  a  number  of  others  from 
that  Territory  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
on  a  visit.  They  remained  two  days,  du- 
ring which  they  visited  the  Utah  legisla- 
ture then  in  session ;  speeches  were  made 
by  both  bodies. 

Mon.  is.- Elders  Wm.  H.  Crandall  and 
Thomas  Davis  were  shot  at  by  a  mob  in 
Jones  County,  Miss. 

Sun.  24. — Portions  of  the  North  Jordan 
and  Brighton  Wards,  Salt  Lake  Stake, 
were  organized  as  Granger  Ward ;  Daniel 
McRae,  Bishop. 

Jfon.  25.— Elder  Henry  C.  Fowler  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

March.  Sun.  2.— The  Saints  who  had 
settled  near  Safford,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz  , 
were  organized  as  Lay  ton  branch;  John 
Walker,  presiding  Elder. 

Fri.  7.— Ten  men  and  two  women  were 
killed  in  a  snowslide,  at  the  Emma  mine, 
Little  Cottonwood  Canyon. 

Fri.  14.— The  Utah  legislature  adjourned. 

Mon.  17. — Bishop  Silas  Richards  died  at 
Union,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Sat.  22.— Daniel  Mathison  died  at  Paro- 
wan.  Iron  Co. 

Sun.  .50.— Elder  Thomas  Biesinger  was 
arrested  and  imprisoned  at  Prague, 
Bohemia,  for  preaching  the  gospel. 

April.  Tues.  i.— The  world-renowned 
Adelina  Patti,  assisted  by  an  excellent 
company,  sang  in  the  Tabernacle,  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Fri.  4.— Ebenezer  Hanks,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Graves' 
Village,  Piute  Co. 

— Patriarch  John  Rowberry  died  at 
Tooele,  Tooele  Co. 

— On  this  and  the  three  following  days 
the  54th  annual  conference  of  the  Church 
was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  9.— The  steamship  Nevada   sailed 


from  Liverpool,  England,  with  319  Saints, 
including  17  returning  missionaries,  in 
charge  of  Christian  D.  Fjeldsted.  It  ar- 
rived in  New  York  harbor  April  19th,  and 
the  company  reached  Ogden,  Utah,  April 
27th. 

Tues.  15.— A  large  company  of  mission- 
aries left  Salt  Lake  City  for  the  United 
States  and  Europe. 

Thurs.  n.— Presidents  John  Taylor  and 
Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  accompanied  by  a  number 
of  others,  left  Salt  Lake  City,  to  visit  the 
Iron  Works  in  southern  Utah. 

Sun.  20. — The  77th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  by  Wm.  W.  Taylor  at  Ogden, 
with  John  Crawford,  Louis  F.  Monch, 
Fred.  Foulger,  Chas.  C.  Brown  and  Henry 
W.  Gwilliams  as  presidents.  LudvigEhrn- 
strem  and  Ephraim  H.  Nye  were  after- 
wards added  to  the  council. 

Thurs.  24.— Rudger  Clawson  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of 
polygamy,  and  placed  under  $3,000  bonds. 

Sun.  27.— At  the  first  quarterly  confer- 
ence of  the  Bannock  Stake  of  Zion,  held  at 
Rexburg,  Idaho,  the  Saints  at  Rexburg 
were  organized  as  a  Ward;  Thos.  E. Ricks, 
jun..  Bishop. 

—The  78th  quorum  of  Seventy  was  or- 
ganized by  Wm.  W.  Taylor,  at  Oakley,, 
Cassia  Co.,  Idaho;  Robert  Wilson,  John 
Alexander,  Moroni  F.  Fairchilds,  George 
S.  Grant,  John  J.  Millard,  Thomas  Taylor 
and  Edward  D.  Hoagland,  presidents.  The 
two  last  named  were  ordained  a  day  or 
two  later. 

— Pere  Hyacinthe,-  renowned  French 
orator,  who  was  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  a 
visit,  attended  the  services  in  the  Taber- 
nacle. 

—A  branch  of  the  Church  was  organ- 
ized at  Eureka,  Juab  Co.;  John  Beck, 
president. 

Jfo/i.  28.— Christian  D.  Fjeldsted,  of  Lo- 
gan, was  ordained  one  of  the  First  Seven 
Presidents  of  Seventies,  to  fill  the  vacancy 
caused  by  the  death  of  John  Van  Cott. 

Tues.  29.— A  third  trial  of  the  murderer 
Fred  Hopt  was  commenced  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  Salt  Lake  City.  He  was 
convicted  May  5th,  and  sentenced  on  the 
9th  to  be  shot  June  13th. 

May.  Mon.  12.— The  79th  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  organized  by  Abraham  H. 
Cannon,  in  Bear  Lake  County,  Idaho; 
Charles  H.  Bridges,  John  Bunney,  Chris- 
tian Hogansen,  Carl  F.  Hellstrom,  Her- 
bert Horsley,  Charles  R.  Clark  and  Brig- 
ham  L.  Tippetts,  presidents. 

Tues.  i,?.- David  Gallifant,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  sentenced  to  five  years'  imprison- 
ment for  killing  Richard  Fowler  on  May 
28,  1883. 

— Ole  U.  C.  M0nster,  the  first  person 
baptized  by  Erastus  Snow,  in  Denmark,, 
died  at  Pettyville,  Sanpete  Co. 

Sat.  17.— The  Logan  Temple  was  dedi- 
cated, under  the  direction  of  Pres.  John 
Taylor. 

— The  steamship  Arizona  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  287  Saints,  in- 
cluding 13  returning  missionaries,  in 
charge  of  Ephraim  H.  Williams.  On  the 
26th  they  arrived  in  New  York,  and 
reached  Salt  Lake  City  June  1st. 

Wed.  21.— The  first  marriages  in  the- 
Logan    Temple  were    solemnized.    E.  Y.. 


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Taylor  and  Rida  Colebrook,  Frank 
Y.  Taylor  and  Elizabeth  Campbell,  Mat- 
thias F.  Cowley  and  Abbie  Hyde  were 
the  contracting  parties. 

— Ground  was  broken  for  a  new  building 
for  the  B.  Y.  Academy  at  Provo. 

Thurs.  22.— Nellie  White,  who  refused  to 
answer  certain  questions  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  was  sent  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  29.  —  Edward  Wallace  East,  a 
prominent  Elder,  died  at  Pima,  Arizona. 

— Elders  Wm.  C.  A.  Smoot,  jun.,  and 
James  E.  Jennings,  who  labored  as  mis- 
sionaries in  Bavaria,  were  expelled  from 
that  country. 

Fri.  30.— In  Christiania,  Norway,  Elders 
N.  C.  Skaugaard  and  Peter  Olsen  were 
sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  of  40  "Kroner" 
and  costs  of  suit,  each,  for  performing  the 
ordinance  of  baptism. 

June. — A  missionary  field  was  opened 
in  Ireland  by  Elders  Robert  Marshall  and 
Geo.  Wilson.  At  the  end  of  the  year  47 
had  been  baptized. 

Sun.  i.— The  Oneida  Stake  of  Zion  was 
organized  by  Apostle  Moses  Thatcher; 
Wm.  D.  Hendricks,  president;  Solomon  H. 
Hale  and  Geo.  C.  Parkinson,  counselors. 
The  Wards  and  branches  embraced  in  the 
new  organization  had  formerly  belonged  to 
Cache  and  Box  Elder  Stakes. 

Thurs.  5.  —  The  Chesterfield  branch 
Bingham  Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  a 
Ward ;  Parley  P.  Willey,  Bishop. 

—The  Saints  at  Lyman,  Snake  River 
Valley,  Idaho,  were  organized  as  a  Ward ; 
Sidney  Weeks,  Bishop. 

— The  Logan  6th  and  7th  Wards,  Cache 
Co.,  were  organized;  Anthon  L.  Skanchey 
and  Isaac  Smith,  Bishops. 

Sun.  8.— Elder  Christian  H.  Steffensen 
was  released  from  prison  in  Drammen, 
Norway,  where  he  had  been  confined  five 
days  for  administering  the  Sacrament. 

Mon.  9.— The  Saints  at  Wilford,  Snake 
River  Valley,  Idaho,  were  organized  as  a 
branch  of  the  Church. 

— The  building  known  as  the  "Cock  Pit," 
at  Preston,  England,  in  which  the  first 
"Mormon"  missionaries  to  England  held 
meetings  in  1837,  tumbled  down. 

Tues.  10.— The  Saints  at  Teton,  Snake 
River  Valley,  Idaho,  were  organizea  as  a 
Ward;  John  Donaldson,  Bishop. 

—Elders  Wm.  Willes,  Henry  F.  McCune, 
Milson  R.  Pratt  and  Geo.  H.  Booth,  left 
Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  mission  to  India. 

Wed.  11.— The  Saints  at  Parker,  Snake 
River  Valley,  Idaho,  were  organized  as  a 
Ward;  Wyman  M.  Parker,  Bishop. 

Fri.  13. — By  a  reprieve,  issued  by  Act- 
ing-Governor Arthur  L.  Thomas,  the  ex- 
ecution of  the  murderer  Fred  Hopt  (Wel- 
come) was  postponed. 

Sat.  14, — The  steamship  Arizona  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  with  531  Saints,  including 
25  returning  missionaries,  in  charge  of 
Ephraim  H.  Nye.  They  arrived  in  New 
York  June  23rd  and  at  Ogden  June  29th. 

Sun.  15. — At  a  Stake  conference  held  at 
Mesa,  Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz.,  Tempe  branch 
was  organized  as  a  Ward,  Samuel  Open- 
shaw  Bishop ;  and  Alma  Ward  was  organ- 
ized, with  Oscar  M.  Stewart  as  Bishop. 

Tues.  i7.— Martin  H.  Peck  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 


Sun.  29.— Nicholas  Groesbeck  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

July.  Thurs  3.— David  O.  Calder,  Coun- 
in  the  Salt  Lake  Stake  presidency,  died  at 
Lake  Point,  Tooele  Co. 

Sun.  6. — A  fearful  tornado  visited  Sum- 
mit County,  Utah,  doing  much  damage 
and  causing  the  death  of  a  little  girl. 

Mon.  7. — Nellie  White,  who  had  been 
confined  in  the  Penitentiary  since  May 
22nd,  was  restored  to  liberty. 

Thurs.  17. — The  Deseret  Hospital  was 
removed  from  the  12th  to  the  17th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  20. — The  Fairview  branch  of  the 
Church,  near  Franklin,  Idaho.,  was  organ- 
ized as  a  Ward;  Heman  Hyde,  Bishop. 

Tues.  22.— About  five  hundred  of  the  Old 
Folks  of  Salt  Lake  County  had  their  an- 
nual excursion,  going  to  American  Fork, 
Utah  Co. 

Thurs.  31. — Leonard  W.  Hardy,  first 
Counselor  to  the  Presiding  Bishop  of  the 
Church,  died  in  Sugar  House  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  and  Orson  K.  Whitney,  one 
of  the  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

August.  Fri.  i.— Wm.  W.  Taylor,  son 
of  Pres.  John  Taylor,  and  one  of  the  First 
Seven  Presidents  of  the  Seventies,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

—Elders  Wm.  Willes,  Henry  F.  Mc- 
Cune, Milson  R.  Pratt  and  Geo.  H.  Booth, 
arrived,  as  missionaries,  in  Calcutta,  In- 
dia. 

Sat.  2.— Fourteen  Saints  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  in  charge  of.  H.  W. 
Attley,  on  the  steamship  Nevada.  They 
landed  in  New  York  Aug.  13th,  and  ar- 
rived at  Salt  Lake  City  Aug.  18th. 

Thurs.  7.— The  80th  quorum  of  Seventj 
was  organized  by  Seymour  B.  Young,  at 
Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co. ;  Thos.  B.  AUred, 
Jos.  F.  Ellis,  John  Larsen,  James  Chris- 
tensen,  Madp  Nielsen,  Lauritz  Rasmussen 
and  Joseph  Downard,  presidents. 

Fri.  8.— James  Roskelley,  who  labored 
as  a  missionary  in  the  Southern  States,was 
shot  and  wounded  in  the  arm  by  a  negro, 
in  Lee  Valley,  Tenn. 

Sat.  9.— J.  R.  Henson  and  family,  be- 
cause of  their  being  "Mormons,"  were 
fired  upon  by  a  mob  in  Decatur  County, 
Tennessee,  and  shortly  after  compelled 
to  leave  their  homes,  to  escape  mob  vio- 

Sun.  iO.— Elders  Wm.  S.  Berry,  of  Ka- 
narra  and  John  H.  Gibbs,  of  Paradise,  and 
Martin  Condor  and  John  Riley  Hudson,  of 
Tennessee,  were  murdered  by  a  mob  on 
Cane  Creek,  Lewis  Co.,  Tenn.,  while  hold- 
ing religious  services. 

Fri.  15. — The  first  number  of  the  Sevier 
Valley  Echo,  a  weekly  newspaper,  was 
published  in  Richfield,  Sevier  Co.,  by  J  ames 
T.  Jakeman.  It  was  continued  until  May 
1,  1885,  when  it  was  superseded  by  the 
Home  Sentinel,  published  in  Manti,  San- 
pete Co. 

— Joseph  H.  Coult,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  drowned  at  Calder's  Farm. 

Sat.  i6. — Bishop  Wm.  H.  Dame  died  sud- 
denly at  Paragoonah,  Iron  Co. 

Sun.  17. — At  a  quarterly  conference  held 
at  Rexburg,  Idaho,  the  Menan  (Cedar 
Buttes)  and  Louisville  Wards  were  partly 
organized,    the    former   with   Robert    L. 


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Bybee    and   the   latter   with  Richard  F. 
Jardine  as  Bishop. 

— Elder  Jesse  J.  Fuller,  an  elderly  mis- 
sionary, was  whipped  by  a  mob  in  Lauder- 
dale County,  Ala. 

Fri.  22.— The  remains  of  Elders  Wm.  S. 
Berry  and  Geo.  H.  Gibbs  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City  from  Tennessee. 

Sat.  2.3.— Under  the  direction  of  the  Old 
Folks'  Committee,  the  orphan  children  of 
Salt  Lake  County  had  a  free  excursion  to 
Black  Rock. 

Wed.  27.— The  St.  John  Ward  (formerly 
a  part  of  the  Malad  Ward),  Oneida  Co., 
Idaho,  was  organized;  James  Harrison, 
Bishop. 

*Sat.  50.— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  496  Saints, 
including  31  returning  missionaries,  under 
the  direction  of  Benjamin  Bennett.  They 
arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  9th,  and  at 
Ogden  Sept.  16th. 

Sun.  31.— The  Saints  residing  on  Ferron 
creek,  east  of  Ferron,  Emery  Co.,  were 
separated  from  Ferron  Ward  and  organ- 
ized as  Molen  Ward;  Lyman  s.  Beach, 
Bishop. 

September.— The  81st  quorum  or  Seven- 
ty was  organized  by  Seymour  B.  Young  in 
Emery  County;  Noah  T.  Guyman,  Wm.  H. 
Branch,  J.  P.  Wimmer,  Peter  R.  Petersen, 
Abner  Buckley  and  James  C.  Jensen, 
presidents. 

Mon.  i.— Margaret  T.  Smoot,  wife  of 
Abraham  O.  Smoot,  died  in  Provo,  Utah, 
Co. 

— Charles  S.  Zane,  recently  appointed 
chief  justice  of  Utah,  took  the  oath  of 
office  and  was  assigned,  by  proclamation 
of  Gov.  Eli  H.  Murray,  to  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court. 

Tues.  2.  Piute  County,  Utah,  was  visited 
by  a  fearful  hail  storm. 
T'^  Wed.  5.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Rock  Creek,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  were  or- 
ganized as  Rockland  Ward,  of  the  Box 
Elder  Stake ;  Isaac  Thorn,  Bishop. 

Sat.  ff.— Wilford  branch,  Snake  River 
Valley,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  a  Ward ; 
Thos.  S.  Smith,  Bishop. 

2  ues.  9. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  Mancos  river,  Colo.,  were  organized 
as  a  branch;  James  H.  Duncan,  presi- 
ding Elder. 

Mon.  i5.— Ashley  Ward,  Uintah  Co., 
was  divided,  and  two  new  districts,  Mer- 
rill and  Glines,  organized,  with  Geo.  A. 
Davis  and  James  H.  Glines  as  their  re- 
spective acting  Bishops. 

— Wm.  C.  A.  Smoot,  jun.,  missionary  in 
Germany,  was  arrested  in  Kiel,  for  bap- 
tising a  woman.  He  was  held  a  prisoner 
until  Oct.  7th,  when  he  was  acquitted,  but 
nevertheless  banished  from  the  city. 

Mon.  22.— Elder  John  Nicholson  de- 
livered a  lecture  in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre 
on  the  subject:  The  Tennessee  massacre 
audits  causes;  showing  that  it  was  the  re- 
sult of  imflamatory  articles  in  the  Salt 
Lake  rWZ>M;ie,circulated  by  sectarian  min- 
isters in  Tennessee. 

Sat.  27.— The  first  open  venire  grand 
jury  in  Salt  Lake  City  was  impanneled  by 
Judge  Zane. 

October. — Severe  persecutions  contin- 
ued against  the  Elders    in   the    Southern 


States,  and  also  in  Indiana,  Michigan  and 
other  places. 

Wed.  1. — The  82nd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  in  Grass  Valley,  Piute  Co., 
Utah,  by  Seymour  B.  Young;  Geo.  A. 
Burr  and  Ole  E.  Olsen,  presidents.  Chap- 
man Duncan,  Wm.  E.  Stringham  and 
Geo.  A.  Hatch  were  set  apart  as  presidents 
afterwards. 

Tues.  7. — John  Morgan  was  ordained 
one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents  of  the 
Seventies,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by 
the  death  of  Wm.  W.  Taylor. 

Tues.  i4.— Bishop  Marius  Ensign  died  at 
Santa  Clara,  Washington  Co. 

Wed.  15. — The  trial  of  Rudger  Clawson 
for  polygamy  was  commenced  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake  City,  and 
continued  several  days,  during  which 
Presidents  John  Taylor,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon 
and  other  prominent  men  were  subpoenaed 
as  witnesses. 

Ttces.  21. — The  jury,  which  could  not 
agree  on  a  verdict  in  Rudger  Clawson's 
case,  was  discharged,  and  preparations 
were  made  for  a  new  trial. 

'^hurs.  23.— The  steamship  City  of  Ber- 
lin sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with 
93  Saints,  including  nine  returning  Elders 
in  charge  of  Carl  August  Ek.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  Nov.  2nd,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  9th. 

Fri.  24. — Lydia  Spencer,  Rudger  Claw- 
son's  alleged  second  wife,  having  been  ar- 
rested ,  a  new  trial  was  commenced,  and 
Lydia  Spencer,  who  refused  to  testify, 
was  sent  to  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  25.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Lydia  Spenser,  by  her  husband's  consent, 
acknowledged  that  she  was  Rudger  Claw- 
son's  wife,  and  the  jury,  after  17  minutes' 
consultation,  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  Clawson. 

Fri.  31. — After  several  days'  trial  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  John  Connelly  was 
acquitted  on  the  charge  of  polygamy,  his 
case  being  barred  by  the  statute  of  limi- 
tations.! 

November.  Sat.  1.— The  steamship 
Arizona  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England, 
with  163  Saints,  including  20  returning, 
missionaries,  in  charge  of  Joseph  Alma 
Smith.  The  company  arrived  at  New 
York  Nov.  11th,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City 
Nov.  19th. 

Mon.  3.— Hans  Ottesen  was  murdered  in 
Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court  (Judge 
Zane) ,  Rudger  Clawson  was  sentenced  to 
four  years'  imprisonment  and  $800  fine  for 
polygamy  and  unlawful  cohabitation.  The 
case  was  appealed,  but  bail  was  refused 
and  Clawson  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

— Paul  A.  Schettler,  treasurer  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  died. 

Tues.  4.—PiX  the  general  election,  John 
T.  Caine,  the  People's  Party  candidate  for 
delegate  to  Congress,  received  22,120  votes 
and  Ransford  Smith,  the  Liberal  Party 
candidate,  2,215. 

— Lay  ton  branch,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz., 
was  organized  as  a  Ward ;  John  Welker, 
Bishop. 

Wed.  .5.— The  trial  of  Joseph  H.  Evans, 
indicted  for  polygamy  and  unlawful  cohab- 
itation, was  commenced  in  the  Third  Dis- 


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trict    Court,    and   the  following  day  the 
jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty. 

Sat.  8.— The  news  of  the  Democratic 
victory  in  the  election  of  Grover  Cleve- 
land for  president  of  the  United  States 
having  reached  Salt  Lake  City,  a  grand 
jolification  meeting:  was  held  by  the  Salt 
Lake  City  Democrats,  in  front  of  the  City 
Hall. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court  (Judge 
Zane),  Joseph  H.  Evans  was  sentenced  to 
three  and  a  half  years'  imprisonment  in 
the  Penitentiarv  and  $250  fine. 

Thurs.  i3.— Eighty  Latter-day  Saint 
emigrants  from  the  Southern  States 
mission,  and  nine  returning  Elders,  left 
Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  bound  for  Colorado 
and  Utah. 

Fri.  i4.— Rudger  Clawson  was  brought 
before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah  on  a 
writ  of  habeas  corpus,  and  on  the  follow- 
ing day  the  decision  of  the  lower  court,  in 
refusing  him  and  Joseph  H.  Evans  bail, 
pending  an  appeal  to  the  higher  courts, 
was  affirmed. 

Wed.  15.— Frederick  W.  Schoenfeld  and 
Rudolph  Hochstrasser,  in  the  District 
Court  of  Zofingen,  Canton  Aargau,  Swit- 
zerland, were  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  of 
100  francs  each,  and  banished  from  the 
canton,  for  preaching  the  gospel  in  Nie- 
derwyl. 

Sat.  22.— Horace  Kimball  Whitney,  one 
of  the  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sun.  23. — At  a  Stake  conference  held  in 
Rexburg,  Idaho,  the  Saints  who  had  set- 
tled on  the  Teton  island,  near  Rexburg, 
were  organized  as  Salem  Ward ;  Geo.  H. 
B.  Harris,  Bishop. 

Tues.  25.— John  Aird,  jun.,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  unlaw- 
ful cohabitation.  The  following  day  he 
was  placed  under  $3,000  bonds,  to  await 
action  of  the  grand  jury. 

December.  Thurs.  4.— Ole  L.  Hansen, 
of  Brighton,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arraigned 
before  U.  S.  Commissioner  Wm.  McKay, 
Salt  Lake  City,  charged  with  polygamy. 

Fri.  5.— Ammon  M.  Tenney,  Peter  J. 
Christoffersen.  and  Christopher  J.  Kempe, 
tried  and  convicted  of-polygamy ,  were  each 
sentenced  by  Judge  Howard,  at  Pres- 
cott,  Ariz.,  to  three  years,  and  six  months' 
imprisonment  in  the  House  of  Correction 
at  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  $5.00  fine.  Their 
offence  was  unlawful  cohabitation, but  this 
was  construed  by  the  court  as  polygamy. 
Wm.  J.  Flake  and  Jens  N.  Skousen,  who 
plead  guilty  to  u.  c.  (unlawful  cohabita- 
tion) ,  were  each  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  at  Yuma,  Ariz.,  and  $500 
fine. 

Sun.  7. — Ammon  M.  Tenney,  Peter  J. 
Christoffersen  and  Christopher  J.  Kempe 
left  Prescott,  Ariz.,  for  the  prison  at  De- 
troit, Mich.,  and  Wm.  J.  Flake  and  Jens. 
N.  Skousen  for  Yuma  prison. 

Sat.  i5.— John  Olsen,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Sun.  14.— The  83rd  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  partly  organized  by  Seymour  B. 
Young,  at  St.  Johns,  Apache  Co.,  Ariz. 

Wed.  5i.— Elder  Jacob  Spori  arrived  as 
a  Latter-day  Saint  missionary  at  Constan- 
tinople, Turkey. 


1885. 

The  prosecutions  under  the  Edmunds 
anti- polygamy  law  were  carried  on  with 
great  hostility  by  the  Federal  officials  and 
courts  in  Utah  and  Idaho.  A  large  num- 
ber of  polygamists  were  imprisoned  and 
many  others  went  into  exile,  some  going 
into  Mexico. 

January. — The  Saints  who  had  settled 
at  different  points  on  the  Fremont  river 
(Dirty  Devil),  east  of  Rabbit  Valley,  were 
organized  as  Blue  Valley  Ward ;  Henry 
Giles,  Bishop. 

— Peter  Olsen,  missionary  in  Norway, 
was  imprisoned  five  days  on  bread  and 
water,  for  preaching  the  gospel. 

Tues.  6. — After  several  days'  examina- 
tion, the  Seventh  School  District  lawsuit 
(Salt  Lake  City)  was  submitted  to  Judge 
Charles  S.  Zane,  who  two  days  later  gave 
his  decision  in  favor  of  the  district  trus- 
tees. 

Thurs.  8.  —  Alexander  F.  MacdonaJd, 
Christopher  Lay  ton  and  John  W.  Camp- 
bell arrived  at  Corralitos,  Chihuahua, 
Mexico,  to  rent  or  buy  land,  on  which  to 
locate  such  families  of  Saints  as  were  be- 
ing driven  into  exile,  because  of  their  fam- 
ily relations  in  the  United  States. 

Sat.  10. — Bingham  County,  Idaho,  was 
created  out  of  a  small  part  of  Oneida 
County,  by  an  act  of  the  Idaho  legislature. 

Mon.  12. — Addison  Everett,  a  prominent 
Elder  of  the  Church  and  a  Pioneer  of  1847, 
died  at  St.  George. 

— Mary  Ann  Fielding,  widow  of  Joseph 
Fielding,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—Elders  Ferdinand  F.  Hintze  and  Anton 
Lauritzen  were  mobbed  at  Ribe,  Den- 
mark. 

Tues.  i3.— George  S.  Grant,  son  of  the 
late  Pres.  Jedediah  M.  Grant,  was  acci- 
dentally shot  and  killed  in  Oakley,  Cassia 
Co.,  Idaho. 

Fri.  i6.— The  Morgan  smelter,  situated  a 
few  miles  south  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
destroyed  by  fire. 

Sun.  18. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  lower  Muddy,  Lincoln  Co.,  Nev.,  were 
organized  as  Overton  Ward ;  Isaiah  Cox, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  19.— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  con- 
firmed the  action  of  the  Utah  courts  in  re- 
fusing to  admit  Rudger  Clawson  to  bail. 

Tues.  20. — Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon  was 
arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

— Alexander  F.  McDonald  and  compan- 
ions! returned  to  Corralitos,  Chihuahua, 
Mexico,  from  an  exploring  tour  to  some 
of  the  valleys  lying  on  the  east  slope  of  the 
Sierra  Madre  Mountains,and  found  several 
families  of  exiles  who  had  arrived  from  the 
United  States. 

Fri.  23. — Rudger  Clawson's  sentence  for 
polygamy  was  confirmed  by  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Utah.  The  case  was  appealed  to 
the  United  States  Supreme  Court. 

— Jacob  S.  Boreman  qualified  as  associ- 
ate justice,  in  place  of  Stephen  P.  Twiss, 
resigned. 

Sat.  24.— After  several  days'  examina- 
tion before  Commissioner  McKay,   Pres. 


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Angus  M.  Cannon  was  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

— Daniel  H.  Wells  succeeded  Apostle 
John  H.  Smith  as  president  of  the  Euro- 
pean mission,  the  latter  sailing  for 
America. 

Wed.  28.— Royal  B.  Young,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  polyg- 
amy and  u.  c. 

Thurs.  29. — Royal  B.Young  was  placed 
under  $2,000  bonds,  after  his  preliminary 
examination  before  Com.  McKay. 

Fri.  50.— Aernes  McMurrin,  Royal  B. 
Young's  alleged  plural  wife,  was  on  trial 
in  the  Third  District  Court,  on  a  charge  of 
perjury. 

Sat.  31. — Jacob  S,  Boreman  was  appoint- 
ed judge  of  the  Second  Judicial  District 
of  Utah. 

February.— A  difficulty  between  the 
land  owners  in  Utah  County  and  the  sev- 
eral canal  companies  of  Salt  Lake  County, 
caused  by  the  overflow  of  Utah  lake,  was 
settled  by  arbitration. 

Sun.  i.— Pres.  John  Taylor  delivered  his 
last  public  discourse  in  the  Tabernacle, 
Salt  Lake  City.  In  the  evening,  he  and 
Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  secreted  themselves, 
in  order  to  avoid  the  Federal  officials,  who 
were  carrying  on  their  high  handed  judicial 
proceedings  in  the  Territory.  Elder  L.  John 
Nuttall  accompanied  them  as  private  sec- 
retary, Charles  H.  Wilcken  as  driver,  and 
Charles  H.  Barrell  as  general  aid. 

Tues.  3. — A  law  passed  by  the  Idaho 
legislature,  prohibiting  all  * 'Mormons" 
from  voting,  was  approved  by  Gov.  Bunn. 

Sun.  8.— Col.  Heber  P.  Kimball  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

—Elders  Matts  S.  Mattson  and  H.  Pers- 
son  were  mobbed  in  Aabyholm,  Sweden. 

Mon.  5.— Ogden  experienced  a  hot  po- 
litical contest  at  the  election,  but  the  Peo- 
ples' Party  succeeded  in  getting  a  ma- 
jority of  votes  for  their  candidates. 

—The  Trenton  branch,  Cache  Co.,  was 
organized  as  a  Ward;  James  B.  Jardine, 
Bishop. 

— A  number  of  Saints  going  into  exile 
because  of  their  family  relations,  left 
Snowflake,  Ariz.,  for  Mexico.  On  their  ar- 
rival at  Luna  Valley,  New  Mexico,  on  the 
15th,  they  were  organized  into  a  traveling 
company,  with  E.  A.  Noble  as  captain. 
The  company  had  increased  to  about 
seventy  souls. 

Tues.  10.— Thomas  Bullock,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  and  formerly  Pres.  Brig- 
ham  Young's  secretary,  died  at  Coalville, 
Summit  Co. 

Wed.  11.— Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon  was 
arraigned  before  the  Third  District  Court 
and  allowed  until  the  following  Friday  to 
plead.    He  then  plead  not  guilty. 

Thurs.  12.— Elder  William  Willes  re- 
turned to  Salt  Lake  City,  from  his  mission 
to  India. 

—Elders  Niels  W.  Petersen  and  Mads  P. 
Madsen  were  mobbed,  while  holding  a 
meeting  in  Kallundborg,  Denmark. 

Fri.  13.— Alta,  Little  Cottonwood  Can- 
yon, was  almost  entirely  destroyed  by  a 
snowslide,  and  about  fifteen  persons  were 
killed. 

Tues.  17.— Br.  John  D.  M.  Crockwell  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  20.— Ferdinand  F.  Hintze's  case  was 


called  in  the  Third  District  Court,  and  the 
prosecutors  discovered  that  the  absent 
defendant  was  not  under  bonds. 

Wed.  25. — Elder  Francis  M.  Lyman,  jun., 
who  was  arrested  the  day  previous,  was 
arraigned  before  the  court  at  Weinhem, 
Germany,  accused  of  holding  a  meeting 
and  preaching  *'Mormonism,"  and  sen- 
tenced to  one  day's  imprisonment,  after 
suffering  which  he  was  banished  from  the 
country. 

March. — The  impossibility  of  securing 
a  fair  trial  in  the  Utah  Federal  courts 
caused  a  number  of  leading  men  to  vol- 
untarily go  into  exile. 

— Wm.  Fotheringham,  of  Beaver,  was 
indicted  by  the  grand  jury,  arrested  and 
placed  under  bonds,  being  charged  with 
u.  c. 

Sun.  1. — Apostle  Moses  Thatcher  and 
other  prominent  men  arrived  at  the  camp 
of  the  Saints  on  the  Casas  Grandes  river. 
Chihuahua,  Mexico.  Soon  afterwards  ex- 
plorations were  made  in  the  surround- 
ing country. 

Mon.  2. — Parley  P.  Pratt,  son  of  the  late 
Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt,  was  arrested  in 
Salt  Lake    City,  charged  with  u.c. 

— The  free  mail  delivery  system  was  in- 
troduced in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Evening  Democrat,  a  daily  anti- Mormon 
newspaper,  was  published  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  by  the  Salt  Lake  Democrat  Com- 
pany. 

—Elders  Wm.  F.  Garner  and  Christian 
F.  Christensen  had  a  narrow  escape  from 
being  lynched  by  a  mob  in  Mitchell  County, 
North  Carolina,  where  they  labored  as 
missionaries. 

Wed.  4. — Ole  L.  Hansen,  of  Brighton, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  charged  with  u.c,  was  ar- 
raigned before  the  Third  District  Court 
and  plead  not  guilty. 

Fri.G.-Wva..  H.  Pitts,  of  the  firm  of 
Godbe,  Pitts  &  Co.,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  7.— Captain  Noble's  company  of 
Arizona  exiles,  arrived  at  a  point  on  the 
Casas  Grandes  river,  near  Ascencion, 
Chihuahua,  Mexico,  where  they  formed  a 
temporary  encampment. 

Sun.  8.— Elders  Charles  W.  Penrose, 
Lorenzo  Waldram,  jun.,  and  Wm.  W.  Bur- 
ton arrived  at  Liverpool,  England,  as  mis- 
sionaries from  Utah. 

— Bishop  John  Hunt's  wife  was  burned 
to  death  at  Snowflake,  Ariz. 

— The  first  Latter-day  Saint  Sunday 
School  in  Mexico  was  commenced  at  Cor- 
ralitos.  Chihuahua;  James  Gale,  supt. 

Wed.  11. — The  Church  blacksmith  shop 
at  the  mouth  of  Little  Cottonwood  Canyon, 
was  burned. 

Thurs.  12. — The  jury  returned  a  verdict 
of  guilty  against  Thos.  Simpson  for  poly- 
gamy. 

Fri.  13.— The  Gardo  House,  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  searched  by  U.  S.  deputy  mar- 
shals, who  subpoenaed  a  number  of  wit- 


Sat.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Thos,  Simpson  was  sentenced  to  two  years' 
imprisonment  for  polygamy  and  taken  to 
the  Penitentiary. 

— The  case  against  Laban  Morrill,of  Circle 
Valley,  Utah,  for  u.  c,  was  dismissed  in 
the  Second  District  Court,  at  Beaver. 


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Mon.  iff.— Thomas  Holland  was  drowned 
at  Baker's  Spring,  near  Utah  Lake. 

Tues.  17. — John  Nicholson,  associate 
editor  of  the  Deseret  News,  was  arrested, 
charged  with  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds,  to  answer  before  the  grand  jury. 

Thurs.  19. — U.  S.  deputy  marshals  raided 
the  houses  of  Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  Geo.  Dun- 
ford  and  Mrs.  J.  C.  Little,  in  an  unsuccess- 
ful search  for  witnesses  in  polygamy  cases. 

JSun.  22.— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  ren- 
dered a  decision  annulling  the  test  oath 
formulated  by  the  Utah  Commission.  By 
this  ruling  a  number  of  persons  were  re- 
stored to  the  elective  franchise. 

Tues.  24. — Parley  P.  Pratt  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  charge  of  polygamy 
and  u.  c. 

— The  jury  in  the  Second  District  Court 
(Beaver)  rendered  a  verdict  of  not  guilty 
in  the  case  of  Mr.  Pace,  who  had  been 
charged  withu.  c. 

— Joseph  Pidcock,  of  Ogden,  was  found 
dead  near  Montpelier,  Bear  Lake  Co., 
Idaho. 

Wed.  25. — A  grand  musical  concert,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Prof.  Geo.  Careless, 
was  given  in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre 

Fri.  27.-  Eli  B.  Kelsey  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sat.  28.— Elder  Abraham  Coon  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  50.— Orson  P.  Arnold,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  ar^^ested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

April.— A  number  of  flowing  artesian 
wells  were  made  in  Salt  Lake  City  and  vi- 
cinity. 

— A.  Milton  Musser  was  arrested  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds. 

Thurs.  2. — The  Utah  Commission  made  a 
verbal  report  to  President  Cleveland  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  on  their  work  in  Utah. 

FH.  3. — Jacob  S.  Boreman  was  appointed 
judge  of  the  First  Judicial  District  of 
Utah,  the  second  time. 

Sat.  4. — John  Pack,  one  of  the  Pioneers 
of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Wm.  W.  Roundy  was  appointed  to 
preside  in  the  camp  of  the  Saints,  located 
north  of  the  town  of  Casas  Grandes,  Chi- 
huahua, Mexico. 

— The  55th  annual  conference  of  the 
Church  convened  in  Logan,  Utah,  Frank- 
lin D.  Richards  presiding.  It  was  con- 
tinued three  days.  On  the  second  day 
(April  5th),  an  epistle  from  the  First 
Presidency  was  read,  and  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  draft  a  petition  to  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  praying  for 
protection  against  the  tyrannical  acts  of 
the  Federal  oiScials  in  Utah. 

Tues.  7. — Charles  I.  Robson,  counselor 
to  the  president  of  the  Maricopa  Stake, 
and  Bishop  Oscar  M.  Stewart,  of  Alma, 
were  each  sentenced  to  ninety  days'  im- 
prisonment, at  Yuma,  Ariz.,  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  P.— The  Saints  encamped  on  the 
Casas  Grandes  river,  Mexico,  were  or- 
dered to  leaye  the  State  of  Chihuahua,  in 
fifteen  days. 

— The  Tennessee  legislature  passed  a 
law,  forbidding  the  teaching  of  polygamy 
in  that  State. 

Fri.  10.— In  the  District  Court  at 
Phoenix,  Ariz.,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict 


of  guilty  against  A.  P.  Spilsbury,  indicted 
for  u.  c. 

Sat.  11. — At  Phoenix,  Ariz,,  A.  P.  Spils- 
bury and  Geo.  T.  Wilson  were  each  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment,  and 
Chas.  I.  Robson,  Hyrum  S.  Phelps,  Oscar 
M.  Stewart  and  James  Wilson  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  each  for  u.  c.  The 
following  day  (April  12th) ,  they  were  taken 
to  Yuma  prison. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  187  "Mormon"  passengers, 
including  19  returning  missionaries,  in 
charge  of  Louis  P.  Lund;  it  arrived  in 
New  York  April  22nd,  and  the  company 
reached  Salt  Lake  City,  on  the  28th. 

Mon.  i.3.— Orson  P.  Arnold,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  plead  guilty  to  the  charge  of  unlaw- 
ful cohabitation,  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  and,  promising  to  obey  the  law  in  the 
future,  was  dispharged  on  paying  $300  fine. 

— Elders  Wm.F.  Garner,  of  North  Ogden, 
and  Christian  F.  Christensen,  of  Kanosh, 
were  arrested  in  Carter  County,  Tenn., 
accused  of  preaching  polygamy. 

Tues.  14. — James  Thompson,of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— Elders  Wm.  F.  Garner  and  Christian 
F.  Christensen  were  imprisoned  at  Eliza- 
bethtown,  Tenn. 

Wed.  i5.— Edward  Brain,  of  the  20th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.c,  and  placed  under  $2,000 
bonds. 

— Apostle  George  Teasdale  and  other 
Elders  arrived  at  the  City  of  Chihuahua^ 
Mexico,  to  plead  the  cause  of  the  Saints 
encamped  on  the  Casas  Grandes  river. 
The  next  day  (16th)  they  had  an  interview 
with  the  governor,  who  referred  the  ques- 
tion of  ejectment  to  the  Federal  govern- 
ment. 

Thurs.  16. — Judge  Zane  rendered  a  de- 
cision declaring  the  Territorial  liquor  law 
valid  and  sustaining  the  action  of  the 
county  court  against  certain  liquor  deal- 
ers. 

Fri.  17.— Clara  D.  Young,  wife  of  John 
W.  Young,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Emil  O.  Olsen,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c.  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds. 

Sun.  19.—lPres.  Wm.  D.Hendricks,  of  the 
Oneida  Stake,  Idaho,  was  arrested  in  Lo- 
gan, Utah,  on  a  charge  of  u.c. 

Mon.  20.— Wm.  A.  Rossiter,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c.  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

—The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  sustained 
the  decision  of  the  Utah  courts,  in 
Rudger  Clawson's  polygamy  case,  but  de- 
cided in  favor  of  giving  the  murderer 
Fred  Hopt  a  fourth  trial. 

Twes.  2i.— David  E.  Davis,  of  Clover, 
Tooele  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Wed.  22.— Samuel  H.  B.  Smith,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Fri.  24.-11.  S.  deputy  marshals  searched 
the  Temple  Block  for  the  purpose  of  mak- 
ing arrests,  but  found  no  one  they  wanted. 

—Bishop  Hiram  B.  Clawson,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

—The  first  number  of  the  Rome  Sentinel, 
a  weekly    newspaper,  was  published    by 


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Jakeman  &  Harrington,  at-Manti,  Sanpete 
Co. 

Mon.  21. — The  trial  of  Pres.  Angus  M. 
Cannon  was  commenced  in  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  28. — Abraham  H.  Cannon,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  and  placed  under  §1,500  bonds. 

— The  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon,  for  u.  c. 
— Bishop  James  C.  Hamilton,  of  Mill 
Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  and  polygamy,  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

Thurs.  50.— The  trial  of  A.  Milton  Mus- 
ser  was  commenced  in  the  Third  District 
Court. 

— John  Aird,  who  plead  guilty  to  the 
charge  of  u.  c,  promised  to  obey  the  law 
and  was  sentenced  to  1300  fine ;  in  default 
of  payment  he  was  sent  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

May. — The  84:th  quorum  of  Seventy  was 
organized  by  Seymour  B.  Young  in  the 
Bannock  Stake,  Idaho;  Swen  Jacobs,  sen., 
Walter  Paul,  Arvis  C.  Dille,  Joseph  H. 
Brown,  L.  E.  Shurtliff,  Walter  G.  Paul  and 
Wm.  H.  Walker,  presidents. 

— Marcus  L.  Shepherd  and  David  Levi 
were  arrested  at  Beaver,  Utah,  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

—Apostles  Brigham  Young  and  Moses 
Thatcher  visited  the  City  of  Mexico,  and 
obtained  permission  from  the  Federal  gov- 
ernment for  the  Saints  to  remain  in  Chi- 
huahua. 

— Elder  Niels  Hansen,  who  labored  as  a 
missionary  in  Frederikshavn,  Denmark, 
was  ordered  out  of  the  country. 

Fri.  1. — Claudius  V.  Spencer,  who  had 
been  indicted  for  u.  c,  plead  guilty  in 
the  Third  District  Court,  and,  promising 
to  live  within  the  law,  i  Judge  Zane  sus- 
pended sentence. 

Sat.  2.—K  grand  mass  meeting  was  held 
in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City,  to  pro- 
test against  the  oppressive  course  of  the 
Federal  officials  in  the  Territory.  A  dec- 
laration of  grievances  and  protest,  ad- 
dressed to  the  President  and  people  of  the 
United  States,  were  adopted,  and  John  T. 
Caine,  John  W.  Taylor  and  John  Q.  Can- 
non were  chosen  as  a  delegation  to  pro- 
ceed to  Washington  with  the  documents. 
Similar  mass  meetings  were  held  in  the 
various  cities  and  towns  of  the  'J'erritory. 
—The  jury  in  the  Third  District  Court 
returned  a  verdict  of  guilty  against  A. 
Milton  Musser,  James  C.  Watson  and  Par- 
ley P.  Pratt.  The  latter,  who  had  been 
indicted  for  u.  c,  plead  guilty  to  the 
charge  and  was  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $500  fine,  and  taken  to 
the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  4. — O.  L.  Hansen,  of  Brighton,  in- 
dicted for  u.  c,  was  acquitted  in  the  Third 
District  Court. 

FH.  8.— Wm.  D.  Newsom,  of  the  11th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  polygamy,  and  the  preliminary 
examination  commenced  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay. Lucy  Devereau,  defendants'  plural 
wife,  one  of  the  witnesses  in  the  case,  was 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary  for  refusing  to 
testify. 
Sat.  9.  —  Pres.    Angus   M.    Cannon,    A. 


Milton  Musser  and  James  C.  Watson  were 
each  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine  for  u.  c,  and  taken  to 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Samuel  Humphreys  was  arrested  at 
Nounnan  Valley  and  Chas.  Simpson  at 
another  place  in  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  on 
a  charge  of  polygamy.  They  were  both 
taken  to  Blackfoot  for  examination. 

— Wm.  D.  Newsom  was  admitted  to  $3,000 
bail,  and  Lucy  Devereau  released  from 
custody,  being  placed  under  $200  bonds. 

Sun.  10. — Eight  armed  deputy  marshals 
arrested  Wm.  D.  Pratt,  of  Wilford,  and 
John  L.  Roberts,  of  Rexburg,  Bingham 
Co.,  Idaho,  in  the  night,  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  or  polygamy,  and  started  for  Blackfoot 
the  following  day.  Both  plead  guilty  and 
were  sentenced  to  imprisonment  May  23rd 
following. 

Mon.  11.— V.  S.  Marshal  Fred.  T.  Du- 
bois, of  Idaho,  and  five  assistants,  armed 
to  the  teeth,  visited  Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co. 
Idaho,  in  search  of  polygamists. 

Wed.  13.— The  Utah  delegation  (Caine^ 
Cannon  and  Taylor)  had  an  interview 
with  President  Cleveland,  at  Washington, 
D.  C. 

— Isaac  Groo,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  un- 
der $1,500  bonds,  after  pleading  guilty  to- 
the  charge  before  Com.  McKay. 

—J.  D.  Jones,  of  Idaho,  was  sentenced 
to  $300  fine  for  u.  c,  and  promised  to  obey 
the  law  in  the  future. 

Thurs.  14. — After  several  days'  trial,  the 
jury  in  the  Third  District  Court  returned 
a  verdict  of  not  guilty  in  the  case  against 
Officer  Thomas  F.  Thomas,  who  had  been 
accused  of  assaulting  the  negro,  who  killed 
Capt.  Andrew  Burt,  Aug.  25,  1883. 

— James  Taylor,  of  Ogden,  was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under 
$1,500. 

Fri.  15. — Moroni  Brown  and  Francis  A. 
Brown,  of  Ogden,  were  arrested  on  the 
charge  of  u.  c,  and  each  placed  under 
$i,500  bonds. 

Sat.  16.— Joh  Pingree,  of  Ogden,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed  un- 
der $1,500  bonds. 

— Wm.  Fotheringbam  was  adjudged 
guilty  of  u.  c.  by  the  jury  in  the  Second 
District  Court,  Beaver,  after  a  lengthy 
trial,  although  no  proof  of  his  guilt  had 
been  produced,  except  for  "holding  out." 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  with  174  Saints,  including  15  re- 
turning missionaries,  under  the  direction, 
of  N.  M.  Hodges.  On  the  27th  it  arrived  in 
New  York,  and  the  company  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  June  2nd. 

Tues,  19.— luVicy  Devereau  was  again 
sent  to  the  Penitentiary  for  refusing  to- 
answer  certain  questions  before  the  grand 
jury  in  the  Third  District  Court. 

—Joseph  M.  Phelps,  of  Montpelier,  Bear 
Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  was  arrested  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Wed.  20.— In  the  Second  District  Court 
(Judge  Boreman),  Wm.  Fotheringbam  was 
sentenced  to  three  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine,  and  taken  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  2i.— Aurelius  Miner,  of  Salt  Lake 
City  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

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Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  |1,500 
bonds. 

—David  Lee,  who  plead  guilty  to  the 
charge  of  u.  c,  was  discharged  on  paying 
a  fine  of  $300. 

—Elder  John  P.  Ibsen,  while  preaching 
the  gospel  in  a  private  house  on  Bornholm, 
Denmark,  was  arrested  and  brought  to 
R0nne,  where  he  was  tried  and  imprisoned 
three  days  for  preaching.  Soon  after- 
wards he  was  sent  as  a  prisoner  to 
Copenhagen. 

Frl.  22. — The  grand  jury  having  found 
an  indictment  against  Isaac  Groo,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  for  u.  c,  he  was  re-arrested 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds,  to  await 
trial. 

Sat.  23.— In  the  District  Court  at  Black- 
foot,  Idaho,  Judge  Morgan  sentenced 
Bishop  George  Stuart,  of  Malad,  Wm.  J. 
Pratt,  of  Wilford,  and  John  T.  Roberts,  of 
Rexburg,  each  to  four  months'  imprison- 
ment in  the  Boise  Penitentiary  and  $300 
fine;  John  Winn,  an  old  man,  of  Battle 
Creek,  Oneida  Co.,  and  Charles  W.  Simp- 
son, of  Montpelier,  each  to  a  fine  of  $300, 
and  Samuel  Humphreys  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine. 

—Elder  August  Valentine,  who  labored 
as  a  missionary  on  Bornholm,  Denmark, 
was  arrested  for  preaching  the  gospel. 
He  was  brought  to  Copenhagen,  and  there 
imprisoned  for  five  days,  after  which  he 
was  banished  from  the  country. 

Sun.  24. — Joseph  S.  Staker  was  ordained 
the  first  Bishop  of  Annabella  Ward,  Sevier 
Co.,  Utah. 

Mon.  25.— Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards 
returned  from  a  trip  to  the  East,  during 
which  he  visited  Pueblo,  Independence, 
Richmond  (Mo,),  Carthage,  Nauvoo  (111.) 
and  other  places  known  in  Church  his- 
tory. 

— Peter  Nebeker  died  at  Willard,  Box 
Elder  Co.,  Utah. 

-  Elders  Wiley  G.  Cragun  and  Franklin 
A.  Fraughton  were  mobbed  in  South  Car- 
olina; Fraughton  received  forty  lashes 
with  a  whip  and  Cragun  was  shot  in  the 
chin. 

Wed.  27.— Charles  Seal,  of  the  16th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds. 

—The  case  of  James  Taylor,  of  Ogden, 
was  dismissed  for  the  time  being,  because 
of  an  error  in  the  indictment. 

Thurs.  28.— After  a  preliminary  exam- 
ination before  Com.  McKay,  Charles  Seal 
was  arraigned  on  two  charges  of  polygamy 
and  bound  over  in  $3,000  bonds,  to  await 
the  action  of  the  grand  jury. 

— Alfred  Best,  of  Mill  Creek,  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c.  and  placed  under  ;gl,00()  bonds. 

— Elder  Aug.  Valentine  left  Copenhagen 
for  England,  being  the  first  Elder  banished 
from  Denmark  for  preaching  the  gospel. 

Sun.  31. — Elder  John  P.  Ibsen  was  im- 
prisoned in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  await- 
ing his  banishment  from  the  country. 

June.— Diphtheria  was  raging  in  Salt 
Lake  City  and  vicinity. 

— Edmund  Ellsworth,  of  Arizona,  was 
sentenced  to  $300   fine,  for    u.c,  and,  not 


being  able  to  pay  it,  was  imprisoned  at 
Yuma. 

— Wm.  J.  Flake,  having  served  his  sen- 
tence in  the  Yuma  prison,  Ariz.,  was  re- 
leased. 

—Elders  Ferdinand  F.  Hintze,  Christian 
N.  Lundsten,  Jens  Nielsen  and  Neils  Han- 
sen, missionaries  from  Utah,  were  banish- 
ed from  Jutland,  Denmark,  for  preaching 
the  gospel. 

Tues.  2. — James  H.  Nelson  was  arrested 
in  Ogden,  on  a  charge  of  u.c.  Deputy  Mar- 
shals B  erkins  and  Brown,  who  attempted 
to  enter  Nelson's  house,  without  a  search 
warrant,  received  rough  treatment  from 
Mrs.  Nelson. 

Thurs.  4.— The  first  number  of  Svenska 
Harolden  (_a  weekly),  the  first  Swedish 
newspaper  in  Utah,  was  issued  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  by  the  Swedish  Publishing 
Company,  recently  organized. 

—The  grand  jury  having  found  an  in- 
dictment against  Alfred  Best,  of  Mill 
Creek,  he  was  re-arrested  and  placed  un- 
der $1,000  bonds. 

—Elder  John  P.  Ibsen  was  brought  on 
board  the  steamer  Milo^  at  Copenhagen, 
Denmark,  by  the  police-officers,  having 
been  banished  from  the  country  for 
preaching  the  gospel. 

Sat.  6.— Wm.  Wilding  died  in  the  17th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake   City,  102  years  of  age. 

—Bishop  Dennison  L.  Harris,  died  at 
Monroe,  Sevier  Co. 

Tues.  ^.— N.  P,  Jeppesen,  of  Logan,  and 
two  otherSjWere  drowned  in  Salmon  river, 
Idaho,  by  being  carried  over  the  falls. 

Wed.  iO.— The  85th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  partly  organized  by  Jacob  Gates  and 
Edward  Stevenson  at  Kanab,  Kane  Co., 
Utah;  Reuben  Broadbent,  Chas.  S.  Cram, 
William  J.  Jolly,  Svend  M.  Anderson  and 
William  H.  Clayton,  presidents. 

Thurs.  il.— The  motion  for  new  trials  in 
in  the  cases  of  Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon  and 
A.  Milton  Musser  was  argued  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Utah. 

Fri.  12.  —  Brett's  Circus  performed  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

—Isaac  B.  Nash,  of  Franklin,  Oneida  Co., 
Idaho,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
and,af ter  a  preliminary  examination  before 
Commissioner  House,  at  Oxford,  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds. 

Sat.  13.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
affirmed  the  decision  of  the  court  below, 
against  Thomas  Simpson  for  polygamy. 

—Andrew  W.  Cooley,  of  Brighton,  Salt 
Lake  Co., who  had  been  indicted  for  u.  c, 
gave  himself  up  to  the  marshal  and  was 
put  under  $1,000  bonds. 

—The  86th  quorum  of  Seventy  was  part- 
ly organized  by  Jacob  Gates  and  Edward 
Stevenson,  at  Panguitch,  Garfield  Co.; 
John  W.  Norton,  Albert  W.  Norton,  Albert 
H.  Riding  and  S.  A.   Johnson,  presidents. 

Thurs.  i8.— Policeman  Andrew  Smith,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.c.  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Sat.  20.— Charles  L.  White,  of  the  19th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.c.  Elizabeth  Ann  Starkey, 
one  of  the  witnesses,  was  fined  $50  and 
sentenced  to  one  day's  imprisonment  for 
refusing  to  answer  certain  questions  be- 
fore the  Commissioner. 

—The  steamship    Wisconsin  sailed  from 


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Liverpool,with  541  Saints,  including  30  re- 
turning missionaries,  under  the  direction 
of  J0rgen  Hansen.  They  arrived  at  New 
York  July  1st,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  July 
7th. 

Sun.  21. — In  the  Parowan  Stake  quarter- 
ly conference,  the  two  Parowan  Wards 
were  united  into  one  "Ward,  with  Charles 
Adams  as  Bishop. 

—  The  87th  quorum  of  Seventy  was  or- 
ganized by  Abraham  H.  Cannon,  at  Plain 
City,  Weber  Co. ;  Wm.  Geddes,  J.  P.Folk- 
mann,  Alonzo  Knight,  Charles  Feather - 
stone,  William  S.  Geddes  and  Hans  Poul- 
sen,  presidents. 

Mon.  22. — The  examination  of  Charles 
L.  White's  case  was  continued  before 
Commissioner  McKay ;  the  defendant  was 
placed  under  $2,000  bonds,  and  Miss  Star- 
key,  who  still  refused  to  answer,  taken 
back  to  the  Penitentiary. 

— Benjamin  F.  Steward,  presiding  Elder 
at  Benjamin,  Utah  Co., was  killed  by  light- 
ning, while  sitting  in  his  carriage  near 
his  residence. 

Tues.  25.— Under  the  management  of 
the  Old  Folks  Committee,  the  aged  people 
of  Salt  Lake  County  had  an  excursion  to 
Garfield,  on  the  southern  shore  of  the 
Great  Salt  Lake. 

Wed.  24. — Samuel  Ensign,  an  eighty 
year  old  veteran,  fell  from  the  Temple 
walls,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  instantly 
killed. 

— The  polygamy  case  against  Charles  L. 
White  was  dismissed,  and  he  was  held 
under  |500  bonds  to  answer  to  the  charge 
of  u.c.  Miss  Starkey  was  brought  before 
the  grand  jury  and  Judge  Zane,  but  as 
she  still  refused  to  answer  certain  ques- 
tions, she  was  taken  back  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  25. — Frederik  H.  Hansen,  of 
Pleasant  Green,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed 
under  $500  bonds. 

— Septimus  W.  Sears,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arrested  in  Chicago,  111.,  on  a  charge 
of  u.c.    He  was  released  on  $3,000  bonds. 

Sat.  27.  —John  Nicholson,  Andrew  Smith, 
Geo.  Romney  and  John  Connelly,  all  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  were  arrested,  charged 
with  u.c.  They  each  gave  bonds  in  $1,500, 
to  appear  for  trial  in  September. 

—The  Supreine  Court  of  Utah  affirmed 
the  decision  of  the  Third  District  Court 
against  Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon. 
^_Sun.  28.— Wm.W.  Drummond,  once  as- 
sociate justice  of  Utah,  was  sentenced  to 
the  House  of  Correction  for  stealing  pos- 
tage stamps,  in  Chicago,  111. 

Mon.  2P.— Joseph  W.  McMurrin,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.c.  and  gave  bonds  in  $1,500,  to  await 
trial. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Wm.  D. 
Newsom,  John  Connelly,  John  Daynes, 
Geo.  Romney  and  Andrew  Smith  plead  not 
guilty  to  the  charges  against  them,  while 
John  Nicholson  refused  to  plead. 

Tues.  30.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Francis  A.  Brown,  being  on 
trial  for  u.  c,  read  an  able  plea  in  his  own 
defence. 

July. — A  number  of  artesian  wells  were 
obtained  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  2. — Apostle    John  Henry    Smith 


was  arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  charged 
with  u.  c,  but  after  the  preliminary  exam- 
ination before  Com.  McKay,  he  was  re- 
leased for  lack  of  evidence. 

—Gov.  Wm.  M.  Bunn,  of  Idaho,  a  bitter 
anti-Mormon,  resigned  his  office. 

Sat.  4.— The  flag  on  the  City  Hall,  County 
Court  House  and  Z.  C.  M.  I.,  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  placed  at  half  mast,  in  token  of 
mourning  over  the  condition  of  affairs  in 
Utah.  Great  excitement  ensued,  and 
threats  of  violence  by  anti-Mormons  were 
made. 

— Edward  Brain,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
arrested  a  second  time,  taken  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary and  later  in  the  day  placed  under 
$2,500  bonds,  to  await  the  action  of 
the  grand  jury,  being  charged  with  the 
crime  of  resisting  the  officers. 

Tues.  7.— In  the  First  District  Court  at 
Ogden,  Job  Pingree,  of  Ogden,  was  con- 
victed of  u.  c. 

Sat,  11. — Francis  A.  Brown  and  Moroni 
Brown,  of  Ogden,  were  each  sentenced 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine, 
for  u.  c,  and  taken  to  the  Utah  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— A  "Liberal"  mass  meeting,  held  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  for  the  purpose  of  condemning 
the  half  mast  affair,  proved  unsuccessful  to 
its  instigators. 

Mon.  13.— In  the  First  District  Court  at 
Ogden,  Job  Pingree,  was  sentenced  to  five 
months  in  the  Penitentiary  and  a  fine  of 
$300,  for  u.  c. 

— N.  Porter  of  Preston,  Idaho,  was  ar- 
rested, charged  with  u.c,  taken  to  Oxford 
and  placed  under  bonds. 

Tues.  14. — The  election  for  school  trust- 
ees in  the  various  school  districts  in  Utah 
resulted  in  victory  to  the  Peoples'  Party. 
Wed.  15. — The  Insane  Asylum  at  Provo 
was  opened. 

Thurs.  16.  —  Lovinia  Careless,  wife  of 
Professor  Geo.  Careless,  and  one  of  the 
finest  singers  in  the  Territory,  died  from 
the  effects  of   poison,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—Charles  F.  Middleton,  of  the  presidency 
of  the  Weber  Stake,  was  arraigned  before 
the  District  Court  in  Ogden,  charged  with 
u.  c. 

— Sarah  A.  Nelson,  of  Ogden,  was  ar- 
rested, charged  with  having  resisted  the 
officers  on  June  2nd. 

—Pres.  Hugh  S.  Go  wans,  of  the  Tooele 
Stake,  and  John  Bowen,  of  Tooele,  were 
arrested  and  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
charged  with  polygamy  and  u.  c. 

i^H.  i7.— Pres.  Hugh.  S.  Gowans  and 
John  Bowen,  of  Tooele,  were  each  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds,  to  await  the  action 
of  the  grand  jury, 

— Thomas  Burningham,  of  Bountiful, 
Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  trumped  up 
charge  of  threatening  -to  kill,  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City  and  acquitted,  but  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds,  charged  with  u.  c. 

—Acting  on  the  suggestion  of  General 
O.  O.  Howard,  Pres.  Cleveland  ordered  U. 
S.  troops  ready  for  action,  in  case  of  an 
outbreak  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  the  coming 
24th  of  July. 

Sun.  19. — The  Improvement  Associations 
of  the  Sevier  Stake  held  a  large  confer- 
ence at  Fish  lake. 

Mon.  20. — A  monster  mass  meeting  was 
held  in  Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co.,   remonstrat- 


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ing  against  the  political  oppression  in  that 
county,  and  petitioning  Pres.  Cleveland 
for  redress. 

Tues.  21.— Thomsis  Porcher,  of  the  21st 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  After  the  preliminary 
examination,  he  was  admitted  to  bail  in 
11,000  bonds. 

Wed.  22.— Truman  O.  Angelljjun.,  assist- 
ant Church  architect,  was  arrested, 
charged  with  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

Thurs.  25.— Thomas  Walton,  of  Bounti- 
ful, Davis  Co.,  Utah,  was  arrested, 
charged  with  violating  the  Edmunds  law, 
brought  to  Salt  Lake  City,  tried  before 
Com.  McKay  and  discharged. 

— John  Penman,  of  Bountiful,  was  also 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  but  escaped 
from  the  officers,  by  strategy,  on  the  way 
to  Salt  Lake  City. 

ii^ri.  24.— Although  the  rabid  anti-Mor- 
mons were  so  enraged  because  the 
Mormons  of  Salt  Lake  City  raised 
the  flag  on  half  mast  on  July  4th, 
and  threatened  direful  consequences,  if 
the  act  was  repeated  on  the  24:th,  yet  on 
this  eventful  day,  all  the  citizens,  anti- 
Mormons  as  well  as  Mormons,  put  the  flag 
•at  half  mast  in  token  of  mourning  over  the 
demise  of  Ex-President  U.  S.  Grant,  who 
died  at  Mt.  McGregor,  N.  Y.,  the  day 
before  (July  23rd). 

Sat.  25. — Florence  A.  Clawson,  daughter 
•of  Henry  Dinwoodey ,  sued  for  and  obtained 
a  divorce  from  her  husband,  Rudger  Claw- 
son,  who  was  confined  in  the  Penitentiary. 

August.  —  Seventeen  emigrants  from 
New  Zealand  arrived  in  Box  Elder  County, 
Utah. 

— Gas  wells  were  bored  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  the  driving  for  flowing  artesian 
wells  was  continued  successfully. 

—Elder  Thomas  Biesinger  was  again  ex- 
pelled from  Bavaria. 

Sun.  2. — Joseph  Weatherell,  of  Santa- 
quin,  Utah  Co.,  was  drowned  in  the  Jordan 
river,  near  Salt  Lake  City ;  the  body  was 
found  on  the  5th. 

{r.Mon.  3. — The  general  election  in  Utah 
for  members  to  the  legislative  assembly 
resulted  in  victory  to  the  People's  Party, 
except  in  Summit' County,  which  was  car- 
ried by  the  Liberals. 

Tues.  4.— Wm.  Fotheringham  was  re- 
leased from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Joseph  M.  Weiler,  of  the  3rd  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

Fri.  7.— John  W.  Snell,of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Sat.  8.— Morris  D.  Rosenbaum,  of  Brig- 
ham  City,  died  suddenly  at  Franklin, 
Idaho. 

Sun.  16. — The  notorious  apostate  Wm. 
Jarman  made  an  unsuccessful  attempt  to 
break  up  a  conference  meeting  of  Saints 
in  Sheffield,  England.  A  mob  numbering 
several  thousands  followed  the  Elders, 
hooting  and  yelling.  The  police,  however, 
protected  the  brethren  from  assault. 

Mon.  i7.— Eliza  Shafer  was  sentenced  to 
24  hours  in  the  Penitentiary  and  a  $25  fine 
by  Commissioner  McKay  for  alleged  con- 
tempt of  court. 

Wed.  i5.— Judge  Zane  having  sustained 
McKay's  decision,  Eliza  Shafer  was  sent 
to  the  Penitentiary. 


Thurs.  20. — The  Utah  Commission  re- 
fused to  investigate  the  election  frauds  in 
Summit  County,  and  to  count  the  votes 
cast  for  Orson  F.  Whitney  as  Territorial 
Superintendent  of  District  Schools. 

— Wm.  R.  Judd,  a  prominent  citizen  of 
Tooele  County,  died  at  Grants ville. 

Fri.  21. — Elizabeth  Ann  Starkey,  the  al- 
leged second  wife  of  Chas.  L.  White,  was 
released  from  the  Penitentiary,  after  two 
months'  imprisonment  for  contempt  of 
court. 

— Eliza  Shafer,  who  had  been  released 
from  the  Penitentiary  after  one  day's  im- 
prisonment, was  again  arrested  and  put 
under  $700  bonds  to  appear  before  the 
grand  jury  in  September. 

Sun.  2,?.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
and  near  Green  river,  Uintah  Co.,  Utah, 
were  organized  as  the  Riverdale  district ; 
Nathan  Hunting,  acting  Bishop. 

Wed.  26.— \J.  S.  deputy  marshals  made  a 
raid  upon  the  settlement  of  Oakley, Cassia 
Co.,  Idaho. 

Fri.  28.  —  About  four  hundred  orphan 
children,  from  Salt  Lake  City,  were  treat- 
ed to  a  free  excursion  to  Garfield,  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Old  Folks  Committee. 

—Miss  Elizabeth  Ann  Starkey  was  again 
arrested  and  sentenced  by  Commissioner 
McKay  to  another  term  of  imprisonment, 
but  a  writ  of  habeas  corpus  and  a  hearing 
by  Judge  Zane  procured  her  release. 

Sat.  29.  —  Of  four  applicants  John  W. 
Snell,  jun.,  was  chosen  as  the  Utah  candi- 
date to  West  Point. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  329  Saints,  including  16  re- 
turning Elders,  under  the  direction  of 
John  W.  Tuornley.  The  company  arrived 
in  New  York  Sept.  8th,  and  at  Salt  Lake 
City  Sept.  14th. 

September.— Diphtheria  raged  in  Gun- 
nison, Sanpete  Co. 

Thurs.  5.— Wm.  H.  Lee,  of  Tooele,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c,  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and,  after  examination  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay, placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Sat.  5.— Wm.  W.  Willey,  of  Bountiful, 
Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c. 

Mon.  7. — Twenty-two  participants  in  the 
Rock  Springs  massacre  were  arrested  and 
jailed  at  Green  river. 

— Wm.  W.  Willey  had  an  examination 
before  Com.  McKay  and  was  placed  under 
$1,500  bonds. 

Wed.  9.— Deputy  marshals  made  a  raid 
on  Heber,  Wasatch  Co.,  and  arrested  Jo- 
seph Moulton,  John  W.  Witt  and  John 
Duke,  charged  with  u.  c.  The  prisoners 
were  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City  with  sub- 
poenaed witnesses. 

Thurs.  iO.— John  W.Witt  and  John  Duke, 
after  preliminary  examination  before  Com. 
McKay,  were  each  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds  to  await  the  action  of  the  grand 
jury. 

Fri.  11. — Joseph  Moulton  was  discharg- 
ed, after  the  usual  examination  before 
Com.  McKay,  there  being  no  testimony  to 
hold  him. 

Tues.  15. — Miss  Elizabeth  Ann  Starkey 
and  Miss  Eliza  Shafer  were  sent  to  the 
Penitentiary  by  Judge  Zane,  of  the  Third 
District  Court,  for  refusing  to  answer  cer- 
tain questions  before  the  grand  jury. 


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Wed.  16. — Judge  Zane,  in  his  instructions 
to  the  grand  jury,  interpreted  the  law  in 
such  a  way,  that  persons  found  guilty  of 
u.  c.  could  be  imprisoned  for  life.  This 
was  the  commencement  of  the  segregation 
policy. 

Thurs.  17.— The  annual  Primary  Fair 
opened  in  the  Social  Hall,  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  was  continued  three  days. 

Fri.  18.  —  Bishop  John  Sharp  plead 
guilty  to  the  charge  of  u.  c.  and  promised 
to  obey  the  law;  he  was  fined  $300  and 
costs. 

Sat.  19.— 'Edward  Thomas,  of  Beaver, 
was  arrested  for  u.  c.  and  placed  under 
$1,500  bonds. 

JSun.  20.— Marvin  AUred,  of  St.  Charles, 
Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  was  arrested  at 
Montpelier,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Mon.  21.— The  fourth  trial  of  Fred.  Hopt 
(Welcome)  for  the  murder  of  John  F.  Tur- 
ner was  commenced  in  the  Third  District 
Court. 

Tues.  22.— Wm.  Pickett,  of  Tooele,  was 
discharged,  the  grand  jury  not  being  able 
to  get  testimony  against  him  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  25.— Judge  Orlando  W.  Powers,  in 
his  charge  to  the  grand  jury  of  the  First 
District  Court,  stated  that  an  indictment 
could  be  found  against  a  man  guilty  of  co- 
habitation for  every  day. 

—Elders  Wm.  F.  Rigby  and  Alexander 
Leatham  were  arrested  at  Rexburg,  Idaho, 
for  u.  c.  and  taken  to  Eagle  Rock. 

Mon.  28.— The  jury  of  the  Third  District 
Court  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty  of  mur- 
der in  the  first  degree  against  Fred.  Hopt 
(Welcome) . 

Tues.  29.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane),  Bishop  Hiram  B.  Clawson 
was  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c. 

—Septimus  W.  Sears  and  Truman  O. 
Angell,  jun.,  charged  with  u.  c,  promised 
to  live  within  the  law,  and  were  let  off 
with  fines,  the  former  $300,  and  the  latter 
$150. 

—In  the  Second  District  Court  (Judge 
Boreman),  Beaver,  John  Lang,  of  Beaver, 
was  sentenced  to  three  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $200  fine  for  u.  c. 

October.— Alonzo  Johnson  and  Samuel 
Moody,  two  "Mormon"  missionaries,  were 
mobbed  in  Tolono,  Champaign  Co.,  Ill- 
inois. 

Thurs.  l.—ln  the  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane),  John  Daynes  plead  guilty 
to  the  charge  of  u.  c,  and  promising  to 
obey  the  law,  Judge  Zane  discharged  him 
on  paying  a  $150  fine.  The  jury  also  re- 
turned a  verdict  of  guilty  against  Wm.  A. 
Rossiter  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  2.— Edward  Brain  of  the  21st  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  found  guilty  of  u.  c. 
and  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine;  he  was  taken  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sat.  .3.— Elder  John  Nicholson,  assistant 
editor  of  the  Deseret  News,  waived  his 
right  as  a  defendant  and  testified  for  the 
prosecution,  which  resulted  in  the  jury 
bringing  in  a  verdict  of  guilty  against  him 
foru.  c.  Aurelius  Miner  entered  a  plea 
of  not  guilty  to  the  charge  of  u.  c.  Alfred 
Best,  of  Mill  Creek,  and  Emil  O.  Olsen,  of 
Salt  Lake    City,    testified  against  them- 


selves and  were  found  guilty  of  u.  c.  by 
the  jury. 

Mon.  5.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane),  Isaac  Groo  and  Charles 
Seal,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Alfred  Best,  of 
Mill  Creek,  David  E.  Davis,  of  Clover, 
Tooele  Co.,  and  Andrew  W.  Cooley,  of 
Brighton,  were  each  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine.  The 
prisoners  were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary 
the  same  day. 

Tues.  g.— The  general  conference  of  the 
Church  was  commenced  at  Logan,  Cache 
Co.  It  was  continued  until  Friday  9th. 

—Charles  L.  White  plead  guilty  to  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  and  was  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $300. 
This  caused  the  release  of  his  alleged  wife, 
Miss  Elisabeth  Ann  Sharkey,  who  had  been 
confined  in  the  Penitentiary  since  Sept. 
15th.  John  Connelly  plead  guilty  to  the 
chargeof  u.  c.  and  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300 
fine. 

Wed.  7.— Aurelius  Miner,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  found  guilty  of  u.  c.  by  the  jury, 
after  a  two  days'  trial.  The  jury  also  re- 
turned! a  verdict  of  guilty  against  Andrew 
Smith  for  u.  c. 

Thurs,  8.— Wm.  D.  Newsom  was  found 
guilty,  by  the  jury  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  of  polygamy  and  u.  c.  Frederik 
H.  Hansen  was     declared  guilty  of  u.  c. 

— A.  L.  Blackburn  was  arrested  at  Rex- 
burg, Idaho,  charged  with  u.  c. 

Fri.  9.— Three  jurymen  (Moritz,  Davis 
and  Clayton)  were  discharged  from  the 
grand  jury,  in  the  Third  District  Court, 
because  they  refused  to  find  indictments 
for  u.  c.  against  A.  Milton  Musser  and 
others,  who  were  then  serving  sentences- 
for  the  same  offense. 

Sat.  10.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane),  Salt  Lake  City,  Wm.  A. 
Rossiter  and  Geo.  Romney  were  each 
sentenced  to  six  months'  imprisonmentand 
$300  fine  for  u.c.  Thos.Porcher  andRobt.H. 
Swain  plead  guilty  to  the  same  charge,but 
sentence  was  deferred  because  of  the  de- 
fendants being  poor. 

Mon.  12. — A.  Milton  Musser  and  James 
C.  Watson  were  released  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary, having  served  their  term  of  im- 
prisonment. 

Tues.  13. — John  Nicholson,  Andrew 
Smith  and  Emil  O.  Olsen  were  each  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  15.— John  Penman,  of  Bountiful,, 
was  re- arrested  in  Parley's  Canyon,  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.     (See  July  23rd.) 

—Parley  P.  Pratt  was  released  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  17. — In  the  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane),  Wm.  D.  Newsom  was  sen- 
tenced to  three  years'  and  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $800  fine,  for  polygamy 
and  u.c,  and  Aurelius  Miner  to  six  months* 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine  for  u.c.  Both 
were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary ;  but,  pre- 
vious to  their  confinement  there,  New- 
som was  brutally  treated  by  deputy  mar- 
shals. 

—Gov.  Eli  H.  Murray,  in  his  annual  re- 
port to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
grossly  misrepresented  the  situation  in 
Utah. 


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Mon.  /P.— Bishop  W.  A.  Follett  died  at 
Smithville,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz. 

Tubs.  20.— Thomas  Simpson,  a  non-Mor- 
mon, who  seven  months'  previous  was  sen- 
tenced to  two  years'  imprisonment  for 
polygamy,  was  pardoned  by  President 
Cleveland  and  released  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary' 

—John  Penman  auu  his  alleged  plural 
wife,  Mary  E.  Hodgson,  obtained  bail  and 
were  released  from  prison. 

— The  Utah  Commission  submitted  an 
unfavorable  and  partly  untrue  report  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

Wed.  2i.— Isaac  B.  Nash,  Andrew  A. 
Bi0rn  and  Arthur  Peck  were  on  trial  be- 
fore Judge  Hayes,  at  Blackfoot,  Idaho, 
charged  with  u.c.  The  jury  returned  a 
verdict  of  guilty,  as  charged. 

Thurs.  22. — U.  S.  deputy  marshals  made 
an  unsuccessful  raid  on  the  Forest  Farm, 
near  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  25.--  The  88th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  partly  organized  by  Seymour  B.  Young 
and  Christian  D.  Fjeldsted,  at  Oxford, 
Oneida  Co.,  Idaho:  John  H.  Clark,  Henry 
Dixon  and  B.  H.  Hunt,  presidents. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Southern 
Idaho  Independent  was  issued  in  Paris, 
Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  instead  of  The  Bear 
Lake  Democrat^  suspended. 

Sat.  24.— Joseph  H.  Sissom,  of  Sandy, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed  from 
Liverpool  with  313  Saints  (162  British,  119 
Scandinavian,  6  Swiss  and  German  and  26 
returning  missionaries)  in  charge  of 
Anthon  H.  Lund.  They  arrived  at  New 
York  Nov.  4th  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  Nov. 
10th. 

Mon.  26. — Henry  Grow  was  arrested  on 
the  Temple  Block,  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

—A  fire  destroyed  100  tons  of  tithi  ag  hay 
in  Monroe,  Sevier  Co. 

Tries.  27.— Price  Ward,  Emery  Stake, 
was  reorganized;  Geo.  Frandsen,   Bishop. 

Wed.  28.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Judge  Zane  made  a  decision  in  favor  of  U. 
J.  "Wenner,  one  of  the  governor's  appoint- 
ees, for  the  position  of  probate  judge  of 
Salt  Lake  County.  The  case  was  ap- 
pealed. 

Thurs.  29.— Gen.  John  B.  Clark,  the 
notorious  Mormon  persecutor  of  1838,  died 
at  Fayette,  Howard  Co.,  Mo. 

Sat.  5L— Herbert  J.  Foulger,  of  the  21st 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

— Aurelius  Miner  was  brought  from  the 
Penitentiary  to  the  Third  District  Court, 
and  was  requested  to  promise  to  live  with- 
in the  law,  which  he  declined. 

November. — Apostle  Albert  Carrington 
was  excommunicated  from  the  Church  for 
lewd  and  lascivious  conduct  and  adultery. 

Mon.  2. — Robert  H.  Swain  was  sentenced 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine 
for  u.  c,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  "Millard  Stake  Academy"  was 
formally  opened  in  Fillmore,  Millard  Co., 
Utah. 

Thurs.  5. — Frederik  H.  Hansen,  found 
guilty  of  u.  c,  was  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  |300  fine,  and  forthwith 
sent  to  the  Penitentiary. 


—John  W.  Keddington,  of  the  10th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

Fri.  6.—Thos.  C.  Jones,  of  the  10th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

Sat.  7. — Henry  Grow,  John  W.  Kedding- 
ton and  H.  J.  Foulger  were  arraigned  be- 
fore the  Third  District  Court,  the  grand 
jury  having  found  indictments  against 
them  for  u.  c.  Grow  plead  not  guilty  and 
was  put  under  $1,500  bonds,  Keddington 
plead  guilty  and  was  kept  on  $1,500  se- 
curity,formerly  given,  and  Foulger,against 
whom  three  indictments  had  been  found, 
plead  not  guilty  and  was  put  under  $3,500 
bonds. 

—John  P.  Ball,  of  the  3rd  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  and  put  under  bonds. 

—By  Judge  Hayes,  at  Blackfoot,  Idaho, 
Jos.  M.  Phelps,  of  Montpelier,  Bear  Lake 
Co.,  Alexander  Leatham,  of  Rexburg, 
Bingham  Co.,  Andrew  A.  Bi0rn  and 
Arthur  Peck,  of  Gentile  Valley,  Oneida 
Co.,  were  each  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment,  $300  fine  and  $100  costs  of 
court;  A.  L.  Blackburn  (who  pleaded 
guilty)  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine;  Isaac  B.  Nash,  of  Franklin, 
Oneida  Co.,  to  three  months'  imprison- 
ment; N.  Porter,  of  Preston,  Oneida  Co., 
to  three  months'  imprisonment  and  $150 
fine — all  for  u.  c.  Geo.  C.  Parkinson,  of 
Oxford,  Bingham  Co.,  was  sentenced  to  one 
year's  imprisonment,  $300  fine  and  $100 
costs  of  court,  for  being  accused  of  se- 
creting a  friend  from  deputy  marshals. 
The  charge  was  false.  The  prisoners  were 
started  towards  Boise  City  the  same  even- 
ing. 

Sun.  8.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  Provo  bench,  north  of  Provo,Utah  Co., 
were  organized  as  the  Timpanogas  Ward ; 
Peter  M.  Wentz,  Bishop. 

Jlon.  9.  —  William  Cowan,  of  the  8th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

—The  case  against  Elder  Christian  F. 
Christensen,  for  preaching  in  Tennessee, 
was  dismissed. 

Tues.  iO.— Phoebe  W.  Woodruff,  wife  of 
Apostle  Wilford  Woodruff,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

—Martha  Taylor,  of  the  20th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  accidentally  burned  to 
death. 

— Deputy  Sheriff  Andrew  Burt  and  De- 
puty Marshal  H.  F.  Colin  had  an  alterca- 
tion on  Main  Street,  Salt  Lake  City, 
for  which  Burt  the  following  day  was  fined 
$25  in  the  police  court. 

Wed.  11.— By  the  explosion  of  gas  in  the 
Salt  Lake  Brewery,  10th  Ward,  Louis  Bo- 
ersig  was  instantly  killed,  and  Jacob 
Kraut  (who  died  November  18th)  fatally 
injured. 

Thurs.  i2.— John  P.  Ball,  of  the  10th 
Ward,  and  Thomas  C.  Jones,  of  the  3rd 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  plead  not  guilty  to 
indictments  for  u.  c.  brought  against  them 
by  the  Third  District  grand  jury. 

—James  Moyle,  of  the  15th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c.  The  following  day  he  gave  bonds  in 
$1,500,  to  await  the  action  of  the  grand 
jury. 


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Fri.  i5.— Charles  W.  Nibley,  of  Logan, 
Utah,  was  arrested  at  Pocatello,  Idaho,  on 
a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  brought  to  Salt  Lake 
City  the  following  day. 

bat.  14. — Judge  Zane,  in  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court,  rendered  a  decision  disbarring 
Aurelius  Miner,  and  sentenced  Andrew 
Burt  to  five  days"  imprisonment  and  $150 
fine  for  his  collision  with  Deputy  Mar- 
shal Collin  on  the  10th  inst. 

Tttes.  i 7.— Charles  W.  Nibley  was  dis- 
charged in  Com.  McKay's  court.  Salt  Lake 
City,  his  arrest  being  illegal. 

—Job  Pingree,  of  Ogden,  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  18.— James  Moyle,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  re- arrested,  the  grand  jury  hav- 
ing found  three  indictments  against  him 
for  u.  c. ;  a  plea  of  not  guilty  was  entered 
and  bail  given  in  the  sum  of  $2,200. 

Thurii.  19. — A  number  of  U.  S.  deputy 
marshals  came  in  collision  with  a  number 
of  young  men,  in  Franklin,  Oneida  Co., 
Idaho. 

Fri.  20. — Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  was  ar- 
rested by  seven  deputies  at  his  residence 
in  Brigham  City,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
brought  to  Ogden. 

Sat.  21.  —  John  W.  Keddington  and 
Thomas  Poreher  were  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  each, 
for  u.  c.  and  forthwith  taken  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— Deputy  Marshal  Oscar  C.  Vandercook 
and  U.  S.  Commissioner  Charles  E.  Pear- 
son was  arrested  by  the  Salt  Lake  City 
police  ofiicers,  on  charges  of  lewd  and 
lascivious  conduct,  and  taken  to  the  City 
Hall ;  each  gave  bonds  in  the  sum  of  $500. 

— Lorenzo  Snow  plead  not  guilty  in  the 
First  District  Court,  in  Ogden,  and  was 
admitted  to  bail. 

Mon.  23.— Assistant  District  Attorney 
Sam.  H.  Lewis  and  W.  H.  Yearian,  anti- 
Mormon  merchant  in  Salt  Lake  City,  were 
rrrested  by  the  city  police,  on  charges  of 
lewd  and  lascivious  conduct ;  $500  bail  was 
given  by  each. 

—Bishop  David  M.  Stuart,  of  Ogden,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  before 
Com.  Black  and  placed  under  bonds. 

—Deputy  Marshal  Vandercook  was 
taken  from  the  police  officers  to  the  Third 
District  Court  on  a  writ  of  habeas  corpus. 

Fri.  27.— In  the  habeas  corpus  case  of 
Oscar  C.  Vandercook,  Judge  Zane  decided 
in  his  favor  and  set  the  prisoner  free. 

Sat.  28.— Joseph  W.  McMurrin  was  shot 
and  dangerously  wounded  by  Deputy  Mar- 
shal Collin,  back  of  the  Social  Hall,  Salt 
Lake  City.  The  Federal  officers  refused 
to  give  up  the  would-be  assassin  to  the 
city  officers. 

Sun.  29.— U.  S.  deputy  marshals  visited 
Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  Utah,  in  search  of 
polygamists. 

Mon.  30.— Because  of  Judge  Zane's  de- 
cision, the  cases  against  Sam.  H.  Lewis, 
Charles  E.  Pearson  and  W.  H.  Yearian  for 
lewd  and  lascivious  conduct  was  dismissed 
in  the  police  court. 

December. — Some  of  the  Saints  who 
had  been  encamped  on  the  Casas  Grandes 
river,  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  located  on  the 
Peadres  Verdes  river,  near  the  present 
site  of  Juarez,  where  lands  had  been  pur- 
chased by  the  Church  for  a  settlement. 


Tues.  1. — Lorenzo  and  Seth  Wright  were 
killed  by  Indians,  near  Layton,  Graham 
Co.,  Arizona,  in  their  attempt  to  rescue 
stolen  horses. 

— Elders  S.  C.  Nilson,  M.  P.  Madsen  and 
Thos.  C.  Schr0der  were  arrested  in  Aal- 
borg,  Denmark,  for  preaching  the  gospel. 

Fri.  4.— U.  S.  Deputy  Marshal  Oscar  C. 
Vandercook,  Attorney  Sam.  H.  Lewis  and 
Charles  E.  Pearson  were  again  arrested 
iu  Salt  Lake  City  for  immoral  conduct. 

Mon.  7.— A  provost  guard,  consisting  of 
about  forty -five  U.  S.  soldiers,  was  estab- 
lished in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—A  company  of  artillery  arrived  at  Fort 
Douglas,  Utah,  from  Fort  Omaha,  Neb. 

—  Brigham  Y.  Hampton,  one  of  the  Salt 
Lake  City  officers,who  had  aided  in  detect- 
ing anti-Mormons  guilty  of  immoral  con- 
duct, was  arrested,charged  with  conspiracy 
etc.,  the  grand  jury  having  found  four  in- 
dictments against  him. 

—The  City  Council  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
after  a  thorough  investigation,  found  that 
there  was  not  the  least  danger  of  a  "Mor- 
mon" uprising,  and  that  telegraphic  dis 
patches,  sent  to  Washington,  D.  C,  by 
Federal  officials,  were  entirely  false. 

— Hon.  John  T.  Caine  had  an  interview 
with  Pres.  Cleveland,  in  Washington,  D. 
C,  explaining  to  him  the  true  situation  in 
Utah. 

Tues.  8.— Brigham  Y.  Hampton  plead 
not  guilty  in  the  Third  District  Court  and 
was  placed  under  $3,600  bonds. 

—Oscar  C.  Vandercook  was  again  taken 
from  the  Salt  Lake  City  officers  on  a  writ 
of  habeas  corpus. 

—Geo.  H.  Taylor,  of  the  14th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  three  indict- 
ments, found  against  him  by  the  grand 
jury,  for  u.  c. 

—Senator  Edmunds  introduced  another 
anti-polygamy  bill  in  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

Thurs.  10. — Judge  Zane  gave,  as  his  de  - 
cision,  that  the  city  had  jurisdiction  in 
cases  for  immoral  conduct,  wliich  re- 
manded Vandercook  back  to  the  city 
authorities. 

Fri.  11.— In  the  Salt  Lake  City  police 
court.  Attorney  Sam  H.  Lewis  was  sen- 
tenced to  three  months'  imprisonment  and 
$299  fine  for  immoral  conduct  ;an  appeal  was 
taken. 

Sat.  12.— In  the  police  court.  Salt  Lake 
City,  Com.  Charles  E.  Pearson  and  Joe 
Bush  were  each  sentenced  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  and  $299  fine  for 
immoral  conduct.  Appeals  were  taken. 
Vandercook  was  released  a  third  time  on 
writ  of  habeas  corpus. 

— Emily  Crane,  Delilah  Clark  and  Sarah 
Hulet,  of  Parowan,  Iron  Co.,  were  sub- 
poenaed as  witnesses  and  taken  to  Beaver 
in  the  night. 

Mon.  14. — The  appealed  case  against 
Sam.  H.  Lewis  was  dismissed  in  the  Third 
District  Court. 

—Ed.  L.  Butterfield,  a  land  agent,  was 
arrested  by  the  police  officers  in  Salt  Lake 
City  for  lewd  and  lascivious  cohabitation. 

— Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon,  who  had  been 
imprisoned  some  two  months  longer  than 
his  sentence  called  for,  awaiting  the  court 
decision  from  Washington,  D.  C,  in  his  ap- 
peal case,  was  released  from  the  Utah  Pen- 
itentiary. 


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127 


— Francis  Piatt,  counselor  to  Bishop 
Atwood  of  the  13th  Ward,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

—The  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  aflBrmed  the  judgment  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Utah,  against  Pres.  Angus 
M.  Cannon. 

Tues.  i5.— Father  Henry  Gale,  of  Beaver, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Boreman,  in  the 
Second  District  Court,  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine  for  u.  c.  He  was 
placed  in  the  Penitentiary  on  the  17th. 

Wed.  iff.— Deputy  Marshal  H.  F.  Collin, 
who  had  been  guarded  in  Ft.  Douglas 
most  of  the  time  since  shooting  Joseph 
W.  McMurrin,  was  admitted  to  bail. 

Thurs.  i7.— Mary  A.  T.  Reynolds,  wife 
of  George  Reynolds,died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Susanna  W.  Hunter,  relict  of  Bishop 
E.  Hunter,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—Bishop  David  K.  Udall,  of  St.  Johns, 
Ariz.,  who  on  a  trumped  up  charge  of  per- 
jury had  been  sentenced  to  imprisonment 
in  Detroit,  Michigan,  was  pardoned  by 
Pres.  Cleveland  and  immediately  released. 

Fri.  i8,— Frank  Foote  was  found  guilty 
in  the  police  court  of  immoral  conduct 
and  sentenced  to  three  months'  imprison- 
ment and  1299  fine.  The  case  was  appealed. 

— D.  J.  Griffith  was  arrested  by  the 
police  officers  of  Salt  Lake  City,  for  im- 
moral conduct. 

Sat.  i.9.— Eliza  Shafer,  who  had  been  im- 
prisoned since  Sept.  15th  for  refusing  to 
answer  certain  questions,  was  admitted 
to  bail  and  released  from  custody. 

— S.  B.  Guion,  founder  of  the  Guion 
Steamship  Line,  died  in  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land. 

Mon.  21. — Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck,  of 
Spring ville,  Utah  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.c,  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
where  he  plead  guilty  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay, and  was  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Tuea.  22.— In  the  Second  District  Court 
(Judge  Boreman),  Beaver,  Bishop  Culbert 
King,  of  Marion  Ward,  Garfield  Co.,  and 
James  E.Twichel,  of  Indian  Creek,  Beaver 
Co.,  were  each  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine.  They  were 
both  placed  in  the  Penitentiary  on  the 
25th. 

Thurs.  24. — After  three  days'  trial  the 
jury  in  the  Third  District  Court  brought 
in  a  verdict  of  guilty  against  Brigham  Y. 
Hampton  for  conspiracy. 

Wed.  50.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Judge  Zane  sentenced  Brigham  Y.  Hamp- 
ton to  one  year's  imprisonment  in  the 
Salt  Lake  County  jail. 

Thurs.  31. — After  two  days' trial  in  the 
First  District  Court,  at  Ogden,  the  jury 
returned  a  verdict  of  guilty  against 
Lorenzo  Snow  for  u  c.  in  1885,  notwith- 
standing the  evidence  introduced  had 
proven  him  innocent. 


1886. 

The  prosecutions  under  the  Edmunds 
law  for  polygamy  and  unlawful  cohabita- 
tion were  continued,  and  nearly  every  set- 
tlement of  the  Saints  were  raided  by  U. 
S.  deputy  marshals,  in  search  of   polyga- 


mists.  Fearing  the  impossibility  of  a  fair 
trial,  hundreds  of  the  brethren  and  many 
families  went  into  exile,  some  of  whom 
sought  refuge  in  Mexico  and  others  in 
Canada.  Nearly  all  the  leaders  of  the 
Church  were  in  hiding,  and  the  situation 
thoroughout  Utah  was  truly  critical. 

January.— The  new  JFTerald  Company 
was  incorporated,  the  capital  stock  of  the 
company  being  $100,000,  divided  into  $1,000 
shares. 

—The  Logan  Electric  Light  and  Power 
Company  was  incorporated. 

Mo7i.  4. — In  the  Second  District  Court, 
Ogden,  Bishop  David  M.  Stuart,  of  Ogden, 
was  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment, $300  fine  and  costs  of  suit,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  5.— Pres.  Grover  Cleveland  nomi- 
nated Wm.  C.  Browe  postmaster  of  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— Iij  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
the  jury  brought  in  another  verdict  of 
guilty  against  Lorenzo  Snow  for  u.  c.  in 
1884  and  part  of  18S3,  in  conformity  with 
the  segregating  policy. 

Wed.  6.  —  Samuel  F.  Ball,  of  the  19th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

— James  Taylor,  of  Ogden,  was  convicted 
of  u.  c,  in  the  First  District  Court,  Ogden. 

Fri.  8.  —  A  bill,  known  as  the  new  Ed- 
munds bill,  was  passed  by  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

— Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  was 
raided  by  U.  S.  marshals,  who  arrested  J. 
Lewis,  sen.,  C.  H.  Wright  and  H.  Duffin, 
charged  with  u.  c.  Peter  Jacobson,  of 
Bloomington,  was  arrested  on  a  similar 
charge. 

Mon.  11. — The  twenty-seventh  session  of 
the  Utah  legislature  convened  in  the  City 
Hall,  Salt  Lake  City,  and  organized  by 
electing  Elias  A.  Smith  president  of  the 
Council,  and  Wm.  W.  Riter  speaker  of  the 
House. 

— Bishop  Wm.  M.  Bromley  and  Wm. 
Grant,  of  American  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  were 
arrested  by  U.  S.  marshals  on  charges  of 
u.  c,  and  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  12. — Isaac  Langton,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  before  Com.  McKay,  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds. 

— Bishop  Wm.  M.  Bromley  and  Wm. 
Grant,  of  American  Fork,  waived  exami- 
nation before  Com.  McKay,  and  each  were 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Gov.  Murray's  insulting  message  to 
the  legislature  was  read  in  joint  session. 

—Henry  Cummock,  Wm.  Horsley,  Frank 
Mason,  Enoch  Thomas,  Robert  Murdock, 
John  H.  Hood,  Joseph  Evans,  William 
Evans,  John  Peak,  Ellis  Gridgeman,  John 
Hunter  and  two  boys  lost  their  lives  by  a 
disastrous  explosion  in  a  mine,  at  Almy, 
Wyoming. 

Wed.  i3.— Francis  A.  Brown  and  Moroni 
Brown,  of  Ogden,  were  liberated  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

— Wm.  J.  Jenkins,  F.  A.  Cooper,  Hyrum 
Goff  and  James  O.  Poulson,  of  West  Jor- 
dan, were  arrested,  charged  with  u.  c.,and 
taken  to  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  14. — Charles  Livingston,  of   Salt 


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Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Fri.  15.— Hon.  Wm.  Jennings  died  at  his 
residence  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  16.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Ogden,  Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  was  sen- 
tenced to  eighteen  months'  imprisonment, 
$900  fine  and  costs,  for  u.  c.  James  H.  Nel- 
son was  sentenced  to  six  months'  impri- 
sonment and  $300  fine  for  the  same  offense, 
while  James  Taylor,  who  promised  to  obey 
the  law  in  the  future,  was  let  off  with  $300 
fine.  Nelson  was  taken  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary, but  Lorenzo  Snow  was  given  ten 
days  in  which  to  prepare  his  appeal,  being 
placed  under  $15,000  bonds. 

—Elder  James  Standing  died  in  Box 
Elder  County,  Utah. 

Tues.  1.9.— In  search  of  polygamists,  the 
17th  Ward  meeting  house  was  raided  by  U. 
S.  deputy  marshals ;  but  no  arrests  were 
made. 

Wed.  20.— The  first  number  of  the  Bis- 
torical  Record  was  published  by  Andrew 
Jenson,  Salt  Lake  City,  as  a  continuation 
of  Morgenstjernen. 

— The  tent  of  John  E.  Forsgren,  on  the 
10th  Ward  bench,  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
burned. 

— Bishop  Alonzo  Winters,  of  Hoytsville, 
Summit  Co.,  died. 

Thurs.  21  .—John  Lang  was  released  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— A.  O.  Patterson  and  wife  and  a  miner 
named  Thornstr0m  were  killed  by  snow- 
slides,  near  Park  City,  Utah. 

Fri.  22.— County  Collector  Nathaniel  V. 
Jones,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  Frank  M. 
Treseder  were  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
bribery. 

Sun.  24.  —  John  JoUey,  of  Franklin, 
Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

Mon.  25.— After  several  days  examina- 
tion before  Com.  McKay,  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  Deputy  Marshal  Collin,  who  at- 
tempted to  kill  Joseph  W.  McMurrin  some 
time  previous,  was  discharged. 

Tues.  26 — After  two  days'  examination 
before  Com.  McKay,  Nathaniel  V.  Jones 
was  placed  under  $10,000  and  Frank  M. 
Treseder  under  $3,000  bonds,  to  appear  be- 
fore the  grand  jury. 

— General  David  R.  Atchison,  who 
treated  the  Saints  with  consideration  dur- 
ing the  Missouri  persecutions,  died  in 
Clinton  County,  Mo. 

Sun.  31. — The  first  meeting  was  held  in 
the  new  meeting  house  erected  by  the 
Latter-day  Saint  settlers  on  the  Peadres 
Verdes  river  (Juares)  Chihuahua,  Mexico. 
This  was  the  first  house  of  worship  built 
by  the  Saints  on  Mexican  soil. 

Februrary.  Mon.  1. — The  Saints  who 
had  located  m  the  upper  end  of  Rabbit 
Valley,  Utah,  were  organized  as  Spencer 
branch ;  James  A.  Taylor,  president. 

— Hannah  Cooper,  wife  of  Fred  A. 
Cooper,  died  in  West  Jordan,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  in  childbed,  as  a  victim  of  the  un- 
holy crusade,  her  husband  being  under 
bonds  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Tues.  2.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Bulberry  creek  and  other  streams,  near 
the  Fremont  river,  east  of  Rabbit  Valley, 
Utah,  were  organized  as  Teasdale  Ward  ; 
George  Coleman,  Bishop. 


Wed.  3.— A  grand  jury  was  packed  for 
the  Third  District  Court  February  term, 
the  special  venire  system  being  renewed. 

Fri.  5.— Gov.  Eli  H.  Murray  vetoed  the 
new  jury  bill  passed  by  the  legislature. 

Sat.  6. — The  Utah  Supreme  Court  sus- 
tained Judge  Powers'  decision  against 
Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow,  but  granted  the 
defendant  twenty  days  in  which  to  perfect 
an  appeal  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States.  It  also  sustained  the  de- 
cision of  the  Third  District  Court  against 
Brigham  Y.  Hampton. 

Sun.  7.— Deputy  marshals  made  a  raid  on 
the  Cannon  Farm,  near  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Nephi  Stewart,  of  Payson,  Utah  Co., 
was  accidentally  killed,  near  Tintio,  Juab 
Co. 

Mon.  8. — The  biennial  Salt  Lake  City 
municipal  election  resulted  in  a  great  ma- 
jority for  the  People's  Party,  Francis 
Armstrong  being  elected  mayor. 

— W.  G.  Saunders,  of  Uintah,  Weber  Co., 
was  arrested,  charged  with  u.  c,  and  taken 
to  Ogden. 

— Marshal  Ireland  offered  a  reward  of  $500 
for  the  apprehension  of  Pres.  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon. 

— About  twenty  deputy  marshals  raided 
the  Gardo  House,  Church  Oflices,  Tithing 
Yards  and  the  Historian's  Office,  search- 
ing for  Prests.  John  Taylor  and  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon,  but  did  not  find  them. 

Tues.  .9. — Andrew  L.  Gibbons,  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  St.  Johns, 
Apache  Co.,  Ariz. 

— Samuel  H.B.  Smith  was  adjudged  guilty 
by  the  jury  in  the  Third  District  Court, 
although  he,  in  every  respect,  according 
to  the  testimony  given,  had  compiled  with 
the  Edmunds  law  since  its  passage. 

— Desdemona  Wads  worth  Fullmer  Smith, 
a  widow  of  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet, 
died  in  the  6th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Joseph  W.  McMurrin,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  Wm.  H.  Lee,  of  Tooele  County, 
waived  their  rights  as  defendants  and 
testified  against  themselves.  The  jury  re- 
turned a  verdict  of  guilty. 

Wed.  10.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Robert  Morris  plead  guilty  to  a  charge  of 
u.  c.  Wm.  W.  Willey,  of  East  Bountiful, 
Davis  Co.,  acknowledged  his  wives,  was 
found  guilty  and  sentenced  to  five  months' 
imprisonment  in  the  Penitentiary  and  $200 
fine.  Thomas  Burningham,  of  East  Boun- 
tiful, acknowledged  his  relationship  with 
his  wives,  and  was  pronounced  guilty. 
John  Penman,  of  Bountiful,  indicted  for 
polygamy,  was  declared  guilty  and  sen- 
tenced to  two  years  in  the  Penitentiary 
and  $125  fine.  He  and  Willey  were  taken 
to  the  Penitentiary  the  same  day. 

— Deputy  marshals  visited  the  old  Church 
Farm,  south  of  Salt  Lake  City,  search- 
ing for  Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon. 

Thurs.  11. — Pres.  Hugh  S.  Gowans,  of 
Tooele,  and  Herbert  J.  Foulger,  of  the  2 1st 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  who  waived  their 
rights  as  defendants,  were  pronounced 
guilty  of  u.  c,  in  1883.  Two  other  and 
similar  indictments  against  each  of  them 
were  continued  for  the  term. 

Fri.  12.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 

the    jury    returned    a    verdict    of   guilty 

against  John  P.  Ball  and  John  Y.  Smith,  of 

,  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c.    They  both  testi- 


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fled  in  their  own  cases.  Thomas  C.  Jones, 
gainst  whom  three  indictments  had  been 
found,  also  testified  in  his  own  case  and 
was  pronounced  guilty  of  u.c.  for  1883,  two 
other  indictments  against  him  being  con- 
tinued for  the  term. 

Sat.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court  the 
jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty  against 
James  Moyleand  Geo.  H.  Taylor  for  u.  c. ; 
they  both  testified  in  their  own  cases,  and 
two  other  indictments  against  each  of 
them  were  continued  for  the  term. 

— Utah's  Supreme  Court  sustained  the 
decision  of  Judge  Powers,  in  the  Lorenzo 
Snow  case. 

— Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  was  arrested  at 
Humboldt,  forty  miles  west  of  Winnemuc- 
ca,  Nevada.  On  the  way  to  Salt  Lake  City 
he  fell  irom  the  car  platform  and  was 
considerably  bruised. 

Sun.  14. — Elder  Zera  Cole  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Mon.  15. — In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Samuel  F.  Ball,  and  James  O.  Poulson, 
charged  with  u.c,  testified  in  their  own 
cases,  and  were  each  adjudged  guilty  by 
the  jury.  Two  other  indictments  against 
each  of  them  were  continued  for  the  term. 
After  trial,  in  which  Eliza  Shafer  was 
forced  to  testify,  the  jury  returned  a  ver- 
dict of  guilty  against  John  W.  Snell. 
Robert  Morris  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$150  fine,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 
Martha  T.  Cannon,  wife  of  Pres.  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon,  was  insulted  in  court. 

Tues,  IS.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
Hyrum  Gotf  and  Wm.  J.  Jenkins,  of  West 
Jordan,  testified  in  their  own  eases,  and 
were  adjudged  guilty  by  the  jury.  An- 
other indictment  against  Jenkins,  and 
two  against  Goff,  were  continued  for  the 
term.  In  the  case  of  Isaac  Langton.  after 
trial,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  not 
guilty. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
W.  G.  Saunders  was  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $250  fine,  for 
u.c.  He  was  taken  to  the  Penitentiary 
on  the  18th. 

Wed.  17.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane) ,  Thos.  Burningham,  of  Boun- 
tiful, and  John  Bowen,  of  Tooele,  were 
each  sentenced  to  six  months  in  the 
Penitentiary  and  $300  fine.  They  were 
both  taken  to  the  Penitentiary  in  the  af- 
ternoon. 

—Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City  as  a  prisoner,  under  guard  of  a 
company  of  soldiers.  He  was  immediately 
taken  to  the  marshal's  office  and  placed 
under  $45,000  bonds. 

Thurs.  i8.— The  jury  gave  a  verdict  of 
guilty  against  Oluf  F.  Due  for  u.  c,  the 
charge  of  polygamy  being  dismissed.  Jo- 
seph H.  Sissom,  who  promised  to  obey  the 
law,  was  fined  $200,  but  not  being  able  to 
pay  this  amount  he  was  taken  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Fri.  1,9.— Against  Charles  F.  Middleton, 
of  Ogden,  who  was  arraigned  in  the  Sec- 
ond District  Court  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  the 
jury  returned  a  verdict  of  not  guilty. 

Sat.  20.-  In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Judge  Zane  sexitenced  Samuel  H.  B.  Smith 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine, 
for  u.  c.    In  the  case  of   Isaac  Langton, 

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who  finally  was  acquitted,  the  legal  wife 
was  compelled,  contrary  to  law,  to  testify. 
— Elder  Thomas  Grover,  one  of  the  Pio- 
neers of  1847,  died  in  Farmington,  Davis 
Co. 

—Solomon  Edwards,  of  American  Fork, 
who  had  been  arrested  at  Eagle  Rock, 
Idaho,  on  a  charge  of  polygamy,  was  in- 
carcerated in  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  22.  —  In  front  of  the  Continental 
Hotel,  Salt  Lake  City,  District  Attorney 
Wm.  H.  Dickson  was  attacked  and  hit  one 
or  two  blows  by  young  Hugh  J.  Cannon, 
whose  mother  Dickson  had  insulted  in 
court.  The  boy  and  two  others  who  were 
with  him  were  arrested. 

Tues.  23. — Henry  Dinwoodey  and  Joseph 
W.  McMurrin,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  were 
each  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  by  Judge  Zane,  in  the 
Third  District  Court.  They  were  both 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Amos  May  cock,  of  North  Ogden,  and  W. 
G,  Childs,  of  Ogden,  were  sentenced  by 
Judge  Powers,  the  former  to  five  months' 
imprisonment  and  |300  fine,  and  the  latter 
to  $300  fine. 

— U.S.  Deputy  Marshals  John  G.  Gleason 
and  Wm. Thompson,  jun.,  made  a  night  raid 
at  Greenville,  Beaver  Co.,  where  they  acted 
shamefully  towards  several  ladies. 

Thurs.  25.— In  the  First  District  Court 
(Ogden) .  Judge  Powers  sentenced  Charles 
H.  Greenwell,  of  Ogden,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  and  Helon  H. 
Tracy,  of  Marriott's  Ward,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment,  both  for  u.  c.  They  were 
incarcerated  in  the  Penitentiary  the  fol- 
lowing day. 

Fri.  2^.  —Pres.  Hugh  S.  Gowans  and 
Wm.  H.  Lee,  of  Tooele,  and  Herbert  J. 
Foulger,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  were  each 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c,  and 
taken  to  fie  Penitentiary. 

—The  glass  factory,  lately  erected  near 
the  Warm  Springs,  Salt  Lake  City,  com- 
menced operations. 

Sat.  21.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Judge  Zane  sentenced  John  P.  Ball,  Thos. 
C.  Jones  and  John  Y.  Smith  each  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine  for 
u.  c. 

March.  Mon.  1. — In  the  Third  District 
Court,  Judge  Zane  sentenced  James  Moyle, 
Geo.  H.  Taylor,  Samuel  F.  Ball,  James  O. 
Poulson  and  O.  F.  Due  each  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c.  They 
were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary  the  same 
day.  l*he  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  Fred.  A,  Cooper,  of  West  Jordan, 
for  the  same  offence. 

— Mr.  Woodburn,  of  Nevada,  introduced 
another  anti- Mormon  bill  in  the  U.  S. 
House  of  Representatives. 

Tues.  2.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
the  jury  gave  a  verdict  of  guilty  against 
Solomon  Edwards,  indicted  for  u.  c. 

— Bishop  Hiram  B.  Clawson  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Haldah  A.  Winters  was  arrested  at 
Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co.,  as  a  witness 
against  Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Canijon,  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City  and  placed  under  $5,000 
bonds. 

Wed.  3.— In  the    Third  District    Court, 


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Judge  Zane  sentenced  Hyrum  Goff  and 
Wm.  J.  Jenkins,  both  of  West  Jordan,  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  ifi300  fine 
each,  for  u.  c. ;  both  were  taken  to  the 
Penitentiary. 

Fri.  5.— In  the  Third  District  Court,sen- 
tence  was  suspended  against  Solomon  Ed- 
wards, who  promised  to  live  with  his  first 
wife. 

— Edward  Brain  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Senator  Collum,  of  Illinois,  offered  a 
resolution  in  the  U.  S.  Senate  to  deprive 
the  Utah  legislature  of  its  pay. 

— Elder  Chester  Loveland  died  at  Call's 
Fort,  Box  Elder  Co. 

—Sat.  6.— The  ladies  of  Salt  Lake  City 
held  a  large  mass  meeting  in  the  Theatre, 
to  protest  against  the  abuse  heaped  upon 
their  sex  in  the  Federal  Courts. 

Mon.  8. — Alfred  Best  was  discharged 
from  the  Utah  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Fred  A. 
Cooper,  of  West  Jordan,  was  sentenced 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine, 
for  u.c. 

Tues.  5.— Martin  Garn,  of  the  Sugar 
House  Ward,  was  arrested  for  u.c,  taken 
before  Com.  Critchlow,  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  John  W. 
Snell  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,for  u.c. 

Wed.  iO.— Almira  Covey,  who  for  many 
years  was  regarded  as  the  oldest  living 
member  of  the  Chureh,  died  in  the  12th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  i2.— Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  volun- 
tarily went  to  prison,  in  order  to  have  his 
case  brought  before  the  U.  S.  Supreme 
Court  speedily. 

—The  Utah  legislature  adjourned  after 
a  sixty  days'  session,  during  which  46 
bills  were  presented  in  the  Council,  and  88 
in  the  House.  Of  these  72  were  not  passed, 
62  were  sent  to  the  governor,  37  were 
signed,  15  vetoed  and  10  ignored  by  him. 

Sat.  i3.— John  Nicholson,  George  Rom- 
ney  and  Wm.  A.  Rossiter  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Gov.  Murray  issued  a  proclamation 
appointing  Arthur  Pratt  to  be  Territorial 
Auditor  of  Public  Accounts,  and  Terri- 
torial Librarian  and  Recorder  of  Marks 
and  Brands ;  Bolivar  Roberts,  Territorial 
treasurer;  Parley  L.  Williams,  superin- 
tendent of  district  schools. 

Mon.  15.— Geo.  C.  Lambert,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  bonds  in  the  sum  of  $1,500. 

— Bv  telegram  from  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  Gov.  Eli  H.  Murray  was  asked  to 
resign  his  position  as  governor  of  Utah. 

Wed.  17.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
the  case  of  Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  was 
called,  but  as  the  defendant  did  not  ap- 
pear, his  bail  was  declared  forfeited. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court  (Judge 
Zane) ,  Abraham  H.  Cannon  was  sentenced 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine, 
for  u.  c,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

— After  several  days'  trial,  in  the  Second 
District  Court,  at  Beaver,  Marcus  L. 
Shepherd,  changed  with  u.  c,  was  ac- 
quitted. 

Thurs.  18.— \n  the  Third  District  Court, 
Judge  Zane  sentenced  Robert  M.  McKen- 


drick,  of  Tooele,  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine  for  u.  c.  He  was  taken 
to  the  Penitentiary. 

— In  the  First  District  Court  (Provo), 
John  Duke,  of  Wasatch  County,  indicted 
for  u.  c,  testified  in  his  own  case,  and  was- 
adjudered  guilty. 

— J.  J.  Williams,  Charles  Josephson  and 
Joseph  Harris  were  arrested  in  Malad 
Valley,  Idaho,  charged  with  u.  c. 

Fri.  i9.— Suit  was  commenced  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  by  Arthur  Pratt  and 
others,  for  possession  of  the  offices  as- 
signed them  by  the  proclamation  of  Gov. 
Murray. 

—Henry  W.  Naisbitt,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

—In  the  Second  District  Court  (Beaver), 
Marcus  L.  Shepherd  was  held  on  another 
indictment  and  put  under  $1,500  bonds. 

—Lorenzo  D.  Watson,  of  Parowan, 
against  whom  three  indictments  had  been 
issued,  testified  in  his  own  case,  and  the 
jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty  on  one 
indictment,  two  other  indictments  being 
dismissed. 

Sat.  20. — Aurelius  Miner  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  21.— The  89th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  by  Seymour  B.  Young,  at 
Pima,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz.  John  M.  Moody, 
James  R.  Welker,  Patrick  C.  Thanie, 
James  M.  Larson,  Frank  Tyler,  Joseph 
East  and  Oliver  C.  Wilson,  presidents. 

—The  Saints  settling  on  the  Peadres 
Verdes  river.  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  held  a 
grand  celebration,  raised  a  flag  pole, 
cheered  the  Mexican  flag  and  named  their 
townsite  Juarez. 

Mon.  22.— The  grand  jury  having  found 
three  indictments  against  Henry  W.  Nais- 
bitt, for  u.c.  he  was  re  arrested  and  placed 
under  $3,000  bonds.  Five  witnesses  were 
also  placed  under  heavy  bonds. 

Tues.  25.— Stanley  Taylor,  of  the  16th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u. 
c,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Wed.  24.— Thos.  E.  Taylor,  of  the  14th 
Ward,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Marinda  N.  Hyde,  relict  of  Apostle 
Orson  Hyde,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Bishop  John  Parker,  of  Virgin  City, 
Washington  Co.,  died. 

Thurs.  25. — Robert  Easton,  arrested  on 
a  charge  of  u.  c,  was  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

—In  the  Second  District  Court  (Judge 
Boreman),  Lorenzo  D.  Watson  was 
sentenced  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine.  He  was  imprisoned  in  the 
Penitentiary  on  the  27th. 

Fri.  26'.— Joseph  H.  Dean,  of  the  19th 
Ward,  and  John  Bergen,  of  the  13th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  were  arrested,  charged 
with  u.  c,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Sat.  27. — The  grand  jury  having  found 
four  indictments  against  each,  Stanley 
Taylor  and  John  Bergen  were  re-arrested 
and  placed  under  heavy  bonds. 

Sun.  28. — The  90th  quorum  of  Seventy  was 
organized  by  Seymour  B.  Young,  at  Mesa, 
Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz. :  Geo.  Passey,  Solo- 
mon F.  Kimball,  George  F.  Ellsworth, 
Talma  E.  Pomerey,  Joseph  E.  Johnson 
and  Wm.  S.  Johnson,  presidents. 


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Mon.  29.— After  several  days'  prelimin- 
ary examination  before  Com.  McKay,  Jos. 
H.  Dean  was  placed  under  $3,000  bonds, 
although  there  was  no  evidence  against 
him. 

— Territorial  Treasurer  James  Jack  and 
Auditor  Nephi  W.  Clayton  filed  their  an- 
swers to  the  complaints  of  Bolivar  Rob- 
erts and  Arthur  Pratt. 

Wed.  3i.— Patriarch  John  Boice  died  at 
Oxford,  Idaho. 

—  Elders  Joseph  M.  Tanner  and 
Francis  M.  Lyman,  jun.,  arrived  at 
Yaffa  (Joppa),  Palestine,  on  a  visit  to 
the  Holy  Land. 

April.  —  Bishop  Chistopher  Gardner,  of 
Cherry  Creek,  Malad  Valley,  Idaho,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

— Wm.  J.  Cox,  George  Hales,  James 
Farrer  and  a  Mr.  Jones  of  Adamsville, 
Beaver  Co.,  were  arrested,  charged  with 
u.  c,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Thurs.  i.— Geo.  C.  Wood  of  South  Boun- 
tiful, Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  polygamy,  brought  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay and  placed  under  $3,000  bonds. 

— L.  Loveridge,  of  Provo,  who  had  been 
subpoenaed  to  Salt  Lake  City  as  a  witness 
in  a  polygamy  case,  was  himself  arrested 
in  the  marshal's  office  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Elders  Joseph  M.  Tanner  and  Francis 
M.  Lyman,  jun.,  missionaries  from  Utah, 
visited  Jerusalem,  Palestine. 

Fri.  2.— James  Townsend,  of  Salt  Lake 
hotel  fame,  died  at  the  Warm  Springs,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Sat.  5.— Thomas  E.  Taylor,  of  the  14th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on 
three  indictments,  charging  him  with  u.c, 
and  placed  under  $3,000  bonds.  Joseph  H. 
Dean,  of  the  19th  Ward,  was  arrested  on  a 
similar  charge  (two  indictments)  and  put 
under  bonds. 

Sun.  4. — The  fifty-sixth  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Church  convened  at  Provo, 
Utah  Co.;  it  was  continued  until  the  7th. 
On  the  6th  an  important  epistle  from  the 
First  Presidency  was  read. 

3fon.  5.— John  P.  Wright,  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Cache  Valley,  Utah,  died  at 
Paradise. 

Thurs.  8.  —  Martin  Garn,  of  the  Sugar 
House  Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co.,was  re-arrest- 
ed on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed  under 
$1,500  bonds. 

—David  E.  Davis,  Chas.  Seal,  Andrew 
W.  Cooley  and  Isaac  Groo  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  9.— Chas  L.  White  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Geo.  B.  Bailey,  Jens  Hansen  and  An- 
drew Jensen,  of  Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co., 
were  arrested,  charged  with  u.  c,  brought 
to  Salt  Lake  City  a  ad  each  placed  under 
$1,000  bonds. 

Mon.  12.  —  The  habeas  corpus  case  of 
John  Connelly  was  argued  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  and  he  was  ordered  back  to 
prison  until  his  fine  was  paid. 

— Elias  Morris,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  before 
Com.  McKay,  and  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds. 

Tu^s.  i5.— Ludvig  H.  Berg,  of  the  11th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 


charge  of  u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay, 
and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Bishop  Wm.  M.  Bromley,  of  American 
Fork,  was  sentenced  to  ten  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine ;  Nephi  J.Bates, 
of  Monroe,  to  three  months'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine;  Wm.  Grant,  of  American 
Fork,  to  four  months'  imprisonment,  and 
John  Duke,  of  Heber  City,  to  $300  fine 
—all  for  u.  c.  Brothers  Grant  and  Bates 
were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary,  but  Bishop 
Bromley  took  an  appeal  and  was  released 
on  $7,000  bonds. 

Fri.  16.  -Andrew  Smith  and  Emil  O.  Ol- 
sen  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— Emma  Rawlins  Young,  a  witness  in 
Royal  B.  Y'oung's  case,  was  arrested  and 
placed  under  $2,500  bonds. 

— Elder  Edwin  Spencer  died  at  Ran- 
dolph, Rich  Co. 

Sat.  17. — David  W.  Leaker  and  Charles 
Denney,  both  of  the  11th  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City,  were  arrested,  charged  with  u.  c, 
taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  eaeh  placed 
under  Sl,000  bonds, 

— John  Bergen,  who  was  already  under 
bonds  charged  with  u.  c,  was  arrested  in 
the  13th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge 
of  polygamy. 

— Elder  Reuben  Kirkham  died  at  Logan. 

—The  steamship  Nevada  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  179  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Elder  E.  T.  Woolley.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  on  the  27th, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City,  May  4th. 

Sun.  i8.— Timothy  B.  Foote,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Juab  County,  died  at 
Nephi. 

Mon.  19. — Charles  Denney  had  a  pre- 
liminary examination  before  Com.  McKay, 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  still  kept  under 
bonds. 

Tues.  20.— Several  houses  at  American 
Fork,  Utah  Co.,  were-  raided  by  U.  S. 
deputy  marshals,  who  arrested  Wm. 
Wagstaff,  Wm.  R.  Webb,  John  P.  Kelly 
and  John  Durrant,  and  subpoenaed  a 
number  of  witnesses.  All  were  brought 
to  Salt  Lake  City,  where  the  defendants 
were  each  placed  under   $1,500  bonds. 

Wed.  21.— Royal  B.  Young,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  again  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  three  new  indictments  having  been 
found  against  him.  He  was  released  on 
?5,000  bonds. 

Sat.  24.— Elder  August  F.  Thomstorff 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah  rendered 
a  decision  which  practically  endorsed  lewd 
and  lascivious  conduct  and  set  Wm.  H, 
H.  Yearian  and  others  free. 

Mon.  26.— Some  houses  at  Pay  son,  Utah 
Co.,  were  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals. 

— After  trial  in  the  Third  District  Court, 
John  Bergen  was  sentenced  to  six  months* 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine  for  u.  c,  and 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  27.— After  trial  in  the  Third-  Dis- 
trict Court,  Geo.  C.  Wood,  of  Bountiful, 
Davis  Co.,  was  adjudged  guilty  of  u.  c. 

— The  Kanesville  Ward,  Weber  Co.,  was 
organized;  Peter  B.  Petersen,  Bishop. 

— Pres.  Ihaia  Te  Whakamairu,  a  promi- 
nent native  Elder,  died  at  Mainaia,  Waira- 
rapa.  New  Zealand. 


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Wed.  28.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
the  jury  disagreed  in  the  case  of  Joseph 
H.  Dean,  who  was  on  trial  for  u.  c.  Lud- 
viff  H.  Berg  was  convicted  of  u.c. 

Thurs.  29.  —  Frank  J.  Cannon  was  ar- 
raigned before  tlie  Third  District  Court, 
charged  with  battery  on  District  Attorney 
Wm.  H.  Dickson.  On  May  1st,  he  plead 
guilty  to  the  charge. 

—The  case  of  Lorenzo  Snow  was  ar- 
gued in  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 

Fn.  30.— After  trial  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  Henry  W.  Naisbitt  was  convicted 
of  u.  c. 

— In  Bristol,  England,  William  Ratcliff 
was  fined  40  shillings  for  disturbing  a 
"Mormon"  meeting. 

May.  Sat.  i.— (jJ-eo.  C.  Lambert,  who 
testified  in  his  own  case,  Geo.  B.  Bailey, 
Jens  Hansen  and  Andrew  Jensen  were 
adjudged  euilty  of  u.  c. 

— Joshua  Thomas  Willis,  formerly  Bishop 
of  Toquerville,  died  in  Arizona. 

Sun.  2,— Thomas  Alfred  Judd  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  4.— After  a  trial  in  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court,  Edward  Brain  was  adjudged 
guilty  of  resisting  a  U.  S.  deputy  marshal. 

Wed.  5. — Utah's  new  governor,  Caleb 
Walton  West,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  6.— Robert  H.  Swain  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Orson  P.  Arnold,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c.  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Fri.  7. — The  municipal  government  of 
Salt  Lake  City  tendered  Governor  West  a 
brilliant  reception  in  the  Theatre. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  after  trial, 
Royal  B.  Young  was  adjudged  guilty  of 
u.c.  The  charge  of  polygamy  against 
him  was  dismissed. 

Sat.  8.— In  the  Third  District  Court,  the 
perjury  case  against  Agnes  McMurrin,  of 
the  8th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  dis- 
missed. 

Sun.  .9.— Agnes  McMurrin,  a  witness  in 
Royal  B.  Young's  case,  was  arrested  by 
deputy  marshals  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Mon.  10.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
Stanley  Taylor,  Andrew  Jensen  and  Geo. 
B.  Bailey  were  each  senterced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine,for  u.c.  and  taken  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary. Frank  J.  Cannon  was  sentenced  to 
three  months*  imprisonment  in  the  county 
jail  and  $150  fine,  for  ba  otery. 

—The  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  dismissed  the  three  Snow  polygamy 
cases  for  "want  of  jurisdiction,"  and  also 
set  aside  its  former  judgment  in  the  An- 
gus M.  Cannon  polygamy  case.  This  left 
the  polygamists  to  the  mercy  of  the  Utah 
Federal  courts,  with  all  the  horrors  of  the 
segregating  policy, 

Tues.  11.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
Geo.  C.  Lambert  and  Henry  W.  Naisbitt 
were  each  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine,  for  n.c. 

Thurs.  i.?.— Wells ville,  Cache  Co.,  was 
raided  by  U.  S.  Deputy  marshals,  who  ar- 
rested Levi  Minoerly  and  Reuben  C.Smith 
on  charge  of  u.c. 

— Pres.  Joel  Grover  died  at  Nephi,Juab, 
Co. 

—Gov.  West,  accompaniea  oy  Secretary 
Arthur  L.  Thomas  and  others,  visited  the 


Penitentiary  and  offered  amnesty  to  all 
the  "brethren"  imprisoned  there  for  viola- 
tion of  the  Edmunds  law,  on  condition 
that  they  would  "promise  to  obey  the  law 
as  interpreted  by  the  courts," 

FH.  14.— Joseph  Matthews,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  near  Pima, 
Ariz. 

Sat.  15.— Wm.  G.  Bickley  was  arrested, 
at  Beaver,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— At  Logan,  the  United  Order  Foundry 
machine  shops  were  destroyed  by  fire. 

— Elders  Isaac  C.  Gadd  and  Richard  R. 
Fry  sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  in 
charge  of  fifteen  Icelandic  Saints,  bound 
for  Utah. 

Sun.  16. — A.  J.  Kershaw,  of  Ogden,  and 
John  C.  Thompson,  of  Riverdale,  Weber 
Co.,  were  arrested  for  u.  c.  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

Tues.  18. —Amos  Maycock,  Helon  H. 
Tracy  and  John  Bergen  were  taken  from 
the  Penitentiary  to  Ogden  for  arraign- 
ment. Joseph  H.  Dean  and  Geo.  C.  Wood, 
were  re- arrested. 

—John  A.  Flowers,  of  the  11th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  shot  and  fatally  wounded 
his  wife  and  mother-in-law  (Annie  L. 
Decker) ,  after  which  he  shot  and  killed 
himself. 

Wed.  i.9.— Annie  L.  Decker,  shot  the  day 
before  by  her  son-in-law,  died. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
W.  G.  Saunders,  Helon  H.  Tracy  and  Amos 
Maycock,  who  were  serving  one  term  of 
imprisonment,  were  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  each  on  additional 
indictments  for  u.  c,  and  taken  back  to 
the  Penitentiary. 

— The  Saints  who  had  settled  northwest 
of  Parker  Ward,  Snake  River  Valley, 
Idaho,  were  organized  as  Brighton 
Ward ;  Reuben  Hiatt,  Bishop. 

Fri.  21.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  a  packed  jury  brought  in  a  ver 
diet  of  guilty  against  Geo.  Hales,  for 
libel.  On  the  27th  he  was  fined  $100  and 
costs. 

— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on  the  east 
end  of  Poole's  Island,  Snake  River  Valley, 
were  organized  as  Cleveland  (later  La 
Belle)  Ward ;  Winslow  F.  Walker,  Bishop. 

Sat.  22.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Powers  to  nine  months' 
imprisonment  and  $450  fine.  Pending  an 
appeal  to  the  Territorial  Supreme  Court 
the  defendant  was  admitted  to  $5,000  bail. 

—The  Saints  who  had  settled  southeast 
of  Louisville,  Snake  River  Valley,  Idaho, 
were  organized  as  the  Rigby  Ward; 
Geo.  A.  Cordon,  Bishop. 

—The  steamship  Nevada  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  279  emigrating 
Saints  on  board,  under  the  direction  of 
Moroni  L.  Pratt.  They  arrived  at  New 
York  June  2nd,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City  on 
the  8th  by  the  D.  &  R.  G.  Ry. 

Sun.  23.— Franklin  Thurstcn  was  killed 
by  Indians  near  Pima,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz. 

— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on  Sand 
creek.  Snake  River  Valley,  Idaho,  were 
organized  as  lona  Ward,  of  the  Bannock 
Stake,  James  E.  Steele,  Bishop. 

Mon.  24. — The  brethren  imprisoned  in 
the  Utah  Penitentiary  framed  a  respect- 


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ful  reply  to  Gov.  West,  showing  their  reas- 
ons for  not  accepting  his  ofPer. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Levi  Minnerly  and  Reuben  C.  Smith,  of 
Wells ville,  were  sentenced  to  imprison- 
ment for  u.  c,  the  former  to  five  months 
and  the  latter  to  six  months.  They 
were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary  the  fol- 
lowing day. 

— In  the  District  Court  at  Blackfoot, 
Idaho,  the  following  brethren  were  sent- 
enced to  imprisonment  at  Detroit,  Mich., 
for  u.  c. :  Andrew  Jacobsen,  of  Blooming- 
ton,  Bear  Lake  Co. :  John  J.  Williams  of 
Malad, Oneida  Co. ;  Christopher  Gardner, of 
Cherry  Creek,  Oneida  Co.  ;Niels  J.  J0rgen- 
sen,  of  Gentile  Valley,  Bingham  Co. ;  Ras- 
mus Nielsen,  of  Weston,  OneidaCo. ;  Thos. 
H.  Wilde,  Hans  Rasmussen  and  Niels  Gra- 
ham, of  Mink  Creek,  Oneida  Co.,  John 
JoUey,  of  Franklin, Oneida  Co.;  and  Wm. 
Handy,  of  Whitney,  Oneida  Co.  They  all 
left  Blackfoot  as  prisoners  on  the  26th, 
and  arrived  at  Detroit  the  following  Sat- 
urday (May  28th). 

Tubs.  25.— Thomas  Porcher  and  John  W. 
Keddington  were  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

Wed.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Ambrose  Green  well,  sen.,  of  West 
Weber,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Powers 
to  one  year's  imprisonment  and  $300  fine 
for  u.  c,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  21.  —  In  the  Second  District 
Court,  at  Beaver,  Marcus  L.  Shepherd, 
Wm.  J.  Cox  and  Wm.  G.  Bickley,  of  Bea- 
ver, and  Peter  Wimmer,  of  Parowan,  were 
each  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  for  u.c. 

Fri.  28.— Wm.  Y.  Jeffs,  of  the  16th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  brought  before  Com.  McKay,  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Sat.  25.— Willard  L.  Snow,  of  Farmers 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u. 
c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Geo.  C.  Wood,  who  plead  guilty  to  the 
charge  of  polygamy,  was  sentenced  to  five 
years'  imprisonment  and  $500  fine  and 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

June.  Tues.  i.— In  the  Third  District 
Court,  Royal  B  Young,  agreeable  to  the 
segregation  policy,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  one  and  a  half  years'  im- 
prisonment and  $900  fine,  and  Charles  Den- 
ney  and  Ludvig  H.  Berg  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine  each,  all  for  u. 
c.    They  were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  2.— In  the  Third  District  Court. 
Jens  Hansen,  of  Mill  Creek,  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c,  and  impris- 
oned. Geo.  C.  Wood  was  brought  in  from 
the  Penitentiary  and  sentenced  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— Hyrum  P.  Folsom,  of  the  19th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  brought  before  Com.  McKay, 
and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Thurs.  5.— Homer  Duncan,  of  the  11th 
Ward,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed  un- 
der $1,000. 
Fri.  4.— U.  S.  deputy    marshals    raided 


Hooperville,  Davis  Co.,  and  arrested  Wm. 
W.  Galbraith  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  He  was 
taken  to  Salt  Lake  City  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Sat.  5. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Wm.  Stimpson,  of  Riverdale,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Powers  to  eight 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u. 
c,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  6. — The  91st  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  by  Christian  D.  Fjeldsted, 
at  Orangeville,  Emery  Co. ;  Erastus  Cur- 
tis, P.  R.  Petersen,  Abner  Buckley,  Boie 
P.  Petersen,  Frederick  Andersen,  Parker 
A.  Childs-and  Svend  Larsen,  presidents. 

Mon.  7, — Andrew  Hansen  and  Carl  Jan- 
son,  of  West  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  were 
arrested,  charged  with  u.  c,  taken  before 
Com.  McKay  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds  each. 

Tues.  8.— Some  reidences  at  Brigham 
City,  Box  Elder  Co.,  were  raided  by  U.  S. 
deputy  marshals,  who  arrested  .Tames 
May  on  suspicion  and  took  him  to  Ogden. 

Wed.  9.—Wm.  Felstead,of  the  1st  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c.  and  polygamy,  brought  before 
Com.  McKay  and  placed  under  bonds. 

— A  powder  mill,  at  the  mouth  of  Ogden 
Canyon,  Weber  Co.,  was  destroyed  by  the 
explosion  of  powder,  and  James  Hoxer 
fatally  injured. 

Thurs.  iO.— Elder  John  H.  Berry  died  at 
Cottonwood,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho. 

— The  Edmunds  new  anti-  polygamy  bill 
was  reported  to  the  House  from  the  Ju- 
diciary Committee,  greatly  modified  and 
amended. 

Fri.  ii.— Seymour  B.  Young,  of  the  12th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  but  escaped  from  the 
oflicer. 

Sat.  12. — Pres.  David  John  and  Edward 
Peay,  of  Provo,  were  arrested,  charged 
with  u.  c,  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City,  ar- 
raigned before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

—Albert  Gray,  of  the  16th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  accidentally  killed  at 
Ogden. 

— The  Saints  who  had  settled  northeast 
of  Payson  and  northwest  of  Spanish  Fork, 
Utah  County,  were  organtzed  into  two 
Wards,  namely,  Benjamin,  Andrew  J.  B. 
Stewart,  Bishop,  and  Lake  Shore,  Lo- 
renzo Argyle,  Bishop. 

Mon.  i4.— Some  houses  at  .Tooele,  Tooele 
Co.,  were  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  mar- 
shals, who  arrested  Richard  Warburton, 
James  Dunn  and  Jonas  E.  Lindberg,  for 
u.  c. :  also  residences  at  Pleasant  Grove, 
Utah  Co., were  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  mar- 
shals, who  arrested  Orlando  F.  Herron, 
Wm.  Wadley  and  Victor  Sandgren,charged 
with  u.  c.  The  defendants  from  both 
places  were  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City  and 
arraigned  before  Com.  McKay,with  a  num- 
ber of  witnesses,  and  after  preliminary  ex- 
amination placed  under  bonds. 

Tues.  i5.— Charles  M.  Bergstr0m,  of  the 
11th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested 
for  u.  c.  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Thurs.  i7.— Frank  H.  Dyer  assumed  the 
position  of  U.  S.  marshal  for  Utah,  in  place 
of  Elwin  A.  Ireland,  retired. 

— Patriarch  Abraham  Washburn  died  at 
Monroe,  Sevier  Co. 


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Fri.  i8.— Louisa  F.  Wells,  wife  of  Daniel 
H.  Wells,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  19.  —  The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
rendered  a  decision  in  favor  of  the  gov- 
ernor's appointees  for  Territorial  trea- 
surer and  auditor.  Tlie  case  was  appealed. 

Sun.  20.— The  first  Latter-day  Saint  Y. 
L.  M.  I.  A.  in  Mexico  was  organized  in  the 
camp  of  the  Saints  near  Ascencion,  Chi- 
huahua, with  Virona  Whiting  as  presi- 
dent. 

Mbn.  21.  —  Henry  Gale,  of  Beaver,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  23. — Rebecca  Van  Zante  Miller,  re- 
lict of  Eleazer  Miller,  died  at  Coalville, 
Summit  Co. 

Thurs.  24.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Wm.  H.  Pidcock  plead  guilty  to 
the  charge  of  u.  c. 

Fm.  25. — Lorin  Farr,  of  Ogden,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  five-count  indictment,charging 
him  with  u.  c,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

—On  this  and  the  following  day,  the  92nd 
quorum  of  Seventy  was  organized  by  John 
Morgan  in  the  San  Luis  Stake  of  Zion, 
Conejos  Co.,  Col.,  with  Christen  Jensen  as 
senior  president.  The  members  of  the 
quorum  were  mostly  young  Elders  from 
the  Southern  States. 

Sat.  26. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  426  emigra- 
ting Saints  on  board,  in  charge  of  Elder 
Christian  F.  Olsen.  The  company  arrived 
at  New  York,  July  7th,  and  at  Ogden  on 
the  12th.  The  emigrants  were  subjected 
to  the  most  rigid  questioning  and  exami- 
nation by  the  officers  at  Castle  Garden, 
because  they  were  "Mormons." 

Mon.  28. — Culbert  King  and  James  E. 
Twichel  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— Elder  Wm.  A.  Cowan  and  another  mis- 
sionary were  abused  by  an  armed  mob, 
consisting  of  about  one  hundred  men,  in 
Alabama. 

Tues.  29.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  were  treated  to  a  free  excursion 
to  American  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

—James  Eardley,  of  the  3rd  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  Thos.  F.  H.  Morton,  of 
Farmers  Ward,  Salt  Salt  Co.,  were  ar- 
rested for  u.c.,.  taken  before  Com. 
McKay  and  each  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

— Nephi  J.  Bates  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  30.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Wm.  H.  Pidcock,  was  sentenced  to 
thirteen  months'  imprisonment,for  u.c.  and 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

—Francis  A.  Brown,  of  Ogden,  was  ar- 
rested an  a  new  charge  of  u.c,  and  placed 
under  $2,000  bonds. 

—Amanda  Smith,  of  Haun's  Mill  massa- 
cre fame,  died  at  Richmond.  Cache  Co. 

—John  Irving,  of  West  Jordan,  was  ar- 
rested for  u.  c,  tali  en  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
examined  before  Com.  McKay  and  dis- 
charged, there  being  no  evidence  against 
him.  Geo.C.  Watts  was  arrested  on  the  same 
charge,  taken  before  Com.  McKay,  plead 
guilty  and  was   placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

July.  Thurs.  i.— The  Supreme  Court  of 
Utah  reversed  the  action  of  the  First 
District  Court,  by  refusing  a  new  trial  in 
Barnard  White's  u.c.  case. 

—James  May,  of  Call's  Fort,  Box  Elder 
Co.,  who  had  been  held  to  await  the  action 


of  the  grand  jury,  was  arrested  on  an  in- 
dictment containing  five  counts  alleging 
u.  c.    He  was  released  on  $3,000  bonds. 

Fri.  2.— Amos  H.  Neff,  of  East  Mill 
Creek,  who  had  been  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.c,  was  placed  under  $1,500  bonds,  af- 
ter preliminary  examination  before  Com. 
McKay. 

Sat.  3. — John  W.  Tate,  sen,,  of  'J'ooele, 
who  had  been  arrested  the  day  previous, 
charged  with  u.c,  had  an  examination  be- 
fore Com.  McKay,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and 
was  placed  under  bonds. 

Sun.  4. — The  prisoners  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary were  permitted  to 'e celebrate  Inde- 
pendence day. 

Tues.  6.— Bishop  James  Crane  died  at 
Herriman,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Wed.  7.— Fred  W.  Ellis,  of  North  Ogden, 
Weber  Co.,  who  bad  been  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.c,  testified  before  the  grand 
jury,  at  Ogden. 

Thurs.  8. — Bishop  James  W.  Loveless,  of 
Provo,  was  arrested  on  a  Utah  Central 
Ry.  train,  charged  with  u.c. 

—David  M.  Stuart  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary,  but  was  immediately  -re 
arrested  on  a  new  charge  for  u.c.  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Fri.  ,9.— Alonzo  E.  Hyde,  of  the  17th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for 
u.c. 

— Elijah  A.  Box,  of  Brigham  City,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c,  taken  to 
Ogden  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Sat.  10.— The  Y.  M.  M.  I.  A.  of  the 
Sevier  Stake  held  an  interesting  confer- 
ence at  Fish  Lake. 

— A  small  company  of  Icelandic  Saints, 
bound  for  Utah,  sailed  from  Liverpool, 
England.  They  arrived  at  New  York 
July  18th. 

Mon.  i2.— Elder  E.  T.  Mumford  died  at 
Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co. 

Fri.  16.— Gov.  West  issued  a  proclama- 
tion, warning  the  "Mormons"  against  dis- 
obeying the  Edmunds  law. 

— Richard  Jones,  telegraph  operator  at 
Provo,  was  accidentally  killed  by  the  dis- 
charge of  a  gun,  in  Provo  Canyon,  Utah 
Co. 

— Sister  Clarinda  Stanton  died  at  Pa- 
nacea, Nev.,  92  years  of  age.  She  was  one 
of  the  oldest  members  in  the  Church,  hav- 
ing been  baptized  by  Oliver  Cowdery,  Nov. 
3,  1830. 

Sat.  i7.— Bishop  Alexander  McRae,  of 
the  11th  Ward,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds  by 
Com.  McKay. 

Sun.  i8.— Robert  Morris  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  19.— Wm.  W.  Willey,  of  Bountiful, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Isaac  R.  Pierce  was  arrested  in  Com- 
missioner McKay's  office,  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Tues.  20. — James  H.  Nelson  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Ir-enitentiary. 

— After  preliminary  examination  before 
Com.  McKay,  Bishop  Alexander  McRae 
and  John  Gillespie  (of  Tooele) ,  accused  of 
u.  c,  were  discharged. 

— Pres.  Cleveland  nominated  Henry  P. 
Henderson,  of  Michigan,  to  be  associate 
justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah. 


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Fri.  25.— Samuel  H.  B.  Smith  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Wm.  Clifton  was  accidentally  killed  at 
Big  Cottonwood,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

IS  at.  24. — A  solemn  assembly  was  held  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  in  commemoration  of  the 
entrance  of  the  Pioneers  into  Salt  Lake 
Valley. 

— Mark  Lindsay  was  arrested  at  Ogden, 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under 
$1,500  bonds. 

— Wm.  Grant,  of  American  Fork,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—The  G.  A.  R.  (Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public) commenced  a  series  of  meetings  in 
the  Skating  Rink,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  2^.— Charles  O.  Card  was  arrested 
at  Logan,  charged  with  u.  c,  but  escaped 
from  the  officers  by  jumping  from  the 
train. 

— Henry  Dinwoodey  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  28.— Wm.  Geddes,  of  Plain  City, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken 
to  Ogden  and  placed  under  $2,000  bonds. 

— John  D.  Jones,  of  Cherry  Creek, 
Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  was  arrested  for  u.  c, 
taken  to  Malad  City  and  placed  under 
|1,500  bonds.  Erik  M.  Larsen,  of  Malad 
City,  was  arrested  on  the  same  charge  and 
put  under  bonds. 

Thurs.  29.— At  the  G.  A.  R.  meeting 
held  at  the  Skating  Rink,  Salt  Lake  City, 
the  crowd  was  treated  to  a  series  of  bitter 
anti- Mormon  harangues. 

— Charles  H.  Greenwell  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  50.— James  G.  Burton,  of  Nephi, 
Juab  Co.,  was  accidentally  kicked  to  death 
by  a  horse  in  Grantsville,  Tooele  Co. 

— General  John  A.  Logan  and  others 
spoke  at  the  G.  A.  R.  Camp  meeting  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

—The  rock  work  on  the  Manti  Temple 
was  completed. 

Sat.  5i.— The  last  of  the  G.  A.  R.  camp 
meetings  was  held  in  the  Skating  Rink. 
In  these  meetings  the  most  abominable 
falsehoods  were  uttered  against  the 
"Mormon"  people. 

August.— Elder  Jacob  Spori  arrived  at 
Haifa,  Palestine,  as  a  Latter-day  Saint 
missionary  to  that  country.  He  came 
from  Constantinople. 

Sun.  1. — Rhoda  Maria  Carrington,  wife 
of  Albert  Carrington,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
died  at  Georgetown,  Idaho. 

Mon.  2.— The  general  election  in  Utah 
resulted  in  victory  to  the  People's  Party 
in  all  the  counties. 

—Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck,  of  Springville, 
was  taken  to  the  Penitentiary  to  serve 
nine  months'  imprisonment  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  5.— Bishop  Wm.  M.  Bromley,  of 
American  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  commenced  his 
term  of  imprisonment,  for  u.c,  in  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

Wed.  4.— Geo.  H.  Taylor  and  James 
Moyle  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Fri.  ff.— John  Douglas  was  arrested  at 
West  Weber,  Weber  Co..  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  Duane  W.  Fel- 
shaw  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Sat.  7.— S0ren  L.  Petersen  was  arrested 
at  Ogden,  on  a  charge  oof  u.  c,  and  gave 
bonds  in  the  sum  of  ^2,000. 


Sun.  8. — Thomas  Jackson  was  drowned 
in  the  Jordan  river,  at  Salt  Lake  City. 

— New  Wards  of  the  Church  were  or- 
ganized at  Bluff  Dale  and  Riverton,  Salt 
Lake  Co.;  Lewis  H.  Mousley  and  Orrin 
P.  Miller,  Bishops. 

Tuss.  10. — Bishop  John  C.  Dewey,  of 
Deweyville,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was  arrested 
for  u.  c.  He  was  taken  to  Ogden  the  next 
day  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Clyde  Cranney  was  accidentally 
drowned  in  the  Logan  river.  Cache  Co. 

Wed.  :/j(.— Samuel  M.  Parkinson,  of 
Franklin,  Idaho,  was  taken  prisoner  by 
deputy  marshals,  near  Ogden. 

Thurs.  12. — James  Higgins  was  arrested 
at  West  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  After  spending  the  night 
in  the  Penitentiary,  he  was  admitted  to 
$2,500  bail  the  following  day. 

Fri.  i5.  — The  grand  jury  in  the  Third 
District  Court  reported  that  they  had 
found  45  indictments  for  polygamy  and 
u.  c. 

Sat.  14.— The  first  Latter-day  Saint 
Primary  Association  in  Mexico  was  or- 
ganized in  the  camp  of  the  Saints,  near 
Casas  Grandes,  Chihuahua;  Hannah  H. 
Romney,  president. 

Mon.  16.— Hv.  Samuel  L.  Sprague  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  of  old  age. 

Tues.  17.— Apostle  John  W.  Taylor  was 
arrested  at  Pocatello,  Idaho,  on  a  charge 
of  treason. 

— Mrs.  Elizabeth  James  was  killed  and 
Mrs.  Walter  Williams  and  child  hurt  by  a 
runaway  team  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Mary  Foreman  Higgins,  the  alleged 
plural  wife  of  James  Higgins,  was  arrested 
at  West  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

— Pres.  Abraham  H.  Cannon  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  18.— An  excursion  party,  consist- 
ing of  journalists  from  Nebraska,  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit. 

— Apostle  John  W.  Taylor  appeared  be- 
fore U.  S.  Commissioner  J.  C.  House,  at 
Oxford,  Idaho,  and  gave  bonds  in  the  sum 
of  $5,000. 

—Elder  Oliver  L.  Robinson  died  at 
Farmington,  Davis  Co. 

—Peter  Petersen,  of  Morgan  County, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to 
Ogden  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Thurs.  i.9.— John  Gillespie,  of  Tooele 
County,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  to  Salt  Lake  City  the  next  day  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Fri.  20. — John  Bowen  and  Thomas  Bur- 
ningham  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sat.  21.— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  301  emi- 
grating Saints  on  board,  in  charge  of 
David  Kunz.  The  company  arrived  in 
New  York  on  the  31st.  Forty -five  of  the 
emigrants  were  detained  there  by  Com. 
Stephenson  on  pretended  charges  of 
pauperism.  Finally  all  were  permitted  to 
continue  their  journey,  except  a  woman 
and  three  children,  who  were  sent  back  to 
England.  The  remainder  of  the  company 
arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  Sept.  7th. 

Tues.  24.— Henry  Reiser,  of  the  6th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for 
u.  c.  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds  by 
Com.  McKay. 


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— Wm.  D.  Johnson,  jun.,  commenced  to 
survey  a  townsite  (Diaz)  on  land  which 
had  been  purchased  of  P.  G.  del  Campe, 
north  of  La  Ascencion,  Chihuahua, 
Mexico. 

Wed.  ^5.— Bishop  Wm.  Thorn,  of  the  7th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds. 

Thurs.  26.— U.  S.  deputy  marshals 
raided  some  of  the  settlements  west  of  the 
Jordan  river,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  and  arrested 
Rasmus  Nielsen,  of  Hunter,  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

— Joseph  W.  McMurrin,  of  the  8th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  27.— Elder  Samuel  R.  Jewkes  died 
from  the  effects  of  an  accident,  at  Orange- 
ville,  Emery  Co. 

JSat.  28.— Herman  F.  F.  Thorup,  of  the 
1st  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for 
u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay,  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

— Henry  P.  Henderson,  recently  ap- 
pointed assistant  justice  of  the  Territory, 
arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  took  the 
oath  of  oflBce. 

Sun.  29. — Elder  Jacob  Spori  baptized 
Johan  Geo.  Grau,  a  German,  at  Haifa, 
Palestine.  This  is  believed  to  have  been 
the  first  baptism  by  divine  authority  in 
that  country  in  this  dispensation. 

Mon.  30.— Wm.  H.  Foster  and  Bedson 
Eardley,  of  the  7th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City, 
were  arrested,  charged  with  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds  each  by  Com. 
McKay. 

— John  Y.  Smith,  Hugh  S.  Gowans,  and 
Thos.  C.  Jones  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary,  but  Com.  McKay  refused  to 
discharge  Herbert  J.  Foulger,  Wm.  H. 
Lee,  and  John  P.  Ball  without  paying  their 
fines,  which  they  declined  to  do. 

— Richard  Henry  Sudweeks,of  Kingston, 
Piute  Co.,  charged  with  u.  c,  and  Maria 
Elder,  his  supposed  wife,  were  both  ar- 
rested and  brought  to  Beaver,  where  they 
on  the  following  day  were  arraigned  be- 
fore Com.  J.  W.  Wilkins  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Tues.  3i.— Isaac  .Brockbank,  of  the  8th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for 
u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

September.  Wed.  i.— Ezra  T.  Clark, 
Wm.  H.  Watson  and  Leonard  G.  Rice,  of 
Farmington,  Davis  Co.,  were  arrested  on 
charges  of  u.  c,  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and  placed  under  bonds. 

— Willard  S.  Hansen,  who  was  under  ar- 
rest for  u.  c,  escaped  from  Deputy  Mar- 
shal Steele,  while  waiting  for  the  train  at 
CoUinston,  Box  Elder  Co. 

— Forty-four  Latter  day  Saint  emi- 
grants just  arrived  from  Europe  on  the 
steamship  Wyoming,  were  detained  by 
Commissioners  Starr  and  Stephenson,  at 
New  York,  by  a  strained  application  of  the 
statute  in  relation  to  foreign  paupers. 

Thurs.  2. — Mark  Bigler  was  arrested  at 
CoUinston,  Box  Elder  Co.,  for  u.  c,  taken 
to  Ogden  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

—Herbert  J.  Foulger,  John  P.  Ball  and 

Wm,  H.   Lee  were  discharged   from  the 

Penitentiary,  only  the  first  named  paying 

his  fine. 

Fri.  3.— Harvey  Murdock,  of  Harrisville, 


Weber  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  oi 
polygamy,  brought  before  Com.  Black,  at 
Ogden,  and  placed  under  $4,000  bonds. 

Sat.  4. — Samuel  F.  Ball  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Abraham  Chadwick,  of  North  Ogden, 
and  Thomas  Bennett  Helm,  of  Pleasant 
View,  Weber  Co.,  were  arrested  for  u.  c, 
brought  to  Ogden  and  placed  under  bonds. 
Mon.  6.  —  Oluf  F.  Due  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Mobt  of  the  "Mormon"  emigrants  de- 
tained at  New  York  were  released  on  writs 
of  habeas  corpus  by  Judge  Andrews  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  and  started  for  Utah. 

Tues.  7. — Hyrum  Goff,  Wm.  J.  Jenkins 
and  James  O.  Poulson,  who  had  served 
their  terms  in  the  Penitentiary,  were 
brought  before  Com.  McKay,  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  Jenkins  and  Poulson  were  libera- 
ted, but  Goff  was  returned  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary, not  being  allowed  to  take  the 
oath  required,  in  order  to  avoid  paying  fine 
and  costs  of  suit. 

—  Peter  Anderson  and  N.  C.  Mortensen, 
of  Huntsville,  Weber  Co.,  were  arrested 
for  u.  c,  brought  to  Ogden  and  placed  un- 
der bonds. 

Wed.  8. — Deputy  marshals  raided  houses 
in  the  8th  Ward,  •  the  Church  Farm  and 
other  places,  in  quest  of  victims  for  the 
anti-polygamy  crusade. 

—Henry  Tribe  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  Black,  at  Ogden, 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— John  Waters,  of  Springville,  Utah  Co., 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken 
to  Salt  Lake  City,  with  four  witnesses, 
and  placed  under  |1,000  bonds. 

—Elder  Isaac  C.  Haight  died  at  That- 
cher, Graham  Co.,  Ariz. 

Thurs.  9. — After  a  hearing  before  Judge 
Zane,  in  the  Third  District  Court,  on  a 
writ  of  habeas  corpus,  Hyrum  Goff  was 
released  from  imprisonment,  by  paying  his 
fine. 

Fri.  iO.— Henry  Saunders,  sen.,  of  Provo, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought 
to  Salt  Lake  City,  arraigned  before  Com. 
McKay  and  placed  under  $500  bonds. 

—James  McFarland,  of  West  Weber, 
Weber  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  taken 
before  Com.  Black,  at  Ogden,  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds. 

iSat.  n.— Frederick  A.  Cooper,  of  West 
Jordan,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. Immediately  afterwards  he  was 
arrested  on  another  indictment  charging 
him  with  u.  c.  and  placed  under  fl,500 
bonds. 

—Myron  W.  Butler  was  arrested  at 
Trenton,  Cache  Co..  and  Willard  Bingham, 
at  Wilson,  Weber  Co.,  charged  with  u.  c. 
They  were  brought  to  Ogden  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

Mon.  i5.— Peter  S.  Barkdull,of  Farming- 
ton,  Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City,  ar- 
raigned before  Com.  McKay,  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds. 

—Elder  Leonard  G.  Rice  died  suddenly 
at  Farmington,  Davis  Co.  He  was  under 
bonds  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
William  Felstead,  -of  the  1st  Ward,  Salt 
Lake   City,    who   had   plead  guilty  to   a 


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charge  of  polygamy  and  u.  c,  was  sent- 
enced by  Judge  Zane  to  three  years  and 
six  months'  imprisonment,  and  $300  fine, 
and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary.  Brother 
Felstead  was  seventy- two  years  old. 

Wed.  i5.— Bernhard  H.  Schettler,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay,  and  placed 
nnder  $1,500  bonds. 

— Laura  Nebeker  Smith  died  in  the  17th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Hon.  Morrison  R.  Waite,  Chief  Justice 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States, 
who  was  on  a  visit  to  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
given  a  reception  at  the  governor's  man- 
sion, after  which  the  distinguished  judge 
visited  Fort  Douglas  and  the  Penitentiary. 
At  the  latter  place  he  had  a  conversation 
with  Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow. 

Thurs.  16.— Henry  B.  Gwilliam,  of  South 
Hooper,  Davis  Co., was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  Black,  at  Ogden, 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

—John  Cartwright,  of  the  8th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  taken 
before  Com.  McKay,  and  placed  under 
$1,0C0  bonds. 

8at.  18.— The  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  was  opened  with  the  recently  ap  • 
pointed  judge,  Henry  P.  Henderson,  on 
the  bench. 

—John  B.  F0rster,  of  the  13th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.c.  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds  by 
Com.  McKay. 

— Robert  M.McKendrick  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Richard  H.  Sudweeks,  arrested  some 
time  previously  on  three  indictments,  was 
again  arrested  on  another  charge  of  u.  c, 
at  Beaver. 

Mon.  20.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Richard  Warburton,  of  Tooele,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine,  and  Jonas  E. 
Lindberg,  also  of  Tooele,  to  eighteen 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  both 
for  u.c,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 
They  both  plead  guilty. 

—Elder  Andrew  N.  Macfarlane  died  in 
the  21st  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Charles  Jameson,  who  was  wounded 
at  the  Haun's  Mill  massacre  with  four 
balls,  and  also  served  in  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion, died  at  Minersville,  Beaver  Co. 

Tues.  2i.— Maria  Sudweeks  was  arrested 
in  Beaver,  on  a  charge  of  having  resisted 
the  officers,  when  they  arrested  her  hus- 
band. She  was  released  on  giving  a  $250 
bond. 

—After  trial,  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of 
guilty  against  C.  M.  Bergstr0m,  charged 
with  u.  c. 

Wed.  22. — W.  J.  Hooper  was  arrested  in 
Salt  Lake  City  for  u.c.  and  placed  under 
$1,000  bonds. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Wm.  W. 
G^lbraith,  of  South  Hooper,  charged  with 
u  c,  plead  guilty,  and  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine.  Wm.  Y.  Jeff s ,charged  with  the 
same  offense,  who  also  plead  guilty,  was 
sentenced  to  eighteen  months'  imprison  • 
mentand$300  fine.  After  trial,  the  jury 
returned  a  verdict  of  guilty  against  James 
Higgins  and  Carl  Janson,  of  West  Jordan, 


for  u.  c.   Hyrum  P.  Folsom plead  guilty  ta 
the  same  charge. 

Thurs.  25.— The  Gardo  House  was  raid- 
ed by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  in  search  of 
Pres.  John  Taylor. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  James 
Dunn,  of  Tooele,  charged  with  u.c,  plead 
guilty  and  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane 
to  one  year's  imprisonment  and  $300  fine ; 
Thomas  F.  H.  Morton  plead  guilty  to  the 
same  charge.  After  trial,  James  Eardley, 
also  accused  of  u.c,  was  acquitted.  Fred. 
A.  Cooper,  of  West  Jordan,  who  had 
served  six  months  in  the  Penitentiary  for 
u.c,  promised  to  obey  the  Edmunds  law 
in  the  future,  and  thus  escaped  going  to 
prison  a  second  time. 

Fri.  24.— After  a  two  days'  trial  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  Joseph  H.  Dean  was 
convicted  of  u.c  Willard  L.  Snow,  of 
Farmers  Ward,  plead  guilty  to  the  same 
charge. 

— James  I.  Steele,  of  Lake  View,  Tooele 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.c,  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City  and  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds. 

— The  Utah  Commission  made  their  an- 
nual report  of  Utah  affairs  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Interior. 

Sat.  25. — Hannah  Tapsfield  King  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City, 

— In  the  Thir4  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Hyrum  P.  Folsom  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine  for  u.  c.  In  the  case  of  C. 
M.  Bergstr0m,  who  promised  to  obey  the 
law,  sentence  was  suspended.  The  trial  of 
Nathaniel  V.  Jones  and  Frark  M.  Tre- 
seder,  charged  with  bribery,  was  com- 
menced. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court,  at 
Beaver,  Wm.  Robinson,  who  plead  guilty 
to  u.  c,  was  sentenced  to  four  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $100  fine;  Geo.  Hales, 
Thomas  Scofield  and  James  Farrer  were 
each  sentenced  to  four  months  and  $300 
fine;  Richard  H.  Sudweeks  to  eight 
months  and  $600  fine.  These  brethren 
were  imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary  the 
following  day. 

Hon.  27.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Joseph  H.  Dean,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  and  Anders 
Hansen,  of  West  Jordan,  to  eighteen 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for 
u.  c 

— Ground  was  broken  for  the  new  Union 
Depot  building  at  Ogden. 

Tues.  28— After  trial  in  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  at  Provo,  the  jury  returned  a 
verdict  of  guilty  against  Robert  C.  Kirk- 
wood,  charged  with  u.  c  A  motion  for  a 
new  trial  was  made.  The  case  against 
L.  Loveridge  was  dismissed. 

—After  a  lengthy  trial  tne  jury  returned 
a  verdict  of  guilty  against  Nathaniel  V. 
Jones  and  Frank  M.  Treseder  for  bribery, 
contrary  to  the  evidence  given. 

Wed.  29.— After  a  trial  in  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court,  David  W.  Leaker,  of  the  11th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  adjudged 
guilty  of  u.  c  W.  H.  Watson  and  Ezra 
T.  Clark,  of  Farmington,  plead  not  guilty 
to  the  same  charge. 

—  After  trial  in  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of 


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guilty  against  Bishop  James  W,  Loveless, 
for  u.  c. 

—Lorenzo  D.  Watson,  of  Parowan,  and 
Levi  Minnerly,  of  Wellsville,  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Joseph  M.  Phelps,  of  Montpelier, 
Idaho,  was  accidentally  shot  and  killed 
near  Cokeville,  Uintah  Co.,  Wyo. 

Thurs.  SO.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
after  trial,  John  Gillespie  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Zane  to .  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  and  James  Higgins  and 
Carl  Janson,  both  of  West  Jordan,  to 
eighteen  months'  imprisonment  and  $400 
fine  each.  After  trial,  the  jury  also  re- 
turned a  verdict  of  guilty  against  Amos 
H.  Nefli-all  for  u.  c. 

—The  Home  Fire  Insurance  Company 
was  incorporated  in  Salt  Lake  City,  with 
Heber  J.  Grant  as  president. 

—Elder  August  Wilcken  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

October.— The  "Manuscript  Found,"  a 
romance  written  by  Rev.  Solomon  Spauld- 
ing,  and  which  gave  rise  to  the  ridiculous 
Spaulding  Story  in  connection  with  the 
origin  of  the  Book  of  Mormon,  was  pub- 
lished by  the  Deseret  News  Company,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— Gov.  Caleb  W.  West,  in  his  report  on 
Utah  affairs  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Inte- 
rior, suggested  quite  drastic  measures 
against  the  Mormons. 

— Bishop  Niels  Hansen,  of  Providence, 
and  Thomas  W.  Kir  by,  of  Hyde  Park, 
Cache  Co.,  were  arrested  for  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

—Charles  O.  Card  and  a  company  of  ex- 
plorers, acting  under  instructions  from 
Pres.  John  Taylor,  visited  British  Col- 
umbia and  Alberta,  Canada,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  selecting  a  tract  of  land  on  which 
to  locate  a  colony  of  Saints. 

FH.  1,—ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
after  trial,  the  u.  c.  case  against  Thomas 
Lee,  of  Tooele  County,  was  dismissed, 
there  being  no  evidence  against  the  de- 
fendant. A  verdict  of  guilty  was  render- 
ed against  Homer  Duncan  for  u.  c.  John 
B.  Forster,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  Thos.  F. 
H.  Morton,  of  Farmers  Ward,  were  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  1300  fine  each,  and  Willard 
L.  Snow,  of  Farmers  Ward,  to  eighteen 
months'  imprisonment  and  |300  fine,  all  for 
u.  c.  They  were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

—Bishop  Geo.  D.  Snell  and  Sylvester 
Bradford,  of  Spanish  Fork,  were  arrested 
on  charges  of  u.  c. 

Sat.  2.—0.  L.  Brown  succeeded  G.  N. 
Dow  as  warden  of  the  Utah  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  after  a 
long  trial,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of 
guilty  against  Orson  P.  Arnold  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  4. — In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Rasmus  Nielsen  plead  guilty  to  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

Tues.  5.—  In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Wm.  J.  Hooper  plead  not  guilty  to  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

Wed.6.— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Da- 
vid W.  Leaker  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300 
fine  for  u.  c. 

—Thos.  B.  Cardon  was  arrested  at  Lo- 
gan, Cache  Co.,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  bonds. 


— The  semi-annual  conference  of  the 
Church  was  commenced  in  Coalville,  Sum- 
mit Co.,  Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards 
presiding.    It  continued  until  the  8th. 

Thurs.  7.— John  Q.  Cannon  was  arrested 
near  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of  poly- 
gamy, and  placed  under  bonds. 

—Geo.  C.  Parkinson,  having  served  his 
term  of  imprisonment  in  the  Boise  City 
Penitentiary,  Idaho,  was  released  from 
prison. 

Sat.  .9.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Isaac  R.  Pierce,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
sentenced  to  fifteen  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $100  fine,  the  indictment  against 
him  being  divided  into  five  counts. 

— John  P.  Mortensen,  of  the  8th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  |l,500  bonds. 

Mon.  11.— Ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
Amos  H.  Neff  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300 
fine,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary,  Sen- 
tence was  suspended  in  the  case  of  Homer 
Duncan. 

—James  C.  Watson,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
who  had  served  one  term  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary for  living  with  his  wives,  was  again 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u,  c,  but  after  a 
rigid  examination  before  Com.  McKay,  he 
was  acquitted. 

— The  body  of  J.  D.  Farmer,  who  was 
drowned  Aug.  6,  1882,  was  found  on  the 
shores  of  Great  Salt  Lake,  eight  miles 
west  of  Garfield,  Tooele  Co. 

Tues.  12.— John  W.  Hoffman,  of  the  21st 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  and,  after  spending  the 
night  in  prison,  brought  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay the  following  day  and  placed  under 
$1,000  bonds. 

Wed.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
suit  was  commenced  against  Horace  S. 
Eldredge  and  Francis  Armstrong  for  the 
payment  of  $20,000  bonds,  forfeited  in  the 
case  of  Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon. 

— Chas.  Franks,  of  Logan,  Cache  Co., 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought 
before  Com.  Goodwin,  and  placed  under 
$1,000  bonds. 

— The  steamship  British  King  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  a  company  of 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Joshua  Greenwood. 
The  company  arrived  at  Philadelphia,  Oct. 
27th,  and  at  Salt  Lake  City,  Nov.  1st. 

— Christopher  J.  Kempe,  Peter  J.  Chris- 
toff  ersen  and  Ammon  M.  Tenney  who  had 
been  wrongfully  imprisoned  at  Detroit, 
Mich.,  since  December,  1884,  received  the 
pardon  of  Pres.  Cleveland  and  were  set 
free. 

Thurs.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
James  I.  Steel,  of  Pine  Canyon,  Tooele  Co., 
convicted  of  u  c.  on  a  two-count  indict- 
ment, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to 
one  year's  imprisonment  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary and  $600  fine. 

Fri.  i5.— Bishop  Wm.  E.  Bassett,  of  the 
20th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested 
for  u.  c.  and  placed  undei  $1,500  bonds. 

— Prince  Louis  Napoleon,  grand  nephew 
of  Napoleon  Bonaparte,  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City  on  a  visit  from  the  West.  He 
left  for  the  East  the  following  day. 

Sat,  16.— W.  H.  Haigh,  of  West  Jordan, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought 
before  Com.   McKay,  in    Salt  Lake  City, 


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and  placed  under  bonds.  On  the  same  day 
Geo.  W.  Thatcher  and  Wra.  Palmer,  of 
Logan,  and  John  C.  Gray  were  arrested 
for  u.  c,  and  put  under  bonds. 

Sun.  17.— The  first  Latter-day  Saint  Y. 
M.  M.  I.  A.  in  Mexico  was  organized  at 
Juarez,  Chihuahua;  Joseph  Cordon,  pres- 
ident. 

— Hon.  John  R.  Pettigrew,  a  member 
of  the  Utah  Commission,  died  at  Waco, 
Texas. 

Mon.  18.— Bishop  Wm.  E.  Bassett  had 
an  examination  before  Com.  McKay,  after 
which  he  was  placed  under  $15,000  bonds, 
being  charged  also  with  polygamy. 

Tues.  15.— Stephen  R.  Marks  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  20.— Herman  Grether,  of  the  10th 
Ward,  J  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  a.  c,  and,  after  examination  be- 
fore Com.  McKay,  placed  under  $3,000 
bonds. 

— Bishop  Lewis  H.  Mousley,  of  Bluff 
Dale,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested,  for  u. 
c,  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed  un- 
der $1,500  bonds,  by  Com.  McKay. 

Thurs.  21. — The  motion  for  a  new  trial 
in  the  Third  District  Court  being  over- 
ruled, Orson  P.  Arnold  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  fifteen  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $450  fine  and  sent  to  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

— After  preliminary  examination  before 
Com.  McKay,  Stephen  R.  Marks  was  put 
under  $3,000  bonds. 

— Bishop  James  W.  Loveless  (sentenced 
in  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo,  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine) , 
and  John  Durrant  and  Hans  Jensen  (sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine,  each)  were  taken  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

i^'ri.  22.— In  the  Third  District  Court,  a 
writ  of  habeas  corpus  was  applied  for  in 
the  case  of  Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow,  who 
was  confined  in  the  Penitentiary.  The  ap- 
plication was  refused  and  the  case  taken 
before  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 

— Charles  Hardy,of  Provo,  who  had  been 
convicted  in  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  for  resisting  Deputy  Marshal 
Redfield,  was  sentenced  to  imprisonment 
for  one  day  in  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  23. — The  new  political  party  of 
Idaho,  consisting  mainly  of  "Mormon" 
citizens  and  known  as  the  Independent 
Party,  held  a  Territorial  convention  at 
Franklin,  Oneida  Co.,  where  a  platform 
and  resolutions  were  adopted. 

— Enoch,  Iron  Co.,  was  raided  by  U.  S. 
deputy  marshals  and  John  P.  Jones  ar- 
rested for  u.  c.  John  L.  Jones,  his  eldest 
son,  and  an  alleged  plural  wife  were  also 
arrested. 

Sun.  24. — Reuben  C.  Smith  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  25.— Elder  John  Nebeker,  a  pro- 
minent Elder,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  died  at 
Lake  Town,  Rich  Co. 

Tues.  26.— Geo.  B.  Wallace,  of  Granger, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  U.C.,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

—After  a  new  trial  in  the  First  District 
Court,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of 
guilty  against  Robert  C.  Kirkwood,  for 
u.c. 


— Pres.  Cleveland  appointed  Abner  B. 
Williams,  of  Arkansas,  a  member  of  the 
Utah  Commission,  in  place  of  John  R. 
Pettigrew,  deceased. 

Wed.  27.— Marcus  L.  Shepherd,  of  Bea- 
ver, was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Thomas  Butler,  of  the  14th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.c.  and  placed  under  11,000  bonds. 

—Five  "Mormon"  emigrants,  who  were 
sent  back  to  England  by  the  bigoted 
action  of  the  emigrating  commissioners 
at  New  York,  arrived  at  Salt  Lake  City. 
Having  arrived  at  Liverpool  they  were 
placed  on  another  steamer  bound  for  New 
York,  and  their  religious  belief  not  being 
suspected,  they  were  landed  in  New  York 
without  further  trouble. 

Thurs.  28.— Apostle  John  W.  Taylor  was 
indicted  at  Blackfoot,  Idaho,  on  a  charge 
of  inciting  to  acts  of  lawlessness  in  a  ser- 
mon delivered  by  him  at  Oxford,  Oneida 
Co.,  Idaho,  Aug.  1, 1886. 

Sat.  30.— Ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
John  C.  Gray,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  who 
plead  guilty  to  the  charge  of  u.c,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  and  taken  to 
the  Penitentiary.  Herman  Grether,  John 
P.  Mortensen,  Geo.  B.  Wallace  and  Bishop 
Lewis  H.  Mousley  plead  not  guilty  to 
the  same  charge. 

—Elder  John  H.  Evans,  of  the  15th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

— A  small  company  of  Saints  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  bound  for  Utah. 

Sun.  51.— Elder  Wm.  M.  Palmer,  by 
permission,  held  a  meeting  with  and  ad- 
mitiistered  the  Sacrament  to  the  brethren 
incarcerated  in  the  Detroit  House  of  Cor- 
rection, Mich. 

November. — The  Saints  who  had  been 
encamped  on  the  Casas  Grandes  river,near 
Ascencion,  Chihuahua,  moved  to  the  new 
townsite  (Diaz). 

3fon.  1. — Wad  El  Ward,  a  Jew,  lectured 
in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre. 

— Hen.  Geo.  T.  Curtis  addressed  an  able 
letter  to  Hon.  L.  Q.  C,  Lamar,  Secretary 
of  the  Interior,  on  Utah  affairs,  polygamy 
and  cohabitation. 

Tues.  2.  — Geo.  F.  Gibbs,  of  the  20th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  examined  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay and  discharged  for  want  of  evidence. 

— At  the  general  election  in  Utah,  John 
T.  Came,  the  People's  Party  nominee,  was 
re-elected  delegate  to  Congress,  receiving 
19,605  votes,  while  the  Liberal  candidate, 
William  M.  Ferry,  only  received  2,810 
votes. 

Wed.  3.— Wm.  A.  Morrow,  an  ex-Mor- 
mon, of  Granger,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  ar- 
rested for  u.  c,  and  imprisoned  in  the  Fen  - 
itentiary  for  the  night.  The  following 
day  he  was  placed  under  $1,500  bonds  by 
Com.  McKay. 

—Timothy  Parkinson,  of  Wellsville, 
Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  at  Piedmont, 
Wyo.,  charged  with  u.  c,  taken  to  Ogden 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Thomas  Richardson,  a  member  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Richmond, 
Cache  Co. 

Thurs.  4. — Thomas  Jenkins,  of  the  4th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 


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charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds,  by  Com.  McKay. 

—The  Historian's  Office,  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals, 
searching  for  Prests.  Taylor  and  Cannon. 

—John  Aird  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Andrew  J.  Kershaw,  who  had  been 
arrested  in  Evans  ton,  Wyo.,  was  placed 
under  $3,000  bonds  to  answer  to  a  charge  of 
u.  c. 

Fri.  5.  —  Centre ville,  Davis  Co.,  was 
raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  ar- 
rested John  Adams,  on  the  charge  of  u.  c, 
and  took  him  to  Salt  Lake  City.  The  next 
morning  he  was  arraigned  before  Com. 
McKay,  who  put  him  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Sat.  6. — James  Newton,  of  the  10th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  brought  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Lorenzo  Stutz,  of  Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Sun.  1. — Panguitch,  Garfield  Co.,  was 
raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  ar- 
rested a  supposed  plural  wife  and  brought 
her  to  Beaver. 

Mon.  8.— Gideon  M.  Mumford,  of  Mill 
Creek,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
brought  before  Com.  McKay,  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds.  Lo- 
renzo Stutz,  of  Mill  Creek,  was  placed  un- 
der $1,500  bonds. 

— tJ.  S.  deputy  marshals  made  an  unsuc- 
cessful raid  on  houses  at  Paragoonah,  Iron 
Co. 

— Rasmus  C.  Rasmussen,  of  Mink  Creek, 
Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  who  had  served  his  term 
of  imprisonment  in  the  Boise  Penitentiary, 
arrived  home. 

Tues.  9. — Jos.  H.  Thurber,  accused  of 
polygamy,  who  had  been  confined  in  the 
Beaver  jail,  secured  bonds  and  was  liber- 
ated. 

— Wm.  Fry,  of  the  Morgan  Stake  presi- 
dency, was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  to  Ogden,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

— Wm.  D.  Johnson  was  set  apart  to  pre- 
side as  Bishop  at  Diaz,  Chihuahua,  Mexico. 

Wed.  10. — Stanley  Taylor,  Andrew  Jen- 
sen and  George  B.  Bailey  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— George  Crismon,  of  Sugar  House 
Ward,  and  Andrew  W.  Cooley  (imprisoned 
before),  of  Brighton,  were  arrested  for 
u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  each 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds.  Crismon  plead 
guilty,  Cooley  waived  examination. 

Thurs.  ii.— Edward  Schoenfeld,  of 
Brighton,  was  arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought  before  Com. 
McKay  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Geo.  C.  Lambert  and  Henry  W.  Nais- 
bitt  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— Matthew  Pickett,  of  Tooele,  Bishop 
Ishmael  Phillips,  of  Union,  and  Thomas 
AUsop,  of  Sandy,  were  arrested,  charged 
with  u.  c,  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Sat.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Nathaniel  V.  Jones  and  Frank  M.  Tre- 
seder  were  each  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane 
to  three  years'  imprisonment,  for  alleged 
bribery,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary, 
the  motion  for  a  new  trial  having  been 
overruled. 


— After  a  lengthy  trial  iu  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  at  Provo,  the  jury  returned  a 
verdict  of  guilty  of  voluntary  man- 
slaughter, against  H.  H.  Pearson,  who 
killed  Forest  Green  at  Nephi,  Jan  10, 1886. 

Tues.  iff.— Patriarch  Wm.  G.  Perkins 
died  in  St.  George. 

Wed.  17. — John  H.Rumel,  sen.,  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds. 

Thurs.  18.— The  Saints  residing  at  Eagle 
Rock,  Idaho,  were  organized  as  the  Eagle 
Rock  Ward,  of  the  Bannock  Stake ;  James 
Thomas,  Bishop. 

— Joseph  Hogan,  of  Bountiful,  was  ar- 
rested for  u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay 
and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  after  trial, 
the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  Henry  H.  Hawthorne,  a  "Gentile" 
polygamist. 

— In  the  District  Court,  at  Blackfoot, 
Idaho,  Samuel  R.  Parkinson  was  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  in  the 
Boise  Penitentiary  and  $300  fine  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  20.— Bishop  AppoUos  G.  Driggs,  of 
Sugar  House  Ward,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  polygamy.  He  was  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City  and  finally  discharged,after 
an  examination  before  Com.  McKay. 

Mon.  22. — In  the  First  District  Court,  in 
Ogden,  Timothy  Parkinson,  who  plead 
guilty  to  a  charge  of  u.  c,  was  sentenced 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $100 
fine. 

Tues.  23.— John  W.  Snell  was  liberated 
from  the  Penitentiary,  having  served  two 
months  and  thirteen  days  more  than  his 
time. 

—Thomas  Fenton,  of  the  6th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  H.  H. 
Hawthorne,  the  "Gentile"  polygamist, 
was  sentenced  to  four  years'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine,and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

—Phillip  Pugsley  was  arrested  in  Salt 
Lake  City  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  After  ex- 
amination before  Com.  McKay,  he  was 
discharged. 

Wed.  24.— George  Dunford,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  charged  with  u.  c,  gave  himself  up 
to  the  officers,  plead  guilty,  and  was  sent- 
enced by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $150  fine.  He  was  taken  to 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Anders  W.  Winberg,  of  the  19th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon  was  arrested 
near  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed  un- 
der $10,000  bonds. 

— Jonathan  Campbell,  a  member  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  North  Ogden, 
Weber  Co. 

Thurs.  25. — After  a  lengthy  trial  in  the 
First  District  Court,  at  Oden,  the  jury  re- 
turned a  verdict  of  not  guilty  in  the  case 
of  Lorin  Farr,  charged  with  u.  c. 

— Christian  P.  Christiansen,  of  Monroe, 
Sevier  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c.  Subsequently  he  was  taken  to  Beaver 
and  placed  under  bonds. 


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Fri.  26.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Lorenzo  Stutz,  of  Mill  Creek,  plead 
guilty  to  a  charge  of  u.  c.  Thos.  Jenkins 
promised  to  obey  the  law,  and  sentence 
in  his  case  was  suspended. 

— Wm.  H.  Tovev,  of  the  20th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  brought  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  $1,000  bonds.  Joseph  Blunt,  of  the 
21st  Ward,  was  arrested  and  placed  under 
bonds,  charged  with  the  same  offense. 
^^Sat.  27.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Wm.  A.  Morrow,  a  non-Mormon,  charged 
with  u.  c,  promised  to  obey  the  law,  and 
sentence  was  suspended. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  Wm.  Geddes,  of  Plain  City,  for 
u.c. 

Sun.  28.— Wilford  H.  Halliday  shot  and 
killed  Joseph  Dobson,  the  seducer  of  the 
former's  wife,  at  Kanab,  Kane  Co. 

Mon.  2.9.— Wm.  J.  Cox  and  Wm.  G.  Bick- 
ley,  of  Beaver,  and  Peter  Wimmer,  of 
Parowan,  were  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Lorenzo 
Stutz  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  one 
year's  imprisonment,  and  $100  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
John  Stoddard  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Henderson  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine.  Francis  A.  Brown,  charged 
again  with  u.  c,  was  acquitted. 

—Walter  M.  Craner,  of  Tooele,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to  Salt 
Lake  City,  examined  before  Com.  McKay 
and  discharged. 

Tues.  30.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
John  H.  Rumel,  sen.,  promised  to  obey  the 
law,  and  sentence  was  suspended. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
sentence  was  suspended  in  the  case  of 
Susan  Parry,  wife  of  Joseph  Parry;  she 
was  charged  with  perjury. 

— George  Naylor,  of  Kamas, was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  The  following  day  he 
was  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City.  Charles 
Burgess,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was  also  ar- 
rested on  the  same  charge  and  placed  un- 
der $1,500  bonds. 

December. — The  "Loyal  League"  of 
Utah  was  organized,  its  object  being  the 
destruction  of  "Mormonism." 

Wed.  1. — George  Nebeker,  a  prominent 
Elder,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—Myron  W.  Butler,  of  Ogden,  and  Thos. 
H.  Bullock,  of  Salt  Creek,  Weber  Co., 
were  imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary,  for 
u.c. 

— Charles  Denney  and  Amos  Maycock 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  2.— Ludvig  H.  Berg  and  Jens 
Hansen  were  discharged  from  the  Peni  ■ 
tentiary. 

— Brigham  H.  Roberts,  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Herald  editorial  staff,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.c.  and  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds.  When  called  for  examination  the 
next  day,  the  defendant  did  not  appear, 
and  his  bonds  were  declared  forfeited. 

Fri.  3.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Geo.  Naylor  plead  guilty 
to  a  charge  of  u.c,  and  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 


and  $-900  fine,  and  taken  to  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— Philo  Farnsworth,  sen.,  of  Pine  Creek, 
Beaver  Co.,  was  arrested  on  the  charge 
of  u.c,  taken  to  Beaver  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Mon.  6.—Wm.  Geddes,  of  Plain  City,  was 
imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary  for  u.c 

Tues.  7.— Geo.  Chandler,  of  Ogden,  was 
imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary  for  u.c. 

— Wm.  L.  Binder,  of  the  15th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.c,  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds.  Af- 
ter examination  the  next  day  before  Com. 
McKay,  he  was  discharged. 

— Chas.  Harmon,  jun.,  of  the  16th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay,  ex- 
amined and  discharged. 

— Several  houses  at  Lehi,  Utah  Co  ,  were 
raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  ar- 
rested Bishop  Thos.  R.  Cutler,  Edwin 
Standring,  James  Kirkham,  George  Kirk- 
ham,  John  L.  Gibb,  Samuel  James,  John 
Hart  and  William  5fates,  for  u.c. 

Wed.  8.— Secretary  Arthur  L.  Thomas 
was  nominated  a  member  of  the  Utah  Com- 
mission by  Pres,  Cleveland. 

— The  Lehi  prisoners  (except  Wm. 
Yates,  who  was  sick)  were  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City  and  placed  under  bonds, 
after  examination  before  Com.  McKay. 

Thurs.  9.— John  England,  of  Tooele,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c,  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds,  after  ex- 
amination before  Com.  McKay. 

iSat.  ii  .—Daniel  Corbett,  of  the  2nd  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u.c,  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Mon.  13. — Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon  was 
arraigned  in  the  Third  District  Court, 
where  he  was  arrested  again  on  three 
more  charges,  two  for  u.  c  and  one  ror 
polygamy. 

—John  P.  Sorensen,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arrested,  charged  with  polygamy, 
brought  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

— In  the  First  District  Court  (Judge 
Henderson),  at  Ogden,  James  May,  of 
Calls'  Fort,  Box  Elder  Co.;  Fred.  W.  Ellis, 
of  Pleasant  View,  Weber  Co.;  Thomas  B. 
Helm  and  Henry  B.  Gwilliam,  of  South 
Hooper,  were,  each,  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  in  the  Penitentiary 
and  $100  fine. 

2  ues.  14. — In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Thomas  Allsop,  of  Sandy,  who  plead  guilty 
to  a  three  count  indictment  for  u.  c,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  fifteen  months' 
imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  and  sent  to  the 
Penitentiary. 

Wed.  15. — After  a  lengthy  examination 
before  Com.  McKay,  all  the  charges 
against  Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon  were  dis- 
missed, and  he  was  discharged. 

Thurs.  16.  —  Edward  .M.  Dalton  was 
foully  murdered  by  U.  S.  Deputy  Marshal 
Wm.  Thompson,  jun.,  at  Parowan,  Iron 
Co.    The  murderer  was  arrested. 

—Matthew  Pickett,  of  Tooele,  was  ar- 
raigned in  the  Third  District  Court,charg- 
ing  him  with  u.  c    He  plead  not  guilty. 

— Thomas  Jeremy  and  Peter  Gillespie,  of 
the  16th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City  were  ar 
rested,  charged  with  u.c.  and  placed  under 
bonds. 


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JP'H.  i7.— Under  the  auspicies  of  the  Old 
Folk's  Committee,  the  "Old  Folks,"  wid- 
ows and  orphans,  of  Salt  Lake  County, 
were  treated  to  a  free  entertainment  in 
the  Theatre,  Salt  Lake  City,  the  Home 
Dramatic  Club  playing  "Confusion." 

Sat.  18.— After  examination  before  Com. 
McKay,  the  polygamy  case  against  John  P. 
S0rensen  was  dismissed  for  lack  of  evi- 
dence. 

Mon.  20.  —  After  the  usual  examina- 
tion before  Com.  McKay,  the  u.  c.  case 
against  Peter  Gillespie,  of  Tooele,  was 
dismissed,  and  the  defendant  discharged. 
.  Tues.  21. — In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  the  grand  jury  indicted  the 
murderer,  Wm.  Thompson,  jun.,  for  man- 
slaughter. 

—Bishop  Wm.  E.  Bassett,  of  the  20th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  and 
placed  under  $10,000  bonds,  being  indicted 
by  the  grand  jury  for  polygamy. 

Fri.  24.  —  Elder  John  Horspool  died  at 
Ogden. 

JSun.  26.  —  Elder  John  Hindley  died  at 
American  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Mon.  27.— John  P.  Jones  and  John  Lee 
Jones,  of  Enoch,  Iron  Co.,  and  Joseph  H. 
Thurber,  of  Greenwich,  Piute  Co.,  were 
imprisoned  in'thePenitentiary,the  two  for- 
mer for  u.  c,  and  the  latter  for  polygamy 
and  u.  c,  all  having  been  sentenced  by 
Judge  Boreman  in  the  Second  District 
Court,  at  Beaver. 

—The  18th  Ward  (Salt  Lake  City)  In- 
dependent School  House  was  formally 
opened. 

Tues.  28.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  after  trial,  the  jury  returned  a 
verdict  of  guilty  against  Abraham  Chad- 
wick,  of  Ogden,  and  N,  C.  Mortensen,  of 
Huntsville,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  29.— Relon  H.  Tracy,  of  Ogden,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Brigham  Y.  Hampton,  having  served 
his  term  of  imprisonment  for  alleged  con- 
spiracy, was  released  from  the  county 
jail. 

Thurs.  30.— Mary  M.  D.  Nebeker,  relict 
of  Peter  Nebeker,  died  at  Willard  City, 
Box  Elder  Co. 

— Peter  Petersen,  of  Richville,  Morgan 
Co.,  was  imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary, 
having  been  sentenced  by  Judge  Hender- 
son, in  the  First  District  Court  at  Ogden, 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine 
for  u.  c. 


1887. 

During  this  year  nearly  two  hundred  of 
the  brethren  were  imprisoned  in  the  Utah 
Penitentiary,  besides  a  number  in  Idaho, 
for  infractions  o^  the  provisions  of  the 
anti-polygamy  laws.  The  settlements  of 
the  Saints  in  Mexico  and  Canada  were 
greatly  strengthened  by  "Mormon"  exiles 
from  the  United  States.  Under  the  pro- 
visions of  the  Edmunds- Tucker  law  the 
government,  through  its  receiver,  took 
possession  of  the  Church  offices,  and  a 
wholesale    confiscation    of    Church  pro- 


perty was  threatened.  President  John 
Taylor  died  in  exile,  and  the  Council  of 
Twelve  Apostles  was  sustained  as  the 
Presidency  of  the  Church. 

January.— The  Saints  who  had  settled 
at  Juarez,  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  moved  to 
a  new  townsite  which  had  been  surveyed 
two  miles  west  of  the  first  location.  The 
first  townsite  was  found  to  be  outside  of 
the  land  purchased  by  the  Saints. 

3Ion.  3.— In  the  First  District  Court 
(Judge  Henderson)  ,at  Ogden,Wm.  Palmer, 
Hugh  Adams  and  Thomas  McNeill,  of 
Logan,  who  had  plead  guilty  to  a  two- 
count  indictment,  each;  Peter  Andersen, 
of  Huntsville,  who  had  plead  guilty  to  a 
three  count  indictment ;  and  Robert  Hen- 
derson, of  Logan,  who  had  plead  guilty  to 
a  one- count  indictment,  were  each  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  in  the 
Penitentiary  and  a  fine  of  $100  for  u.  c. 
Harvey  Murdock,  of  Huntsville,  who  three 
weeks  previous  plead  guilty  to  an  indict- 
ment charging  him  with  polygamy,  was 
sentenced  to  five  years'  imprisonment  and 
$500  fine. 

—William  Crackles,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought 
before  Com.  McKay  and  placed  under  $500 
bonds. 

— S0ren  C.  Petersen,  of  Elsinore,  Sevier 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 
He  was  subsequently  taken  to  Beaver,  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

— Mary  Jen  son,  wife  of  Andrew  Jenson, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  4.— Levi  North  and  Hyrum  B. 
North,  of  Provo  Valley,  Wasatch  Co., 
were  arrested  at  Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  charged  with  u.  c,  taken  before  Com. 
McKay,  and  each  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds. 

Thurs.  6.— After  a  two  days'  trial  in  the 
First  District  Court,  at  Ogden,  Bishop 
Wm.  E.  Bassett,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
adjudged  guilty  of  polygamy  and  sen- 
tenced to  five  years'  imprisonment  and 
$500  fine.  An  appeal  was  taken  to  the 
Territorial  Supreme  Court. 

Fri.  7.— After  a  two-days'  trial,  the 
anti-Mormon  jury,  in  the  First  District 
Court  (Beaver),  gave  a  verdict  of  "not 
guilty"  in  the  case  of  Wm.  Thompson, 
jun.,  who  murdered  Edward  M.  Dalton  at 
Parowan,  Dec.  16,  1886. 

Sat.  8.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Thos.  W.  Kirby,  of  Hyde  Park, 
Cache  Co.,  who  plead  guilty  to  a  three - 
count  indictment  charging  u.  c,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine.  John  Mar- 
riott, of  Marriott,  and  Charles  Franks,  of 
Logan,  received  similar  sentences.  Niels 
C.  Mortensen,  of  Huntsville,  Abraham 
Chad  wick  and  Joseph  Parry,  of  Ogden, 
were  sentenced  to  six  morths'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  each.  The  prisoners 
were  all  taken  to  the  Penitentiary  the 
same  evening. 

Mon.  10.— v.  S.  Deputy  Marshal  Wm. 
Hopson  and  posse  raided  Poole  Island, 
Idaho,  and  arrested  Charles  Shipping,  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c. 

Wed.  12.— The  Edmunds -Tucker  bill  was 


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passed  by  the  U.  S.  House  of  Representa- 
tives. 

7  hurs.  13. — A  bill  repealing  the  anti- 
Mormon  test  oath  in  Arizona  was  passed 
by  the  Council  branch  of  the  Arizona 
legislature.  The  House  passed  it  the  fol- 
lowing day,  and  the  governor  signed  it  on 
the  15th. 

—The  Edmunds-Tucker  bill  was  referred 
to  a  conference  committee  by  the  U.  S. 
Senate. 

— Wm.  Yates,  of  Lehi,  Utah  Co.,  who  was 
arrested  about  a  month  previous  for  u.  c, 
appeared  before  Com.  McKay,  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  was  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Fri.  i4.— Ex  Gov.  Eli  H.  Murray  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  of  the  Territorial  Su- 
preme Court,  as  an  attorney,  while  Lieut. 
Richard  W.  Young,  a  prominent  lawyer  of 
extensive  practice  in  the  East,  was  refused 
admittance  because  he  was  a  "Mormon." 

—Hong  Hop,  a  Chinese  merchant,  mar- 
ried Nellie  Adlard,  a  white  woman,  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  This  peculiar  matrimonial  in- 
cident was  said  to  be  the  first  of  its  kind  in 
Utah. 

Tues.  i8.— Hans  J.  Petersen,  of  Kanes- 
ville,  Weber  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  taken  to  Ogden  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Wed.  19.  —  Elder  Wm.  Ringwood,  over 
ninety  years  old,  died  in  the  20th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  20.— The  Lorenzo  Snow  habeas 
corpus  case  was  argued  before  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  United  States,  where 
Hon.  Franklin  S.  Richards,  of  Utah,  made 
an  able  argument  against  the  segregation 
policy  instituted  by  the  Utah  courts. 

Sat.  22.— Elder  Wm.  A.  McMaster  died 
in  the  11th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

—George  Saville,  of  the  18th  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds. 

Sun.  23.— A.  P.  Anderson,  of  Chester- 
field, Idaho,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  brought  to  Blackfoot  and  placed  under 
$2,000  bonds. 

Mon.  24.— Houses  at  Farmington,  Davis 
Co.,  and  Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co., 
were  raided  by  deputy  marshals. 

—Peter  Madsen,  of  Willard,  Box  Elder 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c.  and  placed  un- 
der $1,500  bonds. 

Tues.  25.— Richard  Collett  and  Edwin 
Rawlins,  of  the  19th  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  Eric  Hogan,  of  Bountiful,  Davis 
Co.,  were  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
brought  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds,  each.  After  a  pre- 
liminary examination  in  the  evening, 
Hogan  was  discharged. 

Wed.  26*.- John  D.  Lang,  of  the  15th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u. 
c.  After  a  preliminary  examination  be- 
fore Com.  McKay,  he  was  found  "inno- 
cent" and  consequently  discharged. 

— Andrew  J.  Kershaw  was  arrested  by 
deputy  marshals  at  Randolph,  Rich  Co., 
for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  27.— Elder  Nathaniel  H.  Felt,  of 
the  17th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

— T.  B.  Lewis,  of  Ogden,  was  arrested, 
accused  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

Fri.  28.— Houses  at  Deseret,  Millard  Co. 


were  raided  by  deputy  marshals,  in  search 
of  polygamists. 

— R.  G.  Slater  and  Alexander  Edwards, 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  were  arrested,  charged 
with  u.  c,  brought  before  Com.  McKay 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds,  each. 

—Jens  P.  C.  Winter  and  John  Petersen, 
of  Huntsville,  Weber  Co.,  were  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought  to  Ogden  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Sat.  25.— Thomas  Brunker,  of  the  11th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  arraigned  before  Com. 
McKay  and  discharged. 

Mon.  31. — Charles  Edler,  of  Tooele,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought  to 
Salt  Lake  City,  arraigned  before  Com. 
McKay  and  finally  discharged  for  lack 
of  evidence. 

— Houses  at  Kanosh,  Millard  Co.,  were 
raided  by  deputy  marshals,  who  arrested 
Bishop  Abram  A.  Kimball  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

February.  —  Apostle  George  Teasdale 
succeeded  Daniel  H.  Wells  in  the  presi- 
dency of  the  European  mission. 

Tues.  1. — Allen  Hlinsaker  was  arrested 
for  u.  c,  and  shot  at  by  deputy  marshals, 
at  his  ranche  on  the  Malad  river.  Box  Elder 
Co.  James  Woods,  of  Tooele,  was  arrest- 
ed on  the  same  charge,  brought  to  Salt 
Lake  City,  with  part  of  his  family,  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— George  E.  Steele,  a  member  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Lehi,  Maricopa 
Co.,  Ariz. 

Thurs.  5.— Mrs.  Sarah  Rawlins  Grow,  a 
witness  in  an  u.  c.  case  against  Henry 
Grow,  was  arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and 
placed  under  $750  bonds. 

— Wm.  Poole,  an  old  gentleman,  of  Ogden 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Fri.  4.— Elder  John  E.  Metcalf,  sen., 
died  at  Fayette,  Sanpete  Co. 

Sat.  5.— Mary  Bishop,  of  the  10th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  died  of  old  age,  being  in 
her  101st  year.  She  was  born  in  Crew- 
kerne,  Somersetshire,  England,  Sept.  24, 
1786. 

Mon.  7. — Bishop  James  C.  Hamilton,  of 
Mill  Creek,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.c,  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds.  After  a  preliminary 
examination  before  Com.  McKay,  the  fol- 
lowing day,  he  was  discharged. 

—The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  reversed  the 
decision  of  the  Utah  courts  in  Apostle 
Lorenzo  Snow's  habeas  corpus  case,  and 
declared  the  "segregation  policy"  illegal. 

Tues.  8. — Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow  and 
Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck,  agreeable  to 
the  decision  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court, 
were  released  from  the  Penitentiary. 
They  had  served  considerably  longer  than 
their  term,  awaiting  the  decision  of  the 
court. 

— Bishop  Harrison  Sperry,  of  the  4th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for 
u.c,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Josiah  Richardson  was  arrested  near 
Malad  City,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  for  u.c. 

Wed.  9.— As  a  further  result  of  the  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court  decision,  Wm.  H.  Pidcock, 
Ambrose  Greenwell,  Wm.  M.  Bromley, 
and  Isaac  R.  Pierce  were  released  from 
the  Penitentiary. 


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Thurs.  10.— Royal  B.  Young,  having 
served  one  term  of  imprisonment,  was  re- 
leased from  the  Penitentiary,  in  accord- 
ance with  the  Supreme  Court  decision. 

Fri.  11. — Marshal  Frank  H.  Dyer,  as- 
sisted by  Deputies  John  W.  Greenman, 
Oscar  C.^Vandercook,  Arthur  Pratt,  Bow- 
man Cannon,  Samuel  L.  Sprague,  John 
G.  Gleason,  C.  H.  M.  y  Agramonte  and 
W.  B.  Parker,  Detectives  E.  A.  Franks, 
Sam.  H.  Gilson  and  many  others  made  a 
raid  on  the  Church  buildings  (Tithing  Of- 
fice, Historian's  Office  and  Gardo  House) , 
searching  for  Prests.  John  Taylor  and 
Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  others;  none  of  them 
were  found. 

— James  Hansen,  of  Brigham  City,  Box 
Elder  Co.,  was  shot  at  by  Deputy  Marshal 
Whetstone,  who  tried  to  arrest  him,  but  he 
escaped  into  the  hills. 

—David  B.  Ward,  an  aged  man  of  Beaver 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  14.— Notwithstanding  the  strenu- 
ous efforts  of  the  "Liberals,"  the  "Peo- 
ple's Party"  gained  a  handsome  majority 
at  the  municipal  election  at  Ogden. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Bishop  Ishmael  Phillips,  of  Union, 
and  Henry  Reiser,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  were 
each  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  foru. 
c.  The  cases  against  Wm.  H.  Haigh,  of 
West  Jordan,  and  John  Tate,  of  Tooele, 
were  continued  for  the  term.  Wm.  J. 
Hooper  plead  guilty  by  saying,  '*lf  it  is  a 
crime  to  support  my  family,  I  am  guilty 
of  u.  c."    Joseph  Blunt  also  plead  guiity. 

Twes.  15.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Isaac  Brockbank,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
sentenced  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  16.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Wm.  H.  Foster  and  Bedson  Eardley,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  Wm.  H.  Watson,  of 
Farmington,  plead  guilty  to  u.  c. 

Thurs.  17.— in  the  Third  District  Court, 
the  case  against  John  Cartwright  for  u.  c. 
was  dismissed.  The  jury  returned  ver- 
dicts of  guilty  against  Henry  Grow  and 
Ezra  T.  Clark,  for  u.  c. 

—In  search  of  Presidents  John  Taylor 
and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  the  Gardo  House  and 
Pres.  Taylor's  residences,  in  the  14th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  were  raided  by 
Marshal  Dyer  and  his  assistants. 

—The  report  of  the  Conference  Commit- 
tee on  the  Edmunds-Tucker  bill  was 
adopted  by  the  U.  S.  House  of  Represen- 
tatives, by  202  votes  against  39.  On  the 
18th  it  was  adopted,  also,  in  the  Senate  by 
37  votes  against  13.  The  act  became  law 
without  the  signature  of  President  Cleve- 
land. 

Fri.  18.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
James  Wood,  of  Tooele,  plead  not  guilty; 
Herman  Grether,of  Salt  Lake  City,  Bishop 
Lewis  H.  Mousley,  of  Bluff  Dale,  and  An- 
drew W.  Cooley,  of  Brighton,  plead  not 
guilty  to  the  charge  of  u.  c.  After  trial  for 
u.  c,  Geo.  B.  Wallace,  of  Granger,  was  ac- 
quitted. The  grand  jury  ignored  the  cases 
against  Alonzo  H.  Raleigh,  Thos.  Jeremy 
and  Daniel  Corbett,  who  were  charged 
with  u.  c. 

Sai.  19.  —  By  Judge  Zane  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  Bishop  Lewis  H.  Mousley, 
of  Bluff  Dale,  Rasmus  Nielsen,  of  Hunter, 


John  P.  Mortensen,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
Bishop  Apollos  G.  Driggs,  of  the  Sugar 
House  Ward,  and  Henry  Whittaker,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  were  each  sentenced  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  300  fine,  for 
u.  c.  and  sent  to  the  Penitentiary. 
The  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  John  Adams,  of  Centreville,  Davis 
Co.,  for  u.  c. 

—Thos.  H.  Morrison,  of  the  17th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u.  c, 
taken  before  Com.  McKay,  and  placed  un- 
der $1,500  bonds. 

Sun.  20.— At  a  special  meeting  held  at 
Draper,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  the  Seventies  re- 
siding in  Sandy,  Union  and  Granite  were 
organized,  by  Abraham  H.  Cannon,  as  the 
93rd  quorum  of  Seventy;  Thos.  Hewlett, 
Thos.  H.  Smart,  Wm.  Thompson  and  Wm. 
R.  Scott,  presidents. 

Mon.  21.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Judge  Zane  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine  each:  Wm.  H. 
Foster  and  Bedson  Eardley,  of  the  7th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City ;  Wm.  H.  Watson, 
Ezra  T.  Clark,  and  Peter  S.  Barkdull,  of 
Farmington,  Davis  Co. ;  Herman  Grether, 
of  the  10th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City ;  John 
Adams,  of  Centreville,  Davis  Co. ;  Joseph 
Hogan,  of  Bountiful,  Davis  Co.,  (who  plead 
guilty  the  same  day) ;  and  Jos.  Blunt,  of 
the  21st  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City.  They  were 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary.  Wm.  H. 
Tovey,  of  the  20th  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  found  guilty  of  u.  c. 

— Wm.  Y.  Jeffs  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary, 

Tues.  22.— Houses  at  Kaysville,  Davis  Co., 
were  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who 
arrested  John  R.  Barnes  and  Wm.  Blood. 
The  prisoners  were  taken  to  Salt  Lake 
City,  brought  before  Com.  McKay,  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds,  each. 

Wed.  23.— In  tlie  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane),Wm.  J.  Hooper,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  Matthew  Pickett,  of  Tooele, 
and  Levi  North,  of  Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  were  each  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine  for  u.  c,  and 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary.  After  trial, 
the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  Anders  W.  Winberg  and  Thomas 
Butler,  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  24.— Joseph  Booth,  of  the  1st 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.c,  brought  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay, and  discharged  after  examination. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Hyrum 
B.  North,  of  Midway,  Wasatch  Co.,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  and  sent  to 
the  Penitentiary. 

— The  murderer,  Wm.  Thompson,  jun., 
who,  after  his  acquittal  at  the  Beaver 
trial,  again  had  been  appointed  a  U.  S. 
deputy  marshal,  commenced  suit  against 
the  Deseret  News  Company  for  damages 
($25,000) ,  because  of  certain  articles  re- 
flecting upon  his  character,  published  in 
that  paper. 

— Geo.  Taylor  and  G.  H.  Peterson,  of 
Almy,  Uinta  Co.,  Wyo.,  were  arrested  for 
u.c,  and,  after  a  preliminary  examination 
before  Judge  Coin,  of  Evanston,  admitted 
to  bail  in  the  sum  of  $300  each.  These 
were  the  first  cases  under  the  Edmunds 
law  in  Wyoming. 


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Fri.  25.—  The  Tithing  OflBce  and  several 
residences  in  the  17th  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City,  were  raided  by  deputy  marshals, 
searching  for  polygamists. 

— James  C.  Watson  and  H.  H.  Evans,  of 
the  6th  Ward,  and  Edwin  Rushton,  of  the 
5th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  were  arrested 
for  U.C.,  taken  before  Com.  McKay  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Sat.  26.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
sustained  the  decision  of  the  District 
Court  against  Bishop  Wm.  E.  Bassett. 

!Sun.  27.— Sophia  Whittaker  Taylor,  wife 
of  Pres.  John  Taylor,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Mon.  28.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Anders  W.  Winberg,  Thomas  Butler  and 
Harrison  Sperry,  all  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
were  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine  each, 
for  u.  c.  All  three  were  taken  to  the 
Penitentiary. 

March.  Tues.  l.—ln  the  Third  District 
Court,  Edward  Schoenfeld,  Wm.  H.  Tovey 
and  Thos.  H.  Morrison,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  Andrew  W.  Cooley,  of  Brighton  Ward, 
were  each  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  in  the  Penitentiary, 
and  fines,  for  u.  c. 

— Houses  at  Bountiful,-  Davis  Co.,  were 
raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  wlio  sub- 
poenaed a  number  of  witnesses.  In  search 
of  Pres.  Taylor,  the  Deseret  Paper  Mill,  at 
the  mouth  of  Big  Cottonwood  Canyon,  was 
raided. 

Wed.  2.— William  Douglas,  of  Smith- 
field,  Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  at  Logan, 
for  u.  c,  and  placed  under  §1,500  bonds. 

Thurs.  .5.— N.  P.  Peterson,  of  Logan, 
was  arrested  for  u.  c.  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Fri.  4.— Peter  Olsen  was  arrested  for 
u.  c,  and,  not  being  able  to  raise  $500  se- 
curity, was  sent  to  the  Penitentiary. 

bun.  6*.— The  first  marriage  under  the 
provisions  of  the  Edmunds -Tucker  law 
was  celebrated  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Wm.  T. 
Pike,  of  Mill  Creek,  and  Miss  Hannah 
Christine  Wallen,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  be- 
ing united  in  matrimony  by  Chief  Justice 
Charles  S.  Zane. 

Mon.  l.—ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
George  Crismon,  of  Sugar  House  Ward, 
was  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  150  fine,  for  u.  c.  The  new  test 
oath  was  administered  to  the  petit  jurors 
serving  in  the  Third  District  Court. 
Several  "Mormons"  refused  to  take  the 
oath  and  were  excused  from  serving. 

—Carl  Janson  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

—David  John  and  Robert  C.  Kirkwood, 
of  Provo,  and  William  R.  Webb,  of  Ameri- 
can Fork,  each  sentenced  in  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  at  Provo,  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  a  fine  of  $300,  and  Edward 
Peay,  of  Provo,  Christian  P.  Christiansen, 
of  Monroe,  and  S0ren  C.  Petersen,  of  El- 
sinore,  each  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment, were  incarcerated  in  the 
Penitentiary. 

— The  first  election  in  Utah  under  the 
new  Edmunds  Tucker  law  was  held  in 
Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co.  Much  to  the 
disappointment  of  the  anti-Mormons,  the 
brethren  subscribed  to  the  test  oath, 
polled  their  votes  and  carried  the  election. 
11 


— Jens  Hansen,  of  Brigham  City,  was  ar- 
rested at  Three  Mile  Creek,  Box  Elder  Co., 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  brought  to  Ogden  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Tues.  8.— After  trial  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  John  England,  of  Tooele,  was  con- 
victed of  u.  c. 

— Peter  Olsen,  having  raised  the  $500 
bonds  required  of  him,  was  released  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— P.  A.  Nielsen,  of  Logan,  was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds. 

Wed.  9. — Frederik  Petersen,  of  the  2nd 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  brought  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay, and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Thurs.  10.  —  Samuel  Anderson,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  brought  before  Com.  McKay,  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

— After  examination  before  Com.  Mc- 
Kay, at  Salt  Lake  City,  Cyrus  Rawson,  of 
Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  who  had  been  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  was  acquitted. 

F7'i.  il.— Bountiful,  Davis  Co.,  was  again 
raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  but  no 
polygamists  were  found. 

Hat.  12. — At  the  Davis  Stake  quarterly 
conference,  held  at  Bountiful,  U.  S.  deputy 
marshals  put  in  their  appearance,  searched 
the  meeting  house,  but  found  nobody  they 
wanted. 

— Daniel  Johnson,  of  Logan,  was  arrest- 
ed for  u.  c.  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Mon.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Herman  F.  F.  Thorup  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $25  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Solomon  A.  Wixom,  of  Granite,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c,  imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary  for  the 
night  and  the  next  day  brought  before 
Com.  McKay.  Wixom  plead  guilty  and  was 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

—Ralph  Smith,  of  Logan,  Cache  Co.,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $2,500 
bonds. 

Tues.  15. — John  Connelly,  who  had  pre- 
viously served  a  term  in  the  Penitentiary 
for  u.  c,  was  again  arrested  on  the  same 
charge,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds, 
after  a  preliminary  examination  before 
Com.  McKay. 

— Wm.  C.  Browe,  postmaster  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  died. 

— Joseph  H.  Evans,  who  had  been  par- 
doned by  Pres.  Cleveland,  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary.  He  had  been  im- 
prisoned there  since  Nov.  8,  1884. 

Thurs.  i7.— Archibald  N.  Hill,  of  the  19th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  but  slipped  away  from  the 
officers. 

iSat.  19.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Henry  Grow,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  sentenced  to  five  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $50  fine  by  Judge  Zane, 
for  u.  c. 

— Andrew  Jacobson,  John  J.  Williams, 
Christopher  Gardner,  Niels  J.  J0rgensen, 
Rasmus  Nielsen,  Thos.  H.  Wiloe,  Hans 
Rasmussen,  Niels  Graham,  John  JoUey 
and  Wm.  Handy  were  released  from  their 
imprisonment  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  and 
started  for  home.  They  were  liberated, 
five  days  before  their    sentence  expired. 


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through  the  decision  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme 
Court. 

Sim.  20.— At  a  meeting  held  at  South 
Jordan,  the  Seventies  residing  in  River- 
ton,  Bluff  Dale  and  Herriman  were 
separated  from  the  33rd  quorum  of  Seven- 
ty, and  organized  by  Abraham  H.  Cannon 
as  the  94th  quorum;  Wm.  H.  Freeman, 
Geo.  Miller,  Timothy  Gilbert,  John  M. 
Bowen,  Alexander  B.  Kidd  and  Charles  M. 
Nokes,  presidents.  On  the  same  occasion 
the  95th  quorum  was  organized  with  Edwin 
D.  Holt,  James  Oliver,  Isaac  J.  Wardle, 
Albert  Holt,  Andrew  Amundsen,  Henry  B. 
Beckstead  and  Alexander  Bills  as  presi- 
dents. The  members  of  this  quorum 
resided  in  South  Jordan  Ward. 

— James  W.  Loveless,  Hans  Jensen,  Or- 
son P.  Arnold  and  John  Durrant  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  21.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  England,  of  Tooele, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $150  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— Richard  Warburton  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Ebenezer  Woodford,  of  the  12th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  adultery  with  his  plural  wife.  He  was 
finally  placed  under  bonds  for  u.  c. 

— Wm.  Harrison  and  Albert  Singleton, 
of  Provo,  Geo.  Kirkham  and  James  Kirk- 
ham,  of  Lehi,  R.  M.  Rogers,  of  Pleasant 
Grove,  Wm.  Unthank,  of  Cedar  City,  and 
Wm.  Dally  and  James  Dally,  of  Summit, 
Iron  Co.,  were  incarcerated  in  the  Pen- 
itentiary, the  five  first  having  been  sen- 
tenced in  the  First  District  Court  (Judge 
Henderson) ,  at  Provo,  and  the  three  last 
in  the  Second  District  Court  (Judge  Bore- 
man),  at  Beaver,  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment each  and  various  fines,  for  u.  c. 

— The  Mancos  branch,  Montezuma  Co., 
Colo.,  was  organized  as  a  Ward;  Geo. 
Halls,  Bishop. 

Tues.  22.— Jonas  E.  Lindberg  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  23. — James  Dunn  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  24. — John  Bergen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary,  but  was  placed 
under  $8,000  bonds,  to  await  the  result  of 
the  polygamy  charge  pending  against 
him. 

Sat.  26'.— Geo.  Hales,  James  Farrer,Wm. 
Robinson,  Thos,  Schofield  and  Richai-d  H. 
Sudweeks  were  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

— Wm.  S.  Muir,  of  Bountiful,  Davis  Co., 
and  Lars  Hansen,  of  Logan,  Cache  Co., 
were  arrested  on  the  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Sun.  27.— The  two  Wards  formerly  ex- 
isting in  Panguitch,  Garfield  Co.,  were 
united ;  Allen  Miller,  Bishop. 

— Paragoonah,  Iron  Co.,  was  raided  by 
U.  S.  deputy  marshals,who  arrested  Bishop 
Wm.  Jones  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Mon.  28. — Joseph  H.  Dean,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  Andrew  Hanson,  of  West  Jor- 
dan, were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  six  of  the  men  who  lynched  Joseph 
Fisher  at  Tintic,  Juab  Co.,  July  7, 1886. 


—The  Latter-day  Saint  meeting  house 
at  Hoytsville,  Summit  Co.,  was  burned. 

Tues,  2.9.— John  C.  Gray  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Kingston  Ward,  Piute  Co.,  was  dis- 
organized, and  two  new  Wards  were  orga- 
nized in  its  place,  namely,  Circleville  Ward, 
with  James  E.  Peterson  as  Bishop,  and 
Junction  Ward,  with  Rufus  C.  Allen  as 
Bishop. 

Thurs.  31.— John  Gillespie,  of  Tooele, 
was  released  from  the  Penitentiary. 

April.  Fri.  i.— Herriman,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals; 
nearly  every  house  in  the  village  was 
searched,  but  no  arrests  were  made. 

Sat.  2.— Elder  John  A.  Halverson,  of  the 
4th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

—South  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co  ,  was 
raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  ar- 
rested Alexander  Bills  and  Henry  Beck- 
stead  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  4.—  Ole  Hansen,  of  Logan,  was  ar- 
rested for  u.  c.  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

Tues.  5.— Karl  G.  Maeser,  of  Provo,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  Lars  Niel- 
sen and  John  Felt,  of  Huntsville,  Weber 
Co.,  were  arrested  on  the  same  charge, 
taken  to  Ogden  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Wed.  6.— Knud  Emmertsen,  of  Hunts- 
ville, was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

—David  W.  Leaker  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Springville,  Utah  Co.,  was  raided  by 
U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  arrested 
Jacob  Houtz  and  Jesse  Gardner  for  u.  c. 

— The  57th  annual  conference  of  the 
Church  was  commenced  in  the  new  Taber- 
nacle, at  Provo,  Utah  Co.,  Lorenzo  Snow, 
presiding.  It  was  continued  until  the 
10th. 

Sun.  10. — Elder  Daniel  Carter  died  at 
BouQtiful,  Davis  Co. 

Tues,  i2.— Edwin  Booth,  the  renowned 
actor,  appeared  in  the  Salt  Lake  Theater, 
for  the  first  time. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Don  Carlos  Snow  and  J.  T.  Arrowsmith, 
of  Provo,  John  L.  Gibb,  of  Lehi,  and  San- 
ford  Fuller,  of  Springville,  were  sentenced 
by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  a  fine  of  $100  each;  Edwin 
Standring,  of  Lehi,  and  Geo.  D.  Snell,  of 
Spanish  Fork,to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $200  fine  each,  and  Edwin  Lucius 
Whiting,  of  Springville,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $50  fine— all  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  13.— Amos  H.  Neff  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Samuel  Ridout,  of  Hooper,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— Ira  Judd,  of  Panguitch,  arrived  at 
Beaver,  in  charge  of  a  U.  S.  deputy  mar- 
shal, having  been  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c. 

Thurs.  14. — James  I.  Steel  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  15.— Jens  P.  Holm,  oi  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
but,  after  a  preliminary  hearing  before 
Com.  McKay,  was  acquitted. 

— Thos.  Harding,  of  Provo,  was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— Wm.  H.  Dickson,  prosecuting  attorney 
for  Utah,  resigned  his  office,  by  request  of 
the  Attorney  General,  and  his  successor 


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Geo.  S.  Peters,  of  Ohio,  was  appointed  the 
day  following. 

Sat.  /6'.— John  Needham,  of  the  11th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  After  a  hearing  before 
Com.  McKay,  he  was  acquitted. 

— Geo.  H.  Peterson  was  tried  at  Evans- 
ton,  Wyo.,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  dis- 
charged. 

— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  194  Saints,  in- 
cluding 13  returning  missionaries,  in 
charge  of  Daniel  Porter  Callister.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  April  29th 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  May  4th. 

Hun.  i7.— Alex.  Perry,  of  Willard,  Box 
Elder  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Mon.  i8.— The  Zion's  Board  of  Trade 
buildings,  at  Logan,  Cache  Co.,  were  de- 
stroyed by  fire. 

Tues.  i.9.— Bishop  Samuel  Carter,  of  Por- 
terville,  Morgan  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to  Ogden  and  placed 
unaer  |1,500  bonds. 

— U,  S.  deputy  marshals  made  an  unsuc- 
cessful raid  at  Salem,  Utah  Co.,  in  search 
of  polygamists. 

Wed.  20. — Peter  Jacob  Lammers,  of 
Ogden,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

—The  first  Latter-day  Saint  settlers  ar- 
rived at  Corralles  Basin,  Chihuahua,  Mex- 
ico, where  Colonia  Pacheco  subsequently 
was  founded. 

Fri.  22. — Timothy  Parkinson  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— John  T.  Gerber,  of  (Granger,  was  ar- 
rested by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  on  a 
charge  of  of  u.  c,  but  ran  away  from  the 
officers.  He,  however,  gave  himself  up 
the  following  day. 

Sat.  ^3.— Amos  Howe,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  arretted  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  $1  500  bonds.  He  was  sub- 
sequently acquitted. 

—  Charles  Richer  s  and  John  Harris,  of 
Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co.,  were  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— Geo.  Dunford  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Wed.  27.— VL.  C.  Hansen,  of  Plain  City, 
Weber  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  taken 
to  Ogden  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

—Charles  O.  Card  and  three  companions 
selected  a  place  for  a  settlement  on  Lee's 
creek,  Alberta,  Canada  —  the  present 
Cirdston— where  other  "Mormon"  settlers 
from  Cache  County,  Utah,  arrived  a  few 
days  later.  Plowing  was  commenced 
May  3rd. 

Thurs.  28.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Solomon  A.  Wixom,  of  Butler  Precinct, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine,for  u.c. 

—Joseph  Parry  was  arrested  at  Brigh- 
ton, Salt  Lake  Co.,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary  for  the 
night  and  the  following  day  put  under 
$1,000  bonds. 

Ft'i.  25.—  Queen  Kapiolani,  of  the  Sand- 
wich Islands,  and  company,passed  through 
Salt  Lake  City,  going  east  over  the  D.&  R. 
G.  Ry. 

—Charles  McCarthy,  of  American  Fork, 
Utah  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c. 


Sat.  30.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Richard  Collett  and  Alex- 
ander Edward,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  were 
each  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine  for 
u.c.  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  Provo, 
Geo.  T.  Peay,  of  Provo,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Henderson  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $100  fine,  for  u.c. 

— Harvey  H.  Cluff,  of  Provo,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds.  Rodney  C.  Badger, 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  George  Harmon,  of 
Taylorsville,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  were  arrested 
on  a  similar  charge. 

—Prince  Leopold,  of  Prussia,  visited 
Salt  Lake  City. 

May.  Sun.l. — The  Seventies  residing 
in  Midway,  Charleston  and  Wallsburg, 
Wasatch  Co.,  were  separated  from  the  20th 
quorum  of  Seventy  and  organized  by 
Abraham  H.  Cannon  as  the  96th  quorum. 
Elijah  Alder,  Emanuel  Richman,  Robert 
Cook,  George  Wilson,  James  Price,  Ulrich 
Probst  and  John  Morton,  presidents. 

Mon.  2. — George  Naylor  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Miles  Williams,  of  North  Point,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  and  the 
following  day  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— In  the  District  Court,  at  Blackfoot, 
Idaho,  the  trumped  up  charge  of  treason 
against  Apostle  John  W.  Taylor  was 
dismissed. 

Tues.  .5.— Hans  Madsen,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
and  placed  under  $2,500  bonds. 

— Thomas  Colburn,  a  Church  veteran,  of 
Peterson,  Morgan  Co.,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  4.  —Andrew  Hammer,  of  Union, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  and  after  a  hearing  before  Com. 
McKay,  discharged. 

— Andrew  Homer,  of  Mill  Creek,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

Thurs.  5.— William  Geddes,  of  Weber 
County,  was  released  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

—George  S.  Peters,  the  newly  appointed 
District- Attorney  for  Utah,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  7.— James  Bishop,  of  the  16th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Mon.  9. —The  Saints  in  Ashley  Valley, 
Uintah  Co.,  were  organized  by  Apostles 
John  Henry  Smith  and  John  W.  Taylor,  as 
the  Uintah  Stake  of  Zion;  Samuel  R. 
Bennion,  president ;  and  Reuben  S.  Collett 
and  James  Hacking,  counselors.  At  the 
time  of  the  organization,  the  Stake  con- 
sisted of  six  Wards,  namely,  Ashley, 
(Vernal), Merrill's,  Mill,  Glines,  Riverdale 
(Jensen),  and  Mountain  Dell,  with  the 
following  named  Bishops:  Geo.  Free- 
stone, Thos.  J.  Caldwell,  Wm.  Shaffer, 
Peter  Abplanalp,  Nathan  Hunting  and 
Silas  Jerome  Merrill. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Judge 
Henry  P.  Henderson  refused  to  grant 
papers  of  citizenship  to  several  persons 
because  of  their  belief  in  polygamy. 

Tues.  iO.— Elder  Miner  G.  Atwood  died 
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Wed.  11. — Monroe,  Sevier  Co.,was  raided 
by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  arrested 
Bendt  Larsen,  Christian  Anderson  and  C. 
C.  Brown,  for  u.  c. 

— Peoa,  Summit  Co.,  was  visited  by  U. 
S.  deputy  marshals,  who  arrested  James 
Welsh  and  John  A.  Marchant,  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  12— Geo.  Wardell, of  Peoa,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

— James  May,  of  Call's  Fort,  Box  Elder 
Co.,was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  13. — Thos.  AUsop  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Hat.  14. — After  a  lengthy  trial  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake  City,  the 
jury  returned  a  verdict  of  not  guilty  in 
the  case  of  Joseph  H.  Dean,  charged  with 
polygamy. 

— Alexander  Brown,  of  the  16th  Ward, 
R.  J.  Caffall,  of  the  21st  Ward,  and  Thos. 
C.  Griggs,  of  the  15th  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City,  were  arrested,  charged  with  u.  c, 
and  placed  under  bonds.  Hans  Hansen 
and  Gustav  Anderson,  of  Hyrum,  Cache 
Co.,  were  arrested  on  a  similar  charge. 

Mon.  ie.— James  M.  Fisher,  of  East 
Mill  Creek,  and  Jesse  R.  Turpin,  of  South 
Cottonwood,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  were  arrested 
for  u.  c. 

Tues.  i7.— Fred.  W.  Ellis,  of  North 
Ogden,  Weber  Co.,  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  18.— James  Lawson,  of  the  16th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Fri.  20. — Wm.  S.  Lewis,  of  Ogden,  had 
an  examination  on  the  charge  of  u.c.,  and 
was  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Sat.  21. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Allen  Hunsaker,  of  Bear  River 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine, 
and  Jacnes  W.  Burton,  of  Marriott,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  the  second  com- 
pany of  this  season's  emigration  from 
Europe,  consisting  of  187  souls,  including 
8  returning  Elders,  in  charge  of  Edward 
Davis.  The  company  arrived  in  New  York 
June  1st.  From  that  city  the  emigration 
route  this  year  was  by  the  Old  Dominion 
Steamship  Line  to  Norfolk,  Virginia, 
thence  by  the  Norfolk  &  Western  Ry.  to 
Bristol,  thence  via  Chattanooga,  Memphis 
and  Kansas  City  to  Salt  Lake  City,  where 
Elder  Davis'  company  arrived  June  8th. 

Mon.  23. — John  Swenson  fell  from  a 
load  of  hay  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  was 
kiUed. 

— Carl  C.  N.  Dorius  of  Ephraim,  Sanpete 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  before  Com.  Jacob  Johnson,  at 
Spring  City,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Tties.  24.— Manti,  Sanpete  Co., was  raided 
by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  also  ran- 
sacked the  Temple,  in  search  of  polyga- 
mists,  but  no  arrests  were  made. 

Wed.  25.— Bishop  Wm.  E.  Jones  and  Jos. 
P.  Barton,  of  Paragoonah,  Iron  Co., 
Samuel  Worthen,  of  Panguitch,  Piute  Co., 
and  Alex  Orton,  of  Parowan,  Iron  Co., 
were  imprisoaed  in  the  Penitentiary,  hav- 
ing each  been  sentenced  by  Judge  Bore- 
man    in   the    Second   District    Court,    at 


Beaver,  the  day  previous,  to  six  months* 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c. 

—William  Openshaw,  of  the  16th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  accidentally  killed 
and  his  body  frightfully  mangled  on  the 
Utah  &  Nevada  Railway,  at  Brighton. 

Thurs.  2^.— Jeremiah  H.  Kimball,  of  the 
17th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  fell  off  the 
railway  train  and  was  killed,  while  travel- 
ing through  Missouri,  en  route  for  Europe, 
whither  he  had  been  called  on  A  mission. 
His  body  was  brought  back  to  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  buried  there  June  1st. 

—Thos.  H.  Smart,  of  Union,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Fri.  27.— James  Lattimer  was  arrested  at 
Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
the  following  day  he  started  in  custody  of 
the  officers  for  Beaver.T  i; 

Sat.  28.— Edward  Brain,  of  the  20th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  and  Thomas  A. 
Wheeler,  of  South  Cottonwood,  were  ar- 
rested for  u.  c,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Hans  C.  H0gsted,  Daniel  B.  Rawson  and 
Levi  J.  Taylor,  of  Harrisville,  Willard 
Bingham,  of  Wilson,  and  John  J.  Dunn,  of 
Three  Mile  Creek,  were  each  sentenced  by 
Judge  Henderson  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $100  fine;  and  Joseph  W.  Wads- 
worth,  of  Hooper,  and  Ralph  Douglas,  of 
Ogden,  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
each— all  for  u.  c.  They  were  all  taken 
to  the  Penitentiary  the  same  day. 

Sun.  25.— The  Fourth  Ward,  Ogden, 
Utah,  was  divided  into  two  Bishops'  Wards, 
and  the  new  Ward,  named  Ogden  Fifth 
Ward,  organized  ;Thos.  J.  Stevens,  Bishop. 

Tues.  31. — Lorenzo  Stutz,  of  Mill  Creek, 
and  John  Stoddard,  of  Ogden,  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Frank  Stanley  was  arrested  at  Woods 
Cross,  Davis  Co.,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  to  Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed  under 
bonds.  After  a  preliminary  examination, 
June  3rd,  he  was  discharged. 

June.  Wed.  i.— John  Cottam,  of  the 
16th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

Thurs.  2.  —  Wm.  Palmer,  of  Logan, 
Cache  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

— Pres.  Wm.  Budge,  of  Bear  Lake  Coun- 
ty, Idaho,  was  arrested  at  Ogden,  without 
a  warrant,  and  held  in  custody,contrary  to 
law,  until  he  was  finally  released  on  $3,000 
bonds. 

Sat.  4.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden  (Judge  Henderson),  Wm.  L.  Walt- 
ers, of  Wellsville,  was  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  |300  fine :  Jens 
P.  Jensen,  of  Logan,  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $200  fine  ;and  Peter  Madsen, 
of  Willard,  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine,  all  for  u.  c. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  the  third  company 
of  this  season's  emigration  from  Europe, 
consisting  of  159  souls,  including  14  return- 
ing missionaries,  in  charge  of  J.  C.  Niel- 
sen. The  company  arrived  in  New  York 
on  the  15th,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  the 
23rd. 

/S'wn.  5.— Graham  Ward,  Kane  Co.,  Utah, 
was  organized;  Franklin  B.  Snow,  Bishop 


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— The  Saints  at  Juarez,  Chihuahua, 
Mexico,  were  organized  as  a  Ward  by 
Apostle  Erastus  Snow;  Geo.  W.  Sevey, 
Bishop. 

— The  Saints  who  were  settling  on  Liee's 
creek,  Alberta,  Canada,  held  their  first 
meeting  on  the  site  of  Cardston ;  the  meet- 
ing was  held  in  a  tent. 

Mon.  6*.— Huntsville,  Weber  Co.,  was 
raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  ar- 
rested Andrew  C.  Berlin,  Christian  Peter- 
sen and  Andrew  J.  Str0raberg  on  charges 
of  u.  c.  and  adultery.  The  prisoners  were 
taken  to  Ogden  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Tues.  7. — Zion's  Choral  Union  rendered 
the  popular  cantata,  "Belshazzar,"  in  the 
Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  8. — U.  S.  deputy  marshals  made  an 
unsuccessful  raid  on  Spring  City.  Sanpete 
Co.,  in  search  of  polygamists. 

Thurs.  9. — Amasa  M.  Barton  was  shot 
and  fatally  wounded  by  a  Navajo  Indian, 
at  Bluff  City,  San  Juan  Co.  He  died  on 
the  16th. 

Fri.  10.— The  first  number  of  the  Nephi 
Ensign,  a  weekly  newspaper,  was  issued 
-at  Nephi,  Juab  Co. ;  James  T.  Jakeman, 
publisher. 

Sat.  if  .—John  P.  Wright,  of  Mill  Creek, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed  under  $2,000 
bonds. 

Sun.  12.— The  first  Latter-day  Saint 
Sunday  School  in  Alberta,  Canada,  was 
organized  on  Lee's  creek;  Jonathan  E. 
Layrel,  superintendent. 

Mon.  13. — Henry  B.  Gwilliam  and  Thomas 
Bennett  Helm  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

— Isaac  Farley,  of  Mount  Fort,  Weber 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Tues.  14. — The  Spencer  branch.  Rabbit 
Valley,  Utah,  was  organized  as  the  Fre- 
mont Ward;  James  A.  Taylor,  Bishop. 

— John  Farrell,  of  Eden,  Weber  Co.,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c,  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Wed.  15.— Bishop  James  Hansen,  of 
Brigham  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  brought  to  Ogden  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

Thurs.  16.— A.  Milton  Musser,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  again  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  bonds.  After  a 
preliminary  examination,  July  5th,  he  was 
discharged. 

Fri.  17. — Levan,  Juab  Co.,  was  raided  by 
U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  arrested  H.  A. 
Petersen  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Sat.  18,— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  111  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Elder  Quincv  B.  Nichols. 
The  company  arrived  in  New  York  on  the 
28th,and  in  Salt  Lake  City  July  7th. 

Sun.  19. — Elder  Alma  L.  Smith  died  at 
Coalville,  Summit  Co. 

Mon.  20.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Geo.  Wardell,  of  Peoa, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  a  fine  of 
$50  and  costs,for  u.  c.  He  promised  to  obey 
the  law. 

— Bishop  Henry  Hughes,  of  Mendon, 
Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
«.,  brought  to  Ogden  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Tu^s.  21.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 


Ogden,  Knud  Emmertsen,  of  Huntsville, 
and  Hans  J.  Petersen,  of  Kanesville,  were 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine  each ; 
Jens  P.  C.  Winter,  of  Huntsville,  and  Wm. 
Butler,  of  Marriott,  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment, and  $300  fine ;  Jens  Frandsen, 
of  Huntsville,  Peter  J.  Lammers,  of  Ogden, 
Wm.  Douglas,  of  Smithfield,  Lars  C. 
Petersen,  of  Hyde  Park,  Hans  Jensen, 
of  Hyrum,  and  Lars  Nielsen,  of  Hunts- 
ville, were  each  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine;  Albert  G. 
Slater,  of  Huntsville,  Elisher  Campbell,  of 
Hyrum,  and  Gustav  Anderson,  of  Hyrum, 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine, 
each,  and  Samuel  Carter,  of  Porterville, 
to  four  months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine 
— all  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  22.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  had  their  annual  excursion,  this 
year  going  to  Ogden,  where  they  spent  a 
very  pleasant  day. 

— Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  was  raided  by  U. 
S.  deputy  marshals,  who  arrested  John 
Buchannan  and  Richard  Hall  on  the  charge 
of  u.  c. 

Thurs.  25.— Elder  Jesper  Petersen,  of 
Castle  Dale,  Emery  Co.,  died  at  Odense, 
Denmark,  where  he  labored  as  a  mission- 
ary. He  was  the  second  missionary  from 
Utah  who  died  in  Scandinavia. 

Fri.  24.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
the  murderer,  Fred.  Hopt,was  sentenced  to 
be  shot  on  the  11th  of  August  next. 

— Bishop  Critchlow  and  James  H.  Nel- 
son, of  Ogden,  were  arrested  on  the  charge 
of  u.  c.  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Sat.  25.— A  large  and  enthusiastic  meet- 
ing was  held  in  the  Theater,  Salt  Lake 
City,  in  favor  of  Utah's  Statehood. 

Sun.  26. — Elder  Samuel  W.  Musser  died 
in  the  1st  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  27. — John  P.  Jones  and  John  Lee 
Jones,of  Iron  County,were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  28. — Aaron  Hardy,  of  Moroni, 
Sanpete  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c,  taken  to  Spring  City  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

Thurs.  30.— The  State  constitutional 
convention  met  in  Salt  Lake  City  and 
continued  its  labors  until  July  7th,  when  a 
constitution  was  adopted. 

July. — The  Salt  Lake  Democrat ,  an 
anti- Mormon  newspaper  published  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  succumbed  for  the  want  of  sup- 
port, after  struggling  for  existence  a  little 
over  two  years. 

— James  Ipsen,  of  Mantua,  G.  F.  Hamp- 
son  and  James  Bywater,  of  Brigham  City, 
and  Peter  L0Vgren,  of  Huntsville,  were 
arrested  on  the  charge  of  u.  c. 

Fri.  1. — James  Lloynd,  of  Farmington, 
Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u. 
c.  The  following  day  he  had  a  hearing 
and  was  bound  over  in  the  sum  of  $1,000. 

— Pres.  Joseph  F.  Smith  and  wife,  ac- 
companied by  Elder  Wm.  W.  Cluff,  sailed 
from  Honolulu,  Hawaiian  Islands,  per 
steamship  Mariposa,hound  for  Utah.  They 
arrived  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  July  9th. 
Pres.  Smith  had  spent  nearly  two  years 
and  five  months  in  Hawaii,  as  an  exile. 

Mon.  4. — The  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City, 
took  fire  from  the  alighting  of  a  toy  bal- 
loon, from  the  fire  works,  on  the  roof,  but 


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the  flames  were  promptly  put  out  by  the 
fire  brigade  before  doing  much  damage. 

2'ues.  5.— The  State  Convention  adopted 
an  anti-polygamy  clause,  to  be  inserted  in 
the  new  constitution. 

— Thomas  McNeil  and  Hugh  Adams,  of 
Logan,  were  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

Wed.  6.— Geo.  Morris,  of  the  17th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

Thurs.  7.— The  first  Latter-day  Saint 
Relief  Society  in  Mexico  was  organized  at 
Juarez,  Chihuahua;  Elizabeth  Hawkins, 
president. 

— Wm.  C.  Brown  and  Andrew  J.  Ker- 
shaw, of  Ogden,  were  arrested  for  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  bonds. 

FH.  8.— Hyrum  H.  Barton,  arrested  the 
previous  day  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  had  a 
hearing  before  Com.  Norrell  and  was 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

— Thomas  W.  Kirby  and  Abraham  Chad- 
wick  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Mon.  ii.— Edward  Brain,  of  the  20th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  polygamy  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

— In  the  election  of  school  trustees  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  the  non- Mormons  elected 
a  trustee  in  each  of  the  following  districts : 
the  7th,  8th,  12th,  13th  and  14th. 

Wed.  i5.— Thomas  Henderson,  a  resident 
of  Emigration  Canyon,  and  Charles  Balm- 
forth,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  were  arrested  on 
the  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  nnder  bonds. 
The  latter  was  discharged  the  following 
day. 

— Henry  Reiser  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  14. — The  97th  quorum  of  Seventy 
was  organized  by  Abraham  H.  Cannon  at 
Ashley,  Uintah  Co.,  Utah;  Matthew  Cald- 
well, Joseph  H.  Gardner,  David  Bingham 
and  Geo.  Hislop  were  set  apart  as  presi- 
dents. 

—Isaac  Brockbank  was  released  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Richard  M.  Humphreys,  of  Salina, 
Sevier  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c. 

Fri.  15. — Pres.  Joseph  F.  Smith  and 
party  arrived  at  American  Falls,  Idaho, 
where  they  were  met  by  a  conveyance  in 
charge  of  Elder  Albert  W.  Davis,  and 
started  for  Utah  by  team. 

Sat.  16.— William  Henry  Walker,  of  Wa- 
satch County,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c,  taken  to  Park  City  and  placed  under 
bonds. 

Sun.  17.— The  Petersboro  branch,  Cache 
Co.,  was  organized  as  a  Ward;  Willard  D. 
Cranney,  Bishop. 

Mon.  18. — ApoUos  G.  Driggs,  Lewis  H. 
Mousley  and  John  P.  Mortensen  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—John  T.  Lambert,  of  Spring  City,  San- 
pete Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Pres.  Joseph  F.  Smith  and  party  ar- 
rived at  Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  where  they 
met  Prests.  John  Taylor  and  Geo.  Q.  Can- 
non and  others,  who  were  faithful  watch- 
ers at  the  bedside  of  Pres.  Taylor.  He 
was  very  sick. 

Wed.  20.~'Ezr&  T.  Clark,  Joseph  Hogan 


and  William  H.   Foster  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Brigham  Willard  Young,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  died  of  fever,  at  Nuhaka,  New 
Zealand,  where  he  labored  as  a  mission- 
ary, 

Thm^s.  21.— James  W.  Ure,  of  the  15th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  His  case  was  dismissed  on 
the  23rd. 

—Patriarch  Zebedee  Coltrin,  once  a  mem- 
ber of  Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Spanish  Fork,- 
Utah  Co. 

— After  a  thorough  examination  before 
Com.  Rogers,at  Ogden,the  u,  c.  case  against 
James  H.  Nelson  was  dismissed. 

Fri.  22.— Bishop  Wm.  T.  Reid  was  ar- 
rested at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

Sat.  23. — Seymour  B.  Young,  again&t 
whom  there  was  a  charge  of  u.  c,  sur- 
rendered himself  to  Marshal  Dyer  and  was 
placed  under  bonds.  His  case  was  sub- 
sequently dismissed. 

—The  St.  Johns  Stake  of  Zion,  Ariz., 
was  organized  out  of  the  eastern  part  of 
Eastern  Arizona  Stake,  by  Apostles  Fran- 
cis M.  Lyman  and  John  Henry  Smith; 
with  David  K.  Udall  as  president,  and 
Elijah  N.  Freeman  and  Wm.  H.  Gibbons 
as  counselors.  At  the  time  of  its  organi- 
zation the  St.  Johns  Stake  consisted  of 
seven  Wards,  namely,  Ramah,  Erastus, 
St.  Johns,  Union,  Nutrioso,  Alpine  and 
Heber  (Luna  Valley). 

Sun.  24. — Henry  Grow  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  25. — Pres.  John  Taylor  died  as  an 
exile  at  the  house  of  Thos.  H.  Rouche,  at 
Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  in  the  presence  of 
Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  Joseph  F.  Smith,  L.  John 
Nuttall,  Samuel  Bateman,  James  Malin, 
H.  C.  Barrell  and  others. 

Wed.  27.— Wm.  R.  Smith,  president  of 
the  Davis  Stake  of  Zion,  was  arrested  at 
Centreville,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

—Bishop  Harrison  Sperry  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  28.— John  Oborn,  of  Union,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c, 
taken  to  Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed  under 
fljOOO  bonds. 

Fri.  29.— The  funeral  of  Pres.  John 
Taylor  took  place  in  Salt  Lake  City.  Af- 
ter the  funeral  services,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon, 
Joseph  F.  Smith,  Wilford  Woodruff,  Lo- 
renzo Snow,  Franklin  D.  Richards,  Moses 
Thatcher,  Heber  J.  Grant  and  Daniel  H. 
Wells  (just  returned  from  England)  met 
in  council  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  decided 
that  the  Counselors  to  the  late  Pres.  John 
Taylor  should  preside  until  the  members 
of  the  Council  of  the  Twelve  Apostles  got 
together. 

—Joseph  A.  Taylor,  of  Harrisville, Weber 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

Sat.  30.— In  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah, 
suit  was  commenced  against  the  Church 
and  the  Perpetual  Emigrating  Fund  Com- 
pany, according  to  the  provisions  of  the 
Edmunds- Tucker  law. 

Sun.  3i.— Edward  Schoenfeld,  Thos  H. 
Morrison  and  Andrew  W.  Cooley  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 


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August.— General  Alexander  W.  Doni- 
phan, favorably  known  in  early  Church 
history,  died  in  Missouri. 

Mon.  i.— Pres.  Joseph  F.  Smith  met  with 
his  family  for  the  first  time  since  Septem- 
ber, 1884,  when  he  went  into  exile. 

— Olaus  Johnson,  of  South  Cottonwood, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c,  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

— By  the  general  election  in  Utah,  10  of 
the  12  members  of  the  Council  branch,  and 
21  of  the  24  members  of  the  House  branch 
of  the  Utah  legislature,  were  elected  by 
the  "People's  Party."'  This  result  was 
very  satisfactory  to  the  Saints,  as  the 
Utah  Commission,  aided  by  the  governor, 
had  rediistricted  the  Territory  without 
proper  consideration  of  geographical  con- 
sistency, and  arranged  the  legislative  dis- 
tricts so  as  to  place  all  the  anti-Mormon 
strongholds  together.  The  new  constitu- 
tion of  the  State  of  Utah,  voted  upon  at 
the  same  time,  received  over  13,000  aflBrm- 
ative  votes ;  the  negatives  numbered  less 
than  500. 

Wed.  3. — Counselors  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and 
Joseph  F.  Smith,  eight  of  the  Council  of 
Twelve  Apostles  (Wilford  Woodruff,  Lo- 
renzo Snow,  Franklin  D.  Richards,  Moses 
Thatcher,  Francis  M.  Lyman,  John  Henry 
Smith,  Heber  J.  Grant  and  John  W. 
Taylor),  and  Counselor  Daniel  H.  Wells, 
met  in  council  in  Salt  Lake  City.  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon  and  Joseph  F.  Smith  were  re- 
instated in  their  former  positions  in  the 
Council  of  the  Twelve  and  an  epistle,  writ- 
ten by  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff  to  the 
Church,  was  approved. 

— Bishop  Wm.  Brown,  of  South  Boun- 
tiful, Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  brought  to  Salt  Lake  City  and 
placed  under  bonds.  Francis  Greenwell 
was  arrested  at  Ogden  on  the  same  charge. 

Sat.  6.— Walter  M.  Gibson,  the  deposed 
prime  minister  of  the  Hawaiian  Kingdom, 
arrived  in  San  Francisco. 

—Pres.  David  John,  Edward  Peay,  Saren 
C.  Petersen  and  Christian  P.  Christiansen 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  11.— The  murderer  Fred.  Hopt 
was  executed  in  the  Penitentiary,  by 
shooting. 

Sat.  i5.— Herman  F.  F.  Thorup  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— John  E.  Page  was  arrested  at  St. 
George  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— Pres.  Canute  Petersen,  of  the  Sanpete 
Stake,  was  arrested  at  Ephraim,  Sanpete 
Co.,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  but,  after  a  hear- 
ing before  Com.  Johnson,  in  Spring  City, 
the  following  Saturday,  he  was  discharged. 

Sun.  14. — Ex -Mayor  Feramorz  Little 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  15. — Bishop  Ishmael  Phillips  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  16.— Wm.  G.  Baker,  of  Richfield, 
was  arrested  at  Monroe,  Sevier  Co.,  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  He  was  taken  to  Beaver 
for  examination. 

Thurs.  is.— Byron  W.  King,  of  East 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to  Salt  Lake  City 
and  placed  under  bonds. 

Fri.  19.— John  A.  Carlson,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
but  after  examination  was  discharged. 


—Elder  Brigham  W.  Young,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  died  in  New  Zealand,  where  he  la- 
bored as  a  missionary.  His  remains  were 
sent  home. 

—  Elder  John  Bullock,  from  Utah,  died 
in  England,  whither  he  had  gone  to  visit 
relatives. 

Sat.  20. — The  remains  of  Pres.  John  Tay- 
lor were  transferred  to  a  granite  sepulchre 
in  the  Salt  Lake  City  cemetery. 

— Nathan  Hanson,  of  North  Pokit,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds. 

Sun.  21.— At  a  Stake  conference  held  at 
Rexburg,  Idaho,  that  town  was  divided 
into  three  Wards,  with  Thos.  E.  Ricks, 
jun.,  as  Bishop  of  the  First,  and  Casper 
Steiner  as  Bishop  of  the  Second  Ward; 
Timothy  J.  Winter  was  chosen  as  Bishop 
of  the  Third  Ward.  On  the  same  occasion 
the  Lyman  Ward  was  divided,  and  the 
north  part  organized  as  the  Burton  Ward ; 
Geo.  U.  Smith,  Bishop. 

Mon.  22. — Bedson  Eardley,  Joseph  Blunt, 
Herman  Grether,  Wm.  H.  Watson,  Peter 
S.  Barkdull  and  John  Adams  were  dis- 
charged from   the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  25.— Matthew  Pickett,  Levi  North 
and  Wm.  J.  Hooper  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  24. — Toquerville,  Washington  Co., 
was  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who 
arrested  Levi  Savage  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— Hyrum  B.  North  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

—Joseph  H.  Ridges,  of  the  19bh  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c.  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Ihurs.  25. — Alexander  Burt,  of  the  6th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed  under  bonds. 

Fri.  26. — Isaac  Riddle,  of  Beaver,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Sat.  21. — The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  over  four 
hundred  Saints,  in  charge  of  John  I.  Hart. 
The  company  arrived  in  New  York  Aug. 
27th  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  Sept.  15th. 

—By  an  explosion  at  a  saw  mill  on  Lake 
creek,  Wasatch  County,  J.  M.  Alexander 
was  killed  and  two  others  wounded. 

Mon.  29.— Anders  W.  Winberg  and  Thos. 
Butler  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Tues.  50.— Elder  Edward  Hanham  died 
in  the  17th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

September. — Wm.  Severn,  of  Mont- 
pelier,  Bishop  Dalrymple,  of  Preston,  and 
John  Johnson,  of  Ovid,  were  arrested  for 
u.  c. 

Thurs.  i.— Charles  H.  Bassett,  of  the  2nd 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

—Elder  Joseph  M.  Tanner  was  surprised 
and  robbed  by  a  band  of  eight  Bedouins, 
near  Y  aff  a,  Palestine. 

Wed.  7.— William  R.  Webb  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  11.  —  J.  T.  Arrowsmith,  Edwin 
Standring,  Sanford  Fuller,  Bishop  Geo.  D. 
Snell,  Don  C.  Snow  and  John  L.  Gibb  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—The  Seventies  residing  in  Marriott, 
Lynne  and  Mound  Ford  Wards,  Weber 
Co.,  were  organized  by  Seymour  B.  Young 
and    Abraham    H.    Cannon    as    the     98th 


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quorum  of  Seventy,  with  Simon  F.  Halver- 
son,  Walter  W.  Crane,  Samuel  P.  Rich- 
ards, Wm.  Barker,  Alonzo  O.  Perry,  Hans 
Madsen  and  John  Maddock  as  presidents. 
Mon.  12.— David  B.  Bybee,  of  Hooper, 
was  arrested  at  Taylor's  Mill,  Weber  Co., 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  Sam.  M.  Butcher, 
who  resided  near  Bingham  Canyon,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  similar 
charge. 

Wed.  i^.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  Connelly  was  fined 
$100  and  George  Harmon  $50  for  u.  c, 
both  promising  to  obey  the  law  in  the 
future. 

Thurs.  15.— Nicholas  Sommer,  who  had 
just  returned  with  an  immigrant  company 
from  a  mission  to  Switzerland,  was  ar- 
rested at  Ogden  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  bonds.  He  was  subsequently 
discharged. 

Sat.  11. — Phoebe  Soper  Pratt,  widow  of 
Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt,  died  at  Provo, 
Utah  Co. 

Mon.  19.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Thomas  H.  Smart,  of 
Union,  was  tried  and  convicted, on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  and  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  1300  fine. 
James  A.  Woods,  of  Tooele,  for  the  same 
"offence,"  was  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine.  The  jury  re- 
turned a  verdict  of  guilty  in  the  case  of 
Miles  L.  Williams,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  20.— After  trial,  in  the  Third  Dist- 
rict Court,  the  jury  returned  verdicts  of 
guilty  in  the  cases  of  Andrew  Homer  and 
James  M.  Fisher,  for  u.c.  Alexander  Bills, 
of  South  Jordan,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $100 
fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Christian  Hansen,  of  Box  Elder  Coun- 
ty, was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Wed.  21.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
George  Wilding,  sen.,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  a  fine  of  $100,  for  u.  c. 

— Joseph  Clark,  of  Provo,  was  im- 
prisoned in  the  Penitentiary,  having  been 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson,  at  Provo, 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine, 
for  u.  c. 

— John  England,  James  Dalley,  William 
Dalley  and  William  Unthank  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— M.  D.  Pierson,  of  Plymouth,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to  Logan 
and  placed  under  bonds. 

— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on  Swift 
creek,  Star  Valley,  Wyo.,  were  organized 
as  the  Afton  Ward;  Charles  D.  Cazier, 
Bishop. 

Thurs.  22.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty  in  the 
u.  c.  case  of  Frederik  Petersen,  notwith- 
standing the  testimony  introduced  proving 
that  the  defendant  had  lived  strictly  with- 
in the  law. 

—James  Smith  was  imprisoned  in  the 
Penitentiary  for  u.  c,  having  been  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine. 

— John  Warwood,  of  Nephi,  Juab  Co., 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  bonds, 

— In    the    Second    District    Court,     at 


Beaver,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  not 
guilty  in  the  case  of  David  Ward,  charged 
with  u.  c. 

— Bishop  Hans  Funk,  of  Newton,  and 
Perrigrine  Sessions,  of  Bountiful,were  ar- 
rested for  u.  c. 

Fri.  23.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
after  trial,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of 
not  guilty  in  the  case  of  James  Bishop,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  Wm.  H.  Hague,  of 
Taylorsville. 

— Elder  John  Roylance,  a  member  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Springville, 
Utah. 

— Elder  John  P.  Sorensen,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  banished  from  the  Island  of  Als, 
Schleswig,  where  he  labored  as  a  mission- 
ary. 

Mon.  26.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Henry  Beckstead,  of  South  Jordan,  was 
sentenced  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine;  and  Joseph  H.  Ridges,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $25  fine,  for  u.c.  After  trial,  the 
case  against  Elias  Morris  for  a  similar 
''offense"  was  dismissed. 

Tues.  27.— After  a  lengthy  trial  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  the  jury  returned  a 
verdict  of  guilty  in  the  case  of  Thomas  F. 
Harris,  anon -Mormon,  for  polygamy. 

— Frangott  Stumph,  of  Men  don,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Wed.  28.— Ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
Ebenezer  Woodford,  who  promised  to  obey 
the  law,  was  fined  $150  for  u.c. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court,  at  Bea- 
ver, Charles  Wilkinson,  charged  with  u.c, 
was  acquitted. 

— J.  C.  Gasberg  was  arrested  at  Rich- 
mond, Cache  Co., on  a  charge  of  u.c.  About 
the  same  time  Paul  Poulsen  was  arrested 
on  a  similar  charge. 

Thurs.  29.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  Cottam,  of  the  16th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  James  M.  Fisher, 
of  East  Mill  Creek,  and  Daniel  Harvey,  of 
Kaysville,  were  each  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment,  for 
u.c.  Fines  were  also  imposed.  John  Tate, 
of  Tooele,  who  promised  to  obey  the  law, 
was  fined  $50  for  a  similar  "offense." 

—Alexander  Edwards,  Richard  CoUett 
and  Geo.  T.  Peay  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

—Jacob  Miller,  of  Providence,Cache  Co., 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court,  at  Bea- 
ver, Levi  Savage,  of  Toquerville,  and 
Isaac  Riddle,  of  Marion,  were  sentenced 
by  Judge  Boreman  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine  each,  for  u.c.  Wm. 
Lefevre  was  fined  $100  for  a  similar  "of- 
fense." 

Fri.  50.— Bishop  Samuel  Carter  was  re- 
leased from  the  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  William 
Blood,  of  Kaysville,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  a  fine  of  $150,and  John  A,  Marchant,  of 
Peoa,  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine,  and  John  P.  Wright,  of  Mill 
Creek,  and  Joseph  C.  Perry,  of  Brighton, 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine, 
each,foru.c.  These  four  brethren,  together 
with  Levi  Savage  and  Isaac  Riddle, just  ar- 
rived from  Beaver,  were  taken  to  the 
Penitentiary. 


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October.— The  first  number  of  the 
Falantic,  a  monthly  jo  arnal  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  the  Saints,  was  published  in 
Salt  Lake  City ;  A.  Milton  Musser,  editor 
and  proprietor.  One  volume  of  twelve 
numbers  was  published. 

Sat.  i.— Elder  John  Preece  died  in  the 
4th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Robert  Parker,  of  Washington,  Wash- 
ington Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
polygamy,  but  the  prisoner  made  his  es- 
cape by  getting  through  a  window. 

— Sine  Madsen,  of  Washington,  Wash- 
ington Co.,  was  arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
being  wanted  in  a  polygamy  case. 

Mon.  3.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
(Judge  Zane),  Edwin  Rushton,  of  the  5th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  sentenced  to 
four  months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine, 
and  Hyrum  Henry  Evans,  of  the  6th  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $50  fine,  both  for  u.  c. 
'J'he  jury  returned  a  verdict  of  guilty 
against  Rodney  C.  Badger;  Thomas  C. 
Griggs  was  acquitted.  The  charges  in 
all  these  cases  were  u.c. 

Tues.  4.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Frederik  Petersen,  of  the  2nd  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $L00  fine, 
for  u.c.  After  trial,  Edward  Brain,  also 
charged  with  u.c,  was  acquitted. 

— Mrs.  Hodson  and  daughter,  the  latter 
the  alleged  plural  wife  of  John  Penman, 
were  imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary  in 
default  of  bail. 

Wed.  5.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Thomas  G.  Labrum,  of  Union,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Zane  to  three  months' 
imprisonment  and  $25  fine,for  u.c. 

Thurs.  6.— John  C.  Graham,  of  Provo, 
was  arrested  on    a  charge  of  u.c. 

— The  general  semi-annual  conference 
of  the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake 
City ;  it  was  continued  until  the  9th. 

— Charles  Rondquist,  of  Hooper,  who 
had  been  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c,  had 
a  hearing  before  Com.  Rogers,  at  Ogden, 
and  was  discharged. 

Fri.  7.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
John  Oborn,  of  Union,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  to  pay  a  fine  of  $50,  for  u.c. 

Sat.  8. — The  State  constitutional  con  - 
vention,  which  had  re -assembled  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  adopted  a  memorial  prepared 
by  a  special  committee. 

— The  steamship  Nevada  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  the  sixth  and 
last  company  of  this  season's  emigration 
from  Europe,  numbering  278  souls,  includ- 
ing 23  returning  missionaries,  in  charge  of 
Joseph  S.  Wells.  The  company  arrived 
at  New  York  on  the  18th,  and  in  Salt 
Lake  City  on  the  25th. 

Tues.  11. —In  the  Third  District  Court, 
John  T.  Gerber,  of  Granger,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $100  fine;  James  C.  Wat- 
son, of  Salt  Lake  City,  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine,  and  Charles 
Burgess,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $25  fine,  for  u.c  Miles 
L.  WiUiams,  of  North  Point,  who  prom- 
ised to  obey  the  law,  was  fined  $50. 

—Elder  Andrew  W.  Cooley  died  at 
Brighton,  Salt  Lake  Co. 


—John  Squires,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c. 

Wed.  12.~ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
Samuel  Anderson,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
Imprisonment  and  $50  fine ;  Wm.  S.  Muir, 
of  Bountiful,  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine ;  John  Penman,  of  Bountiful, 
to  three  months'  imprisonment  and  $25 
fine ;  James  Loynd,  of  Farmington,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  and 
Nathan  Hanson,  of  North  Point,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  all 
for  u.c. 

Thurs.  13. — In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  William  Yates,  of  Lehi,  and 
Lars  Jacobsen,  of  Provo,  were  sentenced 
by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $50  fine,  each;  Victor 
Sandgren,  of  Pleasant  Grove,  was  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine,  and  Charles  McCarthy,  of  Ameri- 
can Fork,  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  a  fine  of  $300,  all  for  u.c. 

Fri.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Jesse  R.  Turpin,  of  South 
Cottonwood,  and  Charles  Livingston,  of 
the  11th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  were  each 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  and  Andrew 
Homer,  of  Mill  Creek,  to  five  months'  im- 
prisonment and  a  fine  of  $100,  all  for  u.c 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Aaron  Hardy,  of  Moroni,  and  John  T. 
Lambert,  of  Spring  City,  were  sentenced 
by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment each,  for  u.c. ;  Niels  P.  Mad- 
sen  and  Edward  Cliff,  of  Mt.  Pleasant, 
were  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  a  fine  of  $200,  each,  for  similar 
"offenses." 

Sat.  15.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  James  Welsh,  of  Coal- 
ville, Summit  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $50 
fine,  for  u.c. 

Sun.  iff.— Elder  Truman  O.  Angell,  sen., 
Church  architect  and  one  of  the  Utah 
Pioneers,  died  at  his  residence  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

—The  first  Latter-day  Saints  Y.  M.  M.I. 
A.  in  Canada  was  organized  on  Lee's 
creek.  Alberta;  O.  L.  Robinson,  presi- 
dent. 

3fon.  17. — In  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah, 
arguments  were  commenced  in  the  suits  of 
the  United  States  vs.  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints. 

Tues.  18.— John  Winnell,  an  aged  resi- 
dent of  Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  who  had  been 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  had  a  hear- 
ing in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  placed 
under  bonds. 

— Daniel  L.  Macfarlane  was  arrested  at 
Cedar  City,  Iron  Co.,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c 

Wed.  i.9.— Payson,  Utah  Co.,  was  raided 
by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who  arrested 
Henry  G.  Boyle,  Joseph  Jones,  Germand 
Ellswoith,  John  Staehle,  C.  C.  Schramm, 
Samuel  Fraacom  and  Ferdinand  Ober- 
hansle,  for  u.  c 

Thurs.  20.— In  the  Utah  Supreme  Court, 
Hon.  James  O.  Broadhead  presented  a 
masterly  argument  in  opposition  to  the  ap- 
pointment by  the  court  of  a  Receiver,  in 
the  suit  of  the  United  States  vs.  the 
Church,  etc. 


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Fri.  21.—J're&.  Jesse  W.  Crosby,  jun.,  of 
Panguitch,  Piute  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  About  the  same  time 
Elijah  M.  Steers,  of  Washington,  Wash- 
ington Co.,  was  arrested  on  the  same 
charge. 

Sat,  22.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Byron  W.  King,  of  Boun- 
tiful, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  for  u.c. 

Mon.  24.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Perrigrine  Sessions,  a  pioneer  settler  of 
Davis  County,  was  fined  $150  for  u.  c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Henry  Beal,  of  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co.,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  im- 
prisonment for  three  months'  and  a  fine  of 
1300;  Peter  M.  Petersen,  of  Ephraim,  to 
three  montts'  imprisonment,  and  Peter  C. 
Hansen,  of  Gunnison,  who  promised  to 
obey  the  law,  to  two  months'  imprison- 
ment. 

Tues.  25.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
David  B.  Bybee,  of  South  Hooper,  Davis 
Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  |50  fine  for  u.  c. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Andrew  C.  Berlin,  of  Huntsville,  was  sen- 
tence d  by  Judge  Boreman  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $200  fine,  and  Christian 
Petersen,  of  Huntsville,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c.  They 
were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary  the  same 
day. 

Thurs.  27.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Proyo,  Orlando  F.  Herron,  of  Pleasant 
Grove,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hender- 
son to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine 
of  $50,  for  u.  c.  In  Ogden,  Christian  Han- 
sen, of  Brigham  City,  was  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  and 
Andrew  G.  Str0mberg,  of  Huntsville,  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine  for 
similar  "offences."  The  latter  was  also 
accused  of  adultery  with  his  plural  wife 
and  sentenced  to  six  months'  additional  on 
that  account. 

bun.  30.— Geo.  Holyoak  was  arrested  on 
his  farm,  near  Parowan,  Iron  Co.,  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  and  taken  to  Beaver  the 
following  day  for  examination. 

Mon.  31. — Nils  J.Gj^Uenscogwas  arrested 
at  Smithfield,  Cache  Co.,  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c. 

November.  Tues.  1. — Bishop  Daniel  F. 
Thomas,  of  Lynne,was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  taken  to  Ogden  and  bound  over  in 
the  sum  of  $2,000. 

Wed.  2.- Elder  Brigham  H.  Roberts  met 
the  apostate  Wm.  Jarman  in  public  dis- 
cussion in  London,  England. 

Thurs.  3.— In  the  First  District  Court  at 
Provo,  Hans  Christian  Hansen,  of  Gun- 
nison, Sanpete  Co.,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Henderson  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment, and  John  Harwood,  of  Nephi,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  5.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
rendered  a  decision  in  favor  of  appointing 
a  Receiver  to  take  charge  of  Church 
property. 

— F.  A.  Petersen,  of  Levan,  was  im- 
prisoned in  the  Penitentiary,  to  serve  18 
months  for  "adultery." 

Sun.  6. — The  Saints  residing  in  Spring - 
dale,  Washington  Co,,  were  organized  as 


the  Spring  dale  Ward;  Wm.  R.  Crawford 
Bishr>p. 

— The  Saints  who  had  located  on  Garden 
creek  and  vicinity,  in  Marsh  Valley,  Bing- 
ham Co.,  Idaho,  were  organized  as  the 
Garden  Creek  Ward;  Joseph  E.  Capell, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  7.— Marshal  Frank  H.  Dyer  was 
appointed  Receiver,  to  take  charge  of 
Church  property,  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Utah. 

— Henry  Jones,  of  Bountiful,  fell  down 
an  embankment  near  the  Warm  Springs, 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  killed.  His  body 
was  found  the  next  day. 

Tues.  8.— James  G.  Brown,  of  the  17th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  $1,500 
bonds. 

— The  Utah  Supreme  Court  issued  a 
decree  giving  Receiver  Dyer  extraordi- 
nary powers  in  handling  Church  property. 
He  was  required  to  give  $250,000  bonds. 

Wed.  .9.— In  the  Utah  Supreme  Court,  a 
demurrer  introduced  by  the  defence  in  the 
Church  suits,  was  overruled. 

—Isaac  Farley,  of  Ogden,  who  had  been 
sentenced  by  Judge  Boreman  in  the  First 
District  Court,  at  Ogden,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  ^300  fine,  was  taken  to 
the  Penitentiary, 

Thurs.  iO.— Receiver  Dyer  filed  his  bond 
of  $250,000  with  the  clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court.  His  bondsmen  were  Wm.  S.  Mc- 
Cornick,  John  E.  Dooley,  Boyd  Park, 
Louis  Martin,  John  J.  Daly,  Horace  S. 
Eldredge,  John  Sharp,  Andrew  Brixen, 
Matthew  CuUen,  Jacob  Moritz,  Charles 
Beal,  J.  C.  Glenfield  and  Wm.  L.  Pickard. 

Fri.  li.— Receiver  Dyer  took  possession 
of  the  Tithing  Ofiice,  Salt  Lake  City,  but 
did  not  interfere  with  the  regular  bus- 
iness. 

Sat.  ^2.— Levi  Curtis,an  aged  gentleman, 
of  Springville,  Utah  Co.,  was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

-  Isaac  Bullock,  of  Provo,  who  had  been 
sentenced  in  the  First  District  Court 
(Judge  Henderson),  at  Provo,  to  two 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300,  for  u.  c, 
was  incarcerated  in  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Thomas  Henderson  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  15. — Receiver  Dyer  took  possession 
of  the  Historian's  Office  and  the  Gardo 
House.  The  Tithing  Office  and  Historian's 
Office  were  leased  to  the  Church.  The 
marshal  demanded  the  President's  Office 
delivered  to  him. 

—Henry  H.  Petersen,  of  Hyrum,  Cache 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Wed.  16.— Jens  Petersen,  of  Petersboro, 
Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  taken 
to  Logan  and  bound  over  in  the  sum  of 
$1,000. 

Thurs.  17.— Marshal  Dyer  filed  his  bond 
of  $50,000  as  Receiver  in  the  suit  of  the 
United  States  against  the  Perpetual  Emi- 
grating Fund  Company. 

—In  the  First  District  Court  (Judge 
Henderson),  at  Provo,  Ferdinand  Ober- 
hansle,  and  Germand  Ellsworth,  of  Pay- 
son,  were  each  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c.      Fines  were  also 


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imposed.  They  were  taken  to  the  Pen- 
itentiary the  same  day. 

Fri.  18, — Receiver  Dyer  took  posession 
of  the  property  belonging  to  the  Perpetual 
Emigrating  Fund  Company. 

—After  a  lengthy  trial  in  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court,  the  jury  returned  a  verdict  of 
not  guilty  in  the  case  against  Alfred  H.  Mar- 
tin for  the  killing  of  John  H.  Burton,  May 
29,  1887. 

—In  the  District  Court  at  Blackfoot, 
Idaho,  Judge  Hays  on  the  bench,  Josiah 
Richardson,  of  Malad,  Austin  G.  Green 
and  Sidney  Weeks,  of  Bingham  County, 
and  Wm.  Severn,  of  Montpelier,  Bear  Lake 
Co.,  were  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment in  the  Sioux  Falls  (Dakota) 
Penitentiary,for  u.  c,  and  three  years  ad- 
ditional for  alleged  adultery  with  their 
wives.  Charles  Shippen,  A.  P.  Anderson, 
Elijah  Wilson,  Alexander  N.  Stephens,  of 
Menan,  Wm.  Woodward  and  J.  H.  Denning 
were  each  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment in  the  Boise  City  Penitentiary, 
for  u.  c.  Milo  Andrus,  for  a  similar 
"offence,"  was  fined  $300. 

Sat.  19.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  John  Jenkins  and  Hans  Funk,  of 
Newton,  and  Richard  Fry,  of  Morgan, 
were  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine  each,  for  u.  c. ;  Oluf 
Hansen,  of  Logan,to  five  months'  imprison- 
ment and  a  $100  fine. 

— At  a  special  conference  held  at  Oakley 
Cassia  Co.,  Idaho,  Cassia  Ward,  embracing 
the  Saints  who  had  settled  in  Goose  Creek 
Valley  and  vicinity,  were  organized  as  the 
Cassia  Stake  of  Zion;  Horton  D.  Haight, 
president. 

Sun.  20.— Apostle  John  W.  Taylor  and 
Elder  Seymour  B.  Young  organized  the 
Saints  constituting  the  Oakley  branch. 
Cassia  Co.,  Idaho,  as  a  Ward;  John  L. 
Smith,  Bishop. 

—The  first  Relief  Society  and  the  first 
Primary  Association,  inaugurated  by  Lat- 
ter-day Saints  in  Canada,  was  organized 
at  Lee's  creek.  Alberta,  with  Mary  L. 
Woolf  and  Sarah  B.  Daines  as  their  re- 
spective presidents. 

Mon.  21.— James  W.  Burton,  of  Marriott, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court  (Judge 
Zane),  Rodney  C.  Badger,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  a  fine  of  $100,  for  u.  c. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
(Judge  Boreman),  John  Martin  was  sen- 
tenced to  pay  a  fine  of  $100  for  u.  c. ; 
Peter  Barton,  of  Clarkston,  and  Ralph 
Smith,  of  Logan,  were  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $100 
each,  also  for  u.  c. 

— The  Saints  residing  northwest  of  Oak- 
ley, Cassia  Co.,  Idaho,  were  organized  as 
the  Marion  Ward;  Adam  G.  Smith, 
Bishop. 

Tues.  22.— Thomas  A.  Harris,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of 
u,  c,  but  was  acquitted  after  a  hearing 
before  Com.  Norrell. 

—James  Hardy,  of  Provo,  was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed  under 
bonds.  After  a  preliminary  trial  the  fol- 
lowing Saturday,  he  was  acquitted. 

— R.  Hochstrasser,  of  Providence,  who 
had  been  sentenced  by  Judge  Boreman  in 


the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  |100  fine,  was 
incarcerated  in  the  Penitentiary. 

—At  a  special  meeting  held  at  Spring 
Basin,  Cassia  Co.,  Idaho,  the  branch  of  the 
Church  previously  established  there  was 
organized  as  a  Ward;  Enoch  R.  Dayley, 
Bishop. 

—The  first  Latter-day  Saint  Y.  L.  M.  I. 
A.  in  Canada  was  organized  on  Lee's 
creek.  Alberta;  Zina  Y.  Card,  president. 

Wed.  23. — Wm.  Felstead,  who  was  serv- 
ing a  long  term  of  imprisonment  for  poly- 
gamy, was  released  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary, having  been  pardoned  by  Pres. 
Cleveland. 

— Receiver  Dyer  took  formal  possession 
of  the  President's  office,  leaving  two  depu- 
ties in  charge. 

— Robert  Hazen,  of  Brighton,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

—The  Saints  at  Albion,  Cassia  Co., 
Idaho,  were  organized  as  a  Ward  of  the 
Cassia  Stake ;  Wm.  T.  Harper,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  24.— The  Elba  branch  of  the 
Church,  Cassia  Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized 
as  a  Ward ;  Thos.  Taylor,  Bishop. 

Fri.  25. — Bishop  Wm.  Jones,  Joseph  P. 
Barton,  Samuel  Worthen  and  Alexander 
Orton  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— Elder  Richard  T.  Booth,  of  Alpine, 
Utah  Co.,  died  in  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  while 
laboring  as  a  missionary  in  the  States. 

—The  Almo  branch,  Cassia  Co.,  Idaho, 
was  organized  as  a  Ward;  Thos.  O.  King, 
Bishop. 

Sat.  25.— Henry  Hughes,  of  Mendon, 
Cache  Co.,  was  imprisoned  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary, having  been  sentenced  by  Judge 
Henderson,  in  the  First  District  Court, 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine, 
for  u.c. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Samuel 
M.  Butcher,  of  Herriman  Precinct,  who 
promised  to  obey  the  law  in  the  future, 
was  fined  $50  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  28.— John  J.  Dunn  and  Hans  C. 
H0gsted  were  released  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— Joseph  B.  Forbes  and  S.  Glenwood,  of 
American  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  were  arrested 
for  u.c. 

Tues.  25.— William  H.  Tovey,  who  had 
already  served  one  term  of  imprisonment 
in  the  Penitentiary  for  u.c,  was  again 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed 
under  $1,500  bonds. 

Wed.  50.— Judge  E.  T.  Sprague  was  ap- 
pointed examiner  in  the  forfeiture  suits 
against  the  Church. 

— Thomas  F.  Harris,  a  non-Mormon,  was 
sentenced  to  six  months'  imprisonment  for 
polygamy,  in  the  Third  District  Court.  An 
appeal  was  taken  and  the  defendant  re- 
leased on  $1,000  bail. 

December.  Thurs.  i.— Joseph  H.  By- 
ington  and  Austin  G.  Green,  of  Menan, 
Sidney  Weeks,  of  Lyman,  and  W.  Severn, 
of  Montpelier,  Idaho,  who  had  been  sen- 
tenced to  three  years  and  six  months'  im- 
prisonment, each,  (except  Elder  Weeks 
who  got  three  years)  for  u.c, left  Idaho,  in 
charge  of  Marshal  Baird,  for  Sioux  Falls 
Penitentiary. 

Mon.  5. — Eliza  R.  Snow,  president  of  all 


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the  Latter- day  Saint  Relief  Societies, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Ephraim  Briggs  was  arrested  at  Boun- 
tiful on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  taken  to  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

— Receiver  Dyer  demanded  the  Weber 
Stake  property  delivered  over  to  him,  but 
was  refused. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Joseph  A.  Taylor,  who  promised  to  obey 
the  law,  was  fined  $50  for  u.c.  In  the  case 
against  James  C.  Petersen,  of  Logan,  sen- 
tence was  suspended  by  his  promising  to 
obey  the  law  in  the  future. 

Tues.  6. — A  church  building  in  Pleasant 
Valley,  Union  Co.,  111.,  in  which  Latter- 
day  Saint  Elders  were  holding  meetings, 
was  burned  by  a  mob. 

Wed.  7. — Receiver  Dyer  seized  the  Presi- 
dent's ofl&ce  and  carried  off.  books,  some  of 
which  never  belonged  to  the  Church. 

Thurs.  8. — Bishop  David  Udall,  of  Nephi, 
Juab  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c. 

— Elder  William  W.  McGuire  died  in 
Plain  City,  Weber  Co. 

Fri.  9.—Ln  the  First  District  Court, 
Thomas  Young,  of  Brigham  City,  was  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $50 
fine,  for  u.  c.  Herman  D.  Pearson  con- 
victed for  a  similar  ''offence,"  but  who 
promised  to  obey  the  law,  vsras  sentenced 
to  pay  costs  of  prosecution. 

i^at.  10. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  for  u.  c,  Jens  Hansen,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine ; 
Charles  O.  Dunn,  of  Millville,  John  Lewis 
Jones,  of  Calls  Fort,  Jens  Petersen,  of 
Huntsville,  and  Wm,  Wheeler,  of  Mendon, 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $150  fine, 
each;  Frederick  Jensen,  of  Logan,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $100, 
and  Nils  J.  Gyllenscog,  of  Smithfield, 
who  promised  to  obey  the  law,  to  sixty 
days'  imprisonment.  These  brethren  were 
taken  to  the  Penitentiary  the  same  day. 

Sun.  11. — A  Ward  organization  was  ef- 
fected at  North  Point.  Salt  Lake  County, 
with  Levi  W.Reid  as  Bishop. 

Mon.  12. — Rudger  Clawson,who  had  been 

Eardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland,  was  released 
pom  the  Penitentiary,  where  he  had  been 
imprisoned  since  Nov.  3, 1884. 

— Wm.  F.  Rigby,  of  Idaho,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— Several  anti- polygamic  measures  were 
introduced  in  the  U.  S    Senate 

Tues.  i3.— Elder  William  K.  Barton  died 
in  Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

— James  Kemp,  of  Lewiston,  who  had 
been  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  in  the 
First  District  Court,  at  Ogden,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine,  was 
incarcerated  in  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  14.— Harrison  Severe,  of  Grants - 
ville,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c, 
taken  to  Salt  Lake  City  and  placed  under 
bonds.  Jonathan  Gledhill  was  arrested 
at  the  Deseret  Woollen  Mills,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  on  a  similar  charge. 

Thurs.  15.  —  Charles  Livingston  was 
released  from  the  Penitentiary,  having 
been  pardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
H.  R.  McBride,  charged  with  u.  c,  prom- 
ised to  obey  the  law,  and  sentence  in  his 
case  was  suspended. 


iSat.  17. — Wm.  J.  Lewis  was  arrested  in 
Prove,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  and  placed 
under  bonds. 

— In  the  First  District  Court  (Ogden) , 
H.  N.  Petersen  and  M.  C.  Jensen  were 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  pay  a 
fine  of  $100,  each ;  Gustaf  Thomson,  of 
Logan,  and  Andrew  Madsen,  of  Brigham 
City,  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  a 
fine  of  $100,  each;  Wm.  Chugg,  of  Prov- 
idence, to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  a 
fine  of  $200;  Lars  Mortensen,  of  Brigham 
City, to  four  months'  imprisonment,and$150 
fine;  M.  P.  Mortensen,  of  Brigham  City, 
to  four  months'  imprisonment  and  to  pay 
a  fine  of  $100,  and  Jacob  Miller,  of  Prov- 
idence, to  two  months'  imprisonment. 
Frangott  Stumph,  of  Mendon,  was  sen- 
tenced to  two  years'  imprisonment  for 
polygamy. 

Sun.  18.  —  Showlow,  Taylor,  Snowflake 
and  Woodruff  Wards,  which  former- 
ly belonged  to  the  Eastern  Arizona  Stake, 
and  St.  Joseph,  Moan  Coppy  and  Tonto 
Wards,  constituting  the  remnant  of  the 
defunct  Little  Colorado  Stake,  were  or- 
ganized by  Apostle  John  H.  Smith  as  the 
Snowflake  Stake  of  Zion;  Jesse  N.  Smith, 
president ;  Lorenzo  H.  Hatch  and  Joseph 
H.  Richards,  counselors.  The  so  called 
Snowflake  Camp,  located  near  the  top  of 
the  Mogollon  Mountains,  was  organized  as 
the  Pinedale  Ward;  Niels  Petersen, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  19.— The  new  constitution  of  Utah, 
with  accompanying  memorial,  was  pre- 
sented in  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

Tues.  20. — Andrew  Anderson,  of  Hyrum, 
against  whom  an  indictment  was  out  for 
u.  c,  gave  himself  up  to  the  ofl&cers  of  the 
law. 

Wed.  21.  —  Peter  J.  Lammers,  Jens 
Frandsen,  Albert  G.  Slater,  Wm.  Butler, 
Hans  Jensen,  Knud  Emmertson  and 
Jens  P.  C.  Winter  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Wm.  Williams,  of  Logan,  was  arrested 
on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Thurs.  22.— Hans  J.  Petersen,  of  Kanes- 
ville,  Weber  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court  (Judge 
Boreman;),  Stephen  S.  Barton  of  Para- 
goonah,David  Chidester,of  Leeds,ElijahM. 
Steers,of  Washington,  George  Holyoak,of 
Parowm,  and  Daniel  L.  Macfarlane,  of 
Cedar  City,  were  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $300  and  costs, 
each,  for  u.  c.  The  next  day  they  were 
imprisoned- in  the  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Ferdinand  F.  Hansen  of  Brigham  City, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  to  pay  a  fine  of 
$100,  for  u.  c. 

— John  B.  Johnson  was  arrested  at  East 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  on  a  charge  of 
u.  c.  Jobn  Burt,  of  Clarkston,  Cache  Co., 
was  arrested  at  Logan,  and  Fred.  Theurer 
at  Providence  on  the  same  charge. 

Fri.  23.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Wm.  F.  Rigby,  of  Newton,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment;  John  L.  Andersen, 
of  Brigham  City,  to  three  months'  im- 
prisonment ;  James  Christen8en,of  Newton, 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine; 


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Andrew  W.  Stratford,  of  Brigham  City,  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  to  pay  a 
fine  of  1100 ;  Francillo  Durfee,  of  Dewey- 
ville,  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$800  fine;  Lars  C.  Larsen,  of  Brigham 
City,  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $50 
fine,  and  Peter  Bensen,  of  Newton,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $100, 
all  for  u.  c. 

— John  Bergen,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  com- 
menced to  serve  a  sentence  of  three  years 
for  polygamy,  in  the  Penitentiary. 

Hat.  24.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Walter  C.  Brown,  of  the 
16th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  indicted  for 
u.c,  plead  guilty,  promised  to  obey  the 
law  and  was  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  of  $50. 

2  ues.  27.— The  company  of  soldiers,  which 
had  been  stationed  in  Salt  Lake  City  as  a 
provost  guard  for  some  time,  was  removed 
to  Fort  Douglas. 

Sat.  31. — Because  of  the  persecution  and 
legal  proceedings  against  the  Church,  all 
the  workmen  on  the  Temple  Block,  Salt 
Lake  City,  were  discharged,  and  work  on 
the  building  was  suspended. 


1888. 

The  year,  generally  speaking,  was  a 
prosperous  one  for  the  Saints  in  Utah  and 
surrouncing  Territories,  although  more 
arrests  and  imprisonments  for  conscience 
sake  took  place  this  year  than  during  any 
previous  season  since  the  prosecutions 
under  the  Edmunds  law  commenced.  A 
good  harvest  was  gathered  in  nearly  all 
the  settlements  of  the  Saints,  although 
water  was  somewhat  scarce  in  many 
places.  The  missionaries  abroad  were 
quite  successful  in  their  labors,  especially 
on  "the  islands  of  the  sea,"  including 
Samoa,  where  the  fulness  of  the  gospel 
was  introduced  in  1888. 

January.  Sun.  i.— Isaac  Bullock  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mbn.  2. — Hans  Christian  Hansen  was  ar- 
rested at  Logan  for  u.c.  and  placed  under 
$1,000  bonds. 

Wed.  4. — Elder  Lewis  Brunson  died  in 
Millard  County,  Utah. 

Thurs.  5.--George  Taylor  was  arrested 
at  Provo,  for  u.c. 

;S^Mn.  8.— Henry  Beal  and  Peter  M.  Peter- 
sen were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Mon.  9.— The  28  th  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  met  in  Salt  Lake  City  and 
organized  by  electing  Elias  A.  Smith 
president  of  the  Council  and  Wm.W.  Riter 
speaker  of  the  House. 

Tues.  10. — James  H.  dinger,  of  Lake 
View,  Utah  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.c. 

—Delegate  John  T.  Caine  presented  the 
constitution  of  the  proposed  State  of 
Utah,  with  a  memorial  asking  for  admis  - 
sion  into  the  Union,  in  the  U.  S.  Congress. 
The  measure  met  with  much  opposition  in 
the  House,  and  was  bitterly  opposed  by 
Geo.  F.  Edmonds  in  the  Senate, 

Wed.   ii.— Bishop  James  A.  AUred,  of 


Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co.,  was  arrested  for 
u.  c.  After  examination  before  Com.  John- 
son he  was  discharged  on  the  12th.  Frede- 
rick YeateSjOf  Millville,Cache  Co., was  also 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  12. — Joseph  Dover,  of  the  21st 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  and  Lorenzo  Argyle, 
of  Lake  Shore,  Utah  Co,  were  arrested  for 
u.  c.  and  placed  under  bonds. 

— Edwin  Rushton  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

i^H.  13.  Speaker  Wm.  W.  Riter  intro- 
duced a  bill  in  the  Utah  legislature,  provid- 
ing a  penalty  for  polygamy. 

— Thomas  Pierpont,  of  the  Fifteenth 
Ward,  Salt  Cake  City,  and  George  B. 
Bailey,  of  Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  were 
arrested  for  u.  c.  and  placed  under  bonds. 
Bailey  was  discharged  after  examination 
before  Com.  Norrell  on  the  19th. 

Sat.  i4.— Bishop  Wm.  H.  Hickenlooper, 
of  the  Sixth  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

— Fred.  A.  Newberger,  of  Logan,  Cache 
Co.,  and  William  Gallup,  of  Springville, 
Utah  Co.,  were  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  16.—  Carl  Capson,  of  Mill  Creek, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  i7.— George  Davis,  of  Three  Mile 
Creek,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c.  and  placed  under  $1,000 
bonds. 

Wed.  18. — Wm.  Shin  Wards  worth,  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Springville, 
Utah  Co. 

— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah  denied  an 
appeal  to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court,  in  the 
case  of  appointing  a  Receiver  for  Church 
property. 

— Samuel  Smith  and  Henry  Tingey,  of 
Brigham  City,  and  Gibson  A.  Condie,  of 
Springville,  Utah  Co.,  were  arrested  for 
u.  c. 

Thurs,  is.— Bishop  Peder  C.  Jensen, 
Jens  Keller  Jens  Christeusen  and  —  Brad- 
shaw  were  arrested  at  Mantua,  Box  Elder 
Co.,  for  u.  c. 

—Caroline  Harris,  widow  of  the  late 
Martin  Harris  (one  of  the  Three  Witnesses 
to  the  Book  of  Mormon)  died  at  Lewisville, 
Bingham  Co.,  Idaho. 

— Hans  C.  Hansen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  21. — Walter  M.  Gibson,  once  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Church,  and  ex  Premier  of  the 
Hawaiian  Islands,  died  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

Wed.  25.— David  Whitmer,  the  last  sur- 
vivor of  the  Three  Witnesses  to  the 
Book  of  Mormon,  died  at  Richmond, 
Ray  Co.,  Mo. 

Thurs.  26.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
rendered  a  decision,  which  restricted  the 
jurisdiction  of  U.  S.  Commissioners,  in 
civil  cases,  to  that  of  justices  of  the  peace. 

Fri.  27. — Andrew  Hansen  was  arrested 
at  Newton,  Cache  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  28.— George  C.  Watts,  of  South 
Cottonwood,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  29. — The  first  meeting  house  built 
by  Latter-day  Saints  in  Canada,  was  de- 
dicated on  Lee's  creek.  Alberta. 

Mbn.  30. — John  H.  Butler,  of  Spring 
Lake,  Utah  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  and  placed  under  bonds. 

—Niels  P.  Madsen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 


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— Arthur  Pratt  succeeded  O.  S.  L.  Brown 
as  warden  of  the  Penitentiary. 

Tiies.  31.  —  Peter  Svendsen,  of  Hyde 
Park,  Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge 
of  u.  c. 

— Nils  J.  Gyllenseog  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

February.  Sun.  5. — Ole  A.  Jensen  and 
Alfred  Atkinson,  of  Clarkston,  Cache  Co., 
were  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Capt.  John  Douglas,  commander  of 
the  Guion  Line  steamship  Neimda,  who 
had  brought  many  companies  of  Saints 
across  the  sea,  died  at  New  York. 

Mon.  6. — The  People's  Party  convention, 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  tendered  four  places 
on  the  municipal  ticket  to  the  Liberals, 
which  were  accepted  by  the  more  con- 
servative Liberal  element. 

— Hans  Sarensen  and  J.  H.  Barker,  of 
Newton,  and  James  Archibald,  of  Clarks- 
ton, Cache  Co.,  were  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Jacob  Miller  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Tites.  7. — A.  D.  Rogers,  of  Ogden,  John 
Marriott,  of  Marriott,  Weber  Co.,  and 
Charles  A.  Andersen,  of  Hyrum,  Cache 
Co.,  were  arrested  for  u.  c.  About  the 
samp,  time  Hans  P.  Hansen,  of  Hyrum, 
was  arrested  on  the  same  charge. 

Wed.  8.— Bishop  William  H.  Warner,  of 
Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Fri.lO. — The  anti  fusion  Gentiles,  in  a 
disorderly  meeting,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
opposed  the  municipal  fusion  ticket  adopt- 
ed by  the  People's  Party,  and  the  more 
radical  Liberals  nominated  a  full  city 
ticket  of  their  own.  Gov.  West  and  others, 
favoring  the  fusion  movement,  were 
grossly  insulted. 

—John  Squires,  William  H.  Tovey, Joseph 
Dover  and  Alexander  Burt,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  were  arrested,  charged  with  u.  c. 
When  arraigned  next  day  Joseph  Dover 
promised  to  obey  the  law.  The  others 
plead  not  guiltv. 

Sat.  11. — Apostle  Joseph  F.  Smith,  who 
had  been  appointed  to  preside  over  the 
affairs  of  the  Church  in  the  East,  left  Salt 
Lake  City,  for  Washington,  D.  C.  He  was 
joined  by  Charles  W.  Penrose  at  Spanish 
Fork.  They  arrived  at  Washington  on 
the  17th.  For  several  months  they  la- 
bored there  in  the  interest  of  Statehood, 
assisted  by  John  W.  Young  and  Franklin 
S.  Richards.  L.  John  Nuttall,  as  secre- 
tary to  Delegate  John  T.  Caine,  and  Geo. 
F.  Gibbs,  as  stenographer,  also  rendered 
eflBcient  aid. 

Sun.  12. — At  a  special  conference  held 
at  West  Portage,  Box  Elder  Co.,  the  Malad 
Stake  of  Zion  was  organized  out  of  portions 
of  the  Box  Elder  and  Cache  Stakes,  with 
Oliver  C.  Hoskins  as  president.  The  new 
Stake,  at  the  time  of  its  organization,  con- 
sisted of  the  following  named  Wards: 
Plymouth,  Washakie,  Portage,  Cherry 
Creek,  Samaria,  Malad,  St.  John,  Rock- 
land and  Neelyville. 

Mbn.  13. — At  the  biennial  municipal  elec- 
tion in  Salt  Lake  City,  the  f  asion  ticket, 
containing  four  Liberals,  was  elected; 
Francis  Armstrong,  mayor. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
the  following  brethren  were  sentenced  by 
Judge  Henderson  for  breaking  the  Ed- 
munds law :    Alvin  Crocket  of  Logan,  to 


four  months'  imprisonment;  Wm.  Will- 
iams, of  Hyrum,  to  six  months'  and  $100 
fine;  Mads  Christensen,  of  Farmington,  to 
eight  months;  Carl  ML.  Borgstr0m,  of 
Brigham  City,  to  four  months  and  $100 
fine;  Wm.  H.  Griflin,  of  Newton,  to  three 
years  and  six  months  and  $300  fine ;  Mar- 
riner  W.  Merrill,  jun.,  of  Richmond,  to  five 
months ;  Gehart  Jensen  to  $50  fine ;  James 
Hansen,  of  Brigham  City,  to  six  months 
and  $100  fine;  Charles  A.  Andersen,  of 
Hyrum,  to  two  months;  Ira  Allen,  of 
Hyrum,  to  six  months  and  $300  fine;  Hans 
Peter  Hansen,  of  Hyrum,  to  six  months 
and  $200  fine,  and  Ulrick  Stauffer,  of  Wil- 
lard,  to  six  months. 

— Thos.  Henderson  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  14. — Bishop  Wm,  A.  Bringhurst,  of 
Toquerville,  Washington  Co.,  was  arrested 
for  u.  c. 

Wed.  i5.— After  trial  in  the  Third  Dis- 
trict Court,  Salt  Lake  City,  George  Mor- 
ris, charged  with  u.  c,  was  acquitted. 

— Francis  A.  Berg,  of  Logan,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  adultery. 

Thurs.  16.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  Weinel,  of  Kaysville, 
74  years  old,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  pay  a  fine  of  $200  for  u.  c. 

—John  H.  Linck,  a  real  estate  speculator 
form  Colorado,  Alma  H.  Winn,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  other  land  jumpers, 
who,  on  the  previous  Monday  and  follow- 
ing days,  had  attempted  to  jump  and  steal 
the  lands  belonging  to  Salt  Lake  City, 
on  Arsenal  Hill,  were  forcibly  ejected  from 
their  pretended  claims  by  the  city  marshal 
and  police. 

Sat.  is.- Andrew  Homer,  of  Mill  Creek, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—The  question  of  Utah's  admission  into 
the  Union  as  a  State  was  argued  before 
the  Senate  committee  on  Territories; John 
T.  Caine  and  Franklin  S.  Richards  de- 
livered excellent  speeches  in  favor  of  ad- 
mission. 

Mon.  20. — The  Seventies  residing  in 
Price,  Wellington  and  Spring  Glen  Wards, 
Emery  Co.,  Utah,  were  organized  as  the 
101st  quorum  of  Seventy,  with  Wm.  H. 
Branch  as  senior  president.  On  the  21st, 
Laurentius  M.  Olson,  George  W.Eldredge, 
Albert  Bryner,  Samuel  Cox,  Wm.  J.  Hill 
and  John  D.  Lee  were  set  apart  as  presi- 
dents, and  26  members  were  ordained. 

— Abraham  H.Cannon,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  Chester  V.  Call,  of  Bountiful,  were 
arrested  for  u.c.  After  examination  be- 
fore Com.  Norrell  on  the  24th,  Elder  Can- 
non was  discharged. 

— Alexander  Bills  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  ^5.— Isabella  Adamson,  of  Ameri- 
can Fork,  Utah  Co.,  who  refused  to  testify 
in  a  case  under  the  Edmunds  law,  was 
imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary,  for  con- 
tempt of  court. 

Fri.  24.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  B.  Johnson  of  East 
Mill  Creek,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of 
$150,for  u.c. 

Sat.  25. — John  Andrews,  of  Logan,  and 
Niels  C.  Andersen,  of  Hyrum,  were  ar. 
rested  for  u.c. 

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minent  Elder  in  the  Church  and  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Zenos, 
Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz. 

Sun.  28. — Judge  Zane  decided  against 
the  land  jumpers  in  Salt   Lake  City. 

— Charles  Allen  Burke,  one  of  the  Pio- 
neers of  1847,  died  at  Minersville,  Beaver 
Co. 

—Henry  Beckstead  was  released  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— DanielJones,  of  Salt  Lake  Co.,  Marcus 
Funk  and  John  Tanner,  of  Washington, 
Washington  Co.,  and  Dr.  Silas  G.  Higgins, 
of  St.  George,  were  arrested  on  the  charge 
of  u.c. 

Mon.  27.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Edward  Cox,  of  the  Six- 
teenth Ward,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  a 
fine  of $50  for  u.c. 

— John  Thorp,  of  Logan,  was  arrested 
for  breaking  the  Edmunds  law. 

Tues.  28.— At  a  meeting  held  at  East 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co.,  the  100th  quorum  of 
Seventy  was  organized  by  Seymour  B. 
Young,  with  Joseph  L.  Holbrook  as  senior 
president. 

—The  city  council  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
decided  to  present  a  portiou  of  the  cor- 
poration lands  on  Arsenal  Hill  to  the  Ter- 
ritory for  State  Buildings. 

Wed.  29  —Gov.  West,  Mayor  Armstrong 
and  a  committee  from  the  legislature  and 
city  council  selected  a  site  for  the  erection 
of  State  Buildings  on  Arsenal  Hill,  to  be 
known  in  future  as  Capitol  Hill. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Olaus  Johnson,of  South  Cottonwood, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  and 
Bernhard  H.  Schettler  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine,  for  u.c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
S0ren  N.  S0rensen,  of  Ephraim,  was  sen 
tenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  four  months' 
imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  and  Chr.  L. 
Thorp,  of  Ephraim,  to  four  months  and  $100 
fine,  for  u.c. 

— John  A.  Marchant,  Isaac  Riddle,  Wm. 
Blood  and  James  M.  Fisher  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

March.  Thurs.  1. — Thomas  Pierpont,  of 
Salt  Like  City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane,  in  the  Third  District  Court,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $300, 
for  u.  c. 

Sat.  3. — William  J.  Jenkins,  of  West  Jor- 
dan, was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  and 
placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

— Hyrum  H.  Evans  and  John  Harwood 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  4.— Aaron  Hardy  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  5. — Elder  John  B.  Johnson  died  in 
the  Penitentiary,  where  he  was  confined 
for  conscience  sake. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Charles  H.  Bassett,  who  promised  to 
live  with  his  legal  wife,  was  sentenced 
to  pay  a  fine  of  $50.  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  6. — The  city  council  of  Salt  Lake 
City  decided  to  offer  the  Tenth  Ward 
Square  to  the  Territory  for  fair  grounds. 
The  Territory  accepted  of  it  on  the  9th. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Samuel  Allred,  of  Ephraim,  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months'  im- 


prisonment and  Wilson  M.  Allred,  of 
Ephraim,  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— John  Penman  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary,  having  served  out  a  sentence 
of  two  years  for  polygamy  and  three 
months  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  7. — John  Oborn  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary . 

Thurs.  8. — John  L.  Andersen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  10. — The  Utah  legislature  closed  its 
session.  The  most  important  bills  which 
became  law  were  those  providing  for  the 
bonding  of  the  Territory  to  the  amount  of 
$150,000;  for  the  establishment  of  a  Reform 
School,  in  Weber  County,  and  an  Agri- 
cultural College  in  Cache  County;  uni- 
formity in  county  and  municipal  govern- 
ments, and  appropriating  means  for  the 
completion  of  the  Deseret  University,  in- 
cluding a  department  for  the  deaf  mutes. 
The  municipal  authorities  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  having  given  to  the  Territory  a 
beautiful  site  for  capitol  grounds,  on  Ar- 
senal Hill,  an  appropriation  was  made  for 
its  improvement.  To  erect  permanent  fair 
buildings  on  the  Tenth  Ward  Square  (also 
tendered  the  Territory  by  Salt  Lake  City), 
an  appropriation  of  $20,000  was  made  by  the 
legislature. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Carl  C.  N.  Dorius,  of  Ephraim,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine;  Wra.  T.  Reid, 
of  Manti,  to  three  months  and  $300  fine ; 
Joseph  S.  Jones,  of  Payson,  to  six  months 
and  $100  fine,  and  John  J.  Walser,  of  Pay- 
son,  to  six  months,  all  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  li.— James  C.  Watson  and  Charles 
Burgess  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Jfon.  12.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  James  S.  Brown,  of  the 
Seventeenth  Ward,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  three  months'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine,  for  u.  c. 

—Nathan  Hanson  and  James  Loynd  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Thomas  AUsop,  of  Sandy, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  for  u.c. 

—Lars  Jacobsen  and  Wm.  Yates  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  i4,— Alonzo  Norton  and  E.  Wright, 
of  Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co.,  were  ar- 
rested on  the  charge  of  u.  c. 

— John  T.  Lambert,  of  Spring  City,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  15.— In  the  Third  Distrijt  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Ephraim  Bnggs,  of  Boun- 
tiful, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  to  pay  a  fine  of 
$25,  for  u.  c, 

— John  W.  Hess,  of  Farmington,  was  ar- 
rested on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Fri.  16.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Bendt  Larsen,  of  iVIonroe,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $50 fine,  for  u.  c. 

Jfon.  19.— iohn  Woods  and  Thomas  H. 
Smart  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Tues.  20.— Elder  Erastus  W.  Snow,  son 
of  Apostle  Erastus  Snow,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 


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— D.  Spillsbury,  of  Toquerville,  was  ar- 
rested at  Silver  Reef,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  2i.— Albert  K.  Thurber,  president 
of  the  Sevier  Stake,  died  at  Ephraim, 
Sanpete  Co. 

— Joseph  Clark  and  George  Wilding  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  22. — James  Smith  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

FH.  23.— The  Driving  Park  grounds  at 
Ogden  were  granted  to  the  Reform  School. 

— John  Bergen  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat,  24. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Thomas  Harding,  of  Proyo,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment;  Robert  T.  King, 
of  American  Fork,  to  six  months ;  George 
Farns worth  to  pay  a  fine  of  |200 ;  Henry 
Hamilton,  of  Spanish  Fork,  to  six  months 
and  $100  fine ;  L.  Loveridge,  of  Provo,  to 
six  months  and  |50  fine ;  James  Lattimer, 
of  Nephi,  to  six  months  and  $300  fine ;  Levi 
Curtis,  of  Springville,  to  six  months  and 
$100  fine ;  James  G.  Higginson,  of  Spanish 
Fork,  to  six  months;  Joseph  Lunceford, 
of  Lake  View,  to  six  months  and  $50  fine ; 
Joshua  Adams,  of  American  Fork,  to  six 
months  and  1100  fine;  Karl  G.  Maeser  to 
pay  a  tine  of  $300;  Henry  G.  Boyle,  of  Pay- 
son,  to  six  months  and  $100  fine,  and 
Thomas  R.  Cutler  (in  whose  case  a  new 
trial  was  granted  and  he  admitted  to  bail) , 
of  Lehi,  to  six  months,  and  $300  fine; 
all  for  breaking  the  Edmunds  law, 

— James  Hendrickson,  a  member  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  in  Star  Valley, 
Wyo.,  aged  65  years  and  four  months. 

Sun.  25. — William  A.  Bringhurst,  of 
Toquerville,  Dr.  Silas  G.  Higgins,  of  St. 
George,  Marcus  Funk  and  John  Tanner,  of 
Washington,  and  Hyrum  S.  Church,  of 
Panguitch,  who  had  been  sentenced  by 
Judge  Boreman,  in  the  Second  District 
Court,  at  Beaver,  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  each,  the  day  previous, 
for  transgression  of  the  Edmunds  ]aw,were 
imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  26.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Alexander  Burt  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment, for  u  c. 

—Joseph  H.  Ridges  was  discharged 
from  the  Peditentiary. 

—The  U.  S.  Senate  Committee  on  Ter- 
ritories, to  whom  was  referred  the  Utah 
State  constitution  and  accompanying 
memorials,  reported  unfavorably  for  Utah's 
admission  into  the  Union,  and  was  dis- 
charged from  its  further  consideration. 

Tues.  21. — James  E.  Mitchel,of  Riverdale, 
Weber  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.c. 

— Orlando  F.  Herron  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  28.— Levi  Savage  and  John  Cot- 
tam  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Fri.  30.— Joseph  C.  Perry  and  John  P. 
Wiightwere  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sat.  31. — In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  William  R.  Smith,  pres.  of 
the  Davis  Stake,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine,  for  u.c. 

ApriL  Mon.  2. — Moroni  F.  Sheets,  a 
witness  in   the    Church  suits    before  the 


Territorial  Supreme  Court,  was  adjudged 
guilty  of  contempt  of  court  for  refusing  to 
answer  certain  questions  in  relation  to 
Church  property,  and  imprisoned  in  the 
Penitentiary.  He  appealed  his  case  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States. 

—Peter  Andersen,  of  Huntsville,  Weber 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c. 

Ferdinand  F.  Hansen  was  released  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  3.— John  Durrant,  of  American 
Fork,  and  S0ren  Jacobsen,  of  Bountiful, 
Davis  Co.,  were  arrested  for  u.c. 

—Charles  A.  Andersen  and  Isabella 
Adamson  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Wed.  4.— John  Harwood,  Frederik  Pet- 
ersen, Wm.  D.  Newsom,  Peter  S.  Barton 
and  Daniel  Harvey  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary.  Newsom  and  Barton 
had  been  pardoned  by  President  Cleve- 
land. 

Thurs.  5.  —The  Fifty-eight  annual  con- 
ference convened  in  Salt  Lake  City,  It 
was  continued  on  the  6th  and  it  was  very 
well  attended.  A  general  board  of  educa- 
tion to  superintend  Church  schools  was 
sustained,  consisting  of  Wilford  Wood- 
ruff, Lorenzo  Snow,  George  Q.  Cannon, 
Karl  G.  Maeser,  Horace  S.  Eldredge, 
Willard  Young,  George  W.  Thatcher, 
Anthon  H.  Lund  and  Amos  Howe. 

Fri.  6\— Jens  P.  Holm,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  and  placed 
under  bonds.  After  examination  on  the 
9th  he  was  discharged. 

Tues.  10.— The  city  council  committee  in 
Salt  Lake  City  reported  favorably  on 
sewerage. 

— S0ren  Christophersen  was  arrested  at 
Manti,  Sanpete  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  11.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Daniel  Jones,  of  Salt  Lake 
County,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine 
for  u.  c. 

— John  T.  Gerber  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  12. — William  S.  Muir  and  Samuel 
Anderson  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Fri.  13.— Charles  McCarthy  and  Victor 
Sandgren  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sat.  14. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Harvey  H.  Cluff,  of  the  Utah  Stake 
presidency,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hen- 
derson to  six  months'  imprisonment  and$300 
fine,  and  Charles  Monk,  of  Spanish  Fork, 
to  four  months,  both  for  u.  c. 

—Jesse  R.  Turpin  and  Edward  Cliflf 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  16. — James  Welsh  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  i7.— William  J.  Parkin  was  ar- 
rested at  Bountiful,  and  R.  Bird  at  Sprine- 
ville,  for  u.  c. 

— Germand  Ellsworth  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  is.— Hans  01sen,of  Millville,  Cache 
Co.,  was  arrested  at  Marsh  Valley,  Idaho, 
on  a  charge  of  polygany,  and  Lars  C.  Chris- 
tiansen at  Hyde  Park,  and  Niels  P.  Olsen 
and  Ole  Olsen  at  Smithfield,  Cache  Co., 
charged  with  u.  c. 

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and  Ferdinand  Oberhansle  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  21.— In  the  Third  District  r  Court 
Salt  Lake  City,Williams  J.  Jenkins,of  West 
Jordan,  and  William  H.  Tovey,of  Salt  Lake 
City,  were  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  a 
second  term  of  six  months  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary, and  to  pay  a  fine  of  $50;  Geo.  C. 
Watts,  of  South  Cottonwood,  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  and  §50  fine — all  for 
u.  c. 

— Rodney  C.  Badger  and  Ralph  Smith 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  22. — R.Hochstrasser  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  25.— John  Harris  and  Byron  W. 
King  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Wed.  23. — Andrew  C.  Berlin,  Christian 
Petersen,  Oluf  Hansen  and  David  B. 
By  bee  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  2(».— Hans  E.  Nielsen,  of  Hyrum, 
Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.c. 

—Henry  Hughes  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  27. — Christian  Hansen  and  Andrew 
J .  Str0mberg  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary,  but  Str0mberg  was  imme- 
diately sent  back  to  serve  another  term. 

— Jens  Hansea,  of  Mill  Creek,  and  David 
West,  of  Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co.,  were 
arrested  for  u.c. 

Sat.  28.— The  Matthe^^s  Ward,  Graham 
Co.,  Ariz.,  was  organized;  David  H.  Mat- 
thews, Bishop. 

— Lars  Mortensen  and  M.P.  Mortensen 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  74  Saints,  under 
the  direction  of  Franklin  S.  Bramwell. 
The  company  reached  New  York  May  10th, 
and  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  May  17th. 

Mon.  30.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
John  R.  Barnes,  of  Kaysville,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Zane  to  three  mouths'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine,  for  u.c. 

May.  Wed.  2.— The  Utah  Supreme 
Court  ruled  that  the  Tithing  Ofiice  and 
certain  personal  Church  property  should 
be  turned  over  to  the  Receiver.  Chief 
Justice  Zane  dissented  from  this  opinion. 

—Moroni  M.  Sheets  was  brought  into 
court  from  the  Penitentiary,  where  he  had 
been  imprisoned  for  a  month,  for  refusing 
to  answer  questions  in  regard  to  Church 
suits.  He  now  answered  the  questions 
and  was  released. 

—Hans  C.  H.  Beck,  of  Chester,  Sanpete 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u,  c. 

Thurs.  5.— Bernhard  H.  Schettler,  hav- 
ing been  pardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland, 
was  liberated    from    the    Penitentiary. 

—Nathaniel  V.  Jones  in  whose  case  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Utah  had  ordered 
a  new  trial,  was  released  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  5.— "Mormons"  were  excluded  from 
the  Democratic  Territorial  convention  at 
Ogden. 

Wed.  5.— Isaac  Farlej'-,  of  Ogden,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Friedrick  Hirth,  a  prominent  Chinese 
doctor,  visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  10.— Wm.  Wheeler  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  11.— W.  H.  Kelsey  and  Lorin  Har- 
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mer,  of  Springville,  Utah  Co.,  were  ar- 
rested for  u.  c.  Charles  W.  Nibley  was 
arrested  at  Logan,  on  the  same  charge. 
After  examination,  he  was  discharged,  a 
few  days  later. 

— Simon  Webb,  of  Richmond,  Cache  Co., 
who  had  been  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $50  fine  for  u.  c,  was  im- 
prisoned in  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  12.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Edwin  R.  Miles,  of  Smithfield,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and $50  fine,  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  14. — Deputy  marshals  demanded 
the  Latter-day  Saint  tabernacle  at  Logan 
as  Church  property,  but  were  refused. 

Tues.  15. — William  Kelly,  of  American 
Fork,  Utah  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  16. — Christian  P.  Nielsen,  of  Mo- 
charge  of  u.  c.  Albert  Haws,  of  Provo, 
and  John  Walton,  of  Alpine,  Utah  Co., 
roni,  Sanpete  Co.,  was  arrested  on  a 
were  arrested  on  the  same  charge,  in 
Provo  Valley. 

Thurs.  17. — Andrew  Madsen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  18.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Fred.  Yeates,  of  Millville,was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  a  fine  of  $100,  for  u.  c. 

iyat.  19. — Bishop  Ezekiel  Holman,  of 
Sandy,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. — 

— Hans  Funk,of  Newton,was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  137  Saints,  in 
charge  of  William  Wood.  The  company 
arrived  at  New  York  May  30th,  and  at  Salt 
Lake  City  June  6th. 

Mon.21.—T\xQ  Temple  at  Manti,  Sanpete 
Co.,  was  dedicated.  This  was  the  third 
Temple  completed  in  Utah,  and  with  its 
surroundings  is  the  finest  structure  erect- 
ed in  the  Rocky  Mountains.  Its  entire 
cost,  including  the  terraces,  when  finished, 
is  estimated  at  $1,000,000. 

—Bishop  William  West,  of  Paris,  Bear 
Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  25.— Wm.  F.  Rigby  and  Lars  C. 
Larsen  (of  Brigham  City)  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  24.— Peter  Bensen  and  Alvin 
Crocket  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

F7'i.  25.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Christopher  S.  Winge,  of  Hyrum, 
and  Elijah  Seamons,  of  Hyde  Park,  were 
each  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson,  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  .^50  fine,  for 
u.  c.  Both  men  were  taken  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

—  Geo.  L.  Graehl,  of  Brigham  City,  who 
the  day  previous  had  been  sentenced  by 
by  Judge  d  Henderson  to  pay  $10  fine, 
was  incarcerated  in  the  Penitentiary 
for  u.  c,  in  default  of  payment.  He 
promised  to  obey  the  law. 

— Edward  Davis,  of  South  Cottonwood, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  having  been  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  u.  c,  was  placed  under  bonds. 
His  wife  lost  her  reason  because  of  the 
prosecution. 

— A.  C.  Nielsen,  Engebregt  Poulsen  and 
John  F.  F.  Dorius  were  arrested  at  Eph- 
raim,  Sanpete  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,    Jens  Christensen,  of  Hyde  Park, 


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was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine;  Lo- 
renzo Waldron,  of  North  Ogden,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  and 
Winslow  Parr,  jun.,  of  Ogden,  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine;  all 
for  u.  c. 

— Bishop  Wm.  T.  Reid,  of  Manti,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  27. — A-postle  Erastus  Snow  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  29.— James  S.  Brown,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

—Amos  W.  Haws  fell  a  distance  of  thirty 
eet  from  the  Woollen  factory  at  Provo, 
Utah  Co.,  and  was  killed. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
James  Bywater,  of  Brigham  City,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine ;  Sam- 
uel Taylor,  of  Ogden,  to  three  months, 
Thomas  Harper,  of  Calls  Fort,  and  Niels 
C.  Andersen,  of  Hyrum,  to  six  months  and 
$300  fine  each;  for  u.  c. 

— Thomas  E.  Ricks,  president  of  the 
Bannock  Stake,  Idaho,  was  arrested  at 
Logan,  for  u.  c.  After  preliminary  exam  • 
ination  he  was  discharged. 

Tues.  29.— Thomas  Allsop,  of  Sandy,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  30.— In  the  Manti  Temple,  which 
had  just  been  opened  for  ordinance  work, 
a  number  of  marriages  were  solemnized. 
Janne  M.  Sj0dahl  and  Christine  Christof - 
fersen  were  the  first  couple  married  in  the 
building;  Apostle  Francis  M.  Lyman 
officiated. 

—The  new  buildings  of  the  Utah  Peni  ■ 
tentiary  were  opened  for  the  accommoda- 
tion of  the  prisoners. 

Thurs.  31.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  Squires,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Daniel  F.  Thomas,  of  Lynne,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— James  B.  Hayes,  chief  justice  of  Idaho, 
and  a  bitter  anti-Mormon,  died  at  Boise 
City. 

June.  Fri.  l.—In  the  Second  District 
Court,  at  Beaver,  Wm.  Carter,  Warren 
Hardy ,  Walter  Granger  and  Casper  Bryner, 
of  St.  George,  Jacob  Bastion,  of  Wash- 
ington, and  Mark  Burgess,  of  Panguitch, 
were  each  sentenced  by  Judge  Boreman 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine, 
for  u.  c. 

—The  Salt  Lake  and  Fort  Douglas  Rail- 
way was  opened. 

Sat.  2.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Thos.  B.  Helm,  of  Pleasant  View, 
Weber  Co.,  and  John  Jardine,  of  Clark- 
ston.  Cache  Co.,  were  each  sentenced  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for 
u.  c,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

—Alma  Fairfield,  of  Eureka,  Juab  Co., 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  a  company  of 
Saints,  in  charge  of  Charles  R.  Dorius. 
The  company  arrived  at  New  York  June 


13th,  and  part  of   the  emigrants  in  Salt 
Lake  City  June  19th. 

JSun.  5.— Bishop  Hans  Jensen  and  Wil- 
liam Braithwait,  of  Manti,  and  J.  C. 
Frost,  of  Ephraim,  were  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  4.  —  Andrew  Anderson,  of  Union, 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  D.  A. 
Sanders,  of  Farmington,  Davis  Co.,  in- 
dicted for  polygamy,  was  arrested,  but 
succeeded  in  getting  away  from  the  officer 
during  the  following  night. 

Wed.  6. — A  railway  car,  loaded  with  pro- 
ducts of  Utah,  left  Salt  Lake  City,  on  an 
advertising  tour  through  the  country.  It 
bore  the  following  inscription:  "Utah 
Palace  Exposition  Car;  the  Resources  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  the  Gem  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains.  Free  Exhibit  sent  out  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Salt  Lake  Chamber  of 
Commerce." 

Thurs.  7.  —  P.  J.  Rasmussen  and  Wil- 
liam Roundy,  of  Milton,  Morgan  Co.,  were 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  8.— James  Turner,  of  West  Jordan, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  9.  —  The  steamship  Xevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  a  company 
of  Saints,  in  charge  of  Elder  Charles  H. 
Haderli.  The  company  arrived  in  New  York 
on  the  20th,  and  part  of  them  in  Salt  Lake 
City  about  the  27th. 

— Thomas  Young  and  Soren  N.  S0rensen 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  11. — John  Irving,  of  North  Jordan, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Fred.  Jensen,  Jens  Hansen,  Charles 
O.  Dunn,  Jens  Petersen  and  John  R. 
Jones  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

(k   Tues.  12.  —  Christian  L.  Thorp  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Two  million  government  shad,  import- 
ed from  Lake  Superior,  were  put  into 
Utah  Lake. 

Wed.  13.— The  dead  body  of  Lewis  Bish- 
op, who  was  drowned  the  previous  April  in 
the  Sevier  River,  near  Deseret,  was  found 
three  miles  below  where  he  fell  in. 

— William  H.  Griffin  and  James  Kemp 
were  discharged  from  the  Utah  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  14.  —  John  C.  Ostler,  of  Nephi, 
Juab  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

F7'i.  i.5.— Father  Graves,  of  Provo,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  17. — A  fire  on  East  Temple  Street, 
Salt  Lake  City,  destroyed  property  worth 
$50,000. 

—Pleasant  Vallej^  Ward,  Emery  Coun- 
ty, Utah,  was  divided  into  two  Wards, 
namely.  Winter  Quarters  and  Sco- 
field,  with  John  T.  Ballantyne  and 
Thos.  J.  Parmley  as  their  respective 
Bishops. 

Mon.  18. — Gustaf  Thomassen,  Marriner 
W-  Merrill,  jun.,  and  William  Chugg  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Dr.  Milford  B  Shipp  surrendered  him- 
self to  the  officers  at  Salt  Lake  City,  to 
answer  to  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

—Elder  Joseph  H.  Dean  (with  wife  and 
child)  arrived  on  the  Samoan  Islands,  to 
open  up  a  new  missionary  field  among  the 
natives  of  that  group. 

Wed.  20.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
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sentenced    to  one  month's  imprisonment 
for  alleged  adultery. 

—James  Loynd,  of  Farmington,  Davis 
Co.,  was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c.  He 
had  already  served  one  term  for  living 
with  his  wives. 

Fri.  22. — Daniel  S.  Macfarlane,  George 
Holyoak,  Stephen  S.  Barton,  David  Chi- 
dester,  Elijah  Steers,  and  John  R.  Barnes 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary, 
having  served  terms  for  u.  c.  The  latter 
was  pardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland. 

Sat.  23.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  John  Henry  Bott,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine ; 
Alexander  Baird,  of  Deweyville,  to  six 
months  and  $50  fine ;  Christian  H.  Monson, 
of  Richmond,  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  $200  fine;  Henry  W.  Manning,  of 
Hooper,  Weber  Co.,  to  four  months  and 
$300  fine;  Axel  Christensen,  of  Brigham 
City,  to  four  months  and  $100  fine ;  Hans 
C.  Hansen,  of  Logan,  to  six  months  and 
$100  fine,  and  C.  F.  Schade,  of  Huntsville, 
to  1300  fine ;  all  for  u.  c. 

— Andrew  W.  Stratford,  James  Chris- 
tensen and  Francillo  Durfee  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—John  Alma  Pace  was  arrested  at 
Thistle  Station,  and  N.  P.  Nielsen  at  Hy- 
rura.  Cache  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

—The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  118  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Henry  E.  Bowring.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  July  3rd, 
and  at  Salt  Lake  City  July  11th. 

Sun.  24.— Judge  Elias  Smith  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  25. — Joseph  Brundish  was  arrested 
near  Thistle  Station,  Utah  Co.,  for  u.c. 

— C.M.Borgstr0m  and  George  L.Graehl 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Joseph  H.  Dean  baptized  his 
first  convert  in  Samoa,  on  the  little  island 
of  Aunuu.  By  the  1st  of  July  thirteen 
souls  had  been  baptized. 

Wed.  27.— James  Howard,  of  South 
Bountiful,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  30.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Frank  Green  well,  of  Ogden,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  five 
months'  imprisonment  for  u.c. 

July.  Wed.  4.— Elder  Orville  S.  Cox, 
died  in  Fairview,  Sanpete  Co. 

Thurs.  5.— Houses  at  Kanosh,  Millard 
Co.,  were  raided  by  U.  S.  marshals,  who 
arrested  Bishop  Abram  A.  Kimball,  Bald- 
win H.  Watts,  John  T.  Prows  and  Albert 
Nadauld,  for  u.c. 

Fri.  e.— Andrew  Amundsen,  of  South 
Jordan,  and  William  B.  Bennett,  of  West 
Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  were  arrested  for 
u.c. 

—The  Church  farm,in  Salt  Lake  County 
was  turned  over  to  Receiver  Dyer. 

Sat.  7.— Seventy -five  school  teachers 
from  Colorado  and  Indiana  visited  Salt 
Lake    City. 

—A  small  company  of  Icelandic  Saints 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  in  charge 
of  Robert  Lindsay,  bound  for  Utah. 

J/oTi.  9.— Receiver  Frank  H.Dyer  peti- 
tioned the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah  to  have 
$167,666.15  worth  of  Church  property  de- 
livered to  him. 


—The  election  for  school  trustees  in 
Salt  Lake  City  resulted  in  victory  for  the 
Liberals  in  the  Eighth,  Ninth,  Twelfth, 
Thirteenth  and  Fourteenth  districts. 

—Henry  Arnold,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.c. 

—President  Cleveland  nominated  Elliott 
Sandford,  of  New  York,  to  be  chief  justice 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah,  and  John 
W.  Judd,  of  Tennessee,  to  be  the  fourth 
associate  justice.  These  nominations  were 
confirmed  by  the  Senate  July  20th. 

Tues.  10.— Considerable  Church  property 
was  turned  over  to  Receiver  Dyer  on  com- 
promise, pending  appeal  to  the  U.  S.  Su- 
preme Court. 

—The  city  council  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
provided  for  the  issuance  of  five  per  cent 
bonds  for  corporate  purposes. 

Thurs.  12.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  had  their  annual  excursion,  this 
time  goiag  to  Lehi,  Utah  Co. 

Fri.  13. — Iri  Allen  and  H.  P.  Hansen,  of 
Hyrum,  Cache  Co.,  and  Ulrich  Stauffer,  of 
Willard,  Box  Elder  Co.,  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  14. — The  Iowa  Press  Association, 
numbering  about  two  hundred  persons, 
visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  16.— Lorenzo  D.  Watson,  of  Paro- 
wan.  Iron  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c,  but 
got  away  from  the  ofl&cer  on  the  road  to 
Beaver. 

Tues.  17.— Patriarch  John  Andrews  died 
at  Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  from  injuries  received 
the  day  before. 

— U.S.  deputy  marshals  raided  a  number 
of  houses  at  Richfield,  Sevier  Co.,  and  ar- 
rested Ole  P.  Borg  and  Niels  M.  Petersen 
for  u.  c. 

— Frangott  Stumph  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  20.— U.  S.  deputy  marshals  raided 
places  at  Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co.,  and 
arrested  N.  C.  Jenson  for  u.  c. 

— Alexander  Brown  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  21.— Pres.  William  R.  Smith,  of 
Davis  Co.,  was  released  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary, having  been  pardoned  by  Pres. 
Cleveland. 

Wed.  25.— Charles  Monk  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  27. — Seymour  B.  Young  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  Charles 
Sperry,  at  Nephi,  Juab  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

— Edward  Cox  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

/S'a^.  28.— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  136  Saints, 
under  the  direction  of  Hans  J.  Christian- 
sen. The  company  landed  in  New  York, 
Aug.  8th,  and  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
Aug.  15th. 

August. — Elder  Alma  P.  Richards,  of 
Morgan  County,  Utah,  who  labored  as  a 
missionary  in  the  Southern  States,  was 
murdered,  near  Russell  Station,  on  the  A. 
G.  S.  Ry.,  Miss.  His  body,  which  was 
found  June  3, 1889,  was  shipped  to  Utah. 

—A  very  large  number  of  arrests  under 
the  Edmunds  law  were  made  in  Utah,  du- 
ring this  month. 

Wed.  i.— Thomas  Pierpontwas  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

—James  P.  Freeze  was  arrested  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  on    a  charge  of  u.  c,  but  dis- 


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charged  the  following  day,  after  examina- 
tion before  Com.  Norrell. 

Thurs.  2. — Howard  O.  Spencer  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  3.— George  Godfrey,  of  Clarkston, 
Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  6.  —  Samuel  Allred  and  Geo.  C. 
Watts  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— The  election  for  county  officers  in 
Utah  resulted  in  victory  to  the  People's 
party,  except  in  Summit  County,  which 
was  carried  by  the  Liberals. 

Tues.  7. — Howard  O.  Spencer  (already 
under  arrest  for  u.  c.)  was  arrested  for 
murder,  being  accused  of  killing  Ralph 
Pike,  Aug.  11,  1859. 

Wed.  8.— Samuel  Cluff,  of  Provo,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  10.— Carl  C.  N.  Dorius,  John  J.  Wal- 
ser  and  Joseph  S.  Jones  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Hat.  11. — The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  155  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Levi  Naylor.  The  emigrants 
landed  in  New  York,  August  24th,  and  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City,  Sep.  1st. 

Sun.  12. — James  H.  Hart  was  arrested  at 
Bloomington,  Idaho,  for  u.  c. 

— A  Latter-day  Saint  meeting  was  dis- 
turbed and  broken  up  by  the  apostate  Wm. 
Jarman,  at  Swansea,  Wales. 

Mon.  15.— William  Williams,  James  Han- 
sen and  Samuel  Taylor  completed  their 
term  in  the  Penitentiary  and  were  dis- 
chai  ged. 

—Elder  Edmund  Z.  Taylor,  of  Ogden, 
died  near  Loch  Laird,  Rockbridge  Co., 
Virginia,  where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 
His  body  was  sent  to  Utah  for  burial. 

Wed.  15.— After  a  lengthy  examination 
before  Com.  Norrell,  Howard  O.  Spencer, 
accused  of  killing  Ralph  Pike,  was  admit- 
ted to  bail  in  the  sum  of  $6,000. 

— Ephraim  Briggs  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Erik  Eliasen,  of  Millville,  Cache  Co., 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Thurs,  16.— Samuel  Obray  was  arrested 
at  Paradise,  Cache  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

—Daniel  F.  Tnomas  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  17.— The  Territorial  Reform  School 
Commissioners  located  the  site  for  the 
buildings  on  the  Driving  Park  grounds, 
Ogden,  which  had  been  donated  for  the 
purpose. 

Sun.  19.— At  a  Stake  conference  held  at 
Lewisville,  Snake  River  Valley,  Idaho, 
three  new  Wards  were  organized  in  the 
Bannock  Stake,  namely,  the  Taylor  Ward, 
with  Wm.  Priest  as  Bishop ;  Willow  Creek 
Ward,  Alfonso  B.  Simmons,  Bishop;  and 
Basalt  Ward,  Andrew  O.  Ingelstr0m, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  20. — John  D.  Jones  was  arrested 
at  Cherry  Creek,  Idaho,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  21.— Rasmus  Nielsen,  of  Hunter, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on  the 
bench,  south  of  Springville,Utah  Co.,  were 
organized  as  a  Ward  called  Mapleton; 
Edwin  L.  Whiting,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  25.— John  W.  Judd,  of  Tennessee, 
Utah's  new  associate  justice,  arrived  at 
Ogden. 

J^ri.  24.— Thomas  Harding,    Robert   T. 


King,  Joshua  Adams,  James  G.  Higginson 
and  L.  Loveridge  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Bishop  John  Kienke,  of  Mona,  Juab 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u,  c. 

—A  Democratic  political  club  was  or- 
ganized in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  25.— A  Republican  political  club  was 
organized  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sim.  26. — The  Hunter  branch.  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  organized  into  a  Ward;  William 
Miller,  Bishop. 

—Elliot  Sanford,  recently  appointed 
chief  justice  for  Utah,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  On  the  27th  he  took  the  oath  of 
office  and  superseded  Judge  Charles  S. 
Zane. 

Mon.27. — Alexander  Burt  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  25.— Olaus  Johnson  and  Levi  Curtis 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  50.— The  court  house  at  Beaver, 
Beaver  Co.,  was  burned.    Loss  $15,000. 

Fri.  31. — Bishop  James  C.  Hamilton,  of 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested 
for  u,  c. 

September.  Sat.  1.  —  Bishop  John 
Spencer,  of  Indianola,  Sanpete  Co.,  was 
arrested  for  u.c. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  83  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Abraham  Johnson.  The  com- 
pany arrived  in  New  York  Sept.  11th,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  the  19th  and  20th. 

Sun.  2.  -  Elders  Elias  S.  Wright,  Thos. 
Holt,  Azahel  L.  Fuller  and  two  others 
were  dragged  from  their  beds  and  fear- 
fully beaten  by  a  masked  mob,  near  Bell's 
Station,  Tennessee,  for  preaching  the 
gospel. 

Mon.  5.— Bishop  Archibald  McKinnon, 
of  Randolph,  Rich  Co.,  was  arrested  for 
u.  c. 

—Mads  Christensen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Henry  Beckstead  died  at  South 
Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Tues.  4.— Apostle  Moses  Thatcher  was 
arrested  at  Logan.  On  the  7th,  after  ex- 
amination, he  was  discharged  for  lack  of 
evidence. 

Thurs.  6.— Wilson  M.  Allred  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Horace  S.  Eldredge,  one  of  the  First 
Seven  Presidents  of  the  Seventies,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

—Elders  Andrew  Jenson,  Edward 
Stevenson  and  Joseph  S.  Black  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  the  East,  to  visit  the  "waste 
places  of  Zion,"  in  the  interest  of  Church 
history. 

Fri.  7.— After  examination  before  Com. 
Norrell,  Seymour  B.  Young  was  discharg- 
ed for  lack  of  evidence. 

Tues.  11.— An  excursion  party  of  Dakota 
editors  visited  Salt    Lake  City. 

—Daniel  Jones  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Fri.  14.— Harvey  H.Cluff  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  15.— The  steamship  Wisconsin s&iled 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  145  Saints, 
in  charge  of  William  G.  Phillips.  The 
company  arrived  at  New  York  Sept.  25th, 
where  twenty  of  the  emigrants  were 
arbitrarily  detained  by  the  officers,  on  the 
pretence  that  they    were   paupers.    The 


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rest  of  the  company  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City  Oct.  2nd. 

Sun.  16. — Bendt  Larsen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  i7.— Apostle  George  Q.  Cannon, 
who  had  been  hiding  for  some  time,  sur- 
rendered himself  to  U.  S.  Marshal  Dyer, 
plead  guilty  to  two  indictments  charging 
him  with  u.c,  and  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Sanford  in  the  Third  District  Court  to  175 
days'  imprisonment  and  to  pay  a  fine  of 
f450.  On  the  same  occasion.  Archibald  N. 
Hill,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  Wm.  J. Parkin, 
of  Bountiful,  were  sentenced  to  50  days' 
imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  each,  and 
Samuel  H.  Hill,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  to  60 
days  and  $75  fine ;  all  for  u.c. 

—In  the  Swansea  police  court,  Wales, 
William  Jarman.who  had  incited  the  popu- 
lace to  riot  against  the  Mormons,  was 
placed  under  £100  bonds,  to  keep  the  peace 
for  three  months. 

Tues.  18.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City  (Judge  Sanford) ,  James 
Turner,  of  West  Jordan,  was  sentenced 
to  50  days'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine ; 
Daniel  Lewis,  of  Kamas,  to  60  days  and 
$60  flne;Milford  B.Shipp,of  Salt  Lake  City, 
to  75  days  and  $65  fine,  and  Edwin  L. 
Davis,  of  South  Cottonwood,  to  75  days 
and  $70  fine ;  all  for  u.c. 

— Bishop  George  Coleman,  of  Teasdale, 
Sevier  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.c.  < 

Wed.  19.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Francis  C.  Boyer,  of  Spring- 
ville,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  two 
months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine,  and 
Jesse  Gardner,  of  Springville,  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.c. 

— Benjamin  Perkins  was  arrested  on 
Carcass  Creek,  near  Teasdale  (now  Wayne 
Co.),  for  u.c. 

Fri.  21.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Niels  L.  Petersen,  of  Ephraim, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  five 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.c. 

Sat.  22.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Thomas  Barrett,  of  American 
Fork,  was  sentenced  to  four  months  im- 
prisonment; Joseph  B.  Forbes,  of  Ameri- 
can Fork,  to  four  months'  and  $100  fine  ; 
Elijah  Bourne,  of  American  Fork,  to  five 
months ;  Christian  P.  Nielsen,  of  Moroni, 
to  three  months ;  Wm.  J.  Lewis,  of  Provo, 
to  five  months;  Ebenezer  Hunter,  of  Am- 
erican Fork,  to  two  months  and  Richard 
Bird,  of  Springville,  to  pay  a  fine  of  $100; 
all  for  u.  c. 

—John  M.  Dunning,  of  Cannonville, 
Garfield  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Boreman,  in  the  Second  District  Court, 
Beaver,  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine,  for  u.  c.  He  was  taken  to  the 
Penitentiary  on  the  26i;h. 

Sun.  23.— The  Nephi  Ward,  Maricopa 
Co.,  Arizona,was  organized;  Samuel  Open- 
shaw.  Bishop. 

Mon.  24.— Elder  Henry  Arnold  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  James  Woolstenhulme,  of  Kamas, 
Summit  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  San- 
ford to  65  days  imprisonment  and  $65  fine ; 
and  Edwin  Rawlins,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  to 
75  days  and  $75  fine ;  both  for  u.  c. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Lewis  Olsen,  of  Ephraim,  and  Paul  Poul- 


son,  of  Richfield,  were  sentenced  by  Judge 
Judd  to  four  months'  imprisonment  and 
$200  fine  each;  Lars  Larsen,  of  Spanish 
Fork  to  three  months  and  $100  fine ;  and 
Daniel  King,  of  Spanish  Fork,  Samuel 
Wagstaff,  of  American  Fork,  and  Reddick 
N.  Allred,  of  Chester,  Sanpete  Co.,  to  60 
days  and  $50  fine  each ;  all  for  u.  c.  Lars 
Frandsen,  of  Piute  County,  was  sentenced 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  for  alleged 
bigamy. 

—Henry  Hamilton,  Joseph  Lunceford, 
Silas  G.  Higgins,  Wra.  H.  Bringhurst,Mar- 
cus  Funk,  John  Tanner  and  Hyrum  S. 
Church  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiarj . 

Wed.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  James  Butler,  of  Spring  Lake, 
Utah  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to 
five  months'  imprisonment,  and  Mons  Nil- 
son,  of  Ephraim,  to  four  months  and  f200 
fine,  both  for  u.  c. ;  and  Baldwin  H.  Watts, 
of  Kanosh,  to  one' year's  imprisonment,  for 
alleged  adultery. 

Thurs.  27.— Judge  Zerubbabel  Snow  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— A.  G.  Str0mberg,  of  Huntsville,  We- 
ber Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary, having  served  two  sentences  for 
breaking  the  Edmunds  law. 

— David  A.  Sanders  was  arrested  at  Far- 
mington,  Davis  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  Parley  R. 
Young,  of  Fairview,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Judd  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
and  |150  fine,  and  Hans  Jensen,  of  Manti, 
to  five  months'  imprisonment;  both  for 
u.  c. 

—David  H.  Cannon,  of  St.  George,  gave 
himself  up  to  a  U.  S.  deputy  marshal,  be- 
ing charged  with  u.  c.  After  examination 
the  following  dav,  before  Com.  Julius  Jor- 
dan, at  Silver  Reef,  he  was  discharged. 

Fri.  28.— Sarah  Ann  Down,  an  alleged 
plural  wife  from  Davis  County,  was  ar- 
rested for  "fornication." 

— John  Homer,  of  Marion,  Cassia  Co., 
Idaho,  was  accidentally  shot  by  his  hunt- 
ing companions,  being  mistaken  for  a 
deer. 

Sat.  29. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Lorenzo  D.  Argyle,  of  Lake  Shore, 
Utah  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $150  fine ; 
John  W.  Gardner,  of  Pleasant  Grove,  to 
five  months'  imprisonment;  Christian 
S0rensen,  of  Mt.Pleasant,to  90  days;  Wm. 
Beeston,  of  Fillmore,  to  four  months  and 
$200  fine;  Christian  Borregaard,  of  Fill- 
more, to  60  days  and  $50  fine;  Niels  M. 
Petersen,  of  Richfield,  and  David  Broad- 
head  to  $150  fine,  each ;  all  for  u.c.  Ole  P. 
Borg,  of  Richfield,  was  sentenced  to  nine 
months,  and  John  Durrant,  of  American 
Fork,  to  18  months'  imprisonment,  for 
alleged  adultery. 

October.  Mon.  1. — John  Squires,  im- 
prisoned in  the  Penitentiary  for  u.c,  was 
pardoned  by  President  Cleveland. 

— Twenty  emigrants  detained  by  the 
officers  at  New  York,  through  malice, 
were  released,  and  continued  their  jour- 
ney to  Utah. 

—Thirteen  Utah  probate  judges  were 
confirmed  by  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

Tues.  2. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,    S0ren    C.     Christensen,    of     Mt. 


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Pleasant,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to 
60  days'  imprisonment  for  u.c. 

Wed.  5.— Henry  W.  Manning  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  4.— Samuel  C.  Pratt,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  fell  into  the  Hot  Springs,  at  Wads - 
worth,  Nev.,  and  was  scalded  to  death. 

Fri.  5.— The  Fifty- ninth  semiannual 
conference  of  the  Church  commenced  in 
Salt  Lake  City.  It  was  continued  until 
the  7th,  on  which  day  Brigham  H.  Roberts 
was  sustained  as  one  of  the  First  Seven 
Presidents  of  the  Seventies,  Horace  S. 
Eldredge  being  deceased. 

—John  Squires  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  6. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  123  Saints 
in  charge  of  Niels  P.  Lindelof.  The  com- 
pany arrived  in  New  York  Oct.  15th,  and 
in  Salt  Lake  City  Oct.  23rd. 

Sun.  7.— At  the  first  conference  held  by 
Latter-day  Saints  in  Alberta,  Canada,  the 
Saints,  who  bad  located  on  Lee's  creek, 
were  organized  by  Apostles  Francis  M. 
Lyman  and  John  W,  Taylor  as  a  Ward, 
which  was  named  Cardston,  in  honor  of 
Charles  O.  Card,  the  president  of  the 
colony ;  Anthony  Woolf ,  Bishop. 

J/bw.  8.— Statement  of  facts  in  Church 
confiscation  case  was  agreed  upon  and 
submitted  in  the  Utah  Supreme  Court ; 
decree  was  entered  and  notice  of  appeal 
given. 

Tues.  9.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Gibson  Condie,  of  Springville, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  to  pay  a  fine  of 
$200;  Rasmus  Nielsen,  of  Spanish  Fork,  to 
four  months  and  $200  fine ;  Andrew  R. 
Andersen,  of  Lehi,  to  four  and  a  half 
months  and  $50  fine;  Charles  Hawkins,  of 
Benjamin,  to  four  months  and  $100  fine; 
John  Walton  to  four  months  and  $50 fine; 
Niels  Nielsen,  of  Ephraim,  to  four  and  a 
half  months;  Fred.  J.  Christiansen,  of 
Mayfield,  to  four  months  and  $50  fine; 
Engebregt  Poulsen,  of  Ephraim,  to  five 
months ;  Rasmus  Henningson  of  Manti,  to 
90  days;  Lars  Svendsen,  of  Moroni,  to  90 
days  and  $50  fine ;  Peter  Westenskov,  of 
Manti,  to  four  months  and  $200  fine,  and 
John  P.  R.  Johnson,  of  Provo,  to  four 
months ;  all  for  u.c. 

Wed.  10.— The  hearing  in  the  Idaho  test 
case  was  commenced  before  Judge  C.  H. 
Berry,  at  Blackfoot,  Idaho.  The  decision 
rendered  the  following  day  was  prac- 
tically to  the  effect  that  no  "Mormons" 
hereafter  could  vote  in  Idaho. 

Thurs.  11. -Bishop  Elijah  F.  Sheets,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  indicted  for  u.  c,  gave 
himself  up  to  the  officers  of  the  law. 

—Elder  William  F.  Carter  died  at  San- 
taquin,  Utah  Co. 

Fri.  12.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  James  C.  Hamilton,  of 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  County,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Sandford  to  75  days'  im- 
prisonment and  to  pay  a  fine  of  $150,  for 
u.  c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Bishop  Pleasant  G.  Taylor,  of  Harrisville, 
was  sentenced  to  three  months' imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine. 

—Edwin  R.  Miles  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 


Sat.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Bishop  Elijah  F.  Sheets, 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Sandford  to  80  days'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Lars  C.  Larsen,  of  Mayfield,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Judd  to  120  days'  impris- 
onment; Jens  Anderson,  of  Ephraim,  to 
three  months  and  $50  fine;  Archibald  T. 
Oldroyd,  of  Glenwood,  to  four  months  and 
$50  fine,  and  Nils  H.  Borresen,  of  Spring 
City,  to  60  days;  all  for  u.  c.  Isaac  Clark 
was  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment for  adultery. 

Mon.  15.— 'N.  A.  Lindquist,  of  Logan, 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

—Elders  Andrew  Jenson,  Edward  Stev- 
enson and  Joseph  S,  Black  returned  from 
their  trip  to  the  East,  having  visited  Inde- 
pendence, Richmond,  Far  West,  the 
Haun's  Mill  massacre  ground,  Adam-ondi- 
Ahman,  and  Liberty,  Mo.;  Palmyra,  the 
bill  Cumorah,  and  Fayette  township,  N.  Y. ; 
Kirtland,  Ohio ;  Nauvoo  and  Carthage,  111. ; 
Montrose,  Iowa,  and  many  other  places  of 
historic  interest  to  the  Saints. 

Thurs.  18.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  Irving,  of  West  Jor- 
dan, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sandford  to 
four  and  a  half  months'  imprisonment 
and  $250  fine ;  Charles  M.  Nokes,  of  River- 
ton,  to  85  days'  imprisonment  and  $150 
fine ;  and  Dr.  Oliver  C.  Ormsby,  of  Logan, 
to  75  days'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine; 
all  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  19. — George  Manwaring,  of  Big 
Cottonwood,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Thos.  R.  Cutler,  of  Lehi,  Utah  Co., 
was  imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary,  for 
u.  c. 

—At  Blackfoot,  Idaho,  Martin  Jacobson, 
of  St.  Charles,  and  Joshua  Hawks  and  Ed- 
mund Bulkley,  of  Franklin,  were  each 
sentenced  to  four  months'  imprisonment 
in  the  Boise  Penitentiary,  and  flOO  fine; 
and  Jonathan  Smith,  of  Weston,  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine;  all 
for  u.  c. 

Sat.  20. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Hans  P.  Petersen,  of  Moroni,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  four  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  and  Lewis 
Larsen,  of  Ephraim,  to  90  days  and  $100 
fine ;  both  for  u.  c. ;  and  Sidney  R.  Carter, 
of  Joseph,  Sevier  Co.,  to  six  months,  for 
alleged  adultery. 

—The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  125  Saints  in 
charge  of  Jobn  Quigley.  The  company 
arrive*  in  New  York  harbor  Oct.  30th,  and 
in  Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  7tb. 

Mon.  22.— Wm.  J.  Jenkins  and  Wm.  H. 
Tovey  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Tues.  25.- Houses  at  Springville,  Utah 
Co.,  were  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals, 
who  arrested  Lucius  Whiting  and  his 
plural  wife,  for  u.c. 

—Andrew  J.  Kershaw,  of  Ogden,  was 
imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary,  having 
been  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  18 
months'  imprisonment  for  adultery. 

Wed.  24.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Jens  C.  N.  Breinholt,  of  Red- 
mond, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  90 
days'  imprisonment,  for  u,  c. 


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Fri.  26.— Bishop  Wm.  H.  Maughan  was 
arrested  at  Wellsville,  Cache  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

— Elder  Vincent  Pugmire,  of  St.  Charles, 
Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  died  in  Coffee 
County,  Alabama,  where  he  labored  as  a 
missionary.  His  remains  were  shipped  to 
Utah. 

Sat,  27.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Bishop  George  Halliday,  of  Ameri- 
can Fork,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd 
to  75  days'  imprisonment;  Henry  Nebeker, 
of  Verm'illion,  Sevier  Co.,  to  six  months, 
and  Saren  C.  Thyggersen,  of  Ephraim,  to 
nine  months ;  all  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  2,9.— William  Smith  was  arrested 
at  Springville,  Utah  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

— Delaney  R.  Eccles,  chief  justice  of 
Utah  from  1857  to  1860,  died  at  Green 
Castle,  Ind. 

Tues.  30.  —  At  Blackfoot,  Idaho,  A.  S. 
Anderson,  of  Rexburg,  was  sentenced  to 
one  year's  imprisonment  for  alleged  per- 
jury, and  Bishop  Dalrymple,  of  Preston, 
Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  to  five  months 
and  1250  fine,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  31.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Charles  Frampton,  of  Fillmore,  a 
non- Mormon,  was  sentenced  to  nine 
months'  imprisonment,  for  adultery. 

—Abraham  Zundell,  of  Willard,  Box 
Elder  Co.,  charged  with  u.  c,  surrendered 
himself  to  the  officers. 

— Hans  J.  Nielsen,  of  Logan,  was  ar- 
rested for  u.  c. 

November.— Marshal  Frank  H.  Dyer 
demanded  $25,000  for  his  services  as  Re- 
ceiver. So  far,  $750,000  worth  of  Church 
property  had  been  placed  in  his  charge. 

Thurs.  i.— Peter  Nielsen,  of  Logan,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  5.— In  the  Third  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  James  Mellor,  jun.,  of  Fayette,was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  five  months 
imprisonment;  Bishop  Abram  A.  Kim- 
ball, of  Kanosh,  to  eight  months;  Gus- 
tave  Turnburg,  to  seven  months ;  Robert 
G.  Frazer,  of  Gunnison,  to  §100  fine;  Eli 
B.  Hawkins,  of  Benjamin,  to  five  months' 
and  $200  fine ;  and  Joseph  Clark,  of  Provo, 
to  six  months  and  $300  fine;  all  for  break- 
ing th    Edmunds  law. 

— Axel  Christensen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  4: —  William  Grant,  of  American 
Fork,  and  John  Hart,  of  Lehi,  were  ar- 
rested for  u.  c. 

Mon.  5. — The  corner  stone  of  the  new 
Union  Depot  was  laid  in  Ogden. 

—Frank  Greenwell  and  W.  J.  Parkin 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— John  G.  Holman,  one  of  the  Pioneers 
of  18i7,  died  at  Rexburg,  Idaho. 

Tues.  6'.— David  P.  Rainey,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  in  Richmond, 
Cache  Co. 

— James  Turner,  of  West  Jordan,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  general  election  throughout  the 
United  States  gave  a  Republican  victory, 
and  Benjamin  Harrison  was  elected  Pre- 
sident. In  Utah,  the  election  for  delegate 
to  Congress  resulted  in  10,117  votes  for 
John  T.  Caine,  3,484:  for  Robert  N.  Bas- 
kin,  561  for  Samuel  R.  Thurman  and  6 
scattering  votes.  In  Idaho,  a  number  of 
the  brethren,  who  had  withdrawn  from 
the  Church,   voted,  but  nevertheless  Mr. 


Fred.  T.  Dubois,  a  bitter  anti  Mormon  Re- 
publican, was  elected  delegate  to  Con- 
gress from  Idaho. 

Thurs.  8. — Ten  car-loads  of  potatoes 
were  shipped  to  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  from 
Salt  Lake  City. 

I'Ti.  9. — In  the  Third  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Daniel  B.  Hill,  of  Wellsville,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  ^100  fine ;  and 
Thomas  Duce,  of  Hyde  Park,  to  three 
months  and  $100  fine ;  both  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  10. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  William  R.  Webb,  of  American 
Fork,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  18 
months'  imprisonment,  for  adultery. 

— Jollification  meetings  were  held  in 
Salt  Lake  City  and  Ogden,  over  the  result 
of  the  late  election. 

Wed.  i4.— George  B.  Bailey,  of  Mill 
Creek,  Bishop  Joseph  S.  Tanner,  of  Pay- 
son,  and  Thomas  R.  Jackson,  of  Nephi, 
were  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  15. — Samuel  H.  Hill  and  Archi- 
bald N.  Hill  were  released  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— William  Crane  was  shot  and  killed  by 
Pardon  Dodds,  a  U.  S.  Commisioner,  at 
Vernal,  Uintah  Co. 

Fri.  16.— E.  T.  Harper,  of  Payson,  Utah 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

—Ex- Judge  Charles  S.  Zane  appeared  in 
Utah  Supreme  Court,  as  an  attorney  in 
behalf  of  the  schools,  to  oppose  exorbitant 
fees  to  Receiver  and  counsel. 

Sat.  17.— A  small  company  of  Saints,  in 
charge  of  Louis  F.  Monch,  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  bound  for  Utah. 

Mon.  19— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  the  following  named  brethren 
were  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  for  u.  c. 
and  alleged  adultery:  Hans  Nielsen,  of 
Chester,  to  three  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine;  Randolph  H.  Stewart,  of 
Moab,  Emery  Co.,  to  seven  months ;  Jens 
Hansen,  of  Gunnison,  to  three  months 
and  $50  fine ;  Eli  A.  Day,  of  Fairview,  to 
five  months  and  $150  fine;  John  F.  F. 
Dorius,  of  Ephraim,  to  four  months  and  $50 
fine;  Oluf  C.  Larsen,  of  Ephraim,  to  five 
months;  Wm.  Christiansen,  of  Pleasant 
Grove,  to  three  months ;  John  Spencer,  of 
Indianola,  to  four  months;  Samuel  S. 
Cluff,  of  Provo,  to  four  months  and  $50 
fine ;  Alfred  Turner,  of  Lehi,  to  30  days 
and  $50  fine ;  Richard  Jenkins,  of  Nephi,  to 
120  days  and  $50  fine ;  Oluf  J.  Andersen,  of 
Castle  Dale,  to  120  days  and  $50  fine ;  Al- 
bert Jones,  of  Provo,  to  14  months  and 
$200  fine ;  Orlando  F.  Herron,  of  Pleasant 
Grove,  to  60  days;  S0ren  C.  Jensen,  of 
Mt.  Pleasant,  to  four  months  and  $50  fine ; 
Lorin  Harmer,  of  Springville,  to  four 
months  and  $100  fine,  and  Wm.  Gallup,  of 
Springville,  to  90  days.  Erik  Eriksen, 
Peter  M.  Andersen  and  Niels  L.  Chris- 
tiansen promised  to  obey  the  law  and  were 
sent  home  free. 

—Fred  Yeates  and  Francis  C.  Boyer 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  20.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Niels  P.  Nielsen,  of  Logan,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  $23  fine,  for 
u.c. 

— Wm.  W.  Drummond,  ex- chief  justice 


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of  Utah,  died  in  a  grog-shop  in  Chicago, 
111.,  as  a  drunken  pauper. 

Wed.  2i.— "Father"  John  Leishman  died 
in  Wellsville,  Cache  Co. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Lars  C.  S0rensen,  of  Smithfleld,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  30  days' 
imprisonment  for  u.c. 

Thurs.  22.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Foul  Poulsen,  of  Richmond, 
Cache  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hen- 
derson to  nine  months'  imprisonment,  for 
adultery. 

— Ebenezer  Hunter,  of  American  Fork, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  24. — In  the  First.  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Hans  J.  Petersen,  of  Smithfleld, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to 
four  months'  imprisonment;  Chas.  Bailey, 
of  Wellsville,  to  four  months  and  $100  fine: 
Willard  Hansen,  of  Brigham  City,  to  four 
months  and  $200  fine,  and  Robert  Baxter 
to  $50  fine ;  all  for  u.c. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt 
Lake  City,  George  B.  Bailey,  of  Mill 
Creek,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sandford 
to  a  second  term  of  six  months'  imprison- 
ment for  u.c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Henry  Stander,  of  Brigham  City,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  lor  adultery;  Samuel  W. 
Obray  to  $200  fine,  and  Thomas  Obray,  of 
Paradise,  to  five  months ;  all  for  u.c. 

—Asahel  L.  Fuller,  of  Mill  Creek,  was 
arrested,  for  u.c. 

— Bishop  Winslow  Farr,  Christopher  S. 
Winge,  Elijah  Seamons,  Jens  Christensen 
and  Lorenzo  Waldron  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Judge  Judd  sentenced  Albert  Haws,  of 
Provo,  to  95  days'  imprisonment  and  $50 
fine,for  u.c. 

Tues.  27.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Jens  S0rensen,  of  Glenwood, 
was  sentenced  to  95  days  imprisonment 
and  $50  fine,  for  u.c. 

— James  Woolstenhulme  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  28. — Bishop  Thomas  Harper,  James 
Bywater  and  Niels  C.  Anderson  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  30.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Ole  A.  Jensen,  of  Clarkston,  was 
sentenced  to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine,  and  John  A.  Halgren,  of  Rich- 
mond, to  30  days ;  both  for  u.c. 

— S0ren  C.  Christensen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

December.  Sat.  i.— Mark  Burgess, 
Bishop  Walter  Granger,  William  Carter^ 
Casper  Bryner,  Warren  Hardy,  Jacob 
Bastion,  Milford  B.  Shipp  and  Edwin  L. 
Davis  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— Thos.  Gunderson,  of  Mill  Creek,  was 
arrested  for  u.c. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Christian  Jensen,  of  Hyram,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  two  months' 
imprisonment  and  $150  fine;  Richard 
Thorn,  of  Three  Mile  Creek,  Box  Elder 
Co.,  to  four  months  and  $100  fine;  James 
H.  Brown,  of  Logan,  to  four  months, 
and  $200  fine;  Phineas  W.  Cook,  of  Logan, 
to  one     month;    George  Davis,  of   Three 


Mile  Creek,  to  three  months,  and  John 
Thorp,  of  Logan,  to  six  months  and  $100 
fine;  all  for  u.c. 

Mon.  5.— Bishop  John  Jardine,  Thos.  B. 
Helm  and  Robert  G.  Frazer  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Peter  Anderson,  of  Logan,  was  ar- 
rested for  u.  c. 

Wed.  5.— In  the  First  District  Court,  of 
Ogden,  Robert  Davidson,  of  Logan,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

Thurs.  6. — In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Charles  H.  Berrett,  of  Pleasant 
View,  Weber  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Henderson  to  three  months'  imprisonment, 
for  u.  c. 

F7'i.  7. — Lewis  Larsen  and  Edwin  Raw- 
lins were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Sat.  8. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Andrew  Hansen,  of  Newton,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  10.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  William  H.  Hill,  of  Mill 
Creek,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sanford  to 
75  days'  itnprisonment  and  $100  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Frederick  A.  Newberger,  of  Logan,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine; 
Jacob  Fuhrraan,  of  Providence,  to 
three  months  and  $50  fine;  and  Chris- 
tian Andersen,  of  Newton,  and  Her- 
bert Savage,  of  Brigham  City,  to  pay  a  fine 
of  $50  each ;  all  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  ii.— Nils  H.  B0rresen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  set  the  Church 
cases  for  Jan.  U,  1889. 

Wed.  i2.— Apostle  Francis  M.  Lyman 
surrendered  himself  to  the  U.  S.  marshal 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  placed  under 
$1,500  bonds  to  answer  to  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

— "Mormon"  legislators  were  expelled 
from  the  Idaho  legislature. 

Thurs.  i3.— Edward  Stevenson,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden 
for  breaking  the  Edmunds  law,  the  follow- 
ing named  brethren  were  sentenced  by 
Judge  Henderson  as  follows:  Peter 
A.  Forsgren,  of  Brigham  City,  to 
three  months'  imprisonment;  Jeppe 
Jepsen,  of  Brigham  City,  to  three  months ; 
Peter  C.  Andersen,  of  Huntsville,  to  eigh- 
teen months ;  Henry  Tingey,  of  Brigham 
City,  to  four  months  and  $200  fine ;  James 
Keller,  of  Mantua,  to  six  months ;  Peder 
C.  Jensen,  of  Mantua,  to  six  months  and 
$100  fine ;  Peter  Jorgensen,  of  Mantua,  to 
three  months,  and  James  Monroe  Wade,  of 
Pleasant  View,  to  four  months ;  all  for  u.c. 

Fri.  14. — Christian  S0rensen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  15.— Patriarch  Joel  Ricks  died  in 
Logan,  Cache  Co. 

Mon.  17.— Daniel  Lewis  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary, 

Tues.  18.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver  (Judge  Jacob  S.  Boreman), 
John  T.  Covington,  of  Orderville,  Thomas 
Chamberlain,  of  Graham,  Kane  Co.,  Cor- 
nelius McReavy,  of  Washington,  Andrew 


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Anderson,  of  Koosharem,  James  H.  Lang- 
ford,  of  Junction,  Piute  Co.,  and  Benjamin 
Perkin,  of  Carcass  Creek,  Piute  Co.,  were 
each  sentenced  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine ;  all  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  19.— In  the  Third  District  Court 
Salt  Lake  City,  Judge  Sanford  sentenced 
Andrew  Amundsen,  of  South  Jordan,  to 
80  days'  imprisonment  and  $65  fine ;  Samuel 
Bateman,  of  West  Jordan,  to  85  days'  and 
$75  fine,  and  Samuel  W.  WooUey,  of  Iron 
City,  Iron  Co.,  to  90  days'  and  |80  fine ;  all 
for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  20.— The  Secretary  of  the  Inte- 
rior ruled  that  the  salt  shores  of  Great 
Salt  Lake  could  not  be  located  as  placers. 

— Lars  C.  S0rensen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Elder  Ferdinand  F.  Hintze  arrived  at 
Haifa,  Palestine,  from  Asia  Minor,  on  a 
missionary  tour  to  the  Holy  Land. 

i'ri.2l.  —  Twenty- six  Idaho  legislators 
visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  22.— Rasmus  Henningsen,  Redick  N. 
AUred,  Daniel  King  and  Samuel  Wagstaff 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court,  at 
Beaver,  Sylvester  F.  Jones,  of  Enoch, 
Iron  Co.,  Lorenzo  D.  Watson,  of  Parowan, 
Wm.  R.  Butler,  of  Escalante,  Joseph  S. 
Barney,  of  Escalante,  Francis  Webster  of 
Cedar  City,  and  Simon  Thornton  Topham, 
of  Paragoonah,  were  each  sentenced  by 
Judge  Boreman  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  25.— U.  S.  deputy  marshals  raided 
houses  at  Lehi,  Utah  Co.,  and  arrested 
William  Gurney,  Mons  Andersen,  A.  D. 
Rhodes  and  S.  Briggs,  for  u.  c. 

—Hans  C.  Hansen,  Christian  H.  Monson, 
John  H.  Bott,  and  Alexander  Baird,  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  24. — William  Strong,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
for  u.  c.  Judge  Henderson  sentenced  John 
Ash,  of  Logan,  to  six  months  imprison- 
ment; Matthew  B.  Wheelwright,  of  Og- 
den, to  four  months ;  Niels  P.  Rasmussen, 
of  Brigham  City,  to  six  months  and  $100 
fine ;  Alonzo  Norton,  of  Honey  ville,  to  two 
months  and  $50  fine;  Peter  Svendsen,  of 
Hyde  Park,  to  four  months  and  $100  fine ; 
Stephen  Nye,  of  Huntsville,  to  three 
months;  Archibald  McKinnon,  of  Ran- 
dolph, to  three  months;  William  H.  Lee, 
of  Woodruff,  to  four  months  and  $150  fine ; 
Robert  Crawshaw,  of  Wellsville,  to  three 
months,  and  Elijah  A.  Box,  of  Brigham 
City,  to  six  months  and  $300  fine. 

Tues.  25.  —  Bishop  James  C.  Hamilton 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  27.— Bishop  Abram  A.  Kimball, 
(pardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland)  was  re- 
leased, and  Christian  P.  Borregaard  was 
discharged,  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  28. — Bishop  Pleasant  G.  Taylor  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  29.— John  A.Halgren  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  50.— Apostle  Joseph  F.  Smith,  ac- 
companied by  Franklin  S.  Richards  and 
Geo.  F.  Gibbs,  left  Salt  Lake  City  for 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  the  interests  of  the 
people  of  Utah. 


—Judge  Ezra  T.  Sprague  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Mon.  31. — The  Old  Folks,  widows  and  or- 
phans were  treated  to  a  free  entertain- 
ment at  the  Theatre. 

—Elijah  F.  Sheets  and  Oliver  C.  Ormsby 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Pi*es.  Cleveland  pardoned  A.  G.  Green, 
Jonah  Richardson,  J.  H.  Byington,  Wm. 
Severn  and  Sidney  Weeks,  who  were  im- 
prisoned at  Sioux  Falls  for  u.  c,  and  they 
were  released. 


1889. 

By  the  Saints  in  Utah  1889  will  be  re- 
membered as  the  year  when  the  question 
whether  or  not  the  Church  to  which  they 
belonged  could  be  robbed  of  its  property 
by  the  government  was  laid  before  the  su- 
preme tribunal  of  their  country ;  and  also 
the  question  whether  they  could  be  rob- 
bed of  civil  and  political  rights  as  indi- 
vidual citizens,  because  of  their  religious 
belief.  Abroad  the  missionaries  met  with 
considerable  success,  and  a  few  were  bap- 
tized in  Asia  Minor  and  Palestine.  In  New 
Zealand  large  numbers  of  natives  em- 
braced the  gospel,  and  the  progress  in 
Europe  is  shown  by  the  fact  that,  during 
the  year,  321  were  baptized  in  Great  Brit- 
ain, 572  in  Ssandinavia,  219  in  Switzerland 
and  Germany,  and  77  in  Holland.  The 
Book  of  Mormon  was  translatnd  into 
the  modern  Jewish  and  Maori  languages. 
In  Salt  Salt  Lake  City,  O^den,  and  other 
places  in  Utah  the  political  developments 
toward  the  close  of  the  year  will  always 
be  remembered  as  being  very  significant 
and  demonstrative. 

January. — This  month  was  the  coldest 
January  known  for  years  in  Utah. 

Tues.  1. — Phineas  W.  Cook  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  2.— Thomas  Barratt  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  U.  S.  Senate,  Geo.  F.  Edmunds 
introduced  a  protest  from  Gentile 
women  in  Utah  against  Utah's  admission 
into  the  Union  as  a  State. 

Thurs.  3.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  William  H.  Maughan,  of  Wellsville, 
Cache  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hen- 
derson to  2%  years'  imprisonment,  for  al- 
leged adultery. 

Fri.  4.— Jesse  Gardner  was  discharged 
from  the  Utah  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  5. — Clara  Decker  Young,  widow  of 
Pres.  Brigham  Young,  and  one  of  the 
three  Pioneer  women  of  1847,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— Apostles  Joseph  F.  Smith  and  Franklin 
S.  Richards  arrived  at  Washington,  D.  C, 
where  they  spent  several  weeks  working 
in  the  interest  of  Statehood  for  Utah,  as- 
sisted by  John  W.  Young,  Charles  W. 
Penrose  and  others.     Franklin  S.  Rich- 


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ards  and  Charles  W.  Penrose  visited  near- 
ly all  the  Congressmen  in  the  capitol  and 
had  several  interviews  with  Pres.  Cleve- 
land; Isadore  Morris,  a  non -Mormon,  from 
Salt  Lake  City,  who  went  to  Washington 
at  his  own  expense,  also  used  his  influence 
with  the  President  and  other  leading  men 
in  behalf  of  the  "Mormon"  people.    ' 

—Elder  William  C.  Morris,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  died  in  New  York  from  the  effects  of 
inhaling  gas  escaping  through  a  defective 
tap. 

Hon,  7.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Bishop  Sanford  Bingham,of  River - 
dale,  Weber  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Henderson  to  two  months'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Christian  P.  Nielsen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  8. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Charles  S.  Hall,  of  Portage,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  two 
years'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adultery 
and  u.  c.  and  Frederick  G.  Ralph  to  four 
months,  for  u.  c. 

— Alley  Thatcher,  of  Hyrum,  relict  of  the 
late  Hezekiah  Thatcher  and  mother  of 
Apostle  Moses  Thatcher,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— Andrew  J.  Kershaw,  George  Halliday 
and  Lars  Larson  were  discharged  from 
the    Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  iO.— Peter  F.  Goss,  of  Eureka, 
Juab  Co.,  charged  with  u.  c,  gave  himself 
up  to  the  U.  S.  marshal  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  was  placed  under  bonds. 

—John  Hill,  of  West  Jordan,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  11.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Mrs.  Hester  Hendrickson  was  com- 
mitted to  the  Penitentiary  for  refusing  to 
testify  against  her  husband.  She  was  im- 
prisoned the  following  day. 

Sat.  i2.— The  hearing  on  Utah's  State- 
hood before  the  House  Committee  on  Ter- 
ritories was  commenced  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  Franklin  S.  Richards  delivered  an 
able  address  in  favor  of  Statehood.  The 
hearing  was  continued  daily  until  the 
22nd.  Franklin  S.  Richards  was  ably  as- 
sisted by  Judge  Jeremiah  M.  Wilson, 
Delegate  John  T.  Caine  and  others. 
Among  those  who  opposed  Statehood  for 
Utah,  before  the  Committee,  were  Robert 
N.  Baskin,  John  R.  McBride  and  E.  P. 
Ferry. 

Sun.  i3.— Elders  Nephi  Y.  Schofield  and 
John  Morgan  were  roughly  handled  by  a 
mob  of  nearly  a  thousand  men,  at  Ashton, 
England. 

Mon.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Apostle  Francis  M.  Lyman 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sanford  to  85 
days'  imprisonment  and  to  pay  a  fine  of 
$200,  for  u.  c. 

—Elder  Azmon  Woodruff,  brother  of 
Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff,  died  in  Farmers 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  86  years  old. 

—Thomas  C.  Anderson,  of  Iowa,  was 
nominated  for  associate  justice  for  Utah, 
to  succeed  Jacob  S.  Boreman. 

Thurs.  17.— In  the  John  Hendrickson 
habeas  corpus  case  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Utah  confirmed  the  action  of  Judge  Hen- 
derson in  sending  a  legal  wife  (Mrs.  Hester 
Hendrickson) to  prison  for  refusing  to  tes- 
tify against  her  husband.     The    following 


day  she  was  taken  to  Ogden,  and  there 
answered  the  questions  required  of  her. 

—Orlando  F.  Herron  and  Alfred  Turner 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  i8.— The  U.  S.  House  of  Represent- 
atives passed  the  Springer's  omnibus  Ter- 
ritorial bill,  providing  for  the  admission  of 
several  Territories  into  the  Union. 

Sat.  i9.— Preston  Lewis,  of  Big  Cotton- 
wood, was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— In  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court,arguments 
were  heard  in  the  Church  escheat  suits. 

Sun.  20.— Gibson  Condie,  Peter  Westen- 
skov,  John  P.  R.  Johnson,  Rasmus  Niel- 
sen, Lars  Larson  and  Frederik  J.  Christ- 
iansen were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Mo7i.  21.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Thomas  Gunderson,  of 
Mill  Creek,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  San- 
ford to  80  days'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine, 
for  u.  c. 

— Lars  Svendsen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary, 

Tues.  22. — Francis  Boggs,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Washington, 
Washington  Co. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Peter  C.  Geertsen,  of  Huntsville,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  23.— Elders  John  E.  Hansen  and 
James  L.  Wrathall  were  attacked  by  a» 
mob  in  Hardin  County,  Ky.,  and  prevented 
from  filling  their  appointment  for  preach- 
ing. 

—Elder  Janne  M.  Sj0dahl  arrived  at 
Haifa,  Palestine,  on  a  missionary  visit  to 
the  Holy  Land.  Soon  afterwards  he  and 
Elder  Ferdinand  F.  Hintze  made  a  tour  of 
the  country,  on  which  they  visited  Naza- 
reth, Tiberius,  Samaria,  Nablous,  Jeru- 
salem, Jericho,  the  Dead  Sea,  Bethlehem, 
Hebron,  Yaffa,  etc. 

'Hiurs.  24.  —  Archibald  T.  Oldroyd,  of 
Glen  wood,  Sevier  Co.,  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  25.— T.  A.  Petersen,  Thos.  Duce, 
Niels  Andersen  and  Wm.  R.  Webb  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Oliver  C.  Hoskins,  president  of  the  Malad 
Stake,  Idaho,  who  plead  guilty  to  a  charge 
of  u.  c,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hender- 
son to  three  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine. 

—James  Carlisle,  of  Mill  Creek,  charged 
with  u.  c,  gave  himself  up  to  the  officers 
of  the  law  and  was  placed  under  bonds. 

Sat.  26.— Peter  J.  Rasmussen,  of  Milton, 
Morgan  Co.,  was  arraigned  in  the  First 
District  Court,  at  Ogden,  for  u.  c.  He 
promised  to  obey  the  law,  and  sentence 
was  suspended. 

Sun.  21.  —  Niels  L.  Petersen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  28. — Jens  Andersen,  Nils  Peterson 
and  Elijah  Bourne  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Thomas  Palmer  was  arrested  at  Og- 
den for  u.  c. 

Tues.  29.— Bishop  Henry  Ballard,  of  Lo- 
gan, charged  with  u.  c,  was  placed  under 
bonds. 

February.  Fri.  i.— Joseph  B.  Forbes, 
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Christian  Jensen  and  Wm.  Gallup  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  2.  —  Bishop  Hans  Jensen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  3.-- John  W.  Gardner  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  4.— Paul  Poulson,  of  Richfield,  and 
Lewis  Olsen  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Charles  R.  Ockey  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Jucd  to  four  months'  imprisonment  for 
u.  c. 

Tues.  5.— Jens  C.  L.  Breinholt,  and  Mons 
Nilson  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Wed.  6.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Peter  Barton,  of  Kays- 
ville,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sandford  to 
fifteen  months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

—Joseph  Foster,  of  Smithfield,  Cache 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

—The  House  Committee  on  Territories 
recommended  Statehood  for  Idaho,  Wyo- 
ming and  Arizona,  but  not  for  Utah. 

Fri.  8.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  William  Watterson,  of  Logan,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300 fine;  Henry 
Ballard,  of  Logan,  to  two  months;  David 
Buttons,  of  Clarkston,  Cache  Co.,  to  pay 
a  fine  of  $100,  and  John  Welch,  of  Para- 
dise, Cache  Co.,  to  four  months ;  all  for  u.c. 

—William  Beeston,  of  Fillmore,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Patriarch  Alexander  Hill  died  at  Mill 
Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Sat.  9.— Houses  at  Scipio,  Millard  Co., 
were  raided  by  U.  S.  deputy  marshals,  who 
arrested  Bishop  Thomas  Yates  and  Benja- 
min Johnson,  sen. 

—Charles  Nokes  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  10.— John  Irving  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—At  the  Stake  conference,  Coalville, 
Summit  Co.,  Utah,  was  divided  into  three 
Wards,  namely,  Coalville  East,  Coalville 
North  and  Coalville  South,  with  Joseph 
Wright,  Wm.  Hudson  and  Geo.  Beard  as 
their  respective  Bishops. 

Mon.  11.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  James  Howard,  of  South 
Bountiful,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sand- 
ford  to  90  days'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine, 
for  u.  c. 

— At  the  Ogden  city  election  the  Libe- 
rals gained  the  victory,  having  a  fraudu- 
lent majority  of  over  four  hundred  votes. 

Tues.  i2.— Engebregt  Poulsen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  13. — Ole  A.  Jensen,  of  Clarkston, 
Cache  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Thurs.  14.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Wm.  C.  Rounds,  of  Milton,  Mor- 
gan Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hender- 
son to  four  months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

— Lucius  N.  Scovil,  a  prominent  Elder  in 
the  Church,  died  at  Springville,  Utah  Co. 

Fri.  15.— \n  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Hyrum  B.  Barton,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sand- 
ford  to  three  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Elder  John  Rowe  Moyle  died  at  Alpine, 
Utah  Co. 


Sat.  16.— In  the  Third  District  Courts 
Salt  Lake  City,  Henry  Rampton,  of  East 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co.,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Sandford  to  90  days'  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine;  and  in  the  First  District 
Court,  at  Ogden,  Jens  Mortensen,  of  Brig- 
ham  City,  by  Judge  Henderson  to  four 
months'  imprisonment ;  both  for  u.c. 

Mon.  18.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Charles  W.  Mann,  of  West 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co.,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Sandford  to  fifteen  months'  impris- 
onment, for  alleged  adultery;  and  in  the 
First  District  Court,  at  Provo,  Peter  C. 
Christensen,  of  Mayfield,  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Judd  to  90  days'  imprisonment, 
for  u.  c. 

— After  a  lengthy  examination  of  the 
official  doings  of  Receiver  Dyer,  in  the 
Church  suit  before  Examiner  R.  K.  Hark- 
ness,  "nothing"  was  found  against  him. 

Tues.  19.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Martin  Garn,  of  Sugar 
House  Ward,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Sandford  to  four  months'  imprisonment 
and'$2C0  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Chas.  H.  Berrett,  Charles  Hawkins  and 
John  Walton  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

—Bishop  Hyrum  F.  Stoddard,  of  Uintah, 
Weber  Co.,  died. 

Wed.  20.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Peter  F.  Goss,  of  Eureka, 
Juab  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Sand- 
ford to  85  days'  imprisonment  and  $75  fine, 
for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  21.—Vres.  George  Q.  Cannon 
was  discharged  from  the  Pecitentiary. 

Fri.  2?.— William  H.  Hill  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Pres.  Cleveland  signed  the  bill  provid- 
ing for  admitting  North  Dakota,  South 
Dakota,  Montana  and  Washington  as 
States  into  the  Union. 

Sat.  25.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  David  A.  Sanders,  of 
Farmington,  Davis  Co.,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Sandford  to  100  days'  imprisonment 
and  $150  fine;  Warren  F.  Reynolds,  of 
South  Cottonwoon,  to  50  days  and  $50- 
fine ;  S0ren  Jacobsen,  of  East  Bountiful, 
to  85  days  and  $75  fine;  and  Preston 
Lewis,  of  Big  Cottonwood,  Salt  Lake  Co., 
to  100  days  and  $100  fine ;  all  for  u.  c. 

— Jacob  Fuhrman  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  24.— Charles  W.  Mann  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues,  26. — Jeppe  Jeppesen  and  Lars 
Frandsen  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— The  Salt  Lake  City  council  passed  a 
resolution  granting  a  franchise  to  the 
Salt  Lake  City  Railroad  Company. 

Wed.  27. —In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Matthew  S.  Bell,  of  Richmond, 
and  Peter  Anderson,  of  Morgan  County, 
were  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to 
six  months'  imprisonment,  each,  for  u.c. 

— Joseph  B.  Thurber,  who  had  been 
pardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland,  was  liberat- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary,  where  he  had 
been  imprisoned  for  polygamy  and  u.c. 
Loren  Harmer,  Samuel  C.  ClufF,  John 
Spencer  and  William  J.  Lewis  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

2  hurs.  28.— In  the  First  District  Court 


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at  Ogden,  James  Ritchie,  of  Marriott,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine,  for 
u.c. 

— Peter  C.  Andersen,  of  Huntsville,  and 
Niels  P.  Nielsen,  of  Logan,  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

March.  Fri.  1. — The  Liberal  city 
council,  at  Ogden,  attempted  to  gain  pos- 
session of  the  Tabernacle  square  belong- 
ing to  the  Church. 

;Sat.  2.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  George  Manwaring,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Sandforddto  four  months'  imprisonment, 
and  Joseph  Carlisle,  of  Mill  Creek,  to  85 
days  and  ?100  fine ;  both  for  u.c. 

—Hans  P.  Nielsen  and  Niels  Nielsen 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Hosea  Stout  died  at  Bie  Cotton- 
wood, Salt  Lake  Co. 

— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah  rendered 
a  decision,  fixing  the  compensation  of 
Receiver  Dyer  and  his  attorneys  at 
$27,365.63  for  one  year's  services. 

—Chairman  Wm.  M.  Springer,of  the  U.S. 
House  Committee  on  Territories,  reported 
the  bill  for  Utah's  admission  into  the 
Union,recommending  "that  it  be  placed  on 
the  calendar  for  consideration  and  action 
thereon  by  the  House." 

— Charles  W.  Penrose,  who  was  under 
indictment  for  u.  c,  was  pardoned  by 
Pres.  Cleveland,  at  the  solicitation  of 
friends. 

Sun.  5.— Samuel  W.  WooUey  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Jfon.  4,  —In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Henry  W.  Sanderson,  of  Fairview, 
Sanpete  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Judd  to  85  days  imprisonment  and  $100 
fine ;  Joseph  D.  Reynolds,  of  Springville, 
and  August  Svendsen,  of  Spanish  Fork,  to 
75  days  and  $50  fine  each ;  and  Mads  Jen- 
sen to  a  fine  of  ^0 ;  all  for  u.  c. 

— Hans  J.  Petersen,  Charles  R.  Bailey 
and  Willard  S.  Hansen  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  5. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  the  following  named  brethren  were 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd, for  breaking  the 
Edmunds  law:  John  Frantzen,  of  Spring 
City,  Sanpete  Co.,  to  13  months'  imprison- 
ment ;  Joseph  S.  Horne,  of  Richfield,  to  18 
months ;  Andrew  Nielsen,  of  Richfield,  to 
60  days ;  Gotlieb  Ence,  of  Richfield,  to  85 
days  and  $50  fine;  Niels  P.  Nielsen,  of 
Richfield,  to  three  months'  imprisonment 
and  $50  fine ;  Lars  P.  Christensen,  of  Rich- 
field, to  85  days  and  $50  fine ;  John  Oberg, 
of  Richfield,  to  85  days  and  $50  fine ;  James 
Sellars,  of  Richfield,  to  18  months ;  Thomas 
Ogden,  of  Richfield,  to  19  months ;  Reuben 
Gurr,  of  Richfield,  to  12  months;  Hans 
Christensen,  of  Richfield,  to  16  months; 
William  C.  Prows,  of  Kanosh,  to  65  days; 
James  P.  Hansen,  of  Ephraim,  to  50  days ; 
Carl  Olsen,  of  Emery,  to  75  days  and  $50 
fine;  Mons  Rosenlund,  of  Mayfleld,  to  85 
days;  Ajidrew  Poulsen  to  $110  fine,  and 
Shadrach  T.  Driggs  to  $10  fine. 

Wed.  6. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  George  Kendall  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Judd  to  a  fine  of  $10  for  u.  c.  The 
case  for  adultery  and  u.  c.  against  F.  C. 
Christensen,  who  promised  to  obey  the 
law,  was  dismissed.     Sentence  was  also 


suspended  in  the  case  of  William  Braith- 
waite,  charged  with  u.  c,  the  defendant 
promising  to  obey  the  law. 

— Wm.  Christiansen,  Jens  Hansen  and 
Hans  Nielsen  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Fri.  8.— Apostle  Joseph  F.  Smith  and 
Elder  Charles  W.  Penrose  returned  to 
Salt  Lake  City  from  their  special  mission 
to  Washington,  D.  C. 

— Andrew  Amundsen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

iSat.  9. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Jacob  Hafen,  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  85  days'  im- 
prisonment and  $50  flne,and  Tho3.  Clo ward, 
of  Payson,  to  50  days'  imprisonment ;  both 
for  u.  c. 

— Archibald  McKinnon  and  James  Mel- 
lor,  jun.,  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

—Frank  H.  Dyer  tendered  his  resigna- 
tion as  U.  S.  marshal  for  Utah  to  Pres. 
Cleveland. 

Tues.  12. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Thos.  Didriksen,  of  Spanish  Fork, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  65  days' 
imprisonment,  and  Hans  Nielsen  (who  had 
just  served  a  term  in  the  Penitentiary,  for 
u.  c.)  to  125  days'  imprisonment,  for 
"adultery."  Nielsen  petitioned  for  a  writ  of 
habeas  corpus,  representing  that  he  was 
being  punished  twice  for  the  same  offence. 
The  writ  was  refused,  and  the  case  ap- 
pealed to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States. 

— George  Davis  and  Richard  Thorn  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  13. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Charles  Hampshire,  of  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  120 
days'  imprisonment  and  |50  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court,  at  Bea- 
ver, John  G.  J0rgensen,  of  Grass  Valley, 
and  Christian  Nielsen,  of  Koosharem,were 
each  sentenced  by  Judge  Boreman  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

—Samuel  Bateman  and  Isaac  Clark 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  14. — In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Frauds  C.  Christiansen,  of  Mt. 
Pleasant,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to 
75  days'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

— Albert  Haws,  of  Provo,  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  15.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  Groves,  of  Sugar 
House  Ward,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Sandford  to  50  days'  imprisonment  and  $75 
fine ;  and  in  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Andrew  Rasmussen,  of  Fairview, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  50  days : 
both  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  16.— Ole  P.  Borg  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  19.— Judge  Philip  H.  Emerson  died 
at  Ogden. 

—Bishop  Thos.  R.  Cutler,  of  Lehi,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  20.— Sidney  R.  Carter,  of  Joseph, 
Sevier  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— Thos.  J.  Anderson,  the  newly  appoint- 
ed associate  justice  for  Utah,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

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at  Ogden,  George  Facer,  of  Willard,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

—Bishop  H.  H.  Dalrymple.  of  Preston, 
Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  was  discharged 
from  the  Boise  City  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  22.— Judge  Thomas  J.  Anderson 
commenced  his  official  career  in  Utah  and 
was  assigned  to  the  Second  District. 

Hat.  23.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  the  following  named  brethren  were 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  for  breaking  the 
Edmunds  law :  Joseph  Clark,  of  Provo,  to 
three  years  and  six  months'  imprison- 
ment; Michal  Vaughan,  of  Lehi,  to  nine 
months;  Niels  Aagaard,  of  Levan,  to  50 
days;  Martin  Bushman,  of  Lehi,  to  90 
days;  William Gurney,  of  Lehi,  to  85  days; 
Mons  Andersen,  of  Lehi,  to  12  months; 
Isaac  W.  Fox,  of  Lehi,  to  35  days;  William 
Ball  of  Lehi,  to  85  days ;   John  Jacobs  to 

10  months ;  William  Hutchings,  of  Lehi,  to 

11  months;  Stephen  Mott,  of  American 
Fork,  to  75  days ;  John  W.  Gardner  to  125 
days,  and  John  Hart,  of  Lehi,  to  18 
months. 

—John  M.  Dunning  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Wasatch 
Wave,  a  weekly  newspaper,  was  published 
in  Heber  City,  Wasatch  Co.,  Utah,  by  a 
company. 

Sun.  24.— James  M.  Wade  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  2o.— Joseph  Dean,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  for  u.c. 

Tues.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  B.  W.  Brown,  of  Lehi,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Judd  to  three  years'  im- 
prisonment and  to  pay  a  fine  of  $1,000  for 
alleged  perjury. 

— Alonso  Norton  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

—George  W.  Bean,  of  Richfield,  Sevier 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.c. 

Wed.  27.— Oluf  J.  Andersen  and  Henry 
Nebeker  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— J.  M.  Hansen,  of  Newton,  Cache  Co., 
was  arrested  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

Thurs.  28.— In  the  First  Distrist  Court, 
at  Provo,  J.  H.  Turner  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Judd  to  two  years'  imprisonment, 
and  Jens  J0rgensen,of  Mount  Pleasant,  to 

12  months,  for  alleged  adultery. 
—Richard  Jenkins,  Peter  J0rgensen  and 

Peter  A.  Forsgren  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— AdolphusR.  Whitehead,  of  St,  George, 
was  arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  Jens 
S0rensen,  at  Richmond,  Cache  Co.,  for 
u.  c. 

Fri.  29.— Parley  R.  Young,  John  F.  F. 
Dorius  and  S0ren  C.  Jensen  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  30.— Lorenzo  D.  Argyle  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Joseph  Clark  was  brought  into  the 
First  District  Court,  at  Provo,  from  the 
Penitentiary,  and  sentenced  a  third  time 
for  breaking  the  Edmuads  law,  this  time 
to  three  years'  imprisonment,  to  commence 
at  the  expiration  of  the  term  he  was  serv- 
ing for  alleged  adultery. 

Sun.  31.~The  Twenty- second  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  organized  out  of  the 


west   portion   of   the  Nineteenth  Ward;-. 
Alfred  Solomon,  Bishop. 

April. — Mon.  l.—ln  the  First  District 
Court,  at  Ogden,  Anthony  Heiner,  of  Mor^ 
gan,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson 
to  three  months'  imprisonment  and  $200" 
fine,  for  u.  c. 

—Thomas  Obray,  of  Paradise,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  2. — Thomas  H.  Winter,  who  had 
been  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd,  at  Provo,. 
the  day  previous,  to  one  year's  imprison- 
ment for  polygamy,  was  incarcerated  in. 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  4.— Bishop  Wm.  H.  Lee  and  M. 
B.  Wheelwright  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  6.— The  50th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
continuing  until  the  8th. 

— Sandford  Bingham,  of  Riverdale, 
Weber  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sun.  7. — In  the  general  conference  of' 
the  Church,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  a  First 
Presidency  was  snstained,  consisting  of' 
Wilford  Woodruff,  President;  George  Q. 
Cannon,  First  Counselor,  and  Joseph  F. 
Smith,  Second  Counselor.  Franklin  D. 
Richards  was  sustained  as  Chureh  His- 
torian and  General  Church  Recorder. 

This  was  the  fourth  time  in  the  history 
of  the  Church  that  the  First  Presidency- 
was  organized. 

Mon.  8.— Apostle  Francis  M.  Lyman,. 
Eli  B.  Hawkins,  Robert  Crawshaw,  Henry 
Ballard  and  Stephen  Nye  were  discharged* 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  9.— Baniel  B.  Hill,  of  Wellsville,. 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Elder  John  B.  Reid  and  a  missionary 
companion  were  seized  by  a  mob  and  ex- 
pelled from  their  field  of  labor  in  Georgia. 

Wed.  10. — Pres.  Oliver  C.  Hoskins  was. 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  11. — James  H.  Brown  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  13.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Jacob  I.  Naef,  of  Providence,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  three- 
months'  imprisonment  for  u.  c. 

— Wm.  F.  Reynolds  was  discharged  from, 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  14. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  Casas  Grandes  river,  opposite  Casas. 
Grandes,  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  were  organ- 
ized as  a  branch  of  the  Church,  called  San 
Francisco;  Frederic  W.  Jones,  president. 

Mo7i.  15. — Bishop  Robert  Davidson,  of 
Logan,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— Elder  Arza  Adams  died  at  American 
Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Tues.  is.— Madame  Albani,  the  world- 
renowned  lyric  artist,  sang  in  the  Salt 
Lake  Theater  for  the  first  time. 

Sat.  20.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  the  following  named  brethren  were 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd,  as  follows;  Wm. 
Grant,  of  American  Fork,  to  20  months'  im- 
prisonment,-for  alleged  adultery ;  John  C. 
Harper  to  five  months  and  $200  fine,  for  u.c. ; 
Sylvester  Bradford  to  100  days  and  $25. 
fine,  for  u.  c. ;  James  Smuin  to  85  days  and 
$50  fine,  for  u.  c. ;  Thomas  R.  Jackson,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  to  12  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  alleged  adultery;  James  H.  Tid- 


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well  to  60  days,  for  u.  c. ;  Joseph  C.  Stick- 
ney  to  six  months,  for  alleged  adultery ; 
and  Joseph  S.  Murdock,  of  Heber,  to  35 
days,  for  u.  c.  George  H.  Brimhall  and 
John  Adams,  who  promised  to  obey  the 
law,  went  free. 

Mon.  22.— Thomas  Wilson,  of  Ogden,  was 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Franklin  S.  Richards  delivered  a  very 
able  argument  before  the  U.  S.  Supreme 
Court,  in  the  Hans  Nielsen  habeas  corpus 
case. 

lues.  25.— Bishop  Henry  Tingey  and 
Willard  Watterson  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  24.— Eli  H.  Day  and  Oluf  C.  Lar- 
sen  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  25.— Elder  Joseph  S.  Allen,  a 
member  of  Zion's  Camp,  died  in  Hunting- 
ton, Emery  Co. 

Fri.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Samuel  Oldham,  of  Paradise,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— James  Howard,  George  B.  Bailey  and 
Isaac  W.  Fox  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  27.— A  company  of  26  Saints,  in- 
cluding two  returning  Elders,  bound  for 
Utah,  sailed  from  Amsterdam,  Holland. 

—Thomas  P.  Cloward  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  29. —Elder  David  Garner,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at 
North  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

—Andrew  Anderson,  was  arrested  at 
Huntsville,  Weber  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

Ttoes.  50.— Hyrum  B.  Barton  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

May.— Elders  John  F.  Chidester  and 
George  E.  Burgess,  were  assaulted  and 
banished  from  their  field  of  labor  by  a  mob 
in  South  Carolina,  where  they  labored  as 
missionaries. 

Wed.  l.—In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Brigham  H.  Roberts  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Sandford  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

—Henry  Rampton,  of  East  Bountiful, 
was  discharged  from  t^e  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  5.— Martin  Gam  and  Peter  C.  Chris- 
tensen  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sat.  4.— Peter  Svendsen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—A  small  company  of  Saints  from  the 
Netherlands,  in  charge  of  Martinus 
Krumperman,  and  bound  for  Utah,  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England.  They  arrived  at 
New  York  May  15th. 

Sun.  5.— Elder  Sylvester  CoUett  died  in 
the  City  of  Mexico,  where  he  had  labored 
as  a  missionary. 

Man.  6.— Arthur  L.  Thomas  was  ap- 
pointed governor  of  Utah,  as  successor  to 
Caleb  W.  West. 

—Samuel  Brannan,  formerly  a  prominent 
Elder  in  the  Church  and  at  one  time  a 
wealthy  real  estate  owner  in  California, 
died  in  Sonora,  Mexico. 

Tues.  7.— Elijah  Sells  was  appointed  sec- 
retary and  Ellsworth  Daggett  surveyor- 
general  of  Utah. 


jPW.  iO.— Thos.  Gunderson  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  11. — After  a  lengthy  trial  in  the 
Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Howard  O.  Spencer,  accused  of  killing 
Sergeant  Ralph  Pike  Aug.  11,  1859,  was 
acquitted. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Bendt  Petersen  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Henderson  to  four  months*  imprisonment 
and  $100  fine,  and  Thomas  Bullock,  of  Salt 
Creek,  near  Plain  City,  to  a  similar  term 
with  fine,  both  for  u.c. 

— Bedson  Eardley,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  his  plural  wife,  were  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  adultery. 

—  Dr.  O.  C.  Ormsby,  of  Logan,  was  ar- 
rested for  u.c. 

— Niels  Aagaard,  of  Levan,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  i3.— Bishop  Peder  C.  Jensen  and 
James  Keller,  of  Mantua,  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  reversed  the 
decision  of  the  First  District  Court  of 
Utah,  in  the  Hans  Nielsen  habeas  corpus 
case,  and  decided  that  a  man  cannot  be 
convicted  of  two  different  offences 
(adultery  and  u.c.)  which  are  covered  by 
the  same  transaction,  etc. 

Tues.  i4.— Alvin  W.  Saunders,  of  Neb- 
raska, was  appointed  a  member  of  the 
Utah  Commission,  to  succeed  Arthur  L. 
Thomas. 

— Hans  Nielsen,  whose  case  had  been 
carried  to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court,  on  a 
writ  of  habeas  corpus,  was  released  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  15.— P.  F.  Goss,  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— In  the  Manchester  police  court,  Eng- 
land, Wm.  H.  Nichols  and  Adolphus  D. 
BolLtho,  confederates  of  William  Jarman, 
the  anti-Mormon  lecturer,  were  fined  20 
shillings  and  costs,  each,  for  disturbing 
a  "Mormon"  meeting  the  previous  Sun- 
day. 

Thurs.  16.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  James  L.  S0rensen  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

—In  the  Second  District  Court,  at 
Beaver,  Christopher  J.  Arthur,  of  Cedar 
City,  and  Frank  W.  Young,  of  Fremont, 
Piute  Co.,  were  sentenced  by  Judge  Ander- 
son to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300 
fine  each,  for  u.  c. 

— Arthur  L.  Thomas  took  the  oath  of  of- 
fice and  succeeded  Caleb  W.  West  as  gov- 
ernor of  Utah. 

—Randolph  H.  Stewart,  Charles  R. 
Oakey  and  Ole  P.  Berg  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  17. — Joseph  D.  Reynolds  and  August 
Svendsen  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sat.  18. — Thomas  Chamberlain  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  142  Saints  on 
board,  including  eight  returning  mission- 
aries, in  charge  of  Mayhew  H.  DaUey. 
The  company  arrived  in  New  York  on  the 
29th  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  June  4tb. 

Mon.  20.— John  Welch  and  F.  G.  Ralph 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  2t.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 


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at  Beaver,  Martin  B.  Cutler  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Anderson  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c,  and 
John  F.  Manwell  to  six  months,  for  alleged 
adultery. 

Wed.  22.  —  Enos  Stookey,  of  Clover, 
Tooele  Co.,  died  suddenly  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Thurs.  23.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Severin  N.  Lee,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson 
to  three  months'  imprisonment  and  $100 
fine,  for  u.  c. 

—Jens  P.  Hansen,  of  Ephraim,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri  24.— Judge  Zane  was  reappointed 
chief  justice  for  Utah,  by  Pres.  Harrison. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Joseph  Dean  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Sanford  to  110  days'  imprisonment  and 
$200  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Joseph  S.  Murdock,  Eljah  A.  Box  and 
John  Ash,  sen.,  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  25.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Knud  Emmertsen,  of  Huntsville, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to 
six  months'  imprisonment,  and  Jens  N. 
Hansen,  of  Newton,  to  two  months,  both 
for  u.  c. 

— Joseph  Carlisle  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  26.— Wm.  Q.  Rounds  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mbn.  27.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Richard  Jessup,  of  Millville, 
Cache  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hen- 
derson to  two  months' imprisonment;  and 
Rasmus  N.  Jeppeson  was  sentenced  to  pay 
a  fine  of  $50;  both  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  2S.— The  Board  of  Trade  was  or- 
ganized in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—Jens  Mortensen,  of  Brigham  City,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—William  M.  Palmer  was  arrested  at 
Nephi,  on  a  charge  of  u.  c. 

June.  Sat.  l.—In  the  First  District 
Court,  at  Ogden,  Thomas  Godfrey,  of 
Clarkston,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hen- 
derson to  four  months'  imprisonment  and 
$100  fine;  Thomas  Griffin,  of  Clarkston,  to 
six  months'  and  $100  floe,  and  Wm.  T. 
Reed,  of  Woodruff,  to  four  months'  and 
f  100  fine;  all  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  3. — Chief  Justice  Charles  S.  Zane 
qualified  and  went  on  the  bench,  succeed- 
ing Judge  Sandford. 

— Andrew  Nielsen  and  Andrew  Rasmus - 
sen  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— The  body  of  Alma  P.  Richards,  of 
Morgan  County,  Utah  (murdered-about  the 
2nd  of  August,  1888),  was  found  near 
Russell  Station,  on  the- A.  G.  S.  Ry.,  Mis- 
sissippi. It  was  exhumed,  placed  in  a 
metallic  coffin  and  shipped  to  Utah,  where 
it  arrived  in  charge  of  Elder  John  Morgan, 
June  8th. 

Wed.  5.— Stephen  Mott,  of  American 
Fork,  and  Martin  Bushman  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  6. — Joseph  A.  A.  Bunot  was  ar- 
rested in  Ogden,  for  u.  c. 

— Elder  Simeon  At  wood  died  from  the 
effects  of  an  accident,  at  Benjamin,  Utah 
Co. 


J^ri.  7. — William  C.  Prows,  of  Kanosh, 
was  liberated  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  8. —James  Ritchie  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  359  Scandina- 
vian, Swiss  and  German  Saints,  including 
18  returning  missionaries,  in  charge  of 
Elder  Lars  S.  Andersen.  The  company 
arrived  in  New  York  on  the  19th,  and  in 
Salt  Lake  City  on  the  26th. 

Sun.  9. — Whitney  branch,north  of  Frank- 
lin, Idaho,  was  organized  as  a  Ward; 
James  Chad  wick.  Bishop. 

— Bishop  Joseph  S.  Black  was  arrested 
at  Deseret,  Millard  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

—The  body  of  Elder  Alma  P.  Richards, 
killed  in  Mississippi,  was  re-interred  in 
Morgan  County,  Utah.  Nearly  the  whole 
county  turned  out  in  honor  of  the  deceased. 

Mon.  10. — Hoyt  Sherman,  jun.,  was  ap- 
pointed Receiver  of  the  Salt  Lake  Land 
Office. 

— Fred.  A.  Newberger,  of  Logan,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  11.— A  grand  concert  was  given  in 
the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City,  to  aid  the 
Johnstown,  Pa.,  flood  sufferers. 

Wed.  12.— George  Manwaring,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  S0ren  C.  Thyggersen  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  14. — Thomas  Didriksen,  of  Spanish 
Fork,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Sat.  15.  —  Preston  Lewis,  David  A. 
Sanders,  William  Ball,  William  Gurney 
and  Anthony  Heiner  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Three  young  men  (William  Laing, 
Harry  Heusner  and  John  W.  Sullivan) 
were  drowned  by  the  capsizing  of  a  boat 
during  a  heavy  wind  storm  on  the  Great 
Salt  Lake,  near  Syracuse.  Their  bodies 
were  subsequently  found. 

Mon.  17.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Bishop  Isaac  E.  D.  Zundell,  of 
Washakie,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Henderson  to  four  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $100  fine;  Wm.  McNeil  of 
Logan,  to  three  months  and  $100  fine,  and 
Frank  Whitehead,  of  Richmond,  to  three 
months ;  all  for  u.  c. 

— Benjamin  Perkins,  Andrew  Anderson, 
John  T.  Covington,  Cornelius  McReavy, 
James  H.  Langford,  Carl  Olsen,  S0ren 
Jacobsen  and  Charles  Frampton  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  is.— Andrew  Andersen,  of  Hunts- 
viile,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  2/.— Jacob  Hafen,  Joseph  S.  Bar- 
ney, Lorenzo  D.  Watson,  Wm.  R.  Butler, 
Francis  Webster,  Sylvester  F.  Jones, 
Simon  F.  Topham  and  Niels  Nielsen  were 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  22.— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sa.iled 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  172  souls, 
including  12  Hollanders  and  nine  return- 
ing Elders.  The  company  arrived  in  New 
York  harbor  July  3rd,  landed  on  the  5th, 
and  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  the  12th. 

— Peter  C.  Geertsen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  24.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
ordered  the  Church  farm  leased  to  John 
R.  Winder  for  $101  per  month. 

— Niels  P.  Rasmussen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 


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Tties.  25.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Andrew  W.  Stratford,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson 
to  six  months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  26.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  were  given  a  free  excursion  to 
Ogden,  where  the  citizens  treated  them 
with  great  kindness  and  hospitality. 

—John  Oberg,  Henry  W.  Sandersen  and 
Frauds  C.  Christiansen  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Mrs.  Jerusha  Gibbs  Fox,  wife  of  Jesse 
W.  Fox,  sen.,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  27.— John  Groves,  Lars  P.  Chris- 
tensen,  Mons  Rosenlund  and  Gotlieb  Ence 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Bishop  James  Watson,  of  the  19th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

Sat.  29.— Patriarch  Wm.  Box  died  at 
Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co. 

July.  Mon.  1.— The  Saints  who  had 
settled  on  Stump  Creek,  Star  Valley, 
Wyoming,  were  organized  as  the  Auburn 
Ward ;  Wm.  Corbridge,  Bishop ;  and  others 
who  had  settled  on  the  east  side  of  Salt 
river,  north  of  Afton,  were  organized  as 
the  Grover  Ward ;  James  Jensen,  Bishop. 

— Elder  Charles  H.  Hales  died  in  Spanish 
Fork,  Utah  Co. 

—Bishop  George  Facer  and  J.  I.  Naef 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  2.— The  Saints  comprising  the  Cot- 
tonwood branch  of  the  Afton  Ward,  Star 
Valley,  Wyo.,  were  organized  by  Apostle 
Heber  J.  Grant  as  Cottonwood  Ward, 
with  Wm.  Parsons  as  Bishop ;  and  the  Fair- 
view  branch  of  the  Afton  Ward  was  or- 
ganized as  Fairview  Ward ;  John  C.  Dewey, 
Bishop. 

— Gen.  George  R.  Maxwell  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

—John  D.  T.  McAllister,  of  St.  George, 
was  arrested  at  Milford,  Beaver  Co.,  for 
u.  c. 

Sun.  7.— Elder  George  Manwaring  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Jrfon.  8. — The  School  election  was  held  in 
Salt  Lake  City ;  the  Liberals  carried  eight 
districts,  namely,  the  4th,  7th,  8th,  9th, 
12  th,  13th,  14th  and  20th;  the  last  named 
by  gross  fraud. 

— Poul  Poulsen,  of  Richmond,  Cache  Co., 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary, 
having  served  a  nine  months'  term  for  po- 
lygamy. 

Tites.  9.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  James  By  water,  of  Brigham  City, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $150  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

Wed.  iO.— Bishop  Lars  S.  Andersen,  of 
Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co.,  was  arrested  on 
charges  of  u.  c.  and  polygamy. 

— A  large  number  of  editors  and  repre- 
sentatives of  the  press  from  Nebraska 
visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  11. — Sylvester  Bradford  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

FH.  i2.— Pres.  Harrison  appointed  Elias 
H.  Parsons  marshal  and  Charles  S.  Varian 
district  attorney  for  Qtah. 

Sat.  13.— In  the  contest  for  the  oflace  of 
sheriff  of  Bingham  County,  Idaho,  Judge 
Berry  decided  against  the  "Mormons," 
throwing  out  a  sufllcient  number  of  votes 
cast  by  alleged  seceders  from  the  Church 
to  effect  his  purpose. 


Sun.  14. — Mrs.  Rachel  Terry  and  daugh- 
ter were  burned  to  death  in  the  Nine- 
teenth Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  18. — Elias  H.  Parsons  succeeded 
Frank  H.  Dyer  as  U.  S.  marshal  for  Utah. 

— James  H.  Tidwell  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Father  James  Burgon,  of  Union,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  died,  being  96  years  old. 

Sat.  20.— Peter  Barton  and  Charles 
Hampshire  were  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

Fri.  26.— Baldwin  H.  Watts,  of  Kanosh, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Elder  Wilson  Lund  died  at  Paragoonah, 
Iron  Co.,  and  Elder  Stephen  Robert  Wells 
died  at  St.  George,  Utah. 

Sat.  27. — Capt.  Joseph  Amos  succeeded 
Arthur  Pratt  as  warden  of  the  Peniten- 
tiary, the  latter  having  filled  the  office 
since  Jan.  30, 1888. 

—Richard  Jessop  and  Matthew  F.  Bell 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  31.— The  Union  Depot  at  Ogden 
was  opened  with  a  banquet. 

x^ugust.  Fri.  2. — James  L.  S0rensen 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  4.— Peter  Okelberry,  of  Goshen, 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  5.— At  the  election  in  Utah  for 
selectmen  and  Territorial  officers,  the 
"Mormon"  vote  was  14,161  against  6,166 
cast  by  Gentiles;  the  Liberals  were  41 
votes  ahead  in  Salt  Lake  City.  To  serve 
in  the  Council  branch  of  the  Utah  legis  - 
lature  the  People's  Party  elected  10  and 
the  Liberals  2  members ;  of  members  to  the 
House  the  People's  Party  elected  18  and 
the  Liberals  6. 

Tues.  (>.— Sander  Sandersen  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  8. — The  first  experiment  of  run- 
ning a  street  car  by  electricity  in  Salt 
Lake  City  was  successfully  made. 

Fri.  9. — Severin  N.  Lee,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Mon.  12. — The  Lawrence  Ward,  Emery 
Co.,  Utah,  was  organized;  Calvin  W. 
Moore,  Bishop. 

— Samuel  P.  Hoyt,  a  Pioneer  of  Weber 
Valley,  died  near  Kamas,  Summit  Co. 

— James  Smuin  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Tues.  i3.— Herman  F.  F.  Thorup  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  14. — Dr.  Henry  I.  Doremus  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— William  Butler,  of  Marriott,  Weber 
Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  15. — The  Church  purchased  a 
ranch  in  Skull  VaUey,  Tooele  Co.,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Hawaiian  Saints  who  had 
emigrated  to  Utah. 

Fri.  16.— Elder  Wm.  Spry  was  arrested 
at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  being  taken  for 
Franklin  Haymore,  against  whom  there 
was  a  warrant  of  arrest.  He  was  released 
on  bonds  the  next  day. 

Sat.  17.— Samuel  R.  Thurman  was  ar- 
rested at  Provo  for  u.  c. 

—The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  191  Saints  (most- 
ly Scandinavians),  in  charge  of  Jens  C.  A. 
Weibye.  The  company  arrived  in  New 
York  on  the  27th,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City 
Sept.  3rd. 


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Tues.  20.— James  Hack,  of  Bountiful, 
Davis  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  2i.— Receiver  Dyer  leased  29,756 
Church  sheep  at  an  average  of  43  cents 
per  head. 

Thurs.  22.— The  Saints  who  had  settled 
in  the  Teton  Basin,  Idaho,  were  organized 
as  the  Aline  Ward,  of  the  Bannock  Stake ; 
Mathoni  W,  Pratt,  Bishop. 

Sat.  24.— Jens  N.  Hansen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  25.— Judge  Thomas  J.  Black  died 
at  Ogden. 

Mon.  25.— Peter  Anderson  and  John  C. 
Harper  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— Patriarch  Wm,  Morrison  died  in  Clear 
Creek  Canyon,  Sevier  Co. 

Wed.  28— The  Hawaiian  Saints  from 
Salt  Lake  City,  in  charge  of  Pres.  Harvey 
H.  Cluff ,  arrived  at  the  Skull  Valley  ranch, 
Tooele  Co.,  and  founded  the  losepa  colony. 

FH.  50.— The  18th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Seminary,  was  dedicated. 

Sat.  31 . — The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  172  Saints, 
including  nine  returning  missionaries,  and 
10  visitors,  in  charge  of  Wm.  P.  Payne. 
The  company  arrived  in  New  York  Sept. 
11th,  and  continued  the  journey  by  rail  the 
following  day.  The  train  on  which  they 
traveled  over  the  Norfolk,  and  Western 
Ry.,  was  wrecked  early  in  the  morning  of 
Sept.  15th,  near  Lynchburg,  Va. ;  several 
of  the  emigrants  were  hurt,  but  none 
killed.  The  company  arrived  in  Salt  Lake 
City  Sept.  20th. 

September.  Sun.  1. — The  Saints  resid- 
ing north  of  Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  Utah, 
were  separated  from  Kaysville  Ward,  and 
organized  as  the  Lay  ton  Ward ;  Daniel  B. 
Harris,  Bishop. 

Mon.  2. — Albert  Singleton,  of  Provo, 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. ;  and  John  Cox,  of 
Woodruff,  was  arrested  at  Lake  Town, 
Rich  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

— Frank  Whitehead  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  5.— Judge  Judd,  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Utah,  resigned  his  office. 

— Jacob  Gates  was  arrested  at  Provo, 
for  u.  c. 

— Elder  Chandler  Holbrook,  a  member  of 
Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Fillmore. 

Thurs.  5.— The  Utah  Sugar  Company 
was  incorporated,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$15,000;  Elias  Morris,  president;  Francis 
Armstrong,  vice  president;  James  Jack, 
treasurer,  and  Arthur  Stayner,  secretary 
and  manager. 

Mon.  9. — Bishop  Samuel  Bennion  died  at 
North  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Tues.  10. — Brigham  H.  Roberts  and  Wm. 
T.  Reed  (of  Woodruff)  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs..  12.  —  John  G.  J0rgensen  and 
Christian  Nielsen  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Geo.  J.  Woodbury  died  at  St. 
George,  Utah. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  in  Idaho, 
Samuel  D.  Davis  was  sentenced  to  pay  a 
fine  of  $500  for  having  voted  at  a  late  elec- 
tion, being  a  "Mormon,"  as  all  "Mormons" 
in  Idaho  had  been  disfranchised.  The  case 
was  appealed  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States. 

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Fri,  i3.  — Thos.  S.  Higham  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  18. — Frederick  Jensen,  of  Logan, 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— The  Salt  Lake  City  Railroad  Company 
commenced  running  electric  cars  from 
Main  Street  to  the  21st  Ward. 

Fri  20. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  John  Powell,  of  Fillmore,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Judd  to  75  days'  impri- 
sonment,and  Benjamin  Barney,  of  Monroe, 
to  85  days ;  both  for  u.  c. 

—In  the  Second  District  Court,  at 
Beaver,  Andrew  P.  Schow,  of  Escalante, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Anderson  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for 
u.  c.  An  appeal  was  taken  and  the  defend- 
ant released  on  $1,500  bonds. 

—Joseph  C.  Stickney  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  21. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Thomas  Yates,  of  Scipio,  and  James 
M.  Paxton,of  Kanosh,were  each  sentenced 
by  Judge  Judd  to  ten  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  alleged  adultery. 

— Joseph  Dean,  Thos.  H.  Bullock  and 
Bendt  Petersen  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  113  Scandinavian, 
Swiss  and  German  Saints,  including  nine 
returning  Elders,  in  charge  of  Rasmus 
Larsen.  The  company  arrived  in  New 
York  Oct.  1st,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  Oct. 
10th. 

— Elder  John  A.  Richards,  formerly  a 
resident  of  Utah,  died  in  the  Indian  Ter- 
ritory. 

Sun.  22.— Salim  Inzil  and  Pharez  Ran- 
dure  were  baptized  below  the  Egyptian 
colony,  Yaffa,  Palestine,  by  Elder  C.  U. 
Locander.  They  were  confirmed  the  same 
day,  the  first  named  by  Elder  J.  M.  Sj0dalil 
and  the  latter  by  Elder  Loeander.  These 
were  the  first  Arabs  who  joined  the 
Church  in  Palestine.  A  few  Germans  had 
previously  been  baptized. 

Mon.  23.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  John  L.  Butler,  of  Elsinore,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  eight  months* 
imprisonment,  and  Christian  Andersen,  of 
Fillmore,  to  17  months,  both  for  alleged 
adultery;  and  E.  P.  Marquardsen,  of  Elsi- 
nore, was  sentenced  to  120  days,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  24.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  the  following  named  brethren  were 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd,  as  follows: 
Charles  Jensen,  of  Koosharem,  to  five 
months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine,  for  al- 
leged adultery ;  Jens  L.  Bruun,  of  Rich- 
field, to  seven  months,for  alleged  adultery ; 
Hans  C.  Nielsen,  of  Salina,  to  five  months 
and  $200  fine,  for  u.  c. ;  John  Quarnberg,  of 
Scipio,to  six  months',  for  alleged  adultery ; 
Niels  Anderson,  of  Ephraim,  to  75  days, 
for  u.  c. ;  Peter  Ahlstr0m,  of  Manti,  to  75 
days,  for  u.  c. ;  Thomas  Johnson,  of  Glen- 
wood,  to  six  months,  for  alleged  adultery ; 
Jens  C.  J0rgensen,  of  Redmund,  to  55 
days,  Elias  A.  Beckstrand,  of  Meadow 
Creek,  to  85  days,  and  Peter  L.  Quist,  of 
Monroe,  to  four  months  and  $100  fine,  all 
three  for  u.  c. 

— Bishop  A.  A.  KimbaU  died  at  Kanosh, 
MiUard  Co, 

Wed.  25.— The  Bear  Lake  and  River 
Water  Works  and  Irrigation  Co.  (other- 


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wise  known  as  the  Bothwell  Canal  Com- 
pany) was  incorporated  at  Ogden. 

Thurs.  26. — Hyrum  Jensen  was  shot  and 
killed  in  Blacksmith  Fork  Canyon,  Cache 
Co.,  being  mistaken  for  a  deer. 

Fri.  27.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Carl  F.  Carlson,  ofManti,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Judd  to  one  year's  im- 
prisonment, for  alleged  adultery. 

—The  Utah  Commission  made  their  an- 
nual report  of  Utah  affairs  to  Secretary 
John  W.  Noble. 

Sat.  28.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Stephen  H.  AUred,  of  Salina,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  87  days'  im- 
prisonment, for  u.  c. 

— Bishop  Isaac  E.  D.  Zundell,  of  Wash- 
akie, Box  Elder  Co.,  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— John  A.  McClernand,  of  the  Utah 
Commission,  submitted  a  minority  report 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  not 
agreeing  with  the  other  members  of  the 
commission  in  their  recommendation  of 
harsh  measures  toward  the  people  of  Utah. 

Mon.  30.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Thomas  S.  Higham,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane 
to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300  fine. 

— In  the  First  District  Court  at  Provo, 
Jens  L.  Jensen,  of  Central,  Sevier  Co., 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  62  days' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c. ;  Hans  Jensen,  of 
Goshen,  to  two  years,  and  Hans  S0rensen, 
of  Aurora,  to  six  months,  both  for  alleged 
adultery;  and  Terry  Thurston,  70  years 
old,  to  a  fine  of  |25,  for  u.  c. 

October.— People's  Party  political  clubs 
were  organized  in  the  various  Wards  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  walls  of  the  Council  House,  on  the 
corner  of  East  and  South  Temple  Streets, 
Salt  Lake  City,  which  had  been  standing 
in  ruins  since  the  fire  of  June  21,  1883,were 
taken  down. 

Tues.  l.—ln  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  John  W.  Jackson,  of  Glenwood,was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  10  months' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  2.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Walter  E.  Wilcox  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

— William  McNeil  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  4.— Perry  Fitzgerald,  ore  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Draper,  Salt  Lake 
Co. 

— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Bedson  Eardley  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  18  months'  imprisonment; 
and  in  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Otis  L.  Terry,  of  Fairview,  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Judd  to  nine  months,  both  for 
alleged  adultery. 

— The  semi-annual  general  conference 
of  the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  continuing  until  the  6th.  On 
the  last  day  the  three  vacancies  existing 
in  the  Council  of  the  Twelve  Apostles 
were  filled  by  the  calling  of  Marriner  W. 
Merrill,  Anthon  H.  Lund  and  Abraham  H. 
Cannon  to  the  Apostleship.  John  Jaques 
was  sustained  as  Assistant  Church  His- 
torian and  General  Church  Recorder. 

Sat.  5.— Lorenzo  H.  Durrant,  a  return- 
ing missionary,  and  Miss  Adeline    Allen 


and  Miss  Patience  Bennett,  who  had  been 
detained  at  Lynchburg,  Va.,  because  of 
injuries  received  in  the  train  wreck,  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  142  Saints,  name- 
ly, 104  English,  13  Hollanders,  12  Bohemi- 
ans (supposed  to  be  the  first  Saints  from 
Bohemia),  nine  returning  Elders  and  four 
visitors,  in  charge  of  Edward  Bennett. 
The  company  arrived  in  New  York  on  the 
17th,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  the  25th. 

Wed.  9. — A  Scandinavian  People's  Party 
political  club  was  organized  in  Salt  Lake 
City;  Andrew  Jenson,  president. 

— Abraham  Chad  wick,  of  North  Ogden, 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  10.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  a  number  of  brethren  were  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Judd,  as  follows,  for 
breaking  the  Edmunds  law:  Joseph  S. 
Black,  of  Deseret,  to  75  days'  imprison- 
ment; Henry  Mower  to  45  days ;  Jesse  B. 
Martin,  of  Scipio,  to  50  days ;  Joseph  L. 
Jolly,  of  Moroni,  to  100  days  and  $50  fine ; 
Levi  S.  Dunham,  of  Moroni,  to  16  months; 
James  Andersen,  of  Spanish  Fork,  to  75 
days  and  $50  fine ;  William  McKellar,  of 
Leamington,  to  one  year;  L.  H.  Newman, 
of  Monroe,  to  60  days ;  John  F.  Beck,  of 
Spanish  Fork,  to  five  months ;  Hans  Jes- 
persen,  of  Goshen,  to  five  years ;  George 
Curtis,  of  Payson,  to  60  days ;  Newman 
Van  Leuven,  of  Aurora,  to  120  days; 
Thomas  Cooper  to  $250  fine,  and  Wm.  M. 
Palmer  to  175  fine. 

— Thos.  Godfrey,  of  Clarkston,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Wm.  D.  Newsom  was  arrested  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

•  Fri.  11.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Lars  J.  Larsen  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Judd  to  two  years'  imprison  • 
ment,  for  alleged  adultery ;  and  George 
W.  Bean  was  fined  $50,  for  u.c. 

— Robert  Allen  was  arrested  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  for  u.c. 

— Pres.  Harrison  appointed  John  W. 
Blackburn  associate  justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Ut2h. 

Mon.  14.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Thomas  Broadbent,  of  Elsinore, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  3}4 
months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  and 
Jacob  Gates,  of  Provo,  to  pay  a  fine  of  $50, 
both  for  u.c. 

Wed.  16.— George  W.  Bartch  was  ap- 
pointed probate  judge  of  Salt  Lake  County, 
vice  Judge  Marshall,  resigned.  Mr.  Bartch 
took  the  oath  of  office  on  the  22nd. 

— William  H.  Maughan  and  Charles  S. 
Hall  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten  - 
tiary. 

Thurs.  17. — Judge  John  W.  Blackburn 
succeeded  Hon  John  W.  Judd  on  the  bench 
of  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo. 

Fri.  18.— The  Students'  Society  of  the 
Latter-day  Saints'  College  was  organized 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  21. — David  W.  Leaker  was  arrest- 
ed in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  22.— The  City  Council  of  Salt  Lake 
City  ordered  the  police  to  be  uniformed  in 
30  days. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Kelsey  Bird,  of  Benjamin,  Utah  Co.,  was 
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months'    imprisonment   and   $300  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

— Martin  B.  Cutler  and  John  F.  Man- 
well  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

—John  J.  R.  Hicks,  of  South  Cotton- 
wood, was  arrested  for  u.c. 

Wed.  23.— Charles  Bailey  was  arrested 
at  Paradise  and  Wm.  S.  Gibby  at  Mill 
Creek,  for  u.c. 

Thurs.  24.— David  James  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.c. 

—Christopher  J.  Arthur  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  25.— At  Blackfoot,  Idaho,  Thomas 
E.  Ricks  was  convicted  of  u.c. 

Sat.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Thomas  C.  Stephensen,  of  Holden, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to 
six  months'  imprisonment,  for  u.c. 

— Bishop  Samuel  Oldham,  of  Paradise, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  161  Saints, 
namely  116  from  Scandinavia,  6  from  Hol- 
land, 24  from  Great  Britain,  12  returning 
Elders  and  three  returning  visitors,  in 
charge  of  A.  L.  Skanchy.  The  company 
arrived  in  New  York  in  due  course  of  time 
and  in  Salt  Lake  City  Nov.  13th. 

Mon.  28. — Jens  P.  Holm  was  arrested  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  Edward  A .  Bagley  at 
Greenwich,  Piute  Co.,  for  u.c. 

Wed.  30.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  William  C.  Dunbar  was 
refused  citizenship  because  he  believed  in 
polygamy.  Elder  Dunbar  had  lost  his 
citizen's  papers,  which  he  obtained  many 
years  before. 

Thurs.  31.— The  Reform  School,  at 
Ogden,  was  opened. 

^In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Richard  M.  Humphreys,  of  Salina,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  90  days' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u.c. 

November. — The  Endowment  House 
on  the  Temple  Block,  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
taken  down.  This  historic  building  was 
erected  in  1855. 

Sat.  2. — A  Liberal  torchlight  parade 
took  place  in  Salt  Lake  City;  2000  men 
were  in  line. 

—Truman  O.  Angell  was  arrested  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

—George  C.  Wood,  of  Bountiful,  Davis 
Co.,  having  been  pardoned  by  Pres.  Har- 
rison, was  released  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Mon.  4.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Robert  Allen,  who  prom- 
ised to  obey  the  law,  was  fined  $100,  for 
u.  c. 

—George  W.  Hancock  was  arrested  in 
Pay  son  on  a  charge  of  murder,  committed 
32  years  ago. 

Wed.  6.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  T.  R.  Hicks,  of 
South  Cottonwood,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Anderson  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine;  and  in  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  Oluf  A.  Andelin,  of  Dover, 
Sanpete  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Blackburn  to  four  months'  imprisonment 
and  $300  fine ;  both  for  u.  c. 

—Samuel  G.  Spencer,  of  Pleasant  Green, 
wanted  on  a  charge  of  u.  c,  gave  himself 
up  and  was  admitted  to  bonds. 


Fri.  8.— Albert  Jones,  of  Provo,  and 
Michael  Vaughan,  of  Lehi,  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Judge  Henderson  rendered  a  decision 
which  gave  the  Latter-day  Saint  meeting 
house  at  Woodruff,  Rich  Co.,  to  the  dis- 
trict school  trustees. 

Mon.  11. — In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Judge  Anderson  refused 
to  admit  a  number  of  applicants  to  citi • 
zenship  because  they  were  "Mormons." 

— Spring  Glen  Ward,  near  Price,  Emery 
Co.,  was  organized;  Heber  J.  Stowell, 
Bishop.  The  Saints  who  resided  at  Castle 
Gate  were  organized  into  a  branch  of  the 
Church;    Wm.  T.  Lamph,  presiding  Elder. 

Thurs.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  the  extraordinary  proceed- 
ings, in  which  John  Moore  and  other 
"Mormons"  were  refused  citizenship,  on 
the  pretence  that  they  had  subscribed  to  a 
certain  secret  and  disloyal  oath  in  the  En- 
dowment House,  was  commenced  before 
Judge  Thos.  J.  Anderson.  Proceedings 
were  continued  day  by  day  nntil  the 
25th. 

Sat.  16. — The  steamship  Nevada  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  11  Saints, 
including  four  returning  Elders  and  one 
visitor,  in  charge  of  Richard  Morse. 

Sun.  17. — Patriarch  Gardner  Snow  died 
in  Manti. 

Wed.  20. — Charles  W.  Penrose,  who  had 
testified  as  a  witness  in  the  naturalization 
case  before  Judge  Anderson  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  was  committed  to  the 
Penitentiary  for  refusing  to  answer  an 
impertinent  question  with  reference  to 
his  family  affairs. 

Mon.  25.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Goudy  Hogan,  of  Richmond,  Cache 
Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to 
30  days'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

—Andrew  Stratford  and  Knud  Emmert- 
sen  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. On  the  same  day  Charles  W.  Pen- 
rose was  released  from  the  Penitentiary. 
The  testimony  and  arguments  in  the 
naturalization  cases  before  Judge  Ander- 
son having  been  completed  and  the  case 
submitted,  there  was  no  excuse  for  his  fur- 
ther detention. 

Tubs.  26. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Fred,  Jensen,  of  Logan,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $100  fine,  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  28.— Elder  John  Lyon  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— James  Bywater  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

FH.  29.— The  second  grand  parade  of  the 
Liberals  occurred  in  Salt  Lake  City ;  it  was 
the  greatest  affair  of  the  kind  ever  wit- 
nessed in  Utah. 

—Jesse  B.  Martin,  of  Scipio,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  30. — Judge  Anderson,  in  the  Third 
District  Court,  rendered  a  decision  to  the 
effect,  that  "Mormon"  aliens  could  not  be 
admitted  to  citizenship. 

—Joseph  Clark,  of  Provo,  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

December.  —  In  the  Third  District 
Court,  Charles  L.  White,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Anderson  to 
six  months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 


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— Thos.  Griffin  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Mon.  2.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,    Sidney    B.    Kent,    of    Lewiston, 
Cache  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Hen 
derson  to  two  months'  imprisonment,  for 
n.  c. 

Tiues.  3. — John  Jacobs  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs,  5.  —  The  second  grand  Liberal 
rally  in  the  season's  municipal  campaign 
was  held  in  the  Opera  House,  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Fri.  g.— Elder  David  Williams  died  at 
Price  Emery  Co. 

Sat.  7.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Charles  Frank,  of  Logan,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  one  year's 
imprisonment,  for  adultery,  and  Bishop 
Anthon  L.  Skanchy,  of  Logan,  to  four 
months  and  $100  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Peter  Ahlstram,  Niels  Andersen  and 
Frank.  W.  Young  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  8. — George  Curtis  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  9. — The  sale  of  city  lots  by  auction 
was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake    City. 

—On  this  and  the  following  day  the  ease 
©f  Samuel  D.  Davis,  who  had  been  sen- 
tenced by  an  Idaho  court  for  voting  at  an 
election,  being  a  "Mormon,"  was  argued 
in  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 

— Elder  Benjamin  Franklin  Taylor  died 
at  Levan,  Juab  Co. 

Tues.  10. — In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  Christian  L.  Christensen,  of 
Teasdale,  was  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— The  Idaho  test  oath  case  was  argued 
before  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 

Wed.  11.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Hyrum  Petersen  was  sentenced  to 
six  months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine, 
for  alleged  fornication. 

Thurs.  i2.— Joseph  E.  Taylor  was  ar- 
rested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Oflrden, 
John  Christophersen,  of  Richmond,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  three 
months'  imprisonment  for  breaking  the 
Edmunds  law. 

Fri.  13.— John  Groves,  of  Sugar  House 
Ward,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Benjamin  Barney  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  14.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  William  Robinson,  of  Beaver, 
was  sentenced  to  one  year's  imprisonment, 
for  alleged  adultery,  and  Thomas  J.  Jones, 
of  Cedar  City,  to  six  months  and  $300  fine, 
for  u.  c.  Hans  Thurgesen,  of  Koosharem, 
was  sentenced  to  $50  fine,  and  Joseph 
P.  Barton,  of  Paragoonah,  to  $300  fine, 
both  for  u.  c.  Not  being  able  to  pay,  they 
were  sent  to  the  Penitentiary.  Edward 
A.  Bagley,  who  promised  to  obey  the  law, 
was  fined  $100, for  u.c. 

— John  Durrant,  of  American  Fork,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  i6.— Mayor  Francis  Armstrong  and 
other  municipal  officials  were  arrested,  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  trumped-up  charge 
of  misappropriation  of  public  funds  and 
coaspiracy.  It  was  done  for  political  ef- 
fect. 

Tues.  i7.— Arthur  L.  Thomas  was  con- 


firmed as  governor,  and  Elijah  Sells  as 
secretary  of  Utah,  by  the  U.  S.  Senate. 

Wed.  18. — Judge  Zane  denied  the  People's 
Party  mandamus  against  the  Salt  Lake 
City  registrars,  some  of  whom  were 
charged  with  crooked  work  in  their  official 
capacity,  calculated  to  harm  the  People's 
Party  and  favor  the  Liberals  at  the  ap- 
proaching election. 

—Elder  Henry  G.  Bywater  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
William  Gee,  of  Dover,  Sanpete  Co.,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  costs. 

— Jens  J0rgensen,  of  Redmond,  Sevier 
Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  19.— The  Utah  Commission  sus- 
tained the  registrars  in  their  discrimina- 
tion against  "Mormon  voters"  and  ad- 
journed. 

Fri.  20.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  Joseph  W.  McAllister  was  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  and 
$300  fine,  for  u.c. 

Mon.  23  —This  day  was  observed  as  a 
day  of  fasting  and  prayer  by  the  Latter- 
day  Saints  generally,  agreeable  to  a  cir- 
cular issued  by  the  First  Presidency  a  few 
days  before. 

— Bishop  Joseph  S.  Black  and  Stephen  H. 
AUred  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten  - 
tiary. 

Tues.  24.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Jens  P.  Jensen,  of  Logan,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  18 
months'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adult- 
ery, and  Anton  A.  Janson,  of  Brigham 
City,  to  three  months'  imprisonment,  for 
u.c. 

Wed.  25. — Goudy  Hogan,  of  Richmond, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Andrew  Madsen,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson 
to  eight  months'imprisonment,  for  alleged 
adultery. 

— The  Liberals  raised  a  110  foot  flag  pole 
and  had  a  grand  rally  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  27.— James  Leatham  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.c. 

Sat.  28.— William  Hutchings,  of  Lehi,was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  29. — Elder  Francis  Cope  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  30. — James  P.  Park,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Fairfield, 
Utah  Co. 

— Jens  L.  Jensen,  of  Central,  Sevier  Co., 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  3i.— Joseph  L.  Jolly,  of  Moroni, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 


1890. 

Salt  Lake  City  passed  from  the  hands  of 
the  People's  Party  to  those  of  the  Liber- 
als, or  anti  Mormon  element.  Nearly  all 
the  civil  rights  left  to  the  Saints  were 
threatened  by  proposed  anti-Mormon  leg- 
islation. President  Woodruff  issued  his 
manifesto,  suspending  plural  marriage. 


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January.  Wed.  i.— The  Liberals  of  Salt 
Lake  City  gave  a  grand  daylight  parade. 

Thurs.  2.— David  James  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City  for  u.c. 

— John  Powell,  of  Fillmore,was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  5.— Elder  Andrew  K.  Andersen,  of 
Ephraim,  Utah,  died  in  Aalborg,  Denmark, 
where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

Mon.  6.— Joseph  Derbidge,  of  the  19th 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  arrested  for 
u.  c, 

— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  decided  that 
the  oflBces  of  Territorial  Treasurer  and 
Auditor  of  Public  Accounts,  held  respec- 
tively by  James  Jack  and  Nephi  W.  Clay- 
ton, should  be  turned  over  to  Bolivar 
Roberts  and  Arthur  Pratt,  the  men  ap- 
pointed by  the  governor  of  Utah. 

Tues.  7. — L.  H.  Newman,  of  Monroe,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  8. — James  Bywater,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

— George  L.  Woods,  ex-Governor  of 
Utah,  died  at  Portland,  Oregon. 

Thurs.  9. — Andrew  J.  Kershaw,  of  Og- 

den,was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Charles  S.  Zane's    re- appointment  as 

chief  justice  of  Utah  was  confirmed  by  the 

U.  S.  Senate. 

Fri.  10.— The  People's  Party  held  their 
first  grand  parade  in  Salt  Lake  City,  not- 
withstanding the  heavy  snow  storm.  The 
procession  numbered  several  thousands. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Albert  M.  Baker  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Henderson  to  one  month's  imprisonment, 
for  u.  c. 

Sun.  i2.— Isabella  Hay  Hunter,  one  of 
the  first  members  of  the  Church  in  Scot- 
land, died  in  the  Twenty- first  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Mon.  13.— The  Utah  legislature  convened 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  organized  by  elect- 
ing Franklin  S.  Richards  president  of  the 
Council,  and  James  Sharp  speaker  of  the 
House. 

— Hans  Thurgesen,  of  Koosharem,  Piute 
Co.,  emerged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—John  W.  Stewart,  of  Vermont,  intro- 
duced a  bill  in  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives to  disfranchise  all  "  Mormons." 

— Idaho's  admission  as  a  State  and  the 
test  oath  were  argued  in  the  U.  S.  Senate 
Committee  on  Territories.  The  argument 
was  continued  the  following  day,  when 
"Mormons"  were  heard. 

Tues.  14.— The  Liberals  of  Salt  Lake 
City  held  their  municipal  convention  in  the 
Opera  House  and  nominated  George  M. 
Scott  for  mayor.  The  other  men  on  the 
ticket  were  mostly  questionable  charac- 
ters and  were  nominated  as  a  reward  for 
their  peculiar  work  against  the  "Mor- 
mons" during  the  campaign. 

Thurs.  16.— A  great  Liberal  ratification 
meeting  was  held  at  the  Walker  Opera 
House,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Elias  A.  Beckstrand,  of  Meadow  Creek, 
Millard  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

Jf'ri.  i7.— Fredonia,  a  new  settlement,  in 

Arizona,  near  Kanab,  Kane  Co.,  Utah,  was 

organized  as  the  Fredonia  branch ;  Thos. 

P.  Jensen,  presiding  Elder. 

Sat.  i8.— Robert  H.  Ford  fell  from  a  win- 


dow on  the  Temple,  Salt  Lake  City,  thirty 
feet  to  the  ground,  receiving  fatal  injuries, 
from  the  effects  of  which  he  died  on  the 
23rd. 

Mon.  20. — Judge  Charles  S.  Zane  took 
the  oath  of  ofBce  as  chief  justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Utah. 

Tues.  21.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
decided  against  the  election  of  aldermen 
for  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  22. — James  Anderson  was  discharg- 
ed from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  25.— Mons  Anderson,  of  Lehi,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  25.— The  People's  Party  of  Salt 
Lake  City  had  their  second  parade  in  a 
heavy  rainstorm. 

—William  R.  Webb,  of  American  Fork, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary, 
where  he  had  served  a  term  for  alleged 
adultery. 

Sun.  26.— The  Saints  who  were  employed 
in  the  mines  at  Mammoth,  Tintic,  Juab 
Co.,  were  organized  as  a  branch  of  the 
Church,  with  Lewis  W.  Stout  as  presi- 
dent. 

— Orson  J.  Spencer  and  George  A.  Peart 
were  arrested  at  Randolph,  Rich  Co.,  for 
u.  c. 

Mon.  27.— The  People's  Party  munici- 
pal convention  convened  in  the  Theatre, 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  the  following  day 
agreed  upon  a  ticket,  headed  by  Spencer 
Clawson  as  candidate  for  mayor. 

— William  McFarland,  sen.,  a  Church 
veteran,  95  years  old,  died  at  West  Weber, 
Weber  Co. 

— Elder  Samuel  M.  Lee  died  at  Panaca, 
Nevada. 

Tues.  28.— John  Frantzen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary,  where  he  had 
served  a  thirteen  months'  sentence,  for 
alleged  adultery. 

Wed.  29. — An  enthusiastic  People's  Party 
ratification  meeting  was  held  in  the  The- 
atre, Salt  Lake  City. 

— Thomas  Broadbent  emerged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  30.— Charles  S.  Varian  was  con- 
firmed as  U.  S.  attorney  for  Utah. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
William  Archibald,  of  Clarkston,  Cache 
Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to 
2}4  months'  imprisonment  and  $50  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

February.  Sun.  2. — Sidney  B.  Kent 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  3. — The  new  baptismal  font,  lo- 
cated in  the  basement  of  the  southwest 
portion  of  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  dedicated. 

—A  grand  go-as-you-please  parade  of 
the  Salt  Lake  City  Liberal  club  took 
place. 

— Henry  W.  Naisbitt  was  arrested  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

— The  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  rendered  an  opinion  affirming  the 
constitutionality  of  the  Idaho  test  oath,  in 
the  case  of  Samuel  D.  Davis. 

Tues.  4.— Elder  Edgar  D.  Simmons,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  who  labored  as  a  mission- 
ary in  the  Turkish  mission,  died  at  Aintab, 
Syria,  Asia  Minor. 

— The  appointment  of  Elsworth  Dag- 
gett, as  surveyor  general  of  Utah,  was 
confirmed. 


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—Reuben  Gurr  was  discharged  from  n  the 
Penitentiary. 

Wed.  5.— Peter  L.  Quist  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

I'H.  7.— An  outdoor  People's  Party 
meeting  was  held  in  front  of  the  City 
Hall,  Salt  Lake  City.  It  was  the  largest 
political  meeting  ever  held  in  Utah. 

—The  last  Liberal  parade  of  the. cam- 
paign took  place  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Joseph  P.  IBarton,  of  Paragoonah,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  S.— The  third  and  last  parade  of  the 
People's  Party  in  Salt  Lake  City,  took 
place. 

Sun.  5.— Elder  Alexander  S.  Izatt  died  at 
Logan. 

Mbn.  10.— The  municipal  election  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  for  which  so  much  planning 
had  been  done,  resulted  in  victory  to  the 
Liberals,  who  through  the  grossest  frauds 
miinaged  to  obtain  possession  of  the  city 
government. 

—Albert  M.  Baker  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  11.— Salt  Lake  City  Railroad  Com- 
pany was  granted  a  franchise  by  the  city 
Council. 

Wed.  12. — Richard  M.  Humphreys,  of 
Salina,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

—Elder  Russel  K.  Homer  died  at  Clark- 
ston,  Cache  Co. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Orson  J.  Spencer,  of  Randolph,  Rich  Co., 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to 
three  months'  imprisonment  and  $100  fine, 
for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  15.— John  F.  Beck,  of  Spanish 
Fork,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Fri.  14.— John  H.  Tippetts,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Farmington, 
Davis  Co. 

Sat.  15.— Ex  Judge  Orlando  W.  Powers 
was  banquetted  by  the  Liberals  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  presented  with  $10,000  as  a 
reward  for  manipulating  the  Liberal  muni- 
cipal campaign. 

Mon.  17.  —  Newman  Van  Leuven,  of 
Aurora,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary, 

—Bishop  Geo.  L.Farrell,  of  Smithfield, 
Cache  Co., was  arrested,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  18. — The  Liberals  took  possession 
of  the  municipality  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  19. — J.  H.  Van  Natta  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

—There  was  a  grand  Liberal  jollification, 
with  parade  and  fireworks,  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Thurs.  20.— John  Dunn,  an  aged  man  of 
Three  Mile  Creek,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was  ar- 
rested in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  21. — Judge  Zane  rendered  a  deci- 
sion that  prisoners  under  the  Edmunds 
law  could  not  be  held  over  iheir  term  of 
sentence  for  costs  alone. 

— Thomas  R.  Jackson  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  22.— Jens  Jorgensen,  of  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant, was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Mbn.  24. — John  Quarnberg,  Thos.  John- 
son and  Charles  W.  Mann  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 


Tu>es.  25.— Bishop  Joseph  Pollard,  of  the 
Fifteenth  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Teancum  Pratt,  of  Spring  Glen,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Judd  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment and  $100  fine;  Jens  C.  A. 
Weibye,  of  Manti,  to  six  months ;  both  for 
u.  c. ;  Henry  Teeples,  of  Burrville,  was 
sentenced  to  18  months,  for  alleged  adul- 
tery. 

Thurs.  27.— The  appointment  of  John  W. 
Blackburn  as  associate  justice  of  Utah 
was  confirmed.  March  8th,  following,  he 
took  the  oath  of  office  at  Provo,  and  suc- 
ceeded John  W.  Judd  on  the  bench. 

Fri.  28.— Elder  Heber  K.  Perkins  died 
in  the  Seventeenth  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

—  Peter  C.  Andersen,  of  Huntsville, 
Weber  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary, having  served  an  18  months'  sen- 
tence for  alleged  adultery. 

March.  -The  Old  Constitution  Building, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  torn  down  to  make 
room  for  a  new  five  story  brick  building, 
erected  soon  afterwards. 

—The  remains  of  the  late  Willard  Rich- 
ards and  others  were  removed  from  the 
family  burial  ground,  east  of  the  Deseret 
Museum,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  placed  in 
the  cemetery. 

Sat.  1.— Bishop  Charles  Jensen,  Hans  C. 
Nielsen  and  Hans  S0rensen,  having  served 
their  terms  of  imprisonment  in  the  Peni- 
tentiary, for  U.C.,  were  set  at  liberty. 

Sun.  2.— Walter  E.  Wilcox  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon,  3.— Elder  John  C.  Hall  died  at 
Rockville,  Washington  Co. 

Tues.  4.— The  Utah  Supreme  Court  made 
an  order  terminating  the  lease  of  the 
Gardo  House  and  hereafter  renting  it  to 
the  highest  bidder.  The  following  day  the 
lease  of  the  Tithing  Office  grounds  was 
terminated  the  same  way. 

—J.  Bartch,  probate  judge  of  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  rendered  a  decision,  in  the  case  of  the 
Orson  Pratt  estate,  to  the  effect  that 
polygamous  children  could  inherit. 

Wed.  5.— The  Salt  Lake  Clearing  House 
Association  was  organized. 

Fri.  7.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Andrew  O.  Anderson,  of  Glenwood, 
and  Henry  M.  P&yne,  of  Aurora,  Sevier 
Co.,  were  each  sentenced  by  Judge  Black- 
burn to  six  months'  imprisonment  and  $300 
fine ;  and  William  A.  Stewart,  of  Central, 
to  four  months  and  $50  fine ;  all  for  u.c. 

Sat.  8.— Bishop  Anton  A.Janson,of  Brig- 
ham  City,  emerged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  10.— The  Gardo  House  was  rented 
to  Bishop  John  R.  Winder  for  $450  per 
month,  he  ueing  the  highest  bidder.  Thus 
the  building  remained  in  the  hands  of  the 
Church  for  the  time  being. 

— John  W.  Young's  railroads  in  Utah 
were  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the 
Utah  Central  Railway. 

Tues.  11.— Father  William  Park,  of  Mill 
Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  died. 

—William  Henry  Halliday,  of  Pleasant 
Grove,  Utah  Co.,  who  was  laboring  as  a 
missionary  in  the  Southern  States,  d  ed 
near  Mocksville,  Davie  Co.,  North  Caro- 
lina." His  remains  were  sent  home. 

Wed.  12.— The  Tithing  Office  grounds 
and     Historian's    Office    were    rented   to 


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Bishop  John  R.  Winder,  for  $500  per 
month. 

Tkurs.  i5.— Territorial  Auditor  Arthur 
Pratt  and  Treasurer  Bolivar  Roberts  took 
possession  of  their  respective  offices. 

— Elder  John  A.  Quist,  of  Big  Cotton- 
wood, Salt  Lake  Co.,  died  at  Wing&ker, 
Sweden,  where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

Fri.  14.— Pres.  Angus  M.  Cannon  was 
arrested  in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c,  and 
placed  under  $1,500  bonds. 

—Edwin  Crowther,  of  Coalville,  Summit 
Co.,  who  had  previously  been  pardoned  by 
Pres.  Cleveland,  was  on  trial  before  Com. 
McKay,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c.  He 
disowned  his  plural  wife. 

Sat.  i5.— After  sitting  56  hours  over  the 
specified  time,  the  Utah  legislature  ad- 
journed ;  Gov.  Thomas  had  vetoed  a  num  - 
ber  of  important  bills. 

—Bishop  Isaac  M.  Stewart  died  at  his 
residence  in  Draper,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

—  In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Michael  Stanley,  of  Lewiston,  Cache  Co., 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Henderson  to  18 
months'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adul- 
tery, and  incarcerated  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

—  Moses  Harris,  a  Church  veteran,  died 
at  Glendale,  Kane  Co. 

Sun.  16.— Hans  P.  Iverson,  of  Washing- 
ton, Utah,  was  imprisoned  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary, having  been  sentenced,in  the  Second 
District  Court,  at  Beaver,  the  day  before, 
to  six  months  and  $300  flue. 

Mon.  i7.— John  C.  Weston,  in  heroic 
self  defence,  shot  and  killed  a  robber  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  mortally  wounded  an- 
other. 

— Amos  Pease  Stone,  an  old  Pioneer, 
died  at  Ogden. 

— Oluf  A.  Andelin,  of  Dover,  Sanpete 
Co.,  emerged  from  tie  Penitentiary. 

— Nicholas  Muhlestein  was  arrested  by 
drunken  U.  S.  marshals  at  Provo,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  i8.— Bishop  Anthon  L.  Skancky,  of 
Logan,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Wed.  i.9.— Bryce  Ward,  Graham  Co., 
Ariz.,  was  organized;  Nelson  A.  Mattice, 
Bishop. 

Thurs.  20.— Niels  Hansen,  of  Brigham 
City,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Sat.  22.— William  H.  Folsom  was  arrest- 
ed in  Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

— After  a  lengthy  trial  in  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  at  Provo,  Joseph  Hancock,  in- 
dicted for  the  murder  of  Henry  Jones,  of 
Payson,  in  1858,  was  adjudged  guilty  of 
murder  in  the  second  degree.  Motion  was 
made  for  a  new  trial. 

Sun.  23. — Charles  Crismon,  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Utah,  died  .of  old  age  in 
Mesa,  Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz. 

— John  Bergen  emerged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary, where  he  had  been  confined 
since  Dec.  23, 1887,  for  polygamy. 

Mon.  24. — William  McKay,  the  notorious 
anti-Mormon,  was  summarily  removed 
from  his  position  as  assistant  U.  S.  district 
attorney,  by  Pres.  Harrison. 

Tues.  25.— Father  David  James  died  at 
Paradise,  Cache  Co. 

—  James  L.  Thompson,  a  veteran  in  the 
Church,  died  in  Henrieville,  Garfield  Co. 

— Peter  Wimmer,  of    Parowan,  was  im- 


prisoned in  the  Penitentiary,  having  been 
sentenced  in  the  Second  District  Court  to 
one  month's  imprisonment  for  "  adultery." 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
H.  S.  Palmer,  of  Rabbit  Valley,  was  sen- 
tenced to  one  month's  imprisonment  for  u. 
c. ;  John  A.  Burr,  of  Teasdale,  Piute  Co., 
to  one  month  for  alleged  adultery ;  Mads 
J0rgensen,  of  Provo,  and  Peter  Okelberry, 
of  Goshen,  to  six  months  each,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  26.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Samuel  Hamer,  of  the  Six- 
teenth Ward,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  An- 
derson to  imprisonment  for  90  days,  for 
u.  c. 

—Thomas  C.  Stephensen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  30.— Jens  L.  Bruun,  of  Richfield, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  31.— Thomas  S.  Higham,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  discharged  froai  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

—William  Negus,  of  Plain  City,  Weber 
Co.,  was  accidentally  drowned  near  that 
place. 

April.  Tues.  i.— The  Liberal  city  coun- 
cil of  Salt  Lake  City  raised  the  salaries  of 
all  the  city  officials,  besides  creating  a 
number  of  new  and  unnecessary  offices. 

Thurs.  3.— Father  John  Wardrobe  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Wm.  C.  Sampson,  of  Glenwood,  was  sen- 
tenced to  three  months'  imprisonment  for 
u.  c. 

—The  bill  providing  for  the  admission  of 
Idaho  into  the  Union  as  a  State  was  pass- 
ed by  the  U.  S.  House  of  Representatives, 
with  its  anti- Mormon  test  oath  clause. 

— The  noted  election  conspiracy  cases  of 
Idaho,  in  which  52  ex -Mormons  were  in- 
dicted for  alleged  illegal  voting,  were  dis- 
missed at  Malad. 

Fri.  4.— The  60th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  continuing  until  the  6th.  In  the  vo- 
ting for  the  general  authorities  of  the 
Church  on  the  5th,  Geo.  Reynolds  was  sus- 
tained as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presi- 
dents of  the  Seventies,  to  fill  the  vacancy 
caused  by  the  calling  of  Abraham  H.  Can- 
non to  the  Apostleship. 

Sat.  5.— Hans  Christensen,  of  Richfield, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  7.— The  first  general  conference  of 
the  Relief  Societies  was  held  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Wed.  9.~ln  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Nicholas  Muhlenstein,  of  Provo, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  two 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  10.— Thos.  Allsop,  of  Sandy,  was 
arrested,  for  alleged  adultery,  and  placed 
under  $2,500  bonds. 

—Shelby  M.  Cullom,  of  Illinois,  intro- 
duced a  bill,  in  the  U.  S.  Senate,  for  the  to- 
tal disfranchisement  of  all  Mormons. 

Fri.  li.— Isaac  S.  Struble,  of  Iowa,  in- 
troduced a  bill,  in  the  U.  S.  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, to  disfranchise  the  "  Mor- 
mons;" it  was  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Territories. 

— The  Canadian  Parliament,  in  session  at 
Ottowa,  amended  the  criminal  law  of  the 
Dominion  so  as  to  make  polygamy  punish- 
able with  five  years'  imprisoment,  instead 
of  two,  as  heretofore.    This  was  undoubt- 


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edly  done  with  a  view  to  reach  the  "Mor- 
mons," who  had  settled  in  Alberta. 

Sun.  13.— John  L.  Butler,  of  Elsinore, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

J/bn.  14. — James  Leatham,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  sentenced  in  the  Third  District 
Court,  by  Judge  Zane,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment,  for  u.c. 

Tues.  i5.  —  Patriarch  Thomas  Oakey 
died  at  Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho. 

Thurs.  i7.— Elias  H.  Parsons  was  con- 
firmed U.  S.  marshal  for  Utah,  succeeding 
Frank  H.  Dyer. 

Sat.  19. — The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  the  first 
company  of  this  season's  emigration  of 
European  Saints,  nunbering  52  souls,  in- 
cluding nine  returning  Elders,  in  charge 
of  Orson  H.  Worthington.  They  arrived 
in  New  York  on  the  24:th,  and  reached 
Salt  Lake  City  May  7tb. 

Sun.  20.— Milburn  Ward,  Sanpete  Co., 
was  organized;  James  Wm.  Stewart, 
Bishop. 

— Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co.,  was  divided 
into  three  Wards,  by  Apostle  Abraham  H. 
Cannon,  Counselor  John  W.  Young  and 
the  Utah  Stake  Presidency,  with  Joseph 
E.  Thome  as  Bishop  of  the  First  Ward, 
James  Cobley  of  the  Second  and  Knud 
Svendsen  of  the  Third. 

Mbn.  21.— Kelsey  BirdjOf  Benjamin,  was 
discharged   from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  22.— Nathaniel  V.  Jones,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u.c. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
George  W.  Hancock  was  sentenced  to  ten 
years'  imprisonment,  for  murder  in  the 
second  degree.  Pending  an  appeal  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Utah,  the  defendant 
was  admitted  to  bail. 

Wed.  25.— Delegate  John  T.  Caine  de- 
livered a  speech,  before  the  U.  S.  House 
Committee  on  Territories,  in  opposition  to 
the  Struble  anti- Mormon  bill. 

Thurs.  24.— I.  A.  Benton  was  appointed 
postmaster  in  Salt  Lake  City,  in  place  of 
C.  R.  Barratt. 

i^W.  25.— Peter  Wimmer,  H.  S.  Palmer 
and  John  A.  Burr  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  26.— Judge  Jeremiah  M.  Wilson  de- 
livered a  powerful  argument  against  the 
Struble  bill,  before  the  U.  S.  House 
Committee  on  Territories. 

Sun.  27. — The  Saints  who  had  located  at 
McCammon  and  its  vicinity,  in  Marsh  Val- 
ley, Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  were  organized  as 
McCammon  branch. 

— Orson  J.  Spencer,  of  Randolph,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tu£S.  29.— Geo.  Hales,  proprietor  of  the 
Richfield  Advocate,  was  arrested  on  a 
charge  of  violating  the  Edmunds  law. 

May.  Thurs.  i.— John  Halgreen,  of 
Richmond,  Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  for 
n.  c. 

Fri.  2.— David  J.  Evans,  of  Pleasant 
View,  Weber  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Charles  L.  White  emerged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  .3.— Bishop  James  C.  Hamilton,  of 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested, 
for  u.  c. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  156  Saints,  most- 
ly   Scandinavians,  in  charge    of    Adolph 


Anderson.  The  company  arrived  in  New 
York  on  the  13th,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  on 
the  21st. 

Mon.  5. — Bishop  David  S.  Cook  died  at 
South  Weber,  Davis  Co. 

—The  Rapid  Transit  Street  Railway 
Company  was  granted  a  franchise  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Tues.  6.— John  T.  R.  Hicks,  of  South 
Cottonwood,was  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

Wed.  7. — Svante  Johansen,  of  Santaquin, 
Utah  Co.,  was  found  dead  in  the  mount- 
ains, east  of  that  town. 

—Elder  Robert  G.  Berrett  died  at  North 
Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Mon.  12. — The  Seventies  residing  at 
Woodruff,  Randolph,  Laketown,  Meadow- 
ville  and  Garden  City,  in  the  Bear  Lake 
Stake  of  Zion,  were  organized  by  Seymour 
B.  Young  as  the  102nd  quorum  of  Seventy ; 
Charles  South,  senior  president. 

—Wellington  Ward,  near  Price,  Emery 
Co.,  was  organized;  Albert  E.  McMuUin, 
Bishop. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Henry  W.  Naisbitt  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment 
for  u.  c,  and  taken  to  the  Penitentiary. 

— Thomas  McLelland  died  in  Farmers 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

—Sister  Harriet  A.  Snow,  wife  of JApostle 
Lorenzo  Snow,  and  president  of  the  Relief 
Societies  of  Box  Elder  Stake,  died  at 
Brigham  City. 

Wed.  14.— Wm.  Archibald,  of  Clarkston, 
Cache  Co.,  and  Hyrum  Petersen  were  re- 
leased from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Geo.  F.  Edmunds  introduced  another 
bill  in  the  U.  S.  Senate,  providing  for  the 
entire  disfranchisement  of  the  "Mormons.'^ 

Thurs.  15.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  J.  H.  Van  Natta,  of  that 
city,  was  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  for  u.c. 

—Henry  Sudweeks  was  imprisoned  in 
the  Penitentiary,  having  been  sentenced, 
in  the  Second  District  Court,  at  Beaver, 
to  three  years'  imprisonment  for  alleged 
incest. 

Fri.  16.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  William  D.  Newsom  wa» 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  $300  fine,  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  18.— Henry  Dinwoodey's  furniture 
store,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  was  burned. 

— William  Gee,  of  Dover,  Sanpete  Co., 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Andrew  P.  Schow,of  Escalante,  Gar- 
field Co.,  was  incarcerated  in  the  Peniten- 
tiary, having  been  sentenced  on  the  llth 
by  Judge  Anderson  in  the  Second  District 
Court,  at  Beaver,  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment and  $300  fine,  for  u.c. 

Mon.  19. — After  trial  on  a  charge  of  u.c, 
in  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Joseph  E.  Taylor  was  acquitted. 

—The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  rendered  a 
decision  declaring  those  sections  of  the 
Edmunds -Tucker  bill  escheating  Mormon 
Church  property  valid  and  constitutional. 

—The  CuUom  bill  providing  for  the  dis- 
franchisement of  all  "Mormons "was  agreed 
to  in  the  U.  S.  Senate  Committee  on  Ter- 
ritories, where  Delegate  John  T. Caine  and 
Frank  J.  Cannon  opposed  the  bill. 

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S.  Home  and  James  Sellers  were  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—  James  V.  Turvesen,  of  Smithfleld, 
Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  21.— Milford  railway  depot,  Bea- 
ver Co.,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 

Thurs.  22.— The  corner  stone  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  building  was  laid  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Fri.  23.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Moses  Wilkinson,  of  East  Mill  Creek,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months' 
imprisonment  and  f  150  fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Elder  Edward  Brain  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

— Elder  James  David  Hirst  died  at 
Paradise,  Cache  Co. 

—George  Francis  Train,  returning  from 
his  60  days'  trip  around  the  world,  deliv- 
ered an  interesting  speech  to  a  number  of 
ladies  and  gentlemen  from  Salt  Lake  City, 
in  his  special  car  at  Pocatello,  Idaho. 

iSa^.  24.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Thomas  L.  Obray,  of  Paradise, 
Cache  Co.,  was  sentenced  ay  Judge  Hen- 
derson to  three  months'  imprisonment,  for 
u.  c,  and  Jens  C.  Christensen,  of  Hyde 
Park,  who  promised  to  obey  the  law,  to  15 
days,  for  alleged  adultery. 

— "Edward  Isaacson,"  an  apostate  Jew, 
who  came  to  Utah  two  years  ago,  joined 
the  Church,  married  a  "Mormon"  girl  and 
made  great  pretensions,  was  fined  $50  in 
the  justice's  court,  at  Provo,  Utah  Co.,  for 
theft.     Soon  afterwards  he  left  Utah. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  122  British  and 
Dutch  Saints,  in  charge  of  John  H.  Hayes. 
The  company  arrived  in  New  York  June 
4th,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  June  11th. 

Mon.  26.— Fred.  Jensen,  of  Logan,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  28.— David  H.  Workman  and  B. 
Bird  were  accidentally  drowned  near  Ver- 
nal, Uintah  Co.,  while  in  the  act  of  render- 
ing aid  to  Hon.  J.  P.  Wimmer,  who  was 
saved. 

Thurs.  2,9.—  Charles  Crabtree,  of  Wells- 
ville,  was  placed  in  the  Penitentiary,  hav- 
ing been  sentenced,  in  the  First  District 
Court,  at  Ogden,  to  three  months'  impri- 
sonment, for  u,  c. 

Sat.  31.— Two  boys  were  accidentally 
drowned  in  the  Weber  river,  near  Morgan, 
Morgan  Co. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Albert  Gr.  Slater,  of  Huntsville,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Henderson  to  two  years' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

June.— Elder  Janne  M.  Sj0dahl  finished 
the  revision  of  the  German  hymn  book,  at 
Bern,  Switzerland. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Brigham 
Bugler,  a  weekly  newspaper,was  published 
at  Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co. 

Sun.  i.— Bishop  Thomas  Yates  and  James 
M.  Paxton  were  discharged  from  the  Pen- 
itentiary. 

—Elder  Hugh  D.  Lisonbee  died  at  Marys- 
vale,  Piute  Co.,  Utah. 

Mon.  2.  —  Harvey  Murdock  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary,  where  he 
had  served  a  five  years'  term  for  polygamy. 

Wed.  4.— Isaac  J.  Wardle,  of  South  Jor- 
dan, Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— Elder  Wm.  Marsden  died  at  Parowan, 
Iron  Co. 


— The  first  number  of  the  County  Reg- 
ister, a  weekly  newspaper,  was  published 
atEphraim,  Sanpete  Co. 

Thurs.  5. — Elder  Robert  Campbell,  clerk 
of  the  Seventies,  died  in  Salt    Lake    City. 

Fri.  6.— Charles  Johns,  of  Portage,  Box 
ElderCo.,  was  arrested,  for  u.  c,  taken  to 
Ogden  and  placed  under  bonds. 

—The  U.  S.  grand  jury  at  Blackfoot, 
Idaho,  reported  153  indictments,  mostly 
against  "Mormons,"  for  alleged  illegal 
voting,  on  the  part  of  such  as  had  with- 
drawn from  the  Church  and  voted  at  an 
election  held  about  a  year  previous. 

Sat.  7. — Captain  John  Hart  and  Jens  C. 
Christensen  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

—The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,England,  with  304  Scandinavian, 
Swiss  and  German  Saints,  in  charge  of 
Elder  Erastus  C.  Willardsen.  The  com- 
pany arrived  at  New  York  June  19th,  and 
at  Salt  Lake  City  on  the  26th. 

Mon.  9.— Father  Royal  Barney  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— Christian  L.  Christensen  and  William 
Sampson  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

—Mormon  Miner  met  with  a  terrible  ac- 
cident at  Midway,  Wasatch  Co.,  from  the 
effects  of  which  he  died  the  following  day. 

Tues.  10. — Geo.  F.  Edmunds  introduced 
another  anti- Mormon  bill  in  the  U.  S. 
Senate,  providing  for  the  disposition  of 
the  escheated  Church  property. 

Wed.  11.— John  W.  Jackson,  of  Glen- 
wood,  Sevier  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  12.— Monroe  Allred,  of  Spring 
City,  Sanpete  Co.,  was  arrested  in  Emi- 
gration Canyon,  near  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a 
charge  of  adultery  with  his  plural  wife. 

Fri.  13. — Thomas  J.  Jones,  president  of 
the  Parowan  Stake,  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary.  Thomas  Ogden,  of  Rich- 
field, Sevier  Co.,  after  serving  a  term  of 
19  months  for  living  with  his  wives,  and 
William  H.  Griffin,  of  Newton.  Cache  Co., 
after  serving  a  long  term  for  polygamy, 
were  also  discharged. 

Sat.  14.— J.  B.  Rosborough  was  appoint- 
ed a  special  commissioner  to  examine  the 
administration  of  Receiver  Dyer. 

—At  Blackfoot,  Idaho,  for  breaking  the 
Edmunds  law,  Jonah  Evans  was  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment  in  the 
Boise  Penitentiary  and  $300  fine ;  William 
C.  Martindale  to  six  months  and  $200  fine, 
and  William  Higginson  to  four  months  and 
$200  fine.  The  following  were  sentenced  to 
imprisonment  at  Sioux  Falls, South  Dakota : 
Stephen  Jones,  to  two  years ;  Hyrum  Skin- 
ner, one  year;  L.  D.  Wilson,  one  year; 
Niels  C.  Christensen,  one  year.  The  cases 
of  most  of  these  brethren  were  appealed, 
but  bail  was  refused. 

Tues.  17.— M.  H.  Silver  was  drowned  in 
Bear  River,  near  Smithfield,  Cache  Co. 

—William  A.  Stewart  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  18.— Jens  Frandsen,  of  Huntsville,. 
Weber  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

—William  C.  Sampson,  of  Glen  wood,  Se- 
vier Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  is.- Joseph  W.  McAllister,  of  St. 


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George,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Fri.  20.— The  population  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  as  enumerated  under  the  direction  of 
the  city  council,  was  announced  to  be  52,- 
732. 

— William  Hinscock  was  arrested  at 
Clarkston,  Cache  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

— Pres.  Harrison  nominated  James  A. 
Miner,  of  Michigan,  to  be  associate  justice 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Utah,  and  suc- 
cessor to  Judge  Henderson. 

Mon.  23.  —  Charles  Frank,  of  Logan, 
Cache  Co.,  who  was  serving  a  term  in  the 
Penitentiary,  for  infraction  of  the  Ed- 
munds law,  was  pardoned  by  Pres.  Harri- 
son and  set  at  liberty. 

— Samuel  Hamer  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  25.— The  Co-operative  Store  in 
Willard  City,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was  burned. 

— Aaron  Hardy,  sen.,  and  Jens  E.  J. 
Knop,  were  arrested  at  Moroni,  Sanpete 
Co.,  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  27.— The  bill  providing  for  the  ad- 
mission of  Wyoming  into  the  Union  as  a 
State,  was  passed  by  the  U.  S.  Senate,  by 
a  party  vote. 

Sat.  28.— The  steamship  Wisconsin  saXled. 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  113  Saints, 
including  five  returning  missionaries,  in 
charge  of  Abraham  Maw.  The  company 
arrived  in  New  York  on  the  10th,  and  in 
Salt  Lake  City  July  16th.  A  woman  died 
on  the  railway  journey. 

Mon.  50.— Jens  M.  Krogh  was  arrested  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

July.  Tues.  1. — The  carnival  train  from 
New  Orleans  arrived  at  Ogden,  where  a 
carnival  was  held  during  the  following  few 
days. 

—Patriarch  Thos.  S.  Smith  died  at  Wil- 
ford,  Bingham  Co.,  Idaho. 

Wed.  2.— The  corner  stones  of  the  Oneida 
Stake  Academy  building  were  laid  at  Pres- 
ton, Idaho. 

Thurs.  5.— Pres.  Harrison  signed  the  bill 
admitting  Idaho  as  a  State  into  the  Union. 

— Elder  David  William  Savage  was  mur- 
dered by  Mexican  herders  near  Adairville, 
Apache  Co.,  Ariz. 

Fri.  4. — Walkers  "Grand  Opera  House," 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  destroyed  by  fire  in 
the  night  between  the  3rd  and  4th.  A  num- 
ber of  other  smaller  fires  in  the  city  des- 
troyed considerable  property,  the  cause 
being  carelessness  in  using  combustable 
articles  in  celebrating  the  Fourth. 

Sat.  5. — Joseph  A.  A.  Bunot,  of  Henefer, 
Utah,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

JHon.  7. — Receiver  Dyer  made  a  report 
on  Chureh  property  for  Examiner  Ros- 
borough. 

Thurs.  fO.— Peter  A.  Bergquist,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

— The  Wyoming  Admission  bill  was  sign- 
ed by  Pres.  Harrison. 

Fri.  ii.— Jas.  E.  Caine,  son  of  Hon.  John 
T.  Caine,  was  assaulted  by  two  foot  pads, 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  struck  in  the  head 
by  one  of  them,  from  the  effects  of  which 
he  died  Aug.  13, 1890. 

Sat.  i2.— Gustaf  Thomassen,  Fred.  A. 
Newberger,  and  William  Neve,  of  Cache 
County,  were  arrested  for  u.  c,  together 
with  their  alleged  plural  wives. 

About  the  same    time  Jens    Christian- 


sen, of  Newton,  Cache  Co.,  David  Lewis, 
Hans  J.  Nielsen  and  John  Andrews,  to- 
gether with  their  alleged  plural  wives, 
were  arrested  on  the  same  charge. 

Sun.  i5.— Pocatello  branch  of  the  Church, 
Bingham  Co.,  Ihaho,  was  organized  as 
Pocatello  Ward ;  Carl  J.  Cannon,  Bishop. 

Mon.  14.  — The  election  of  a  board  of 
school  trustees  for  Salt  Lake  City,  under 
the  new  law,  resulted  in  the  election  of 
eight  "Liberals"  and  four  People's  Party 
men ;  but  the  latter  were  kept  out  of  their 
oflBces  for  some  time,  while  the  court  tried 
the  case. 

— Frank  H.  Dyer  resigned  his  office  as 
Receiver  of  the  confiscated  Church  prop  - 
erty. 

Tues.  15.— M.  M.  Stone  was  appointed 
examiner  of  the  administration  of  Receiver 
Dyer,  in  place  of  Rosborough. 

Wed.  16.— The  Utah  Supreme  Court  ap- 
pointed Henry  W.  Lawrence  Receiver  of 
the  escheated  Church  property,  in  place  of 
Frank  H.  Dyer,  resigned. 

— William  H.  Freeman  was  arrested  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  17. — Anders  Madsen,  of  Mantua, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  19.— John  Morgan,  of  Mill  Creek, 
Salt  Lake  Co.,  and  John  W.  Snell,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  were  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  20. — "Dr.  Edward  Isaacson,"  who 
had  quietly  returned  to  American  Fork, 
Utah  Co.,  was  attacked  by  a  number  of 
disguised  residents,  who  intended  to  inflict 
summary  punishment  upon  him,  but  he 
escaped  and  soon  left  the  town  for  good. 

Thurs.  24. — Utah's  Pioneer  day  was  gen- 
erally and  heartily  celebrated  throughout 
the  Territory. 

Fri.  25.— Jens  C.  A.  Weibye,  of  Manti, 
Sanpete  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sun.  27.— Carl  F.  Carlson,  of  Manti,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  28. — The  Utah  Supreme  Court,  in 
the  matter  of  the  estate  of  George  Hand- 
ley,  deceased,  rendered  a  decision  to  the 
effect  that  polygamous  children  could  not 
inherit  from  the  father. 

Tues.  29. — Receiver  Henry  W.  Lawrence 
was  ordered  by  the  Utah  Supreme  Court  to 
sell  the  Church  sheep  in  his  possession. 

— Michael  Clark,  of  Kaysville,  Davis  Co., 
was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

August. —Burglars  did  effectual  work 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  "hold-ups"  were  an 
almost  everyday  occurrence. 

—  Valkyrien,  &  Bsinish  paper,  published 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  suspended  publication. 

Fri.  l.—B.  W.  Brown,  of  Lehi,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary,  on  cum- 
mutation  of  sentence  by  Pres.  Harrison. 

Sat.  2. — The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  with  86  Saints, 
in  charge  of  Leonard  J.  Jordan.  The 
company  landed  in  New  York  on  the  13th, 
and  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  a  few  days 
later. 

Sun.  3.— At  the  quarterly  conference 
held  at  Logan,  Cache  Co.,  Orson  Smith  was 
sustained  as  president  of  the  Cache  Stake 
of  Zion,  with  Simpson  M.  Molen,  of 
Hyrum,  and  Isaac  Smith,  of  Logan,  as 
counselors. 

Mon.  4.— The  election  of  county  officers 
in  Salt  Lake  County  resulted  in  the  elec- 


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tion  by  the  People's  and  Workingmen's 
Independent  Party  of  recorder,  sheriff 
and  treasurer.  The  other  officers  elected 
were  "Liberals." 

Tues,  5.— George  M.  White,  of  Mill 
Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  killed  by  falling 
from  a  hay  stack. 

Thurs.  1. — Andrew  O.  Anderson,  of 
Glenwood,  was  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— John  Hendrickson  and  Thomas  Kirby 
were  arrested  in  Cache  County,  for  u.  c. 

Hat.  9.  -Thomas  L.  Obray,  of  Paradise, 
Cache  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

—Joseph  Moser,  of  Logan,  and  Fred. 
Theurer,  of  Providence,  Cache  Co.,  were 
arrested  for  u.  c. 

Sim.  iO.— Elder  Wandle  Mace  died  at 
Kanab,  Kane  Co. 

—William  McKellar,  of  Leamington, 
Millard  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Tues.  12.—  Cleveland  Ward,  Emery  Co., 
was  organized  by  Apostles  Anthon  H. 
Lund  and  Abraham  H.  Cannon ;  Lars  Peter 
Oveson,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  i4.— Caleb  Crabtree,  of  Wells- 
ville,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Fri.  i5.— Frank  Gooch,  of  Logan,  was 
arrested  on  a  charge  of  fornication. 

Sat.  16. — The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  Eagland,  with  a  company 
of  emigrating  Saints,  in  charge  of  Jonas 
Ostlund.  The  company  arrived  in  New 
York  Aug.  26th,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City 
Sept.  3rd. 

Mon.  18.— Mrs.  Catherine  Singleton,  77 
years  old,  of  Atnerican  Fork,  Utah  Co., 
was  struck  by  a  Utah  Central  Ry.  train, 
while  crossing  the  track,  and  instantly 
killed.  A  similar  fate  befell  Mrs.  Clara 
Hewitt,  while  crossing  the  U.  P.  Ry.  track 
near  Ogden. 

—Hiram  H.  Webb  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  i^.- William  A.  Empey,  one  of  the 
Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  St.  George, 
Utah. 

— James  Pitkin,  of  Cache  County,  and 
John  Sutton,  sen.,  of  Montpelier,  Bear 
Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  were  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  20. — Nathan  Hanson,  of  North 
Point,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  arrested  for 
u.  c. 

— William  Grant,of  American  Fork,Utah 
Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Thurs.  2i.— Joseph  H.  Felt,  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  arrested  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  25.— The  Saints  composing  the  new 
settlement  of  Monticello,  San  Juan  Co., 
Utah,  were  organized  into  a  Ward ;  Fred. 
I.  Jones,  Bishop. 

—Peter  Okelberry,  Mads  J0rgensen  and 
Teancum  Pratt  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Orrin  N.  Woodbury  died  at  St. 
George,  Utah. 

Fri.  29.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Judge  Zane  decided  in 
favor  of  John  H.  Rumel,  the  People's 
Party  candidate  for  the  Salt  Lake  County 
recordership,  as  against  H.  Page,  the 
Liberal  candidate;  and  a  certificate  of 
election  was  given  Rumel. 


Sun.  ,?L— At  a  special  meeting  held  at 
Afton,  Uinta  Co.,  Wyo.,  the  103rd  quorum 
of  Seventy  was  organized  by  Seymour  B. 
Young,  with  the  following  named  brethren 
as  presidents:  Samuel  Henderson,  Charles 
G.  Cazier,  Wm.  V.  Bonderson,  Ole  Jensen, 
Levi  Richardson,  John  J.  Corbridge  and 
Isaac  Lee. 

— Anson  Call,  an  old  and  prominent  El- 
der in  the  Church,  died  at  Bountiful, 
Davis  Co. 

— John  Killian  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

September.— Numerous  complaints  and 
protests  were  entered  against  Assessor 
E.  R.  Clute,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  because 
of  his  exorbitant  assessments. 

— Ex-Senator  Isaac  P.  Christiancy,  who 
years  ago  used  his  influence  against  the 
Saints,  died  at  Lansing,  Michigan,  in  per- 
fect obscurity. 

— Apostle  Brigham  Young  succeeded 
Apostle  George  Teasdale  in  the  presidency 
of  the  European  mission. 

Mon.  i.— The  new  county  officers,  elected 
for  Salt  Lake  County,  filed  their  bonds 
and  entered  upon  their  duties  of  office. 

Tues.  2.— The  Salt  Lake  City  Council 
passed  the  building  and  medical  ordinan- 
ces. 

Thurs.  4.— John  War  wood  was  arrested 
at  Bountiful,  Davis  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

—The  Agricultural  College  at  Logan 
was  dedicated. 

— Twenty-five  Missouri  editors  visited 
Salt  Lake  City. 

About  the  same  time,  Henry  Hughes 
and  Frangott  Stumph,  of  Mendon,  Brig- 
ham  Pond,  of  Lewiston,  Elrick  Trapper,of 
Providence,  and  Benjamin  Hemms,  of 
Hyde  Park,  were  arrested  for  u.c. 

Sat.  6.— Bishop  H.  M.  Payne,  of  Aurora, 
Sevier  Co.,  was  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

— The  steamship  Wisconsin  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  a  company  of 
British,  Swiss  and  German  Saints,  includ- 
ing six  returning  missionaries.  The  emi- 
grants arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  the 
24th. 

Mon.  8.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Herman  P.  F.  Thorup  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  imprisonment 
for  six  months,  for  u.c. 

Fri.  12.—Pres.  Wm.  Budge  was  arrested 
at  Paris,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  on  a 
trumped-up  charge  of  conspiracy. 

—Benjamin  W.  Driggs,  of  Pleasant 
Grove,  Utah  Co.,  was  arrested  at  Mont- 
pelier, Idaho,  for  alleged  adultery. 

Sat.  13.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  Wm.  B.  Pace,  of  St.  George, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Anderson  to  one 
year's  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adultery; 
G.  M.  Crawford,  of  Washington,  to  six 
months  and  $300  fine,  both  for  alleged  adul- 
tery; and  Wilson  D.  Pace,  of  Harmony, 
to  six  months  and  $300,  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  14. — James  Leathamwas  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  i5.— Hans  P.  Iversen,  of  Washing- 
ton,was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  17. — The  motormen  and  conductors 
of  the  Salt  Lake  City  Ry.  struck  for  higher 
wages.  This  was  the  first  genuine  strike 
in  Salt  Lake  City.     It  lasted  several  days. 

— Judge  Charles  S.  Zane  rendered  a  de- 


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cision  to  the  effect  that  Richard  W.  Young, 
the  People's  Party  nominee,  and  not  Par- 
ley L.  Williams,  a  Liberal,  had  been  elect- 
ed a  member  of  the  city  board  of  education, 
at  the  election  held  July  14,  1890. 

—Elder  Thos.  Adair  died  at  Show  Low, 
Apache  Co.,  Ariz. 

Thurs.  18.— The  Thatcher  Opera  House, 
Logan,  was  opened,  the  Salt  Lake  Home 
Dramatic  Club  playing  "  Held  by  the 
Enemy. 

Fri.  19. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Mahonri  M.  Bishop,  of  Deseret, 
Niels  H.  B0rreson,  of  Spring  City,  and 
James  M.  Stewart,were  each  sentenced  by 
Judge  Blackburn  to  six  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  breaking  the  Edmunds  law. 

— Elder  Thos.  Harris  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

iSat.  20.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Charles  A.  Terry  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Blackburn  to  two  years'  im- 
prisonment for  alleged  adultery;  Isaac 
Whicker  to  six  months,  for  the  same  of- 
fence ;  and  H.  B.  Bennett,  to  one  year,  for 
u.  c. 

— The  steamship  Wyoming  sailed  from 
Liverpool,  England,  with  197  Saints,  in- 
cluding a  number  of  returning  mission- 
aries, in  charge  of  Jens  Jensen.  They  ar- 
rived in  New  York  harbor  Oct.  1st,  and  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  Oct.  9th. 

Mbn.  22.  —  Christian  Ottesen  was  im- 
prisoned in  the  Penitentiary,  having  been 
sentenced  in  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  to  one  month's  imprisonment, 
for  u.  c. 

Wed.  24. — A  manifesto  was  issued,  signed 
by  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff,  in  which  the 
Saints  were  advised  "to  refrain  from  con- 
tracting any  marriage  forbidden  by  the 
laws  of  the  land." 

—The  tithing  yard  buildings  at  Provo, 
Utah  Co.,  were  destroyed  by  fire  and  about 
two  hundred  tons  of  hay  burned. 

Fri.  26.  —  Martha  Bowker  Young, 
widow  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— Elder  Daniel  C.  Thomas  died  at  Plain 
City,  Weber  Co. 

October.— The  *'  Old  Eagle  "  was  tem- 
porarily removed  from  its  perch  over  the 
gateway  leading  to  Canyon  Road,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— Charles  Ellis,  a  non- Mormon,  deliver- 
ed a  number  of  pointed  and  interesting 
lectures  in  the  theatre,  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
defence  of  the  "  Mormons." 

Fri.  3. — The  annual  report  of  Governor 
Thomas,  of  Utah,  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior,  was  published.  It  contained  re- 
commendations for  harsh  measures  against 
the  '*  Mormons." 

Sat.  4.— The  semi-annual  conference  of 
the  Church  commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
It  was  continued  for  three  days.  On  the 
6th  Pres.  Woodruff's  manifesto  was  ac- 
cepted by  unanimous  vote  of  the  confer- 
ence. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
James  H.  Jenkins,  of  Goshen,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Blackburn  to  two  years' 
imprisonment;  John  A.  Powell  to  one 
year;  Zachariah  S.  Taylor  to  six  months 
and  $50  fine,  and  Lauritz  B.  Miller, 
of  Spanish  Fork,  to  six  months  and  $50 
fine ;  all  for  breaking  the  Edmunds  law. 


Sun.  5. — A  general  Primary  Conference 
was  held  in  the  Assembly  Hall,  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Mon.  6.- In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Charles  W.  Rawlinson  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Blackburn  to  one  month's 
imprisonment  and  $25  fine,for  alleged  adul- 
tery ;  Arthur  H.  Campbell  to  18  months,  for 
alleged  adultery;  Aaron  Hardy,  of  Mo- 
roni, to  six  months  and  |300  fine,  for  u.  n. ; 
and  Rasmus  Justesen,  of  Spring  City,  to 
two  years,  for  alleged  adultery. 

Tues.  7.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Judge  Zane  ruled  that  membership  in  the 
Mormon  Church  should  no  longer  be  a  bar- 
rier to  aliens  being  admitted  to  citizen- 
ship. 

Wed.  8.—C.  C.  Goodwin,  editor  of  the 
Salt  Lake  Tribune,  was  nominated  for 
delegate  to  Congress,  by  the  Liberal  con- 
vention, held  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

"^hurs.  9.— The  People's  Party  Territor- 
ial convention  re-nominated  John  T.  Caine 
for  delegate  to  Congress. 

—In  the  First  Disorict  Court,  Hyrum  S. 
Crane  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn 
to  one  year's  imprisonment,  for  breaking 
the  Edmunds  law. 

Fri.  iO.— Elder  Hans  C.  Hansen,  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salina, 
Sevier  Co. 

-Elder  John  R.  Jones,  of  Johnson 
Springs,  Iron  Co.,  met  with  a  serious  ac- 
cident, from  the  effects  of  which  he  died 
the  following  day. 

Sat.  11.  —  The  steamship  Wisconsin 
sailed  from  Liverpool,  England,  with  a 
company  of  Saints,  including  several  re- 
turning Elders,  in  charge  of  S.  P.  Jensen. 
The  company  arrived  in  New  York  Oct. 
23rd,  and  in  Salt  Lake  City  a  few  days 
later. 

Sun.  i2.— Henry  W.  Naisbitt  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mbn.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  James  E.  Clark,  of  Kays- 
ville,  Davis  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Zane  to  pay  a  fine  of  $100,  for  u.c.  In  con- 
sideration of  the  manifesto  just  issued,  no 
imprisonment  was  imposed. 

— Samuel  F.  Miller,  a  member  of  the  U. 
S.  Supreme  Court,  who  had  alwajrs  been  a 
friend  to  the  "Mormons,"  died  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Tues.  i4.— Elder  Evan  Williams,  of  the 
16th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  died. 

— Wm.  Robinson,  of  Beaver,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  i6.— Elder  John  P.  Ball  died  in 
the  Third  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  17. — Col.  Thomas  L.  Snead,  a  friend 
of  the  "Mormons,"  died  in  New  York. 

Sun.  19.— The  new  Latter-day  Saint 
meeting  house  in  the  Twelfth  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  dedicated. 

Mon.  20. — Dr.  John  Farnham  Boynton, 
once  an  Apostle  in  the  Church,  died  in 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Warren  B.  Smith,  of  American  Fork,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  and  $200  fine,  for 
u.  c. 

Wed.  22. — James  Stewart  fell  between 
railway  cars  and  was  cut  in  two  near 
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— Christian  Ottesen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Elisha  Averett,  a  member  of  the  Mor- 
mon Battalion,  died  at  Glendale,  Kane 
Co. 

Fri.  24.— William  Howard,  John  Bra- 
sher, Thomas  Stal worthy  and  H.  T.  Stal- 
worthy  were  arrested  at  Huntington, 
Emery  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

■^^Mon.  27.— John  Larsen  was  arrested  at 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  28.— Joseph  H.  Turner  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary,  having 
served  a  term  of  two  years,  for  alleged 
adultery. 

Wed.  25.— George  Staples  was  killed  by 
a  Holstein  Bull,  at  Elsinore,  Sevier  Co. 

— Ira  S.  Hatch  was  killed,  through  mis  • 
take,  by  a  sheriff  in  the  Zuni  Mountains, 
N.  M. 

November.  Sat.  1.  —  Evan  Stephens 
succeeded  Ebenezer  Beesley  as  leader  of 
the  Tabernacle  choir.  Salt  Lake  City. 

—  Elder  George  Barber  died  in  Mexico. 

Sun.  2.— Elder  William  Willes,  a  promi- 
nent missionary  and  Sunday  School  worker, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mbn.  S.—A  contract  was  signed  for  the 
erection  of  the  first  beet  sugar  plant  in 
Utah,  to  cost  $400,000. 

— Elder  Andrew  Frantzen  died  in  the 
Sugar  House  Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

— Milton  Dalrymple  was  killed  by  a  run- 
away at  Preston,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho. 

Tv£S.  4. — The  election  for  delegate  to 
Congress  resulted  in  16,353  votes  for  John 
T.  Caine,  the  People's  candidate,  and 
6,906  for  C.  C.  Goodwin,  Liberal.  There 
were  28  scattered  votes.  Caine's  majority 
was  9,419. 

Wed.  5.— U.  S.  District  Attorney  Varian 
filed  two  suits  for  the  forfeiture  of  the 
Temple  Block  under  the  escheat  law,  in 
the  Third  District  Court. 

Thurs.  6. — John  Sholdebrand  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  8.— In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt 
Lake  City,  Bishop  James  C.  Hamilton,  of 
Mill  Creek,  was  fined  $100  for  u.  c. 

—The  Sevier  branch  of  the  Rio  Grande 
Western  Ry.  was  completed  to  Fairview, 
Sanpete  Co. 

Sun.  5.— Elder  Rasmus  Petersen,  one  of 
the  first  members  of  the  Church  in  Den- 
mark, died  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co. 

lues,  il.— Joseph  W.  McMurrin,  con- 
nected with  the  Collins  affair,  Nov.  28th, 
1885,  gave  himself  up  to  the  officers  of  the 
law,  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  13. — Andrew  P.  Schow  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  14.— 3.  W.  Abbott  lost  both  his 
hands  by  the  explosion  of  a  blast,  in  Og- 
den  Canyon,  Weber  Co. 

Sat.  i5.— William  D.  Newsom,  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  and  Christian  Andersen,  of 
Fillmore,  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

—Martin  Weight  was  arrested  at  Fre- 
mont, Piute  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  16.— Jay  Gould  secured  control  of 
the  Union  Pacific  Railroad. 

Mbn.  17.— T>.  G  Brian  was  arrested  in 
Piute  County,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  1.9.— Father  Samuel  Turnbow  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—The  first  number  of  the   Korrespond- 


enten,  a  Swedish  weekly,  was  published  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  by  Charles  V.  Anderson 
and  Otto  Rydman. 

Thurs.  20.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Levi  H.  Wheeler,  of  North  Og- 
den,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  James  A. 
Miner  to  twenty  days'  imprisonment,  for 
u.  c. 

Fri.  21.— The  Salt  Lake  Hot  Springs  Ry. 
Company  was  organized. 

Sat.  22. — Tarlton  Lewis,  one  of  the  Pio- 
neers of  1847,  died  at  Teasdale,  Piute  Co. 

— Levi  S.  Dunham,  of  Moroni,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  25.— The  Sevier  branch  of  the  Rio 
Grande  Western  Ry.  wis  completed  to 
Mount  Pleasant,  Sanpete  Co. 

— Elder  Ebenezer  Russell  Young  died  at 
Wanship,  Summit  Co. 

Mon.  24. — Henry  Mower  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Luke  Sherwood  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Blackburn  to  two  months'  imprisonment, 
for  alleged  adultery. 

Tues.  25.— Heber  W.  West,  son  of  the 
late  Bishop  Chauncey  W.  West,  was  shot 
and  killed  at  Poeatello,  Idaho. 

Thurs.  27. — In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  18 
months'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adul- 
tery. This  was  his  second  term  of  im- 
prisonment for  the  same  offense. 

Fri.  28. — John  Cunnington,  one  of  the 
early  merchants  in  Salt  Lake  City,  died  at 
San  Mateo,  Cal. 

Sat.  29.— Br.  Orlando  D.  Hovey  died  in 
the  Nineteenth  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Jesse  B.  Martin,  of  Scipio,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  30. — The  west  part  of  Harrisville 
Ward,  Weber  Co.,  was  organized  as  Farr- 
West  Ward;  Wm.  A.  Taylor,  Bishop. 

December.  Jfon.  l.—In  the  Third 
District  Court,  Salt  Lake  City,  Judge 
Zane  sentenced  Paul  E.  B.  Hammer  to  a 
fine  of  f300,  for  u.c.  John  W.  Snell  was 
acquitted.  ^ 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Lars  Nielsen,  of  Lewiston,  Cache  Co.,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  20  days'  im- 
prisonment, for  alleged  adultery. 

Wed.  ,3.— The  Hotel  Templeton  was 
opened  in  Zion's  Savings  Bank  Building, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

—In  the  Second  District  Court,  at  Bea- 
ver, Judge  Thomas  J.  Anderson  re-affirm- 
ed his  former  ruling,  that  alien  "Mor- 
mons" were  not  entitled  to  American 
citizenship,  he  having  no  faith  in  the  mani- 
festo. 

— Father  John  Hamilton  died  at  Hamil- 
ton Fort,  Iron  Co. 

Thurs.  4. — Moses  Wilkinson  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiarj . 

Fri.  5.— Charles  W.  Rawlinson  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  7.— Niels  Anderson  and  Peter  Ahl- 
str0m  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Mon.  8. — Elder  Jas.  Moyle,  superintend- 
ent of  construction  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Temple,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Herman  F.  F.  Thorup  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 


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—Elder  Edwin  Whiting  died]  in  Spring - 
ville,  Utah  Co. 

— The  first  legislature  of  "the  State  of 
Idaho  met. 

Tues.  9.— At  a  session  of  the  Salt  Lake 
City  council,  Recorder  Louis  Hyams,  who 
had  appropriated  public  money  to  his  own 
use,  resigned  his  position  This  was  the 
first  case  of  embezzlement  by  a  Salt  Lake 
City  officer.  He  had  been  an  ardent  anti- 
Mormon  political  worker. 

Wed.  iO.— Levi  H.  Wheeler  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court,  at  Bea- 
ver, Geo.  H.  Crosby  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Anderson  to  three  months'  imprison- 
ment; and  Peter  E.  Olsen,  to  nine  months; 
both  for  alleged  adultery. 

Thurs.  11.— An  artesian  well,  595  feet 
deep,  and  giving  95  gallons  of  water  per 
minute,  was  completed  on  the  corner  of 
Third  West  and  Eighth  South  Street,  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Fri.  12.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  James  Butcane,  of  Logan,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  60  days'  im- 
prisonment, for  alleged  adultery. 

— George  W.  Beckstead,  of  South  Jor- 
dan, Salt  Lake  Co.,  died  at  San  Bernar- 
dino, Cal. 

Sat.  13.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Fred.  W.  Ellis,  of  North  Ogden, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  60  days' 
imprisonment ;  Lars  P.  Johnson,  of  Hooper, 
to  60  days;  and  Henry  J.  Newman,  of 
Ogden,  to  five  months  and  $300  fine;  all 
for  u.  c. 

— The  Sevier  branch  of  the  Rio  Grande 
Western  Ry.  was  completed  to  Ephraim, 
Sanpete  Co. 

7  ues.  16.— J.  F.  Jack  was  appointed  city 
recorder  of  Salt  Lake  City,  in  place  of 
Louis  Hyams,  resigned. 

— A  franchise  was  granted  to  the  Salt 
Lake  and  Hot  Springs  Ry.  Company. 

Wed  i7.— Bishop  Millen  Atwood,  of  the 
I3th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Thurs.  18. — The  Idaho  legislature  elected 
Gov.  Shoup  and  W.  J.  McConnell  to  the 
U.  S.  Senate  for  the  unexpired  terms,  and 
ex- Delegate  Dubois  for  the  six  years' 
term  commending  March  4,1891. 

ISun.  2i.— Lars  Nielsen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  22.— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  ren- 
dered a  decision  in  William  E.  Bassett's 
case,  reversing  the  decision  of  the  Utah 
courts,  and  declaring  it  illegal  for  a  law- 
ful wife  to  testify  against  her  husband. 

Tues.  23.— Joseph  S.  Black  and  H.  B. 
Bennett  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Fri.  26.— Three  men  in  Salt  Lake  City 
were  held  up  and  robbed  by  footpads,  and 
a  store  was  also  burglarized.  Lawlessness 
of  that  kind  happened  almost  daily  under 
the  Liberal  administration. 

— The  corner  stone  of  the  Sugar  Factory 
at  Lehi,  Utah  Co.,  was  laid. 

Mon.  29.— Elder  Alfred  H.  Caine  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— An  indignation  meeting  was  held  in 
the  Methodist  Church,  Salt  Lake  City,  to 
protest  against  the  vice  and  wickedness 
existing  in  the  city. 


—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
John  Archibald,  of  Clarkston,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  John  A.  Miner  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

— The  Sevier  branch  of  the  Rio  Grande 
Western  Ry.  was  opened  to  Manti. 

Wed  3i.— Joseph  L.  Jolly  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— 'J'he  famous  Castle  Gardens,  known  to 
so  many  immigrating  Saints  from  Europe, 
as  their  landing  place,  was  turned  over  to 
the  New  York  City  authorities. 


1891. 

The  People's  Party  in  Utah  was  dissolved 
and  most  of  its  members  united  with  the 
two  great  national  parties — Democrats 
and  Republicans.  Under  the  Liberal  rule 
Salt  Lake  City  became  a  regular  rendez- 
vous for  foot  pads,  burglars  and  thieves. 
Immorality,  wickedness  and  lawless  aess 
had  full  sway ;  taxation  was  made  oppres- 
sive and  unjust.' 

January. — The  Deseret  Museum  was 
removed  from  its  old  quarters,  opposite 
the  south  gate  of  the  Temple  Block,  Salt 
Lake  City,  to  Zion's  Saving  Bank  building 
(Templeton  building). 

Mon.  5. — Emma  Abbott,  the  celebrated 
American  opera  singer,  died  suddenly  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  6. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  John  Halgren,  of  Richmond,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  45  days'  im- 
prisonment ;  Fred.  Yeates.  of  Millville,  to 
45  days ;  Ira  Allen,  of  Hyrum,  to  10  days ; 
Wm.  Popleton,  of  Wellsville,  to  45  days, 
and  Archibald  McFarland,  of  Ogden,  to 
three  months;  all  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  14.— Geo.  Hancock's  case  of  alleged 
murder  came  up  on  appeal  from  the  First 
District  Court,  before  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Utah,  which  finally  granted  him  a  new 
trial. 

Fri.  16. — Ira  Allen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  17.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Utah,  Thos.  Stirland,  of  Provi- 
dence, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to 
2}4  years'  imprisonment  and  |75  fine,  for 
breaking  the  Edmunds  law. 

Sun.  18. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
or  near  the  Provo  river,  northeast  of 
Provo,  Utah  Co.,  were  organized  as  the 
Pleasant  View  Ward;  Alexander  Gillispie, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  19.— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
rendered  a  decision,  that  polygamous 
children  born  within  one  year  after  the 
passage  of  the  Edmunds  law  were  legiti- 
mate and  entitled  to  inherit  after  their 
fathers,  thus  reversing  the  findings  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Utah. 

Tues.  20.— The  First  Ward  meeting  house 
at  Ogden  was  destroyed  by  fire.. 

Sat.  24. — Lucy  Decker  Young,  widow  of 
Pres.  Brigham  Young,  and  one  of  the  first 
three  Pioneer  women  of  Utah,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— Luke  Sherwood  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 


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Jfon.  26.— Elder  Wm.  Greenwood  died  at 
American  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Tues.  27.— Mayor  Geo.  M.  Scott's  report 
for  1890,  submitted  to  the  city  council  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  exhibited  an  enormous 
squandering  of  public  funds  in  the  city 
since  the  Liberals  came  into  power. 

February.  Mon.  2.  — The  Deseret 
Museum  was  reopened  in  the  Zion's  Sav- 
ings Bank  building;  James  E.  Talmage, 
curator. 

Wed.  4.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
granted  George  W.  Hancock  (accused  and 
convicted  of  killing  Henry  Jones,  at 
Salem,  Utah  Co.,  April  24,  1858,)  a  new 
trial. 

Thurs.  5.— The  old  Deseret  Museum 
building,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  was  removed 
to  make  room  for  a  new  street  (Richards 
Street) . 

Mon.  5.— The  municipal  election  at 
Ogden,  Utah,  resulted  in  victory  to  the 
Citizens'  Party,  composed  of  "Mormons" 
and  the  better  class  of  Liberals. 

Tues.  iO.— James  Butcane,  of  Logan, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  11.— P res.  Harrison  commuted  to 
four  months  the  sentence  of  two  years' 
imprisonment  imposed  on  James  H.  Jen- 
kins, of  Goshen,  Utah  Co.,  who  was  dying 
at  the  Penitentiary.  He  was  released  the 
following  day. 

—Wilson  D.  Pace,  Fred.  W.  Ellis  and 
Lars  P.  Johnson  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

—Lewis  C.  Bidamon  (husband  of  Emma 
Smith,  widow  of  the  Prophet  Joseph) 
died  at  Nauvoo,  111. 

Thurs.  12.— The  Saints  who  had  settled 
in  the  Corralles  Basin,  Chihuahua,  Mexico, 
were  organized  as  the  Pacheco  Ward; 
Jesse  N.  Smith,  jun..  Bishop. 

— Stephen  S.  Harding,  ex -governor  of 
Utah,  died  at  Milan,  Ind. 

Fri.  13.— The  former  residence  of  Geo. 
Q.  Cannon  on  South  Temple  Street,  and 
other  valuable  property  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
were  seized  by  the  U.  S.  marshal,  under 
the  pretence  that  it  was  escheated  Church 
property. 

Sat.  14. — A  new  place  of  amusement, 
called  Wonderland,  was  opened  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

2'ues.  17.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Benjamin  F.  Knowlton 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Judd  to  pay  a 
fine  of  $il50;  Charles  J.  Lusty,  of  Coalville, 
to  $100  fine ;  Thos.  Beard,  of  Co^ilville,  to 
$75  fine,  and  Thos.  Copley  and  John  W. 
Simester,  both  of  Coalville,  to  |100  fine 
each ;  all  for  u.  c.  They  promised  to  obey 
the  law.  Thos.  Beard  was  imprisoned, 
not  being  able  to  pay  his  fine. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
Thos.  Woolley,  of  Pleasant  Grove,  Utah 
Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn 
to  one  month's  imprisonment  and  $200 
fine,  for  u.  c. 

— Niels  H.  Borresen,  Mahonri  M.  Bishop 
and  James  M.  Stewart  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Geo.  Dunford  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  18.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Jonas  Ostler,  James  Shanks, 
Wm.  McDonald,  Wm.  Foreman,  Robert 
S.    Duke  and  Wm.  N.  Casper  were  sen- 


tenced by  Judge  Blackburn  to  pay  a  fine 
of  $100  each,  for  u.  c. 

— Isaac  Whicker  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  19. — In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  August  J.  Hansen,  of  Logan, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  six 
months'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adul- 
tery. 

Fri.  20. — John  Halgren,  Fred.  Yeates 
and  Wm.  Popleton  were  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Isaac  H.  Losee  died  at  Clifton, 
Garfield  Co. 

Mon  23.— Geo.  H.  Crosby  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  24.— Geo.  W.  Hill.  Indian  inter- 
preter, and  a  prominent  Elder,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  25. — Elder  Samuel  Mulliner,  an 
aged  Church  veteran,  died  at  Lehi,  Utah 
Co. 

Thurs.  26. — Reuben  McBride,  a  mem- 
ber of  Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Fillmore,  Mil- 
lard Co. 

— John  D.  Parker,  another  member  of 
Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Kanarra,  Iron  Co. 

March.  Tu£S.  .?.— Samuel  Gompers, 
president  of  the  American  Federation  of 
Labor,  visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
John  A.  Mower,  of  Fairview,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Blackburn  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adul- 
tery. 

Wed.  4.— The  Old  Folks,  widows  and  or- 
phans of  Salt  Lake  County,  were  treated 
to  a  free  entertainment  in  the  Salt  Lake 
Theatre. 

Thurs.  5. — Zachariah  S.  Taylor  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  8.— Elder  Geo.  W.  Bradley,  ex- 
Bishop  of  Moroni,  Sanpete  Co.,  died  there. 

Mon.  5.— Henry  M.  Stanley,  the  great 
African  explorer j  lectured  in  the  Salt  Lake 
Theatre. 

Wed.  11. — Jens  P.  Jensen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  12.— Geo.  H.  Crawford  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  15. — James  Butler  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  i6.— Elder  Isaac  Bullock  died  at 
Provo,  Utah  Co. 

— Thomas  Woolley  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  18.  —In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Richard  Jenkins,  of  Nephi,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  and  Thomas 
Featherston,  of  American  Fork,  to  one 
month's  imprisonment ;  both  for  u.c. 

Thurs.  19. — In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  Samuel  Linton,  of  Nephi,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.c. 

Sat.  2i.— Deseret,  Millard  Co.,  Utah, 
was  divided  into  three  Wards.  Oasis  and 
Hinckley,  the  two  new  Wards  thereby 
created,  were  organized  with  John  Styler 
and  Wm.  H.  Pratt  as  their  respective 
Bishops. 

Sun.  22. — Archibald  McFarland  was  dis- 
charged from  tfie  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  24.— Pres.  Daniel  H.  Wells  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 


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OHUBOH  CHRONOLOGY — 1891. 


Thurs.  26. — At  a  meeting  of  the  Salt 
County  Court  it  was  decided  to  erect  a 
joint  city  and  county  building  on  Wash- 
ington Square,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  ^7.— John  A.  Powell  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  28.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  John  B.  Wasden  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Blackburn  to  one  year,  and  Orlando 
F.  Herron,  of  Pleasant  Grove,  to  four 
months'  imprisonment;  both  for  u.  c. 
Herron  had  previously  served  two  terms 
for  infractions  of  the  Edmunds  law. 

Sun.  29.— John  Archibald  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

April.  Thurs.  2.— Nicholas  H.  Groes- 
beck  was  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Sat.  4.— The  61st  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City; 
continuing  till  the  6th. 

— Lauritz  B.  Miller  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  5. — Aaron  Hardy  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  iO.— Benjamin  W.  Driggs,  of  Pleas- 
ant Grove,  Utah  Co.,  was  taken  to  the 
Penitentiary,  Laving  been  sentenced  by 
Judge  Blackburn,  at  Provo,  to  six  months' 
imprisonment,  for  alleged  adultery. 

Mbn.  13.— Wm.  B.  Pace  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  17.  —  Patriarch  Thos.  E.  Jeremy 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  18.  —  Thos.  Featherston  was  dis- 
charged from  the  li-enitentiary. 

Sun.  19.— ChaunceyM.  Depew,  Cornelius 
Vanderbilt  and  other  railroad  magnates 
arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  visit. 

Mon.  20.— W&rren  B.  Smith  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  21.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  John  M.  Murdock  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Blackburn  to  one  month's  im- 
prisonment, for  u.  c. 

Sun.  26. — Elder  Wm.  C.  Rawson  died  at 
Farr-West,  Weber  Co. 

Thurs.  30.— Hans  Jensen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

May.  Sat.  2.  —  In  the  First  District 
Court,  at  Ogden,  Niels  Peter  Christensen, 
of  Randolph,  Rich  Co.,  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Miner  to  one  year's  imprisonment, 
for  alleged  adultery. 

Tues.  5.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Charles  L.  White  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Miner  to  four  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  u.  c.  This  was  his  third  term  of 
imprisonment  for  the  same  offence.  He 
was  taken  to  the  Penitentiary  the  follow- 
ing day. 

Sat.  9.— Benjamin  Harrison,  President 
of  the  United  States,  and  escort,  arrived 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  visit,  and  was  re- 
ceived with  great  enthusiasm  by  the  popu- 
lace, all  classes  joining  in  the  demonstra- 
tion. 

Sun.  10.— Henry  Teeples  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  17.  —  Henry  Harriman,  one  of  the 
First  Seven  Presidents  of  the  Seventies, 
died  at  Huntington,  Emery  Co. 

—Susan  Bayless  Richards,  relict  of  the 
lateWillard  Richards,  difed  at  Farming- 
ton,  Davis  Co. 

Mbn.  18.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  John  Thomas,  of  Logan,  was  sen- 


tenced by  Judge  Miner  to  sixty  days'  im- 
prisonment; and  Niels  C.  Andersen,  of 
Hyrum,  to  pay  a  fine  of  $50 ;  both  for  u.  c. 
Both  were  taken  to  the  Penitentiary,  as 
Andersen,  who  had  been  imprisoned  once 
before  for  the  same  offence,  was  unable 
to  pay  his  fine. 

Tues.  19.— John  A.  Mower  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  20. — At  a  mass  meeting  held  in  the 
Salt  Lake  Theatre,  it  was  decided  to  or- 
ganize the  Republican  Party  of  Utah. 

Thurs.  21. — John  M.  Murdock  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  25.— The  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  ren- 
dered a  decision,  that  the  escheated 
Church  property  should  still  remain  in  the 
hands  of  the  Receiver,  and  the  Utah  Su- 
preme Court  should  take  further  action  in 
the  case. 

—A  Republican  political  club  was  organ- 
ized in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  27.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Charles  S.  Hall,  of  West  Port- 
age, was  sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  30 
days'  imprisonment,  and  Jens  Frandsen, 
of  Huntsvilie,  was  fined  $100;  both  for 
u.  c.  They  had  previously  served  one 
term  in  the  Penitentiary  for  the  same 
offence. 

Fri.  29.— At  a  meeting  of  the  chief  offi- 
cers of  the  People's  Party,  held  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  it  was  decided  to  disorganize 
the  People's  party  and  advise  its  members 
to  join  the  national  parties. 

—At  a  Liberal  rally  held  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  bitter  opposition  was  manifested  to 
the  division  on  national  party  lines,  and 
the  "Mormons"  were  accused  of  insin- 
cerity. 

Sat.  30.— Michael  Stanley  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

June.  Mbn.  1. — The  first  number  of  the 
Lehi  Banner  was  published  at  Lehi,  Utah 
Co. 

Wed.  3.— The  Knutsford  hotel  on  State 
Street,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  opened  to  the 
public. 

— Richard  Jenkins,  of  Nephi,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  4.  —  Samuel  Linton  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  6. — Miss  Emma  Thursby  sang  at 
the  musical  festival  given  in  the  Taber- 
nacle, Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  10.— At  a  meeting  of  the  Territo- 
rial Central  Committee  of  the  People's 
Party,  resolutions  were  adopted  dissolv- 
ing the  People's  Party  of  Utah,  leaving 
its  members  free  to  unite  with  the  great 
national  parties,  according  to  individual 
preferences. 

Mon.  15.— Plymouth,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was 
divided  into  two  Wards,  and  the  northern 
portion  organized  as  Pierson  Ward ;  Thos. 
Archibald,  Bishop.  The  residents  of  the 
new  Ward,  however,  soon  changed  its 
name  to  North  Plymouth. 

Tues.  16.— Catharine  Campbell  Steele, 
one  of  the  Pioneer  women  of  Utah,  and 
mother  of  the  first  white  child  born  in 
Great  Salt  Lake  Valley,  died  at  Toquer- 
ville,  Washington  Co. 

Wed.  17.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  at 
Freedom,  in  Lower  Salt  River  Valley,  on 
the  boundary  line  between  Idaho  and  Wyo- 


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ming,  were  organized  as  Freedom  Ward ; 
Arthur  B.  Clark,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  18.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  were  treated  to  a  free  excursion 
to  SpringviJle,  Utah  Co. 

—Niels  C.  Andersen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  Saints  who  had  settled  in  Lower 
Salt  River  Valley,  Wyo.,  on  the  east  side 
of  the  river,  were  organized  as  Glencoe 
Ward;  John  W.  Titensop,  Bishop. 

Sat.  '^O.—At  a  political  meeting  held  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  the  Territorial  Democratic 
Central  Committee  passed  resolutions 
favoring  division  on  national  party  lines. 

— Bishop  Alexander  McRae  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

— The  track  on  the  Sevier  branch  of  the 
Rio  Grande  Western  Ry.  was  finished  to 
Salina,  Sevier  Co. 

Fri.  2^.— Elizabeth  Gilbert,  relict  of  the 
late  Algernon  Sidney  Gilbert  (who  died  of 
cholera  in  Missouri  in  1834) ,  died  at  Miners- 
ville,  Beaver  Co. 

Sat.  27.— Jens  Frandsen  and  Henry  Sud- 
weeks  were  discharged  from  the  Peniten- 
tiary. 

Sun.  28.—  Farmers  branch,Cache  Co., was 
organized  as  a  Ward;  Charles  O.  Dunn, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  29. — Katie  Eliza  Hale  Merrill,  wife 
of  Elder  Joseph  H.  Merrill,  of  Smithfield, 
Utah,  died  in  childbed  at  the  mission 
house  at  Fagalii,  Samoa.  Her  baby  boy 
died  the  same  day. 

July.  Wed.  i.  —  The  Utah  Supreme 
Court  appointed  Judge  Charles  F.  Loof- 
bourow  to  take  testimony  in  the  Church 
suits  as  a  master  of  chancery. 

Sun.  5.— The  Saints  who  had  settled 
south  of  Paradise,  Cache  Co.,  were  organ- 
ized as  the  Avon  Ward ;  Henry  W.  Jack- 
son, Bishop. 

Mon.  6. — A  Democratic  convention,  held 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  placed  the  first  Demo- 
cratic ticket  for  Salt  Lake  County  ofiicers 
in  the  field,  after  the  division  of  the 
People's  Party  on  party  lines. 

Wed.  8.— The  Republicans  of  Salt  Lake 
County  held  a  convention  in  Salt  Lake 
City  and  placed  the  first  Republican  ticket 
for  county  ofiicers  in  Salt  Lake  County  in 
the  field,  after  the  division  of  the  People's 
Party  on  party  lines. 

— Orlando  F.  Herron  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  10.— At  a  large  mass  meeting  held 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  resolutions  were  passed 
favoring  division  on  national  party  lines, 
and  denouncing  the  actions  of  the  Liberals 
who  were  determined  to  continue  the 
local  warfare. 

Tues.  14.— The  Salt  Lake  County  Liber- 
als held  a  convention  in  Salt  Lake  City 
and  placed  candidates  for  county  ofiicers 
in  the  field. 

Wed.  15. — Elders  Brigham  Smoot  and 
Alva  J.  Butler  arrived  at  Nukualofa, 
Tongatabu,  Tonga,  or  the  Friendly  Islands, 
as  the  first  Latter-day  Saint  Elders  sent 
to  that  group. 

Thurs.  16. — A  Democratic  convention 
was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  which  nomi- 
nated candidates  for  the  Utah  legislature. 

Fri.  i7.— Alfred  G.  Jackson  and  John 
Thomas  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

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Sat.  18. — The  San  Francisco  branch, 
near  Casas  Grandes,  Chihuahua,  Mexico, 
was  organized  as  Dublan  Ward ;  Winslow 
Farr,  Bishop. 

Sun.  is.— August  J.  Hansen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  20. — A  Territorial  Democratic  con- 
vention  met  in  Salt  Lake  City,  passed  re- 
solutions and  effected  a  complete  Terri- 
torial organization. 

— Benjamin  W.  Driggs  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  2i.— Albert  G.  Slater  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  22. — Republican  conventions  were 
held  in  the  various  legislative  districts  of 
Utah,  at  which  candidates  were  nomin- 
ated for  the  Utah  legislature,  to  be  voted 
for  in  August  following. 

Fri.  24. — Peter  E.  Olsen  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  26. — The  Saints  residing  on  the 
uplands,  northeast  of  Logan,  Cache  Co., 
were  organized  as  Greenville  Ward ;  Nich- 
olas W.  Crookston,  Bishop. 

Mon.  27.— John  B.  Wasden,  Hans  Jesper- 
sen  and  Charles  A.  Terry  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

August.  Mon.  5.— The  election  in  Utah 
for  members  of  the  legislature  resulted  in 
the  election  of  eight  Democratic  members 
for  the  Council  and  sixteen  for  the  House, 
while  the  Liberals  elected  four  for  the 
Council  and  eight  for  the  House.  The 
Republican  vote  was  small.  In  Salt  Lake 
County  the  Liberals  elected  nearly  the 
entire  county  ticket. 

Wed.  5.  — Dr.  T.  De  Witt  Talraage 
lectured  in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre. 

Thurs.  6. — Samuel  B.  Axtell,  formerly 
governor  of  Utah,  died  at  Morristown, 
N.J. 

—Rasmus  Justesen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  5.— Hyrum  S.  Crane  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  15.— Philander  Colton,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Vernal, 
Uintah  Co. 

— Charles  L.  White  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  20.— The  first  number  of  the 
Springville  Independent  was  issued  at 
Spring ville,  Utah  Co. 

— Bishop  John  Spencer  died  at  Indianola, 
Sanpete  Co. 

Fri.  2i. -Elder  John  Pulsipher  died  at 
Hebron,  Washington  Co. 

Sat.  22. — Jay  Gould,  the  railroad  mag- 
nate, and  party,  visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  23. — The  Saints  who  had  settled  in 
Castilla  County,  Colo.,  were  organized  as 
a  branch  of  the  Church,  with  Simeon  A. 
Dunn  as  president. 

Mon.  24. — Mary  Ann  Pratt,  widow  of 
Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt,  died  at  Pleasant 
Grove,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  30. — Return  Jackson  Redden,  one 
of  the  Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at 
Hoytsville,  Summit  Co. 

September. — The  Utah  Commission  for- 
mulated a  misleading  report  about  the 
"Mormons"  and  the  situation  in  Utah,  to 
the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  (John  W. 
Noble).  Gen.  John  A.  McClernand  pre- 
pared a  minority  report,  dissenting  from 
the  other  Commissioners. 


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Wed.  2.— A  Territorial  Republican  con- 
vention met  in  Salt  Lake  City,  adopted  a 
platform,  appointed  delegates,  etc. 

Su7i.  6.— At  the  Stake  conference,  held  at 
St.  Johns,  Ariz.,  the  104th  quorum  of  Sev- 
enty was  organized  by  John  Morgan,  with 
Charles  G.  D.  Jarvis,  Samuel  D.  Moore, 
W.  C.  Davis,  Frithoff  G.  Nielsen,  J.  W. 
Brown,  A.  E.  Cheeney  and  W.  D.  Rencher 
as  presidents. 

Tues.  15. — A  great  Irrigation  Congress 
was  opened  and  organized  at  the  Exposi- 
tion building,  Salt  Lake  City,  with  450 
delegates  present.  Sixteen  States  and 
Territories  were  represented.  The  con- 
gress elected  C.  C.  Wright,  of  California, 
chairman,  and  continued  its  sessions  for 
three  days. 

Wed.  16.— The  Irrigation  Congress  was 
addressed  by  Presidents  Wilford  Woodruff 
and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon. 

Fri.  i8.— Members  of  the  Irrigation  Con- 
gress, accompanied  by  Presidents  Wilford 
Woodruff  and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  visited 
Lehi,  Provo  and  other  places. 

Sun.  20. — Samuel  H.  Rogers,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Snow- 
flake,  Ariz. 

Wed.  23.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  John  L.  Butler,  of  Elsinore,  and 
Josiah  Bennett  were  each  sentenced  by 
Judge  Blackburn  to  ten  days'  imprison- 
ment, for  u.  c. 

Fri.  25.— Judge  U.  G.  Wenner  died  at 
his  lonely  retreat  on  Fremont  Island,  in 
the  Great  Salt  Lake. 

Sun.  27.— Pres.  Joseph  F.  Smith,  who 
had  not  appeared  in  public  for  several 
years,  addressed  the  congregation  at  the 
Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  50.— Elder  Joseph  A.  Allred  died  at 
Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co. 

October.  Sat.  5.— Josiah  Bennett  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  4. — The  general  semi-annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  was  commenced  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  continuing  for  three  days. 
Mbn.  5. — The  annual  Territorial  fair  was 
opened  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— A  tin  box,  containing  a  number  of 
papers  and  periodicals,  was  deposited  in 
the  base  of  one.  of  the  pillars  of  the  Eagle 
Gate,  which  was  in  course  of  re-construc- 
tion, in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  6. — The  general  conference  of  the 
Church  in  Salt  Lake  City  passed  a  number 
of  resolutions,  condemnatory  of  the  false 
reports  which  the  Utah  Commission  had 
forwarded  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 
Thurs.  8.— The  Latter-day  Saints'  College 
building  in  the  Seventeenth  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  dedicated  and  opened. 
-  Sat.  10. — A  Democratic  Territorial  con- 
vention, in  Salt  Lake  City,  condemned  the 
report  of  the  Utah  Commission. 

Mon.  12.— The  new  school  building  of 
the  Central  Seminary  of  the  Salt  Lake 
Stake  of  Zion,  in  Mill  Creek,  was  dedi- 
cated. 

— The  Lehi  sugar  factory  commenced 
operations. 

Tues.  13.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Chris.  Anderson,  of  Monroe,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  six 
months*  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adul- 
tery. 
—Arthur  H.  Campbell  was  discharged 


from  the  Penitentiary,  his  sentence  hav- 
ing been  commuted  to  one  year. 

Wed.  14.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
at  Provo,  James  M.  Allred,  of  Fair  view, 
Sanpete  Co.,  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Blackburn  to  two  months'  imprisonment, 
for  alleged  adultery. 

— Duckworth  Grimshaw,  of  Beaver,  who 
had  been  sentenced  in  the  Second  Dis- 
trict Court,  to  one  year's  imprisonment 
for  alleged  adultery,  was  incarcerated  in 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  15.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Robert  Bowman  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment, and  fined  flOO  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  17.— The  first  carload  of  granulated 
sugar  from  the  Utah  sugar  factory,  near 
Lehi,  Utah  Co.,  reached  Salt  Lake  City, 
assigned  to  Cunnington  &  Co. 

Mon.  19. — Judge  Charles  F.  Loof- 
bourow,  as  a  master  in  chancery,  com- 
menced taking  testimony  in  the  Church 
cases,  with  a  view  to  deciding  what  chari- 
table uses  the  escheated  Church  property 
should  be  applied  to.  Presidents  Wilford 
Woodruff  and  George  Q.  Cannon  testified 
as  witnesses. 

Tues.  20.— Joseph  H.  Felt  was  arrested 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a  charge  of  violating 
the  Edmunds'  law,  examined  and  dis- 
charged for  lack  of  evidence. 

Sat.  24.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Amasa  Tucker,  of  Fairview.  John 
Warwood,  of  Nephi,  and  Fred.  W.  Cox,  of 
Manti,  were  each  sentenced  by  Judge 
Blackburn  to  20  days'  imrisonment,  for 
alleged  adultery. 

Tues.  27.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
at  Salt  Lake  City,  Judge  Charles  S.  Zane 
decided  that  the  Whitney  property  of  the 
Tithing  OflBce  block,  the  Cannon  House  on 
South  Temple  street,  the  Council  House 
corner.  Salt  Lake  City,  were  exempt  from 
confiscation,  as  well  as  the  Tabernacle 
square  and  other  property,  at  Ogden. 

November.  Sun.  i.— Nathan  B.  Bald- 
win, a  member  of  Zion's  Camp,  died  at 
Fillmore,  Millard  Co. 

— At  a  meeting  held  in  the  Sugar  House 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  the  Seventies  re- 
siding in  that  locality  were  organized  as 
the  105th  quorum  of  Seventy,  with  Martin 
Gam,  John  M.  Whitaker  and  Thomas  Al- 
ston as  presidents. 

Tues.  iO.— James  K.  Ingall  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  11.— After  a  lengthy  investigation 
in  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Judge  Charles  S.  Zane  rendered  a 
decree  escheating  the  Tithing  OflSce,  the 
Gardo  House,  Historian's  Office,  and 
Church  farm  to  the  government. 

F7H.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  R.  Howard,  of  Logan, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Zane  to  one  year's 
imprisonment,  for  alleged  adultery. 

— Amasa  Tucker,  John  Warwood  and 
Fred  W.  Cox  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sun.  15.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Fall  River,  Fremont  Co.,  Idaho,  were  or- 
ganized as  Fall  River  Ward  ;Hy rum  Brown, 
Bishop.  On  the  same  occasion  Egin  Ward 
was  organized ;  Harry  H.  Smith,  Bishop. 
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Idaho,  was  organized  as  a  Ward ;  A.  M. 
Rawson,  Bishop. 

Tues.  17.— Thomas  Stirland  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary,  part  of  his 
sentence  having  been  commuted. 

Thurs.  1.9.— Father  John  B,  Lewis,  95 
years  old,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  20.— In  the  First  Distriat  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Henry  Yates,  of  Clarkston,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adult- 
ery. _:  J 

Sun.  22. — The  Saints  composing  parts  of 
the  Brighton  and  North  Point  Wards, 
lying  west  of  the  Jordan  river  and  of  Salt 
Lake  City,  were  organized  as  Center 
Ward;  Albert  W.  Davis,  Bishop. 

Fri.  27.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Wm.  Bench,  of  Manti,  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Blackburn  to  twenty 
days'  imprisonment,for  alleged  adultery. 

Hat.  28.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Nils  O.  Wahlstr0m  and  Edwin 
Lambourne,  of  Lake  Town,  and  S.  C.  Put- 
nam, of  Woodruff,  were  sentenced  by 
Judge  Miner  to  30  days'  imprisonment 
each ;  Christopher  S.  Winge,  of  Hyrum,  to 
nine  months ;  Peter  Nielsen,  of  Smithfield, 
to  six  months;  and  James  By  water,  of 
Brigham  City,  to  two  -years  and  three 
months;  all  for  breaking  the  Edmunds 
law.  Bywater  had  previously  served  two 
terms  and  Winge  one  term,  for  u.c. 

— The  first  number  of  the  Central  Utah 
Press  was  issued  at  Salina,  Sevier  Co., 
Utah;  W.  W.  Wallace,  editor. 

December.  Tues.  1  .—The  Gardo  House, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  vacated  by  the  Church 
as  escheated  property. 

Fri.  4.— Elder  Isaac  N.  Canfleld  died  at 
Preston,  Idaho. 

Sat.  5. — Elder  Allen  Taylor  died  at  Loa, 
Piute  Co. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Ogden, 
Thomas  H.  Bullock,  of  Plain  City,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  18  months' 
imprisonment,  for  alleged  adultery.  He 
had  previously  served  two  terms  for  u.c. 

Fri.  11.— By  invitation  of  the  First 
Presidency,  a  number  of  prominent  men 
met  at  the  Lion  House,  Salt  Lake  City,  to 
discuss  the  advisability  of  erecting  a 
monument  in  honor  of  Brigham  Young 
and  the  Utah  Pioneers. 

Sat.  12.— In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  N.  C.  Mortensen,  of  Huntsville, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  one 
year's  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adultery. 
He  had  previously  served  a  term  in  the 
Penitentiary  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  i5.— Payson,  Utah  Co.,  was  divided 
into  two  Wards,  namely,  Payson  First  and 
Payson  Second  Wards,  with  John  E. 
Huish  and  Jonathan  S.  Page  as  their  re- 
spective Bishops. 

—The  Twenty-third  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  organized;  Geo.  R.  Jones, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  14.— James  M.  Allred  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  15.— Patriarch  Charles  W.  Hyde 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Robert  Bowman  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  17.— General  Patrick  Edward 
Connor  died  at  the  Walker  House,  Salt 
Lake  City. 


— Wm.  Bench  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sun.  20. — Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  was 
divided  into  four  Wards,  named  respect- 
ively, the  First,  Second,  Third  and  Fourth 
Wards;  Henry  Gardner,  Geo.  D.  Snell, 
Marinus  Larsen  and  Andrew  E.  Nielsen, 
Bishops. 

Wed.  25.— Bishop  John  Sharp  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  21. — Franklin  M.  Anderson  was  ac- 
cidentally killed  in  Salt  Lake  City,  by  a 
railway  train. 

— Edwin  Lambourne  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  28.— Nils  O.  Wahlstr0m  and  S.  C. 
Putnam  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 


1892. 

A  number  of  prominent  Church  people 
died  this  year.  Missionary  work  was 
recommenced  on  the  Society  and  Tuamotu 
Islands.  Home  Rule  was  proposed  for  Utah 
instead  of  Statehood.  Respectable  Gen- 
tiles in  Salt  Lake  City  united  with  ''Mor- 
mons" to  terminate  Liberal  rule,  etc. 

January.  The  Gardo  House,  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  rented  by  the  Receiver  for  a 
"Keeley  Institute." 

iri.  1.— The  branch  of  the  Rio  Grande 
Western  railway,  commencing  at  Spring- 
ville  and  running  around  the  south  end  of 
Utah  lake  to  Eureka,  Tintic  Valley,  Juab 
Co.,  was  opened  for  traflSc. 

Sat.  2.— In  the  U.  S.  District  Court  at 
Boise  City,  Idaho,  indictments  against 
nearly  a  hundred  "Mormons,"  accused  of 
violating  the  election  laws  by  registering 
and  voting  in  1888,  were  dismissed. 

Mon.  4. — The  new  Brigham  Young  Ac- 
ademy building  at  Provo,  Utah  Co.,  was 
dedicated. 

Tues.  5.— The  "Home  Rule  Bill"  for 
Utah  was  introduced  in  both  houses  of 
Congress.  Charles  D.  Faulkner  intro- 
duced it  in  the  Senate  and  Delegate  John 
T.  Caine  in  the  House. 

Wed.  6. — In  the  Territorial  Supreme 
Court,  Salt  Lake  City,  Henry  W.  Lawrence 
asked  for  $300  as  a  monthly  compensation 
for  his  services  as  Receiver  of  escheated 
Church  property ;  his  attorney  asked  for 
$150  per  month  for  his  own  services. 

Fri.  8.— The  Tuscarora  Club  of  Utah 
was  organized  at  a  Liberal  meeting,  held  at 
the  Walker  House,  Salt  Lake  City,  with 
Orlando  W.  Powers  as  grand  sachem. 

Sun.  10.— The  first  Latter-day  Saint 
Deaf  Mute  Sunday  School  was  organized 
in  the  19th  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  by  the 
Salt  Lake  Stake  Sunday  School  superin- 
tendency.  Henry  C.  Barrell,  Supt. ;  Laron 
Pratt,  (a  deaf  mute,)  asst.  supt.  and 
secretary. 

Mon.  11.— The  30th  session  of  the  Utah 
legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City 
and  organized  with  Wm.  H.  King  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Council  and  Wm.  H.  Seegmiller 
speaker  of  the  House. 

— A  large  excursion,  consisting  of  mem- 
bers of  the  International  League  of  Press 


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Clubs,  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  visit. 
A  musical  concert  was  given  in  their 
honor  in  the  Tabernacle  and  a  reception 
at  the  Knutsford  hotel. 

Tues.  12. — In  the  House  branch  of  the 
Utah  legislature,  Luther  T.  Tuttle  intro- 
duced a  bill  prohibiting  polygamy,  etc. 

Wed.  13.— In  the  Council  branch  of  the 
Utah  legislature,  Peters,  of  Brigham  City, 
introduced  a  bill  providing  for  the  punish- 
ment of  polygamy,  fornication,  etc. 

Fri,  i5.— Master  in  Chancery,  Charles  F. 
Loofboiirow,  filed  his  report  in  the  Church 
case,  in  the  Territorial  Supreme  Court,  and 
recommended  that  the  escheated  Church 
property  be  devoted  to  the  benefit  of  pub- 
lic schools. 

— Elder  Daniel  Allen,  a  Church  veteran,  - 
died  at  Escalante,  Garfield  Co. 

Sat.  i6.— The  Salt  Lake  Natural  Gas  Co. 
filed  its  articles  of  incorporation  with  the 
clerk  of  the  Third  District  Court. 

Mon.  18.— in  the  U.  S.  Senate,  Henry  M. 
Teller,  of  Colorado,  introduced  a  bill  pro- 
viding for  the  admission  of  Utah  into  the 
Union  as  a  State. 

Tues.  15.— Elder  Cornelius  Green  died  in 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Thurs.  2i.— Fanny  Young  Thatcher  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  23. — Susan  Smith  Adams,  of  Mor- 
mon Battalion  fame,  died  at  Harrisburgh, 
Washington  Co.,  Utah. 

Sun.  24.— Elder  Geo.  C.  Riser,  the  pion- 
eer shoemaker  of  Utah,  and  Harriet  H. 
Phelps,  wife  of  the  late  Judge  Wm.  W. 
Phelps,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  28. — Elders  Joseph  W.  Damron 
and  Wm.  A.  Seegmiller,  arrived  at  Pape- 
ete, Tahiti,  from  Samoa,  being  sent  to  re- 
open the  Society  Islands  mission. 

Sun.  5i.— Patriarch  Robert  Logan  died 
at  Orangeville,  Emery  Co. 

February.  Mon.  1.  —  Prescindia  L. 
Huntington  Kimball  died  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
and  Addison  Greene,  once  a  member  of 
Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Newbern,  Jersey  Co., 
Illinois. 

Tues,  2.— Elder  Geo.  W.  Price,  died  in 
the  Fifteenth  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  3.— A  bill  providing  for  the  Fourth 
Judicial  District  in  Utah  was  passed  by  the 
U.  S.  Senate. 

Thurs.  4.— Bishop  Niels  Aagaard  died  of 
pneumonia,  at  Levan,  Juab  Co. 

Fri.  5.— Henry  Yates  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon  8. — The  municipal  election  in  Salt 
Lake  City  resulted  in  victory  for  the 
Liberals,  except  in  the  Third  Precinct, 
which  was  carried  by  the  Democrats. 

Wed.  10.— The  "Home  Rule  Bill"  was 
again  argued  before  the  House  Committee 
on  Territories,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Thurs.  11.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  were  tendered  a  free  entertain- 
ment in  the  Salt  Lake  Theater,  where 
the  Lyceum  Dramatic  Company  played 
*'The  Banker's  Daughter." 

— The  Congressional  enactment,  author- 
izing the  creation  of  the  Fourth  Judicial 
District  in  Utah,  became  law. 

Fri.  12.— Col.  O.  J.  HoUister,  a  bitter 
anti-Mormon,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  i5.— During  the  proceedings  before 
the  U.  S.  Senate  Committee,  in  reference 
to  the  "Home  Rule  Bill,"  an  application 


for  amnesty  for  polygamists  signed  by  the 
First  Presidency  and  the  Apostles  and 
dated  Salt  Lake  City,  Dec.  19,  1891,  was 
presented.  The  application  was  endorsed 
by  Gov.  Arthur  L.  Thomas  and  Judge 
Charles  S.  Zane. 

Su  n.  14.— The  Seventies  residing  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  Bannock  Stake, 
Idaho,  were  organized  as  the  106  th  quorum 
of  Seventy ;  Emil  Bochman,  Wrol  C.  Olsen, 
Lorenzo  R.  Thomas,  George  E.  Hill,  sen., 
Brigham  H.  Ellsworth  and  Joseph  Empey, 
presidents. 

Tues.  i6.— John  Fitzgerald,  a  Pioneer  of 
1847,  died  at  Draper,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Wed.  i7.— Elder  Wm.  King,  president  of 
the  Hawaiian  settlement  in  Skull  Valley, 
died  at  the  Deseret  Hospital,  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  Daniel  B.  Rawson,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  near  Ogden, 
Weber  Co. 

Sat.  20. — At  a  meeting  of  the  Brigham 
Young  Memorial  Association  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  the  model  offered  by  C.  E.  Daliin,  of 
Springville,  Utah  Co.,  for  a  statute  of 
Pres.  Brigham  Young,  was  accepted,  and 
the  southeast  corner  of  the  Temple  Block 
suggested  as  a  site  for  the  monument. 

— Thos.  H.  Bullock,  of  Plain  City,  was 
discharged  from  his  third  term  of  im- 
prisonment in  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  25.— Elder  Daniel  Davis  died  at 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 

Sun.  28.— Robert  T.  Thomas,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Provo,  Utah 
Co.,  and  Patriarch  John  Duggan  Gibbs, 
died  at  Portage,  Box  Elder  Co. 

March. — Mormon  Elders  were  mobbed 
in  Denmark,  principally  on  Sjselland.  El- 
ders Niels  J.  Hendricksen  and  Ole  S0ren- 
sen,  jun.,  who  labored  on  the  islands  of 
Falster  and  Maen.  were  banished  from  the 
country. 

Tues.  1. — In  the  First  District  Court,  at 
Provo,  Joseph  Dilworth  was  sentenced  to 
one  month's  imprisonment,  for  "adultery.' 

Wed.  2.— Niels  Peter  Christensen,  who 
had  been  imprisoned  since  May  2,  1891, 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary . 

"^hurs.  5.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Judge  James  A.  Miner  commuted 
the  sentence  passed  Nov.  20,  1891,  upon 
Christopher  S.  Winge  for  six  months'  im- 
prisonment, to  twenty  days'  imprison- 
ment. 

Sat.  5.— Christopher  S.  Winge  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  6.— Bishop  William  Andrew  Taylor 
died  at  Farr  West,  Weber  Co. 

Wed.  9.— Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck  was  ar- 
rested at  Springville,  Utah  Co.,  on  a 
charge  of  adultery. 

Thurs.  10. — A  new  school  law,  passed  by 
the  Utah  legislature,  was  approved;  also 
a  new  election  law,  providing  for  holding 
all  general  and  local  elections  in  the  Ter- 
ritory, on  the  Tuesday  following  the  first 
Monday  in  November,  1892,  and  biennially 
thereafter. 

Sat.  12.— The  Utah  legislature  adjourned. 
Among  the  bills  passed  and  approved  was 
one  creating  Grand  County. 

— Chr.  Anderson,  who  had  been  impris- 
oned since  Oct.  13,  1891,  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

lues.  15. — The  taking  of  depositions  of 


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<*Mormons"  regarding  the  ownership  of 
the  Temple  lot  at  Independence,  Mo.,  was 
commenced  at  the  Templeton  hotel.  Salt 
Lake  City,  before  John  M.  Orr,  a  special 
commissioner,  appointed  by  the  U.  S.  Cir- 
cuit Court  for  the  Western  Division  of  the 
State  of  Missouri.  It  was  part  of  a  suit 
"brought  by  the  Reorganized  church,  com- 
monly called  Josephites,  against  the 
Church  of  Christ,  commonly  called  Hed- 
rickites,  to  obtain  possession  and  title  to 
a  piece  of  land  in  Independence,  Jackson 
Co.,  Mo.,  known  as  the  Temple  Lot." 

Wed.  16.— The  Rock  Springs  branch, 
Wyo.,  was  organized  as  a  Ward  by 
Apostle  John  H.  Smith ;  Joseph  Soulsby, 
Bishop. 

—Professor  Charles  William  Elliot,  presi- 
dent of  the  Harvard  University,  vis- 
ited Salt  Lake  City.  He  addressed  a  large 
assembly  in  the  Tabernacle  in  the  evening. 

Thurs.  17. — The  Deseret  Neios  published 
a  communication  from  the  First  Presi- 
dency, declaring  that  the  rumors  of  their 
directing  members  of  the  Church  which 
political  party  they  should  support  were 
false  and  without  foundation  in  fact.  The 
Presidency  had  no  disposition  to  direct  in 
such  matters,  but  desired  the  people  to 
choose  for  themselves. 

— The  50th  anniversary  of  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Relief  Society,  at  Nauvoo,  111., 
was  celebrated  throughout  the  Church.  In 
Salt  Lake  City,  services  were  held  in  the 
Tabernacle,  and  the  congregation  was  ad- 
dressed by  Zina  D.  H.  Young,  Abraham 
H.  Cannon,  Joseph  F.  Smith,  Bathsheba 
W.  Smith,  Romania  B.  Pralt  and  others. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  at  Provo, 
John  A.  Mower  was  sentenced  to  ten 
days'  imprisonment,  for  u.c. 
n  tiat.  19.— An  act,  passed  by  the  Utah  leg- 
islature,organizing  a  fourth  judicial  district 
in  Utah,  comprising  Weber,  Box  Elder, 
Cache,  Rich  and  Morgan  Counties,  was 
approved. 

Wed.  23.  — General  Russel  A.  Alger  and 
family  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  visit ; 
a  banquet  was  given  in  his  honor  at  the 
Templeton  hotel. 

— The  examination  in  the  Independence, 
Jackson  Co.,  Mo.,  Temple  lot  case,  at  the 
Templeton  hotel.  Salt  Lake  City,  was  ter- 
minated. 

Fri.  25.— Ex  U.  S.  Marshal  Frank  H. 
Dyer  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—Elder  John  R.  Young  was  severely 
wounded  and  his  grandchild  killed  by  a 
gun  accident,  near  Demming,  New  Mex- 
ico. 

Sat.  26.— Dr.  John  Riggs,  a  Church  vet- 
eran, died  at  Provo,  Utah  Co. 

—John  A.  Mower  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

JSun.  21. — Beaver  Dams  branch,  Box 
Elder  Co.,  was  organized  as  a  Ward; 
Francello  Durfee,  Bishop. 

Tues.  29.— Gov.  Arthur  L.  Thomas  ap- 
pointed Nelson  A.  Empey.  R.  Macintosh 
and  R.  C.  Chambers  World's  Fair  Com- 
missioners for  Utah. 

Wed.  50.— The  U.  S.  House  Committee 
recommended  the  passage  of  the  -'Home 
Rule  Bill"  for  Utah. 

Thurs.  5i.— Elder  Wm.  Glover  died  at 
Farmington,  Davis  Co. 

— Elder  Wm.  C.  Winder  and  a  missionary 


companion  were  expelled  by  a  mob  from 
Stanley  County,  N.  C,  for  preaching  the 
gospel. 

ApriL  FH.  i.— Joseph  Dil worth  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  3. — The  62nd  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  continuing  till  the  6th. 

Wed.  6. — In  the  general  conference  of  the 
Church,  the  Priesthood  was  arranged  in 
the  stands  and  auditorium.  Pres.  Lorenzo 
Snow  explained  the  order  of  ceremony  at 
the  laying  of  the  capstone  of  the  Temple 
and  trained  the  congregation  in  shouting 
hosannah,  after  which  remarks  were  made 
by  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff.  The  congre- 
gation then  proceeded  to  the  Temple  in 
procession,  when  the  capstone  of  theTemp- 
le  was  laid  amid  great  enthusiasm  and  re- 
joicing, Pres.  Woodruff  pressing  the  elec- 
tric button,  which  caused  the  stone  to  be 
lowered  to  its  place.  After  the  shouting  of 
hosannah,  the  vast  congregation,  on  mo- 
tion of  Apostle  Francis  M.  Lyman,  voted 
that  the  Temple  should  be  finished  byApril 
6, 1893.  About  forty  thousand  people  were 
present  and  participatea  in  the  ceremonies. 

Thurs.  7.— This  evening  the  statue  of  the 
angel  Moroni,  on  the  main  east  tower,  and 
the  spire  on  the  middle  west  tower  of 
theTemple,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  were  beauti- 
fully illuminated  with  incandescent  lights, 
for  the  first  time. 

Sun.  iO.— Springville,  Utah  Co.,  was  di- 
vided into  the  First,  Second,  Third  and 
Fourth  Wards,  with  John  Tuckett,  Loren 
Harmer,  Geo.  R.  Hill  and  Joseph  Loynd  as 
their  respective  Bishops. 

Mon.  il.— Edward  Hunter,  formerly  a 
Bishop  and  a  member  of  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion, died  at  Grantsville,  Tooele  Co. 

Tues.l2.—'E.\der  Julian  Moses  died  at  East 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

— Jacob  Albertson  was  arrested  at  Span- 
ish Fork,  Utah  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

—The  Salt  Lake  City  council  refused  to 
enforce  the  city  ordnance  forbidding  sa- 
loon-keepers to  sell  liquor  on  Sunday. 

Thurs.  14.— Jacob  Gates,  one  of  the  First 
Seven  Presidents  of  Seventies,  died  at 
Provo,  Utah  Co. 

Fri.  j[5.— Elder  Robert  Bodily,  a  highly 
respected  Church  veteran,  died  at  Kays- 
ville,  Davis  Co. 

Sat.  i^.- Elder  Thos.  Butler,  of  Rich- 
field, Sevier  Co.,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
on  his  way  home  from  a  mission  to  Vir- 
ginia. 

Mon.  i8.— Elder  Lester  J.  Herrick,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Ogden,  Weber 
Co. 

—The  taking  of  depositions  in  the  suit 
for  the  possession  of  the  Temple  lot  at  In- 
dependence, Jackson  Co.,  Mo.,  was  com- 
menced at  Independence. 

Wed.  20.— Lars  J.  Augustson,  of  Vernal, 
Uintah  Co.,  Utah,  was  arrested  for  u.c, 
taken  before  Com.  James  T.  McConnell,  at 
Fort  Duchesne,  and  placed  under  $600 
bonds. 

Fri.  22.— Samuel  Thompson,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Vernal, 
Uintah  Co. 

Mon.  25.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Henry  Tuckett  was  sent- 
enced to  six  months'  imprisonment,  for 
u.c. 


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Thurs.  28.— Peter  Nielsen,  of  Smithfield, 

discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 
Fri.  29. — The  first  cattlemen's  congress 
held  in  the  United  States,  convened  at 
Ogden.  Fifteen  States  were  represented. 
May.  Sun.  i.— This  day  was  observed 
by  the  Latter-  day  Saints  generally  as  a 
special  day  of  fasting  and  prayer. 

Mbn.  2.  —  Elder  Charles  Lambert,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

^ai.  7.— Elder  Lars  N.  Larsen  died  at 
Moroni,  Sanpete  Co. 

Mon.  .9.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
Beaver,  .Tohn  Baird  was  sentenced  to  four 
months'  imprisonment,  for  alleged  adult- 
ery. 

Tues.  10.— Bt.  Jeter  Clinton,  a  Church 
veteran,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  12.— After  trial  in  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  at  Ogden,  the  case  of  Lars  C. 
Christensen,  charged  with  u.c,  was  dis- 
missed. 

Fri.  13.— The  Salt  Lake  City  council 
passed  a  bill  authorizing  bonding  the  city 
for  $600,000  for  corporate  purposes. 

Sat.  14. — The  Utah  Democrats,  assem- 
bled in  Territorial  convention  at  Ogden, 
adopted  a  party  platform. 

— Elder  Wm.  D.  Kartchner  died  at  Snow  - 
flake,  Ariz. 

Sun.  i5.— About  seven  hundred  Presby- 
terians, chiefly  preachers,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  en  r^oute  to  a  convention  in 
California.  They  attended  services  in  the 
Tabernacle. 

rMon.  16.— The  visiting  Presbyterians 
held  a  union  missionary  meeting  in  the 
Theatre,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tu£S.17.—ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Frank  Meldrum  was  sent- 
enced to  six  months'  imprisonment,  for 
"adultery." 

Thurs.  19.— The  first  number  of  the 
Spanish  Fork  6'ww,  a  newspaper,  was  is- 
sued at  Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  21.— Elder  Seth  Langton  died  at 
Logan,  Cache  Co.,  Utah. 

Mon.  23.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Geo.  E.  Cozier  was  sent- 
enced to  one  year's  imprisonment,  for 
"adultery." 

Thurs.  26.— After  trial  in  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  at  Ogden,  the  jury  returned  a 
verdict  of  "not  guilty"  in  the  case  of  John 
L.  Jones,  charged  with  adultery. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck  was  sentenced 
to  one  year's  imprisonment  for  alleged 
adultery. 

Fri.  27.— Dr.  Foster  R.  Kenner  died  at 
Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

Sat.  28.— In  the  U.  S.  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives it  was  proposed  that  the  so- 
called  Industrial  Christian  Home  of 
Utah"  (which  was  founded  some  years 
previously  as  a  refuge  for  Mormon  wives 
who  abandoned  polygamy)  be  summarily 
disposed  of  by  Congress,  by  granting  the 
entire  premises  to  the  Territory  as  a  site 
for  a  Territorial  school  for  deaf  and  dumb. 
The  proposition,  however,  was  not  sus- 
tained. 

Mon.  30. — Leo  Haefeli,  a  Utah  journal- 
ist, died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tties.  51.— Benjamin  W.   Rolfe,  a  Utah 
Pioneer  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
—Elijah  Sells,  acting  governor  of  Utah, 


issued  a  proclamation,  ordering  that  "the 
regular  terms  of  court  in  the  Fourth  Judi- 
cial District"  be  held  at  Ogden,  and  that 
the  first  term  convene  there  June  1.  1892. 

June.  Wed.  l.—ln  the  Fourth  District 
Court,  at  Ogden,  Wm.  H.  Dopp  and  Thos. 
W.  Obray  were  each  sentenced  by  Judge 
James  A.  Miner  to  four  months'  imprison- 
ment, and  Nils  C.  Erickson  to  one  year's 
imprisonment,  all  for  "adultery." 

— James  S.  Brown  and  two  other  Elders 
from  Utah  arrived  at  Papeete,  Tahiti,  as 
missionaries  to  the  Society  Islands.  Soon 
afterwards  the  mission  was  successfully 
reopened. 

Mon.  13. — Dr.  Karl  G.  Maeser  delivered 
the  first  of  a  series  of  Sunday  School  lec- 
tures in  the  Assembly  Hall,  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sun.  IP.— Elder  Noah  L.  Shurtliff  was 
accidentally  killed  in  a  well,  at  Cards  ton, 
Alberta,  Canada. 

Tues.  21.— Elder  Lot  Smith,  famous  in 
the  early  history  of  Utah,  was  killed  by 
Indians,'  at  Tuba,  near  Moan  Coppy,  Ariz. 
Wed.  22.— Hyrum  Naegle  was  terribly 
mangled  by  a  bear  near  Colonia  Pacheco, 
Mexico,  from  the  effects  of  which  he  soon 
afterwards  died. 

Wed.  29.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
City  and  County  were  treated  to  a  free 
excursion  to  Payson,  Utah  Co. 

July.  Fri.  8.— The  Utah  Supreme 
Court  made  an  order  directing  the  Re- 
ceiver, in  the  suits  of  the  government 
against  the  Church,  to  turn  over  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Interior  all  Church  prop- 
erty declared  confiscated.  This  included 
the  Tithinsr  House  property,  the  Church 
farm,  coal  lands,  the  Historian's  office  and 
the  Gardo  House. 

— The  Utah  "Home  Rule  Bill"  was  passed 
by  the  U.  S.  House  of  Representatives. 

Sun.  10. — W.  M.  AUred  was  arrested  at 
Spring  City  for  u.c.  and  placed  under 
bonds  by  Com.  Jacob  Johnson. 

Mon.  11. — Wm.  H.  Brown  died  at  Provo, 
Utah  Co. 

Sat.  16. — An  excursion  party,  consisting 
of  85  members  of  the  Kansas  Editorial  As- 
sociation, arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on  a 
visit. 

Sun.  24.— The  Granite  Ward  meeting 
house,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  was  dedicated. 

— Wm.  C.  Winder  and  missionary  com- 
panions, who  had  returned  to  Stanley 
County,  South  Carolina,  were  mobbed. 

Mon.  25.— The  corner  stone  of  the  joint 
city  and  county  building  was  laid  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Tues.  2^.— Sister  Melissa- N.  AUred  died 
at  Lehi,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  30.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  the  cases  of  the  following  named 
persons,  charged  with  polygamy,  adultery, 
and  u.c,  were  dismissed,  on  motion  of  U. 
S.  Marshall  Eli  H.  Parsons,  who  reported 
that  it  was  impossible  to  secure  evidence 
sufficient  to  justify  a  conviction:  Lot 
Darney,  James  Kearl,  John  Burt,  Edmond 
Clark,  Joseph  Gibbons,  Milton  D.  Ham- 
mond, Milvin  M.  Hammond,  Thos.  R. 
Leavitt,  John  Woolf,  Samuel  Sim- 
mons, Orson  Eggleston,  Gideon  Olsen, 
Hans  Hansen,  A.  D.  Child,  Ludvig 
Erickson,  Moroni  Brown,  Arthur  P. 
Welchman,    James    Haslem,  Wm.  •  Hurd, 


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Moroni  Coleman,  Wm.  Bunderson,  John  J. 
Murphy,  John  I.  Hart,  and  Hans  J.  Niel- 
sen. 

—A  bill  for  the  admission  of  Utah  into 
the  Union  was  introduced  into  the  U.  S. 
House  of  Representatives  by  Delegate 
John  T.  Caine. 

Svn.  31.— The  corner  stone  of  St.  Mark's 
hospital,  near  the  Warm  Springs,  Salt 
Lake  City,  was  laid. 

August.— Samuel  Tarwater,  an  old  Mis- 
souri mobocrat,  who  was  badly  wounded 
by  "Mormons"  in  the  Crooked  River  battle, 
Oct.  25,  1838,  died  in  Missouri. 

Thurs.  4. — John  Ball  was  drowned  in  the 
Jordan  river,  near  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  ^.—Lincoln  Beach,  ten  miles  north- 
west of  Payson,  Utah  Co.,  was  opened  as 
a  pleasure  resort. 

Sun.  7.— Prof.  Francis  Parker,  of  the 
Cook  County  school,  Chicago,  111.,  lectured 
in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  13. — Dil worth  Grimshaw,  of  Beaver, 
was  discharged  from  imprisonment  in  the 
Penitentiary,  where  he  had  been  confined 
since  Oct.  14,  1891,  for  u.c. 

Sim.  14.— The  Star  Valley  Stake  of  Zion 
was  organized  by  Pres.  Joseph  F.  Smith 
and  Apostle  Francis  M.  Lyman ;  Geo.  Os- 
mond, president ;  Wm.  W.  Burton  and  Anson 
v.  Call,  counselors;  a  high  council  was  also 
organized.  ~^7;}      j;;:]  """Z:   -  >i 

— The  South  Lewisville  branch,  Fremont 
Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  Grant  Ward; 
Alfred  K.  Dabell,  Bishop.  The  East  Wil- 
lowCreek  branch  was  organized  as  Shelton 
Ward ;  John  Shelton  Howard,  Bishop. 

Mon.  15. — Judge  Orlando  W.  Powers  re- 
signed his  position  as  chairman  of  the  Li- 
beral city  committee  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

J^ri.  19.— Wm.  Douglass,  an  old  citizen, 
died  at  Payson,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  20. — John  Baird  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  22.— Elder  John  L.  Dalton,  who  had 
been  called  to  open  a  mission  in  California, 
arrived  in  San  Francisco. 

Sat.  27.— Wm.  Pugsley,  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  accidentally  drowned  in  the  Weber 
river,  near  its  source. 

Mon.  29.— The  Latter-day  Saints  acade- 
my of  the  Weber  Stake  was  dedicated  at 
•Ogden. 

—The  Tooele  Stake  academy  building 
was  dedicated  at  Grantsville,  Tooele  Co. 

Wed.  3i.— Elder  Otto  Lyman  Chipman,  of 
American  Fork,  Utah  Co.,  died  at  Huntley, 
Waikato,  New  Zealand,  where  he  had  labo- 
red as  a  missionary.  His  remains  were  ship- 
ped home  in  charge  of  Thos.  C.  Stanford 
and  Lewis  J.  Hawkes,  returning  mission- 
aries. 

September.  Thurs.  1. — The  Agricultu- 
ral College  at  Logan,  Cache  Co.,  was  re- 
opened ,  many  changes  and  improvements 
having  been  made  for  the  convenience  of 
students. 

Fri.  2.— The  Church  cases  came  up  before 
the  Territorial  Supreme  Court.  Argu- 
ments were  made  also  on  the  next  day. 

Sat.  10. — Elder  Wm.  McGregor  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

— Wm.  H.  Dopp  and  Thos.  W.  Obray 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  11. — Elder  Brigham  Smoot  bap- 
tized Alibate,  near  Mua,  Tongatabu,  the 


first  convert  to  "Mormonism"  in  Tonga 
(Friendly  Islands) . 

Tues.  i3— John  R.  Howard  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  14.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  Charles  Walker  and  Daniel 
Golding  were  fined  six  cents  each  by 
Judge  Thos.  J.  Anderson,  for  infraction  of 
the  Edmunds  law. 

Thurs,  15. — The  Utah  Commission  ad- 
dressed an  untruthful  report  on  Utah 
affairs  to  John  W.  Noble,  Secretary  of  the 
Interior. 

Mon.  19.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Lars  J.  Augustson  was  sentenced  to 
two  months'  imprisonment,  Thos.  Bingham 
to  three  months,  Ed.  Thomas  to  three 
months,  and  P.  M.  Peterson  to  two 
months,  all  for  u.  c. 

— In  the  Second  District  Court,  Beaver, 
Gilbert  Webb  was  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  for  "adultery." 

Tioes.  20.— Ln  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Frank  P.  Hadlock  was  sen- 
tenced to  six  months'  imprisonment,  for 
u.c. 

Wed.  21. — In  the  Second  District  Court, 
Beaver,  A.  Johnson  was  sentenced  to  four 
months'  imprisonment,  for  "adultery." 

Fri.  25.— Elder  James  W.  Burbidge  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  25. — A  meeting  house  in  the  Dry 
Creek  branch,  of  the  Draper  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  was  dedicated. 

Wed.  28. — The  sugar  factory  at  Lehi, 
Utah  Co.,  commenced  its  run  for  the  sea- 
son. 

Fri.  30. — Charles  W.  Penrose  retired 
from  the  editorship  of  the  Beser'et  JVews, 
after  serving  in  that  capacity  for  fifteen 
years.  He  took  an  editorial  position  on 
the  Salt  Lake  Herald. 

October.— Elder  John  L.  Dalton  organ- 
ized a  branch  of  the  Church  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. ;  Joseph  Mattress,  president. 

Sat.  1. — The  Deseret  News  Publishing 
Company,  having  leased  the  Deseret  News, 
with  all  its  properties,  from  the  Deseret 
News  Company,  assumed  control.  The 
company  consisted  of  Abraham  H.  Cannon, 
John  Q.  Cannon  and  others. 

Mon.  3. — In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Levi  J.  Taylor  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Miner  to  three  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  u.c. 

— Geo.  E.  Cozier,  who  had  been  pardon- 
ed by  President  Harrison,  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Adolph  Haag,  of  Payson,  Utah, 
died  at  Haifa,  Palestine,  where  he  labored 
as  a  missionary. 

Wed.  5. — Sister  Lucy  M.  Smith,  a  widow 
of  Geo.  A.  Smith,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  6. — The  semi-annual  conference 
of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
continuing  till  the  9th. 

Sat.  8.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Gilbert  A.  Marchant  was 
sentenced  to  three  months'  imprisonment, 
for  u.c. 

Wed.  i2.— Articles  of  incorporation  of  the 
National  Woman's  Relief  Societies  were 
filed  with  the  county  clerk,  in  Salt  Lake 
City ;  Zina  D.  H.  Young,  president ;  Jane  S. 
Richards,  Bathsheba  W.  Smith  and  Sarah 
M.  Kimball,  vice-presidents ;  Emmeline  B. 


200 


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Wells,  secretary;  M.  Isabella  Home, 
treasurer. 

— N.  C.  Mortensen,  of  Huntsville,  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  15. — Thomas  J.  Anderson  resigned 
his  position  of    associate  justice  of  Utah. 

Mon.  i7.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogd on,  George  Godfrey  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  James  A.Miner  to  one  year's  im- 
prisonment, for  "adultery." 

— Frank  Meldrum  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

— Elder  David  Hoagland  Cannon,  of  Salt 
Lake  County,  Utah,  died  at  Sorau,  Ger- 
many, where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 
His  remains  were  brought  home. 

Tiues.  18. — The  shares  of  gas  stock  owned 
by  Salt  Lake  City  were  sold  by  the  city 
council  for  $105,000. 

Wed.  19. — Mrs.  Lucy  Whalen,  niece  of 
the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  died  at  Bur- 
lington, Iowa. 

Thurs.  20.— Dr.  W.  R.  Pike  died  at 
Provo,  Utah  Co. 

Fri.  21.— The  World's  Fair  was  formally 
opened  in  Chicago,  111.,  it  being  the  four- 
hundredth  anniversary  of  the  discovery  of 
America  by  Columbus.  The  day  was  ob- 
served by  the  people  of  Utah  as  a  holiday, 
and  a  grand  parade  was  had  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sat.  22.— in  the  Third  District  Court, 
Provo,  Lewis  Smith  was  sentenced  to  one 
month's  imprisonment,  for  "adultery." 

Mon.  24. — Respectable  and  leading  citi- 
zens, who  were  disgusted  with  the  record 
of  the  Liberal  party  in  municipal  affairs, 
held  a  meeting  in  Salt  Lake  City  and  for- 
mulated a  municipal  ticket. 

Tues.  25. — Bishop  Hans  Funk  died  at 
Newton,  Cache  Co. 

— Henry  Tuckett  was  discharged  ^Lfrom 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  27.— The  Indian  Chief  White 
Horse,  who  had  taken  an  active  part 
against  the  whites  in  southern  Utah,  dur- 
ing the  famous  Black -Hawk  war,  died 
near  Greenwich,  Piute  Co.,  Utah. 

FH.  28.— Bishop  Wm.  Brown  died  at 
South  Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 

November.— Cedars  branch,  Fremont 
Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  the  Rudy 
Ward,  by  Apostle  John  Henry  Smith; 
Jesse  T.  Clark,  Bishop. 

Sun.  6. — Elder  James  Barnes-  died  at 
West  Weber,  Weber  Co. 

Mon.  7. — In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  John  Oberg  was  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment,  August  Svendsen 
to  one  year,  and  Anton  Nelson  to  three 
months,  all  for  "adultery;"  and  Bendt 
Larsen  was  sentenced  to  one  month. 
Germand  Ellsworth  to  one  month,  Jacob 
P.  Albertson  to  two  months,  James  Ander- 
son to  one  month  and  John  G.  J0rgensen  to 
two  months,  all  for  u.c. 

Tues.  8. — At  the  general  election  in 
Utah,  Joseph  L.  Rawlins  (Democrat)  was 
elected  delegate  to  Congress,  against 
Frank  J.  Cannon  (Republican)  and  C.  E. 
Allen  (Liberal).  The  Liberals  carried 
Salt  Lake  County. 

— Grover  Cleveland  (Democrat)  was  re- 
elected president  of  the  United  States, 
against  Benjamin  Harrison   (Republican). 

Frt.  11.— Bishop  Henry  Giles  died  at 
Blue  VaUey,  Wayne  Co. 


Sat.  12. — At  a  session  of  the  Territorial 
Supreme  Court,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
Chief  Justice  Charles  S.  Zane  delivered 
an  opinion  In  the  case  of  the  United  States 
versus  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Lat- 
ter day  Saints,  confirming  a  decision  of  the 
lower  court,  and  authorizing  the  use  of  the 
personal  property  of  the  Church  under  the 
direction  of  a  trustee,  for  the  building  and 
repairing  of  houses  of  worship  and  the 
support  of  the  poor.  The  court  appointed 
Bishop  Leonard  G.  Hardy  trustee,  and 
fixed  his  bonds  at  1500,000. 

Sun.  13. — Memorial  services  were  held 
in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City,  in 
honor  of  Elders  who  had  died  while  labor- 
ing as  missionaries  abroad.  The  speakers 
were  Presidents  Wilford  Woodruff  and 
Joseph  F.  Smith  and  Apostle  Franklin  D. 
Richards. 

Wed.  Iff.— Bishop  Robert  R.  Daines  died 
at  Hyde  Park,  Cache  Co. 

Sat.  19.— The  Utah  Sugar  Factory  at  Le- 
hi,  Utah  Co.,  completed  its  second  annual 
run.  It  had  been  in  operation  about  forty 
days,  and  during  that  time  employed  an 
average  of  one  hundred  men  and  manufac- 
tured IX  million  pounds  of  sugar. 

—Lars  J.  Augustsen  and  P.  M.  Petersen 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  20. — Susan  Snively  Young,  a  widow 
of  Pres.  Brigham  Young,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City ;  and  Sister  Almira  Green  died  atWest 
Weber,  Weber  Co. 

Mon.  21.— The  Street  car  line  on  Centre 
Street,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  opened. 

Twes.  22. —Lewis  Smith  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  24.— Elizabeth  Carter  Whitmore 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sun.  27.— Elder  John  L.  Dalton  organi- 
zed a  branch  of  the  Church  in  Sacramento, 
Cal. ;  Aaron  Garlic,  president. 

December.  Thurs.  l.—A  motor  line 
from  Five  Points,  north  of  Ogden,  Weber 
Co.,  to  the  Warm  Springs,  was  opened  for 
traffic. 

—I.  A.  Benton  succeeded  Eli  H.  Parsons 
as  U.  S.  marshal  for  Utah. 

—  James  By  water  was  released  a  from  the 
Penitentiary,  his  sentence  having  been 
commuted  by  Pres.  Harrison  to  one  actual 
year  of  imprisonment  from  date  of  sen- 
tence, upon  payment  of  costs. 

Sun.  4.— The  Saints,  who  had  settled  in 
Ogden  valley,  north  of  Eden,  Weber  Co., 
were  organized  as  the  Liberty  Ward ;  Jo- 
shua B.  Judkins,  Bishop. 

— Ed.  Thomas  was  ^discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Mon.  5. — Thos.  Bingham  was  -discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  7.— Bendt  Larsen  and  Germand 
Ellsworth  were  discharged  from  the  Peni  • 
tentiary. 

Thurs.  8. — Charles  L.  Flake  was  shot 
and  killed  by  a  desperado,  at  Snowflake, 
Ariz. 

Sun.  11.— The  Treasureton  branch  of 
Clifton  Ward,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  was  or- 
ganized as  a  Ward;  Benjamin  Hymas 
Bishop. 

—The  Saints  who  had  sett'^d  on  tko 
Chama  river,  Rio  Arriba  Co.,  IS  ew  Mexico» 
were  organized  as  a  Ward ;  Asael  L.  Ful- 
ler, Bishop. 

Mon.  12.— A  fire  destroyed  the  mo.^t  val- 


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uable  business  corner  in  Beaver,  Beaver 
Co. 

Sun.  is.— Levi  J.  Taylor  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  15.— Elder  Wm.  H.  Shearman  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  20.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Eli  A.  Day  v(ras  sentenced  to  one 
month's  imprisonment,  for  *'adultery." 

Fri.  23.— Gilbert  J.  Mar  chant  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  25.— The  Fifth  Ward  meeting  house, 
at  Logan,  Cache  Co.,  was  dedicated. 

—Sister  Elizabeth  Haven  Barlow,  an  old 
and  faithful  member  of  the  Church,  died 
at  Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 


1893. 

This  year  the  Temple  in  Salt  Lake  City 
was  dedicated  and  opened  for  ordinance 
work ;  Saltair  was  built  in  the  Great  Salt 
Lake ;  About  seven  thousand  people  from 
Utah. visited  the  World's  Fair  in  Chicago, 
111. 

January.  Sun.  l.—A.  Johnson  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Joseph  Lee  Robinson  died  at 
Uintah,  Weber  Co. 

Tu£S.  3.— Lucy  S.  Grant,  wife  of  Apostle 
Heber  J.  Grant,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—In  the  Third  District  Court,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Hiram  S.  Wright  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Zane  to  six  months'  imprisonment, 
for  u.  c. 

Wed,  4.— Pres.  Benjamin  Harrison  issued 
a  proclamation  of  amnesty  to  polygamists, 
for  past  offences,  but  recommended  vigo- 
rous prosecution  against  future  infractions 
of  the  Edmunds  law. 

Fri.  6. — Elder  Thomas  Day  died  at  Cir- 
cleville,  Piute  Co. 

— James  Anderson  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  7.— Jacob  P.  Altertson  and  John  G. 
Jargensen  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sun.  8. — Andrew  Bigler  suicided  at  Men- 
don.  Cache  Co. 

Wed.  11.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
City  were  treated  to  a  free  entertainment 
in  the  Salt  Lake  Theatre. 

FH.  20.— Benjamin  Lewis  was  killed  by 
an  explosion  of  giant  powder  at  Richmond, 
Cache  Co. 

— Eli  A.  Day  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sun.  22. — Anton  Nelson  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  28.— The  Beehive  house,  formerly 
the  property  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young, 
was  sold  at  public  auction  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Mon.  30.— A  wind  storm  did  considerable 
damage  at  Heber,  Wasatch  Co. 

Tues.  31.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  the  cases  against  the  following 
named  individuals,  for  transgression  of 
the  Edmunds  law,  were  dismissed  on  re- 
commendation of  U.  S.  Attorney  Charles  S. 
Varian,  who  gave  as  a  reason  that  the  evi- 
dence in  these  cases  was  insufl&cent  to  put 
the  defendants  on  trial :  Levi  W.  Smith, 
Thos.  Magram,  W.  E.  Richardson,  Charles 


O'Connor,  Wm.  O'Connor,  Caroline 
Phillips,  Frank  J.  Sadler,  Frank  Sadler, 
Joseph  Porter,  Frank  E.  McWilliams, 
Albert  Murdock,  James  Taylor,  Sarah 
Nelson,  Henry  Hughes,  W.  S.  Popperton, 
Orson  Smith,  Thos.  Obray,  John  Archi- 
bald, Wm.  Willey,  Andrew  J.  Kershaw, 
Moroni  Marriott,  Wilmer  H.  Branson, 
Peter  C,  Geertsen,  Wm.  R.  R.  Stowell, 
Joseph  Parry,  Daniel  F.  Thomas,  John 
Stoddard,  S0ren  L.  Petersen,  B.  C. 
Critchlow,  Mark  Lindsey,  Christopher  O. 
Folkman,  Louis  Howells,  Chas.  O.  Card, 
Arthur  Farrell,  Thos.  Leavitt,  Peter 
Hansen,  F.  W.  Christensen,  Samuel  Wat- 
kins,  Christina  Nielson,  S.  H.  Putnam, 
Elisha  Campbell.  John.  J.  Johnson,  Mary 
Williams,  Christian  Schneider,  Elizabeth 
Manor,  Wm.  H.  Dopp,  Wm.  J.  Orchard, 
Mary  A.  Wheeler,  Lars  Johnson,  Thos. 
Stirland,  Wm,  Blair,  Peter  Christensen, 
A.  F.  Randall. 

February.  Sun.  5. — John  H.  Rumel, 
jun.,  died  suddenly  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  9. — The  name  of  South  lona 
Ward,  Bingham  Co.,  Idaho,  was  changed 
to  Ammon. 

Mon.  13. — In  the  U.  S.  Congress,  Senator 
Wm.  M.  Stewart,  of  Nevada,  introduced  a 
bill  providing  for  the  refunding,  to  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon,  of  $25,000,  forfeited  on  an  enor- 
mous bond  imposed  upon  him  by  the  Third 
District  Court  in  1886,  when  he  was  placed 
under  arrest  for  u.c. 

Tues.  14. — The  gas  and  electric  light 
companies  of  Salt  Lake  and  Ogden  con- 
solidated by  the  incorporation  of  the  Salt 
Lake  &  Ogden  Gas  and  Electric  Light 
Company. 

Sun.  W.— Gilbert  Webb  was  a  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  20.— Thos.  H.  Bullock  was  dis- 
charged from  his  third  term  of  imprison- 
ment in  the  Penitentiary  for  infraction 
of  the  Edmunds  law.  Frank  P.  Hadlock 
was  also  discharged. 

^Wed.  22.— Apostle  Brigham  Young  sailed 
from  Liverpool,  England,  for  Utah,  leav- 
ing Elder  Alfred  Solomon  in  charge  of  the 
European  mission. 

Sat.  25. — The  Seventies  residing  in  Mex- 
ico were  organized  by  Brigham  H.  Ro- 
berts as  the  99th  quorum  of  Seventy; 
Helaman  Pratt,  John  C.  Harper,  Anson  B. 
Call,  Geo.  W.  Hardy.  Dennison  E.  Harris, 
Wm.  W.  Galbraith  and  Sullivan  C.  Rich- 
ardson, presidents.  This  quorum  had 
previously  existed  in  the  St.  George  Stake. 

Mon.  27.— The  first  consignment  of  Utah 
exhibits  for  the  World's  Fair  was  shipped 
from  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  28.— Elder  Jens  C.  A.  Weibye  died 
at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

March.  Mon.  6.— In  the  Fourth  District 
Court  at  Ogden,  Nelson  Arave  was  senten- 
ced by  Judge  Miner  to  60  days'  imprison- 
ment, foru.  c. 

Tues.  7.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Josiah  Gough  was  sentenced  to  six 
months'  imprisonment  for  '^adultery" ;  he 
was  incarcerated  in  the  Penitentiary  April 
10th  following. 

—In  the  Second  District  Court,  Beaver, 
Wm.  BuUam  was  sentenced  to  six  months' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c.  He  commenced  his 
term  in  the  Penitentiary  on  the  11th. 

Wed.  8.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 


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at  Ogden,  Wm.  H.  Watson,  of  Farmington, 
was  sentenced  by  Judge  Miner  to  four 
months'  imprisonment  in  the  Penitentiary, 
for  u.  c. 

Fri.  10.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  the  cases  against  Sidney  Ste- 
vens, David  Eccles  and  Wm.  Lishman,  for 
u.  c,  were  dismissed. 

Sun.  26.— Elder  Moses  Martin  died  at 
North  Jordan,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

— Nicholas  H.  Groesbeck  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.27. — The  corner  stone  of  anew  meet- 
ing house  was  laid  at  Sandy,  Salt  LakeCo. 

Thurs.  30.— Miss  Blanche  B.  Cox,  of 
London,  England,  a  captain  of  the  Salva- 
tion Army,  lectured  in  the  Tabernacle, 
Salt  Lake  City,  on  the  "Mission  of  the 
Army." 

April.  Sat.  1. — Nils  C.  Erickson  was 
discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  Deseret  Paper  Mill,  at  the  mouth 
of  Big  Cottonwood  Canyon,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 

Tues.  4.— The  sixty -third  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  continuing  three  days. 

Thurs.  6.  The  Salt  Lake  Temple  was 
dedicated,  the  prayer  being  offered  by 
Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff.  The  dedicatory 
services  were  repeated  almost  daily  till 
April  24th.  Thirty-one  meetings  were 
held,  which  were  attended  by  a  total  of 
nearly  75,000  people. 

Fri.  7.— John  Oberg  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Caleb  W.  West  was  appointed  gover- 
nor of  Utah,  to  succeed  Arthur  L.  Thomas. 

Thurs.  20.— Elders  Joseph  Wood  and 
Reese  Morris  Harper,  Mormon  mission- 
aries, laboring  in  the  Indian  Territory, 
were  held  up  by  a  highwayman  and  robbed 
of  their  watches  at  Millan  Bridge. 

Tues.  25.— The  Trans- Mississippi  Con- 
gress convened  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 
Delegates  from  twenty  States  and  Terri- 
tories were  present. 

May.  Wed.  3. — In,  the  Second  District 
Court,  Beaver,  Charles  Harris  was  sen- 
tenced to  three  months'  imprisonment,  for 
u.c. 

— Geo.  Godfrey,  having  been  pardoned 
by  Pres.  Cleveland,  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  4.— A  public  reception  was  ten- 
dered Caleb  W.  West,  the  newly  appointed 
governor  for  Utah,  in  the  Salt  Lake  Thea- 
ter, where  the  oath  of  office  was  adminis  - 
tered  to  him  by  Chief -Justice  Charles  S. 
Zane. 

Fri,  5.— Bishop  Oscar  Dunn,  of  College 
Ward,  Cache  Co.,  was  arrested  for  u.c. 
and  placed  under  $1,000  bonds. 

— Nelson  Arave  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  e.— Joseph  L.  Rawlins  resigned  his 
position  as  Utah's  delegate  to  Congress 
and  left  Washington,  D.  C,  for  home. 
Later,  however,  he  resumed  his  duties  at 
the  Capitol. 

—Charles  C.  Richards,  of  Ogden,  was 
appointed  Territorial  secretary  for  Utah. 
He  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  office  on 
the  15th.  '. 

Mbn.  8.— Castle  Gate  branch,  Emery 
Co.,  was  organized  by  Apostle  Francis  M. 


Lyman- as  Castle  Gate -Ward;  Wm.  T. 
Lamph,  Bishop. 

— Nat.  M.  Brigham  was  appointed  U.  S. 
Marshal  for  Utah,  and  Harvey  W.  Smith, 
associate  justice. 

Fri.  is.— Elder  John  S.  Lewis  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  23.— The  Salt  Lake  Temple  was 
opened  for  ordinance  work,  under  the  im- 
mediate direction  of  the  First  Presidency 
—Wilford  Woodruff,  George  Q.  Cannon 
and  Joseph  F.  Smith.  The  following  were 
the  officers:  Lorenzo  Snow,  president; 
John  R.  Winder,  first  assistant;  Adolph 
Madson,  second  assistant;  John  Nichol- 
son, chief  recorder;  Joseph  H.  Dean,  jani- 
tor; William  H.  Salmon,  doorkeeper,  Zina 
D.  H.  Young,  president  of  sisters'  depart- 
ment, with  Bathsheba  W.  Smith  and  Min- 
nie J.  Snow,  her  assistants. 

Wed.  24.— Wm.  H.  Jennings,  a  prominent 
business  man,  committed  suicide  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Thurs.  25.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Henry  Stander  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Miner  to  four  months'  imprison- 
ment for  "adultery'*. 

Sat.  27.— The  Wayne  Stake  of  Zion  was 
organized  by  Apostles  Francis  M.  Lyman 
and  Marriner  W.  Merrill,  with  Willis  E. 
Robison  as  president.  The  new  Stake 
comprised  all  of  Wayne  County,  Utah,  and 
that  portion  of  Garfield  County  lying  north 
and  east  of  Potatoe  Valley,  known  as  the 
Boulder  Plateau. 

— The  Bear  River  canal  system,  in  Box 
Elder  County,  and  all  the  lands  lying  un- 
der it,  were  sold  to  Geo.  L.  Walker,  an 
eastern  capitalist. 

Wed.  31. — Articles  of  incorporation  of 
the  Mt.  Pleasant  (Sanpete  Co.)  Light 
Company  were  filed. 

June— Apostle  Anthon  H.  Lund  suc- 
ceeded Apostle  Brigham  Young  as  presi- 
dent of  the  European  mission.  Elder 
Alfred  Solomon  had  presided  temporarily 
since  Apostle  Young's  departure  for 
America. 

Thurs.  1.— Saltair,  the  new  bathing  re- 
sort, built  in  the  Great  Salt  Lake,  about 
eighteen  miles  west  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
was  opened  to  the  public. 

Sat.  3.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  Henry  Whetstone  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Miner  to  ninety  days'  imprison- 
ment in  the  Penitentiary, for  inducing  Geo. 
Craig  (a  witness  in  an  adultery  and  u.  c. 
case  against  John  Hopkin)  to  leave  Utah 
in  February,  1893,  and  not  appear  before 
the  grand  jury. 

—Hiram  S.  Wright  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  11.— Jesse  W.  Crosby,  a  Church  ve- 
teran, died  at  Panguitch,  Garfield  Co. 

—August  Svendsen,  of  Spanish  Fork, 
having  been  pardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland, 
was  released  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  15.— The  Eureka  branch,  Juab  Co. 
was  organized  as  a  Ward;  Peter  Louten- 
sock.  Bishop. 

Sun.  IS.—Wm.  H.  Watson  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mbn.  i9.— Patriarch  Milo  Andrus,  a 
veteran  in  the  Church,  died  at  Oxford, 
Idaho. 

Sun.  25.— The  Seventies  residing  at  Sa- 


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lina,  Redmond,  Aurora  and  Vermillion 
were  organized  by  Christian  D.  Fjeldsted, 
Brigbam  H.  Roberts  and  J.  Golden  Kim- 
ball as  the  107th  quorum  of  Seventy; 
Thos.  G.  Humphries,  Hans  Jensen,  Chris- 
tian Meyer,  Henry  N.  Hayes,  Niels  L. 
Christensen,  Wm.  E.  Mason  and  Christian 
J.  Mortensen,  presidents. 

Thurs.  29.— John  Broom,  owner  of  the 
Broom  hotel,  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co.,  died. 

July.  Tues.  4. — Joseph  Hancock,  who 
had  been  a  member  of  the  Church  since 
1830,  died  at  Payson,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  8.— Geo.  A.  Mears,  an  old  resident 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  and  a  friend  of  the 
"Mormons",  suicided  -by  shooting  himself 
in  the  head. 

Sun.  .9.— Eureka,  Juab  Co.,  was  partly 
destroyed  by  fire. 

Sat.  15.— After  two  trials  in  the  Fourth 
District  Court,  at  Ogden,  the  case  against 
Wm.  Butler,for  infractions  of  the  Edmunds 
law,  was  dismissed. 

Moti.  17.— The  Utah  Commission,  in  ac- 
cordance with  Pres.  Harrison's  amnesty 
proclamation,  ruled  that  former  polygam- 
ists,  who,  since  Nov.l,  1890,  had  not  broken 
the  Edmunds  law,  were  entitled  to  vote  at 
elections. 

Tues.  IS.—SnsabXi  E.  Angell,  widow  of 
Truman  O.  Angell,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

— The  Utah  Commission  adopted  a  reso- 
lution advising  that  amnestied  polygam- 
ists  be  allowed  to  vote. 

— Charles  Harris  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Mbn.  24.— The  Raymond  Ward,  Bingham 
Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized;  David  R.  Sin- 
clair, Bishop. 

Tues.  25.— Mrs.  Ruth  Townsend  was  ac- 
cidentally shot  and  killed,  at  Wasatch, 
Salt  Lake  Co. 

Fri.  28.— Patriarch  Lemuel  Mallory  died 
at  Logan,  Cache  Co. 

Sun.  30. — A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  South  Park,  near  Marysvale, 
Wyoming,  by  Apostle  Brigham  Young. 

August.  Mon.  7.— Wm.  Bullam  and 
Josiah  Gough  were  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

r  Thurs.  iO.— Bolivar  H.  Roberts,  Ex- 
Territorial  treasurer,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Jfon.  28.— Pehr  A.  Bj0rklund,  of  Provo, 
Utah,  died  at  Helsingborg,- Sweden,  where 
he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

Tues.  29.— The  Tabernacle  choir  and  a 
number  of  friends  (about  four-hundred 
souls  altogether)  left  Salt  Lake  City  on  a 
special  train,  for  Chicago,  III.,  whither  the 
choir  went  to  compete  in  a  singing  contest 
at  the  World's  Fair.  Presidents  Wilford 
Woodruff,  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and  Joseph  F. 
Smith  were  with  the  party. 

Wed.  50.— Elder  John  M.  Chidester, 
a  member  of  Zion's  Camp,  died  at  Wash- 
ington, Washington  Co. 

Thurs.  31.— The  Supreme  Court  of  Utah 
handed  down  a  decision  in  the  Church  suits, 
to  the  effect  that  the  government,under  the 
escheat  clause  of  the  Edmunds- Tucker  law 
of  1887,  was  entitled  to  confiscate  theGardo 
House,  the  coal  lands  and  the  Church  farm ; 
but  that  the  Historians'  office  and  the  Ti- 
thing yard  were  excluded  and  legally  the 


property  of  the  Church.  The  case  was 
appealed  to  the  Lf.  S.  Supreme  Court. 

September.  Fri.  i.— Elder  Lyman  O. 
Littlefield,  a  member  of  Zion's  Camp,  died 
at  Smithfield,  Cache  Co. 

— The  Tabernacle  choir  visited  the  Temp- 
le lot  at  Independence,  Jackson  Co.,  Mo. ; 
and  in  the  evening  gave  a  concert  in  the 
Auditorium,  Kansas  City. 

Sat.  2,— The  Tabernacle  choir  gave  a 
concert  in  the  Music  Hall  of  the  Exposition 
Buildings,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Mon.  4. — The  Chamber  of  Commerce  spe- 
cial train  left  Salt  Lake  City  for  the 
World's  Fair. 

Tues.  5. — Henry  Stander  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

— Gov.  Caleb  W.  West  and  company  left 
Salt  Lake  City,  for  the  World's  Fair,  to 
be  present  on  Utah  day,  (Sept.  9th.) 

— The  Sanpete  Valley  railway  was  com- 
pleted to  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co. 

Thurs.  7.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
Beaver, Wm.  E.Jones,  of  Paragoonah,Iron 
Co.,  was  sentenced  to  five  months'  impri- 
sonment, for  "adultery". 

Fri.  8.— The  Tabernacle  choir  won  the 
second  prize  ($1000)  at  the  singing  contest 
at  the  World's  Fair,  Chicago,  111. 

—This  was  Utah  day  at  the  World's  Fair, 
Chicago.  At  Festival  Hall,  Presidents 
Wilford  Woodruff  and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  and 
Governer  Caleb  W.  West,  of  Utah,  delivered 
short  speeches. 

Sat.  9.— The  Tabernacle  choir  gave  a 
concert  at  the  Music  Hall  in  Chicago,  and 
then  started  for  home. 

Sun.  10.— The  Tabernacle  choir,  on  their 
homeward  journey,  sang  at  Omaha,  Neb. 

Mon.  11.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
Beaver,  Joseph  P.  Barton  and  Stephen  S. 
Barton,both  of  Paragoonah,  IronCo.,  were 
each  sentenced  to  five  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  alleged  adultery.  They  were  in- 
carcerated in  the   Penitentiary  Sept.  19th. 

— The  World's  Parliament  of  Religions, 
at  which  the  Latter  day  Saints  were  de- 
nied representation,  commenced  at  Chica- 
go, 111. 

Wed.  13.— The  Tabernahle  choir  returned 
to  Salt  Lake  City  from  their  visit  to  Chi- 
cago, 111. 

— Elder  Newman  Bulkley,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Springville, 
Utah  Co. 

Fri.  15. — Sister  Mercy  R.  Thompson,  a 
veteran  Church  member,  died  in  the  Six- 
teenth Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  18.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
Beaver,  Fred.  W.  Cook  was  sentenced  to 
six  months'  imprisonment,  for  "fornica- 
tion," and  Robert  B.  Dalley  to  18  months' 
for  "adultery".  Both  were  incarcerated 
in  the  Penitentiary  the  following  day. 

Wed.  20.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Bishop  Benjamin  M.  Lewis,  of 
Logan,  was  sentenced  to  six  months'  im- 
prisonment, for  "adultery". 

Fri.  22. — Miss  Augusta  Anderson,  a  wit- 
ness in  the  Oluf  Hogan  adultery  case,  was 
imprisoned  in  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  25.— On  this  and  the  following  day, 
Elder  Andrew  Jenson,  (who  was  on  a  spe- 
cial mission  in  Missouri  and  other  States) , 
copied  the  old  Church  record,  written  by 
the  first  Church  Historian,  John  Whitmer. 


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The  old  record,  after  passing  through  se- 
veral hands,  was  now  found  in  the  posses- 
ion of  Geo.  Schweich,  at  Richmond,  Ray 
Co.,  Mo. 

October.  Mon.  2.— Augusta  Anderson 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  5.— A  bill  providing  for  the  resto- 
ration of  Church  property  to  the  rightful 
owner  was  passed  in  the  U.  S.  House  of 
Representatives.  Delegate  Joseph  L.  Raw- 
lins championed  the  bill  in  an  able  manner. 
Fri.  6. — The  general  semi-annual  confe- 
rence of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  continuing  three  days. 

JSat.  7.— Elder  John  Rowley  died  at  Co- 
lonia  Facheco,  Chihuahua,  Mexico. 

ISat.  14.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Hans  Christensen  was  sentenced  to 
two  months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  16.— The  Twin  Groves  branch  of 
the  Church,  Bannock  Stake  of  Zion,  Idaho, 
was  organized;  Wm.  D.  Williams,  presid- 
ing Elder. 

Sat.  21.— The  U.  S.  Senate  passed  a  bill, 
providing  for  the  restoration  of  Church 
property,  with  certain  amendments. 

Mon.  23.— The  U.  S.  House  of  Represen- 
tatives concurred  in  the  Senate  amend 
ments  to  the  bill  providing  for  the  restora- 
tion of  Church  property. 

November. — Discoveries  of  rich  gold 
bearing  ore  in  the  Camp  Floyd  mining  dist- 
rict attracted  general  attention  in  Utah. 

T'les.  7.— The  -general  election  in  Utah 
resulted  in  the  election  of  5  Democrats,  5 
Republicans  and  2  Liberals  to  the  legisla- 
tive Council,and  8  Democrats,  10  Republic- 
ans and  6  Liberals  to  the  House.  In  Salt 
Lake  City  the  Independent- Citizens  candi- 
dates were  successful  for  all  the  municipal 
offices  except  treasurer  for  which  a  Liberal 
was  elected.  The  Independent- Citizens 
elected  ten  councilmen  and  the  Liberals 
five.  Robert  N.  Baskin,  Independent  Ci- 
tizens' candidate  for  mayor,  was  elected. 

Thurs.  9.— The  Salt  Lake  Tribune  ad- 
vised the  Liberals  to  disband  and  divide 
on  national  party  lines ;  leading  Liberals 
favored  the  proposition. 

Mon.  13.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  John  Hopkin  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Miner  to  three  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  u.  c. 

— Wm.  Smith,  the  last  surviving  brother 
of  the  Prophet  Joseph,  and  once  a  member 
of  the  Council  of  Twelve  Apostles,  died 
at  Osterdock,  Clayton  Co.,  Iowa. 

Thurs.  16.— Bishop  Wm.  L.  N.  Allen,  of 
the     21st     Ward,    Salt    Lake    City,  died. 
Wed.  22.— Sister  Elizabeth  Richards  died 
at  Union,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Fri.  24.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Peter  Svendsen  was  sentenced 
by  Judge  Miner  to  three  months' impris- 
onment in  the  Penitentiary,  for  u.  c. 

—In  the  First  District  Court,  Provo, 
Wm.  A.  Stewart  was  sentenced  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Sun.  26.— Richard  Slater,  9  Church  vet- 
eran, died  at"  Slaterville,  Weber  Co.  The 
settlement  of  Slaterville  was  originally 
named  in  his  honor. 

Mon.  27.— The  Pioneer  Electric  Power 
Company  was  organized,  with  Geo.  Q. 
Cannon  as  president. 

Wed.  29.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
at  Ogden,  Wm.  Tyril  was  sentenced  by 


Judge  Miner  to  three  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  "adultery." 

Thurs.  30.— Bishop  Levi  W.  Reed  died  at 
North  Point,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

December.  Tues.  5.— In  the  First  Dis- 
trict Court,  Provo,  Joseph  F.  Parker  was 
sentenced  to  four  months'  imprisonment, 
for  u.  c. 

Wed.  6.— Charles  A.  Allen  was  arrested 
at  Beaver,  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  ii.— Martha  Seed  Thornley,  one  of 
the  first  converts  to  "Mormonism"  in 
England,  died  at  Laytoa,  Davis  Co. 

—In  the  Fourth  District  Court,  Ogden, 
Wm.  J.  Orchard  was  sentenced  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Tues.  12.— Mrs.  Lucy  Pearson,  a  native 
of  Sweden,  died  at  Richfield,  Sevier  Co., 
99  years  old. 

Thurs.  14.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
at  Beaver,  Charles  A.  Allen,  of  Beaver, 
was  sentenced  to  four  months'  imprison- 
ment, for  u.  c. 

— Hans  Christensen  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  17.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  St.  Mary's  river  and  tributaries,  south- 
east of  Cardston,  Alberta,  Canada,  were 
organized  as  the  ^tna  Ward;  Richard 
Pilling,  Bishop. 

Mon.  18. — At  a  convention  of  the  Liberal 
party,  held  in  the  Theatre,  Salt  Lake  City, 
it  was  resolved  that  the  party  disband. 

Tues.  19.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Jens  L.  Bruun,  of  Richfield,  was 
sentenced  by  Judge  Blackburn  to  30  days' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Wed.  20.— M.  McMillian,  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  E.  B.  Bronson,  of  El  Paso,  Texas, 
discovered  the  remains  of  five  prehistoric 
towns  below  Eddy,  New  Mexico. 

—In  the  Fourth  District  Court,  Ogden, 
John  Lutz  was  sentenced  by  Judge 
Miner  to  six  months'  imprisonment,  for 
"adultery." 

Sun.  24.— The  Saints,  who  had  settled  on 
Fish  Creek,  Alberta,  Canada,  were  orga- 
nized as  Mountain  View  Ward;  Vincent 
I.  Stewart,  Bishop. 

Mon.  25.— Joseph  P.  Barton,  Stephen  S. 
Barton  and  Wm.  E.  Jones  were  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  26.— Col.  Jesse  Carter  Little,  a 
Pioneer  of  1847,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  27.— Martin  AUred,  of  Fairview, 
Sanpete  Co.,  was  arrested  on  the  charge 
of  adultery. 

FiH.  29.  —Edmund  Ellsworth,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Showlow, 
Apache  Co.,  Ariz.  He  led  the  first  hand- 
cart company  into  Great  Salt  Lake  Val- 
ley, in  1856. 

Sun.  31.— The  new  Assembly  Hall  of  the 
22nd  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City,  was  dedicated. 


1894:. 

The  first  settlement  of  the  Saints  in 
Sonora,  Mexico,  was  organized  as  a  Ward. 
The  first  Maori  Saints,  from  New  Zealand, 
arrived  in  Utah.  Pres.  Cleveland  pardoned 
allpolygamists,  and  restored  them  to  their 
civil  rights. 


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205 


January.  Tues.  2.— Don  Maguire  was 
selected  as  Utah's  representative  at  the 
Midwinter  Fair,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Fri.  5.— Ex  Judge  John  W,  Blackburn 
died  at  Provo,  Utah  Co. 

Jl/bw.  8.— The  thirty- first  session  of  the 
legislative  assembly  of  Utah  met  in  Salt 
Lake  City  and  organized  uy  the  election  of 
M.  A.  Breeden  as  president  of  the  Council 
and  A.  B.  Emery  as  speaker  of  the  House. 
Tues.  9. — Col.  S.  A.  Merritt  was  appointed 
chief  justice  of  Utah;  he  qualified  on  the 
17th, 

Wed.  10.— Wm.  Ashworth  was  arrested 
at  Provo,  Utah  Co.,  for  u.  c,  and  placed 
under  $300  bonds. 

—On  report  of  special  Master  Bache  the 
Utah  Supreme  Court  ordered  certain  con  - 
fiscated  Church  property  valued  at  $4:38,174 
to  be  turned  over  to  the  First  Presidency. 
Tues.  1^.— Elder  Wm.  R.  Smith,  president 
of  the  Davis  Stake  of  Zion,  died  at  Center- 
ville^  Davis  Co. 

Wed.  17.— A  bill  was  introduced  in  the 
Utah  legislature  to  abolish  the  Utah  Com- 
mission; also  to  create  the  county  of 
Carbon  out  of  a  portion  of  Emery  County. 
— Thurs.  18. — Jens  L.  Brunn  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  20.— Annie  K.  Smoot,  president  of 
the  Utah  Stake  Primary  associations,  died 
at  Provo,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  28. — John  Hopkin  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

February.  Thurs,  i.— The  Saints  who 
had  settled  on  Snake  river,  near  Riverside, 
Bingham  Co.,  Idaho,  were  organized  as 
the  Grover  branch  of  the  Church;  W.  D. 
Grover,  presiding  Elder. 

— Elder  Thomas  Emmet  died  at  Ogden, 
Weber  Co. 

Tues.  6.— The  legislative  Council  passed 
the  eight -hour  law;  it  was  signed  by  the 
governor,  Feb.  20th. 

Thurs.  8.— Peter  Svendsen  and  Wm.  A. 
Stewart  were  discharged  from  the  Peni- 
tentiary. 

Sun.  18.— Fred.  W.  Cook  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Elder  Walter  Herbert  ^  Barton,  of 
Kaysville,  Davis  Co.,  died  'at  McComb, 
Pike  Co.,  Miss.,  where  he  labored  as  a 
missionary. 

Mon.  19.— The  House  branch  of  the  Utah 
legislature  passed  a  bill  to  abolish  the 
Utah  Commission. 

Tues.  20.— Wm.  J.  Orchard,  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sat.  24.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo.  Parley  Young,  of  Fairview,  San- 
pete Co.,  was  sentenced  to  60  days' im- 
prisonment, for  u.  c. 

—Elder  Charles  I.  Robson,  president  of 
the  Maricopa  Stake  of  Zion,  died  at  Mesa, 
Maricopa  Co.,  Ariz. 

Mon.  26.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Wm.  P.  Sampson  was  sentenced  to 
three  months'  imprisonment  and  Wm. 
Ashworth,  of  Provo,  to  50  days',  both  for 
u.  c. 

Tues.  27.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Niels  Peter  Thomson  was  sen- 
tenced to  one  year's  imprisonment,  for 
polygamy. 

—Gov.  Caleb  W.  West  appointed  John 
T.  Caine  Territorial  auditor  and  J.  N. 
Whitehead  Territorial  treasurer. 


Wed.  28.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Frank  Greenwell  was  sentenced  to  90  days' 
imprisonment,  for  alleged  adultery. 

March.— Benjamin  F.  Grouard,  once  an 
active  Elder  in  the  Church,  and  one  of  the 
first  missionaries  sent  to  the  Society 
Islands,  died  at  Santa  Ana,  Los  Angeles 
Co.,  Cal. 

—Elders  John  Vetterli  and  Julius  Bil- 
leter,  jun.,  were  banished  from  Prussia, 
where  they  labored  as  Latter-  day  Saint 
missionaries. 

Thurs.  1. — John  M.  Allen  was  arrested 
at  Clifton.  Garfield  Co.,  for  u.  c. 

Fri.  2.— Elder  Isaac  Harrison,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Sandy, 
Salt  Lake  Co. 

— Bishop  Benjamin  M.  Lewis  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

— The  Utah  legislature  passed  bills  for 
bounties  on  silk  and  sugar  beets. 

Sun.  4.— Bishop  Carl  C.  N.  Dorius  died 
at  Ephraim,  Sanpete  Co. 

Fri.  9.— The  Utah  legislature  passed  the 
bill  for  a  bounty  on  canaigre  root ;  also 
the  mechanics'  lien  bill  and  free  library 
bill.  The  governor  vetoed  the  free  library 
bill  on  the  10th. 

Sun.  11.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
the  Bavispe  river,  Sonora,  Mexico,  were 
organized  by  Apostles  Brigham  Young, 
John  Henry  Smith  and  George  Teasdale 
as  the  Oaxaca  Ward;  Franklin  Scott, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  12.— Gov.  West  vetoed  all  the 
bounty  bills,  and  the  Utah  legislature  ad- 
journed. 

Wed.  /4.— Charles  A.  Allen  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Thurs.  15.— Nabbie  Young  Clawson, 
daughter  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young  and 
wife  of  Spencer  Clawson,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Fri.  i^.— Joseph  F.  Parker  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri  30.— The  Salt  Lake  City  council 
authorized  the  issue  of  $800,000  in  muni- 
cipal bonds. 

— A  two  days'  discussion  between 
Elder  Willard  W.  Bean  and  a  Campbellite 
minister  was  commenced  at  Sparta,  White 
Co.,  Tenn.  It  resulted  in  victory  to  "Mor- 
monism." 

April.  Sun.  1. — Elder  Jesse  Williams 
Fox,  surveyor,  one  of  Utah's  early  Pio- 
neers and  a  prominent  citizen,5idied  at 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 

Fri.  6.— The  Blth  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
continuing  three  days. 

Sat.  7.— Gov.  West  ordered  out  the  Utah 
militia  to  head  off  General  Kelley's  com- 
monwealth army,  coming  from  California. 
Sun.  8.— Kelley's  commonwealers  reached 
Ogden,  1200  strong,  and  were  met  and 
guarded  by  the  militia.  A  squad  of  Salt 
Lake  City  police  was  sent  to  Ogden  to 
help  drive  the  "army"  back.  The  muni- 
cipality of  Ogden  fed  the  "wanderers." 

Mon.  5.— Thos.  C.  Sharp,  one  of  the 
main  instigators  of  the  murder  of  Joseph 
and  Hyrum  Smith,  died  at  Carthage,  111. 

Wed.  11.— The  "Industrial  Army"  of 
Kelley's  commionwealers  marched  out  of 
Ogden,  boarded  a  train  and  were  taken 
eastward. 


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liies.  17.— Wm.  Ashworth  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  is.— The  Utah  "Industrial"  .army 
was  organized  with  H.  E.  Carter  as  gen- 
eral. 

Sat.  21.— John  H.  Lutz,  who  had  been 
pardoned  by  Pres.  Cleveland,  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  25.— Parley  Young  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

FH.  27.— The  new  Utah  Commission 
organized  with  Geo.  W.  Thatcher  as  presi- 
dent. The  other  members  of  the  commis- 
sion consisted  of  A.  G.  Norrell,  J.  R. 
Letcher,  Hoyt  Sherman,  jun.,  and  E.  W. 
Tatlock. 

— The  Utah  Sugar  Company  issued 
bonds  to  the  amount  of  $400,000. 

Sat.  28.— Elder  Ransom  M.  Stevens, 
president  of  the  Samoan  mission,  died  at 
Fagalii,  Upolu,  Samoa. 

May. — The  first  election  for  the  new 
county  of  Carbon  resulted  in  Republican 
success.    Price  won  the  county  seat. 

Mon.  7. — The  Utah  Commission  was  per- 
manently organized,  with  J.  R.  Letcher 
as  chairman. 

Tti£S.  8.— Robert  B.  Dalley  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  11. — Elder  Edson  Whipple,  one  of 
Utah's  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Colonia 
Juarez,  Chihuahua,  Mexico. 

— Wm.  P.  Sampson  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary, 

Sat.  12. — General  Carter's  "Industrials" 
captured  a  Union  Pacific  train  at  Lehi 
and  proceeded  as  far  as  Provo,  where  the 
engine  was  ditched.  Gov.  West  called  out 
the  militia,  and  deputy  marshals  arrested 
27  of  the  "Industrials,"  including  General 
Carter,  and  took  them  to  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  iJ.— Frank  Greenwell  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—  The  Utah  mililia  returned  to  Salt  Lake 
,  City  from  Provo,and  the  "Industrial  army" 
broke  up. 

Thurs.  17.— The  Hot  Springs'  Railroad 
was  completed  to  Centerville,  Davis  Co. 

Fri.  18.— General  Carter  and  nineteen  of 
his  "Industrials"  were  sent  to  the  Peni- 
tentiary for  contempt  of  court,  in  steal- 
ing a  Union  Pacific  railway  train. 

Sat.  /9.— John  H;  Rumel,  an  old  Pioneer 
of  Utah,  died  at  Farmers  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
Co. 

Mon.  21.— Edward  W.  TuUidge,  one  of 
Utah's  literary  men,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

—One  hundred  "Industrials"  took  pos- 
session of  a  freight  train  at  Thistle  Sta- 
tion, Utah  Co.  Subsequently  sixteen  of 
the  leaders  were  arrested. 

Wed.  23.— In  the  Second  District  court, 
Beaver,  John  M.  Allen,  of  Clifton,  Garfield 
Co.,  and  James  A.  Smith  were  each  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Geo.  W.  Bartch  to  60 
days'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  24. — Davis  County  applied  for  an 
injunction  to  prevent  "General"  Smith's 
"Industrial  army"  from  marching  through 
the  county. 

Fri.  25.— A  squad  of  Salt  Lake  City  po- 
lice went  to  Davis  County  to  aid  in  stop- 
ping the  "Industrial  army."  The  "army" 
was  halted  at  the  county  line. 

Sat.  26.— Judge  Smith,  at  Provo,  Utah 


Co.,  sentenced  23  "Industrialists"  to  the 
Penitentiary. 

Tves.  2.9.— Judge  Merritt  dissolved  the 
injunction  against  the  "Industrials" 
crossing  the  Davis  County  line. 

Thurs.  51.— Elder  Samuel  F.  Lee,  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  Tooele  Co.,  died  at  Tooele, 
Tooele  Co. 

June.  Sat.  1.  —  Smith's  "Industrial" 
army  marched  into  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  9.— Elder  Francis  A.  Brown  died  at 
Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Sat.  16- Hirini  Whaanga,  Mere  Wha- 
anga,  Apikara  Whaanga  and  four  children 
sailed  from  Auckland,  New  Zealand, 
bound  for  Utah.  These  were  the  first 
Maori  Saints  who  gathered  to  Zion.  They 
emigrated  in  charge  of  Elders  William 
Douglas,  Wesley  Gibson  and  Lars  Chris- 
tian Rasmussen,  returning  missionaries. 

Fri.  22.— The  workers  in  the  Salt  Lake 
Temple  and  a  few  of  their  friends  left  Salt 
Lake  City  on  an  excursion  to  Brigham 
City,  Mantua  and  Willard,  Box  Elder  Co. 

July.  Sun.l.—Sait  Lake  City  railroad  em- 
ployees held  a  meeting  and  decided  to  join 
in  the  Pullman  strike;  the  piaces  of 
strikers  were  filled  with  non-union  men ; 
all  trains  were  tied  up  at  Ogden. 

Mon.  2.— A  complete  tie-up  of  all  trains 
by  the  strike  existed ;  a  stage  line  was  es- 
tablished between  Salt  Lake  City  and 
Ogden. 

Tues.  3.— A  thousand  strikers  stopped  a 
Union  Pacific  train  at  Ogden. 

Wed.  4.— Strikers  at  Ogden  overcame 
the  United  States  marshall  and  deputies 
and  prevented  the  running  of  trains. 

Thurs.  5.— No  railroad  trains  entered  or 
left  Salt  Lake  City. 

F7H.  6. — Elder  George  M.  Brown  died  at 
Colonia  Diaz,  Chihuahua,  Mexico. 

— Federal  officers  in  Utah  sent  a  tele- 
gram to  Attorney  General  Olney,  asking 
that  troops  be  called  out  to  subdue  the 
strikers. 

Sun.  8,— Incendiaries  attempted  to  burn 
the  city  of  Ogden,  Utah.  Seven  fires  were 
started  in  a  little  over  an  hour  and  prop- 
erty to  the  value  of  $135,000  was  destroyed. 

— John  M.  Allen  and  James  A.  Smith 
were  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—  The  Sixteenth  Infantry,  stationed  at 
Fort  Douglas,  was  ordered  out  to  protect 
Union  Pacific  and  Southern  Pacific  trains. 

Mon.  5.— The  strike  in  Salt  Lake  City 
was  broken,  and  train  service  was  re- 
sumed. 

Tues.  10.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  had  their  annual  excursion,  this 
time  going  to  Saltair. 

Tues.  17.— The  Riverside  branch,  Bing- 
ham Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  the 
Riverside  Ward ;  Charles  Erastus  Liljen- 
quist,  Bishop. 

— The  first  train  from  San  Francisco, 
Cal., since  the  strike  was  inaugurated,  ar- 
rived in  Salt  Lake  City. 

— President  Cleveland  signed  the  En- 
abling act  or  Utah  Statehood  bill. 

Wed.  18.— A  company  was  organized  to 
build  a  railroad  from  Fairfield  station, 
Utah  Co.,  toMercur,  a  mining  camp. 

Mon.  23.— In  the  First  District  Court 
held  at  Manti, Sanpete  Co.,  Eliott  Hudson 
was  sentenced  to  30  days'  imprisonment, 
for  "fornication." 


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August.  Wed.  i.— Acting  -  Governor 
Charles  C.  Richards  issued  a  proclama- 
tion, ordering  an  election  of  delegates  to 
the  Constitutional  Convention,  under  the 
Enabling  Act. 

Thurs.  .2.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Wm.  A.  Kirkwood  was  sentenced  to  60 
days'  imprisonment,  for  "fornication." 

Fri.  5.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court,  at 
Ogden,  John  Welch  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Miner  to  pay  a  fine  of  $25,  for  u.  c. 

Mon.  6.— Hon.  Harvey  W.  Smith  suc- 
ceeded Judge  James  A.  Miner  on  the  bench 
of  the  Fourth  District  Court,  at  Ogden. 

Sat.  11. — Utah  exhibits  at  the  Midwinter 
Fair,  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  carried  off 
fourteen  rewards. 

Tues.  14. — John  Morgan,  one  of  the  first 
Seven  Presidents  of  the  Seventies,  died  at 
Preston,  Idaho. 

Wed.  22.— Elder  Peter  C.  Geertsen  died 
at  Huntsville,  Weber  County. 

—Elliott  Hudson  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  28.— The  Cannonville  Ward,  Gar- 
field Co.,  was  divided  by  Apostle  Francis 
M.  Lyman  into  three  Wards,  namely  Can- 
nonville, Georgetown  and  Tropic.  Wesley 
W.  Willis  was  appointed  Bishop  of  Can- 
nonville and  Geo.  W.  Johnson  Bishop  of 
Georgetown. 

Thurs.  50.— Bishop  Henry  Clegg  died  at 
Heber  City,  Wasatch  Co. 

Fri.  31. — The  Utah  Supreme  Court  ap- 
pointed John  R.  Winder  Receiver  of 
Church  property,  in  place  of  Henry  W. 
Lawrence  ;the  new  Receiver  gave  bonds  in 
the  sum  of  $100,000. 

-Prof.  Theodore  B.  Lewis  succeeded 
Judge  Jacob  S.  Boreman  as  Territorial 
School  Commissioner. 

September.  Sun.  9.— Charles  David 
Barnum,  one  of  Utah's  oldest  Pioneers, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  11. — The  Republican  Territorial 
convention,  at  Provo,  nominated  Frank  J. 
Cannon  for  Congress. 

Thurs.  13.— In  the  Second  District  Court, 
Beaver,  James  A.  Stratton  was  sentenced 
to  18  months'  imprisonment,for"adultery." 

Sat.  15. — The  Democratic  convention, 
held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  nominated  Joseph 
L.  Rawlins  for  Congress. 

Tues.  is.- Benjamin  Goddard  left  Auck- 
land, New  Zealand,  on  a  special  missionary 
tour  to  Australia  and  Tasmania. 

—A  new  oath  was  framed  by  the  Utah 
Commission  for  polygamists. 

Thurs.  20.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Richard  Crowther  was  sentenced 
to  three  months'  imprisonment,  for 
"adultery." 

Thurs.  27.— Pres.  Grover  Cleveland  is- 
sued a  proclamation  granting  pardon  and 
restoring  civil  rights  to  all  persons  who 
were  disfranchised  by  the  anti -polygamy 
laws,  excepting  those  who  had  not  com- 
plied with  Pres.  Harrison's  proclamation 
of  Jan.  4, 1893. 

Sat.  29. — A  new  meeting  house,  erected 
by  the  Elders  laboring  in  the  Indian  Ter- 
ritory mission,  was  dedicated  in  the  Massy 
settlement,  Choctaw  Nation,  Ind.  Ter. 

October.  Thurs.  4. — Wm.  A.  Kirkwood 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

—The  Territorial  Exposition  was  opened 


in  Salt  Lake  City,  with  a  grand  military 
display. 

Fri.  5.— The  general  semi-annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  commenced  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  It  was  continued  daily  till  the 
7th.  In  voting  for  the  general  authorities 
of  the  Church,  on  the  7th,  Edward  Stev- 
enson was  sustained  as  one  of  the  First 
Seven  Presidents  of  Seventies,  to  fill  the 
vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  John 
Morgan. 

S^m.  7. — Elder  Hyrum  Judd,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Colonia 
Juarez,  Chihuahua,  Mexico. 

Tues.  9. — Edward  Stevenson  was  set 
apart  as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents 
of  Seventies. 

—In*  the  First  District  Court,  Provo, 
Thomas  Ogden  was  sentenced  to  100 
days'  imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Thurs.  ii.— Elder  Cyrus  H.  Wheelock,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Mt.  Pleasant, 
Sanpete  Co. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  Provo, 
Poul  Poulson  was  sentenced  to  30  days' 
imprisonment,  for  u.  c. 

Sat.  13. — In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
Provo,  Hyrum  G.  White  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Wm.  H.  King  to  six  months'  impris- 
onment, and  John  McKellar  to  a  longer 
term,  both  for  "adultery." 

Mon.  22. — Elder  Hyrum  Carter,  of  Por- 
terville,  Morgan  Co.,  Utah,  died  in  South 
Carolina,  where  he  labored  as  a  mission- 
ary. 

Fri.  26. — Elder  James  Bevan,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Tooele, 
Tooele  Co. 

November.  Jfow.  5.  — Lewis  Barney,  one 
of  Utah's  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Mancos, 
Colo. 

Tues.  G.—Kt  the  general  election  in  Utah 
the  Republicans-  elected  Frank  J.  Cannon 
delegate  toCongress.  TheRepublicans  also 
elected  60  of  the  107  delegates  to  the  con- 
stitutionial  convention. 

Fri.  g. — Elder  Wm.  W.  Casto,  senior 
president  of  the  61st  quorum  of  Seventy 
and  once  a  member  of  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion, died  at  Big  Cottonwood,  Salt  Lake 
Co. 

Sat.  iO.— Poul  Poulson  i  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

Wed.  21.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  David  Bigelow,  of  Wallsburg,  was 
sentenced  to  50  days  imprisonment,  for 
u.  c. 

Thurs.  22.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Zeb.  BarkduU  was  sentenced  to 
three  months'  imprisonment,  for  "forni- 
cation." 

Tues.  27. — Southern  Ute  Indians  from 
Colorado  invaded  southeastern  Utah. 
Gov.  Wells  asked  the  Washington  author- 
ities to  send  them  back. 

Wed.  28.— James  A.  Stratton  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

December.  Hon.  3.— A  delegation  of 
settlers  from  San  Juan  County  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  appealed  to  the  gov- 
ernor for  protection  against  the  Utes. 

Tues.  4.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Magnus  Erickson  was  sentenced  to 
three  months'  imprisonment,  for  "adul- 
tery;" he  was  incarcerated  in  the  Peni- 
tentiary on  the  9th. 


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Wed.  5.— Richard  Crowther  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Gov.  West  sent  arms  and  ammunition 
to  the  San  Juan  settlers. 

Thurs.  i.?.— General  William  Booth,  of 
the  Salvation  Army,  spoke  in  the  Taber- 
nacle, Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  14.— As  a  result  of  a  conference 
between  Gov.  West,  Col.  Tatlock.  Colo- 
rado oflScials  and  the  Utes,  held  at  Monti - 
cello,  Utah,  the  Indians  agreed  to  return 
to  their  reservation. 

Fri.  28.— The  new  City  and  County  build- 
ing in  Salt  Lake  City  was  dedicated. 

Mon.  31. — Thomas  Ogden  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 


1895. 

A  State  constitution  was  madeand  adop- 
ted by  the  constitutional  convention,  held 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  and  every  preparation 
made  for  Utah's  admission  into  the  Union 
as  a  State. 

January.  Fri.  4. — A  delegation  of  set- 
tlers waited  upon  Governer  West  and  pre- 
sented affidavits  to  the  effect  that  the  Ute 
Indians  were  committing  depredations  in 
San  Juan  County. 

6'a^.5.— Gov.West  ordered  Captains  John 
Q.  Cannon  and  Geo.  W.  Gibbs  to  proceed 
to  the  San  Juan  country  and  investigate 
the  Indian  troubles,  caused  by  the  presence 
of  Colorado  Utes  in  the  county. 

Thurs.  10.— The  Board  of  Education  in- 
augurated compulsory  education  in  Salt 
Laka  City. 

—David  Bigelow  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  20.— Elder  John  W.  Turner,  ex- 
sheriff  of  Utah  County,  died  at  Provo, 
Utah  Co. 

FH.  25.— The  first  direct  shipment  of 
Utah  flour  to  the  Orient  was  forwarded 
from  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat  26. — Niels  Peter  Thomson,  who  had 
been  imprisoned  since  Feb.  27, 1894,  serving 
a  sentence  for  polygamy,  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

—Major  John  H.  Gilbert,  who,  as  an  em- 
ployee in  the  printing  office  of  Egbert 
Grandon,  set  the  first  edition  of  the  Book 
of  Mormon  in  type,  in  1829—1830,  died  at 
Palmyra,  N.  Y. 

— Captains  Cannon  and  Gibbs  returned 
to  Salt  Lake  City  from  the  San  Juan 
country  and  reported  on  the  Ute  situation. 

Thurs.  31.— The  Utah  militia  organized 
and  elected  Henry  Page  colonel. 

February.  Thurs.  7. — Zeb.  BarkduU 
was  discharged  from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  8.— Elder  John  A.  Clark,  of  Farm- 
ington,  Utah,  died  at  Haifa,  Palestine, 
where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

Sun.  10.— The  Shelley  branch,  Bingham 
Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  the  Shelley 
Ward;  John  F.  Shelley,  Bishop. 

Wed.  13.— The  snow-fall  in  Sanpete  Co. 
beat  the  record  for  twenty  years. 

Sun.  17. — Magnus  Erickson  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  22.— West  Layton  Ward,  Davis 
Co.,  was  organized  with  David  E.  Layton 
as  Bishop. 


Sun.  24. — The  Saints,  who  had  settled  on 
an  island  near  Rexburg,  Fremont  Co., 
Idaho,  were  organized  as  the  Island  branch 
of  the  Church;  Geo.  Hibbard,  presiding 
Elder. 

Mon.  25.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Ogden,  Lorenzo  Huish  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Wm.  H.  King  to  30  days'  imprison- 
ment, for  u.  c. 

Wed.  27.— Richard  W.  Young  was  ap- 
pointed brigadier -general  of  the  Utah 
militia. 

Thurs.  28  —In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  Edward  Martin  was  sen- 
tenced by  Judge  Geo.  W.  Bartch  to  five 
months'  imprisonment,  for  "adultery". 

March.  Mon.  4.— Utah's  seventh  con- 
stitutional convention  convened  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Wed.  6, — Abraham  O.  Smoot,  president 
of  the  Utah  Stake,  died  at  Provo,  Utah  Co. 

Thurs.  7.— The  laying  of  natural  gas 
pipes  was  completed  to  Main  Street,  Salt 
Lake  City.  The  next  day  (8th)  the  na- 
tural gas  was  turned  on  and  lighted. 

Fri.  8.— Prince  Namah  Imaa  Namey,  of 
India,  visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  i.3.— Hyrum  G.  White  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Fri.  15. — Elder  David  Mustard  died  at 
Treasureton,  Bannock  Co.,  Idaho. 

Mon.  i8.— Womans  uffragists  appeared  in 
the  constitutional  convention  in  Salt  Lake 
City  and  presented  memorials. 

Wed.  20.— General  Philip  St.  George 
Cook,  who  had  charge  of  the  Mormon  Bat- 
talion during  part  of  its  marcb  to  Cali- 
fornia, in  1846-1847,  died  at  Detroit,  Mich. 

Wed.  27. — Lorenzo  Huish  was  discharged 
from  the  Penitentiary. 

April.  Wed.  3 — The  constitutional  con- 
vention adopted  the  preamble  and  declarat- 
ion of  rigths. 

Fri.  5. — The  sixty- fifth  annual  conference 
of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City, 
continuing  three  days. 

— The  constitutional  convention,  after  a 
heated  debate  of  several  days,  adopted  the 
woman  suffrage  clause. 

Sat.  6.— The  Natural  History  Society  of 
Utah  was  organized.  Its  purpose  is  to  in- 
stitute original  researches  on  the  subjects 
of  geology,  mineraology,  archaelogy  and 
biology  in  all  their  branches. 

Tuss.  9.— Bishop  Richard  S.  Gibby  died 
at  Provo,  Utah  Co. 

— The  first  carload  of  Utah  guano  was 
placed  on  the  market. 

Wed.  to. — Taxpayers  held  a  mass-meeting 
in  Salt  Lake  City  and  recommended  the  is- 
suance of  $300,000  5-per  cent  ten -year 
bonds. 

Sat.  13. — Several  county  schools  in  Utah 
were  closed  for  lack  of  funds. 

Sun.  14.— The  Saints,  who  had  settled 
between  Hyrum  and  Wellsville,  Cache  Co., 
were  organized  as  the  Mt.  Sterling  Ward ; 
Wm.  John  Hill,  Bishop. 

Wed.  24.— The  constitutional  convention 
voted  down  the  prohibition  clause  after  an 
exciting  debate. 

Fri.  86.— Dr.  Wm.  H.  Groves  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  He  left  all  his  real  estate,  va- 
lued at  175,000  or  more,  for  the  founding  of 
the  Dr.  W.  H.  Groves  Latter-day  Saints' 
hospital. 

Sun.  28. — The  Seventies  residing  in  the 


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northern  part  of  the  Oneida  Stake  of  Zion, 
Idaho,  were  organized  by  Seymour  B. 
¥"oung.  Christian  D.  Fjeldsted  and  J.  Gol- 
den Kimball,  as  the  108th  quorum  of  Sev- 
enty. Wm.  Thos.  Higginson,  Jonathan  H. 
Hale  and  George  Michael  Smith  were  set 
apart  as  presidents. 

May.  Sat.  4.— John  McKellar  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Mon.  6.— The  constitutional  convention 
adopted  the  constitution  as  a  whole.  The 
delegates  were  banqueted  in  the  evening. 

Wed.  8. — Delegates  to  the  constitutional 
convention  signed  the  constitution,  and  the 
convention  adjourned  sine  die.  The  con- 
vention had  been  in  session  66  days. 

Sat.  11,— Elder  Andrew  Jenson  left  Salt 
Lake  City,  on  a  special  mission  to  the  dif- 
ferent Latter-day  Saint  missionary  fields 
throughout  the  world,  in  the  interest  of 
Church  history. 

Mon.  13. — Prince  Francis  Joseph,  of  Bat- 
tenberg,  visited  Salt  Lake  City. 

— The  Intermountain  Woman  Suffrage 
convention  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City ; 
Susan  B.  Anthony  presided. 

Tues.  14.  —  Marysville  Ward,  in  the 
Bannock  Stake  of  Zion,  Idaho,  was  organ- 
ized by  Apostle  Franklin  D.  Richards  and 
the  Bannock  Stake  Presidency,  with  James 
H.  Wilson  as  Bishop. 

Wed.  15. — The  great  Western  silver  con- 
ference met  in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake 
City ;  Hon.  Thos.  G.  Merrill,  of  Montana, 
chairman. 

Fri.  17. — The  silver  convention  effected 
a  permanent  organisation  under  the  name 
of  the  Bimetalic  Union. 

Fri.  24.— In  the  Fourth  District  Court, 
Ogden,  Ole  Sonne  was  sentenced  to  three 
months'  imprisonment,    for  '^fornication." 

—Sister  Ella  Adelia  Moody,  who,  with 
her  husband,  labored  as  a  missionary  in 
Samoa,  died  at  Fagalii,  Upolu,  Samoa. 

June. i^ri.7. — Elder  Philo  Dibble,an  aged 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Springville,  Utah 
Co. 

Sun.  9.  —  At  a  conference,  held  at 
lona,  Bingham  Co.,  Idaho,  the  Bannock 
Stake  of  Zion-  was  divided  and  its  western 
part  organized  as  the  Bingham  Stake; 
James  E.  Steele,  president,  Robert  L.  By- 
bee  and  Joseph  S.  Mulliner,  counselors. 

— 'J'he  Saints  comprising  the  three  Bish- 
ops'Wards  (Cardston,  ^tna  and  Mountain 
View)  in  Alberta,  Canada,  were  organized 
•as  the  Alberta  Stake  of  Zion ;  Charles  O. 
Card,  president;  John  A.  Woolf  and  Ster- 
ling Williams,  counselors. 

— The  Island  branch,  Fremont  Co.,  Ida., 
was  organized  as  a  Ward ;  Geo.  Hibbard, 
Bishop. 

Tues.  11.— Elder  J.  H0glund  baptized  J. 
M.  Lindel0f  and  wife  (a  Swedish  family) , 
in  the  river  Neva,  St.  Petersburg,  Russia. 
This  is  believed  to  have  been  the  first  bap- 
tism performed  by  divine  authority  in  that 
country. 

Thurs.  20. — The  Saints  who  had  settled 
at  Bedford,  Uinta  Co.,  Wyo.,  were  organi- 
zed as  a  branch  of  the  Church;  John  B. 
Thatcher,  presiding  Elder. 

Tues.  25.— Commander  in  chief  General 
T.  G.  Lawler  arrived  in  Salt  Lake  City  and 
was  tendered  a  reception  by  the  local  G. 
A.  R.  members. 


July.  Wed.  5.— Edward  Martin  was  dis.- 
charged  from  the  Penitentiarv. 

Thurs.  11.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County,  on  their  annual  excursion,  spent  a 
pleasant  day  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co. 

Wed.  24.— Pioneer  day  was  celebrated  in 
grand  style  at  Saltair,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Wed.  5i.— Elder  Eli  Bell  died  at  Logan, 
Cache  Co. 

August.  Sat.  3. — Elder  Charles  Scott 
Hall,  of  West  Portage,  Box  Elder  Co.,  died 
near  Mineota,  Wood  Co.,  Texas,  where  he- 
labored  as  a  missionary.  His  remains  were 
brought  home. 

Sun.  4.— Elder  Miles  Hudson  Jones,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Fri.  9.— Klder  Peter  O.  Hansen,  the  last 
survivor  of  the  first  four  Latter-day  Saint 
Elders  who  introduced  the  gospel  in  Scan- 
dinavia in  1850,  died  at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

—Ole  Sonne  was  discharged  from  the 
Penitentiary. 

Sat.  iO.— Inthe  Fourth  District  Court  at 
Ogden, Judge  HarveyW. Smith  decided  that 
women  had  a  right  to  vote  on  the  State- 
constitution. 

— The  school  building  for  the  deaf  and! 
dumb  in  Salt  Lake  City  sustained  a  severe 
loss  by  fire. 

Sun.  li.— Elder  SwenM.  L0vendahl  died 
at  South  Cottonwood,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Mon.  iP.— Forty-five  buildings  were 
burned  at  Bingham,  Salt  Lake  Co.,  in- 
volving a  loss  of  $200,000.  Many  people 
were  rendered  homeless. 

Wed.  2i.— Veterans  from  the  Black 
Hawk  Indian  war  had  a  re- union  at  Span- 
ish Fork,  Utah  Co. 

Thurs.  22. — Bishop  John  Carson  died  at 
Fairfield,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  25. — The  Saints  who  had  settled 
north  of  Salem,  Fremont  Co.,  Idaho,  were 
organized  as  the  North  Salem  branch; 
Heber  C.  Roylance,  presiding  Elder. 

Tues.  27. — By  order  of  the  war  depart- 
ment, and  in  accordance  with  the  enact- 
ment of  Congress  that  a  star  should  be 
added  to  the  national  flag  for  each  State 
admitted  into  the  Union,  a  new  star  was 
added  for  Utah.  This  increased  the  num- 
ber of  the  stars  in  the  national  emblem  to 
45. 

— A  fire  in  Cedar  City,  Iron  Co.,  de- 
stroyed several  buildings ;  damage,  $4,000. 

Wed.  28.— A  Republican  State  convention 
was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  31.— The  Utah  Supreme  Court  de- 
decided  that  women  were  not  entitled  ta 
vote  at  the  November  election. 

September.  Thurs.  5.— The  Demo- 
cratic State  convention  was  held  at  Og* 
den. 

Fri.  6. — Cqiigressman  Wm.  J.  Bryan,  of 
Nebraska,  lectured  in  Salt  Lake  City,  on^ 
the  silver  question. 

Sun.  8.— Darby  Ward  was  organized  in 
Fremont  County,  Idaho  (Bannock  Stak& 
of  Zion) ,  with  Emanuel  Bagley  as  Bishop- 
Leigh  Ward,  in  the  same  Stake,  was  or- 
ganized, with  Edwin  S.  Little  as  Bishop. 

Sat.  14. — A  Populist  State  conventioa 
was  held  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—In  the  Fourth  District  Court,  Ogden^ 
Samuel  K.  Obray  was  sentenced  to  two* 
years'  imprisonment,  and  Mira  Griflltb 
Obray  to  one  month's,  both  for  "adultery"  ; 


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Charles    Bauer   was     sentenced  to   four 
jnonths'  imprisonment,  for  "fornication." 

Tues.  17. — Republican  women  held  a 
imonster  mass  meeting  at  the  Grand  opera 
house,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  18.— Patriarch  Robert  Wilson  died 
at  Oakley,  Cassia  Co.,  Idaho. 

— In  the  First  District  Court,  Provo, 
James  Stevenson  was  sentenced  to  seven 
months'  imprisonment,  for  "adultery." 

Mo7i.  50.— Patriarch  Geo.  W.  Brimhall 
died  at  Spanish  Fork,  Utah  Co. 

October.  Wed.  2.— The  Denver  choir, 
one  of  the  best  musical  organizations  in 
the  West,  gave  a  concert  in  the  Taber- 
nacle, Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  3.— The  great  Eisteddfod  was 
opened  in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City, 
continuing  three  days. 

Fri.  4. — The  general  semi-annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  commenced  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  continuing  three  days. 

Sat.  5. — The  Republicans  in  Salt  Lake 
City  had  the  greatest  political  demonstra- 
tion ever  seen  in  Utah. 

Tttes.  8. — Zion's  Maori  Association,  con- 
sisting of  returned  missionaries  from  New 
Zealand,  Australia  and  Tasmania  was  or- 
ganized in  Salt  Lake  City ;  Wm.  Paxman, 
president;  Benjamin  Goddard,  vice-presi- 
dent; Clarence  W.  Taylor,  secretary. 

Thurs.  10. — The  court  house  at  Ogden, 
Weber  Co.,  was  destroyed  by  fire. 

Mon.  14.— Mira  GriflBth  Obray  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Tues.  15.— Sir  Michael  Meyendorff,  who 
had  been  an  exile  in  Siberia,  for  taking 
part  in  the  Polish  attempt  to  obtain  free- 
dom from  Russia,  lectured  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  on  his  personal  experience  as  an 
exile. 

Sun.  2/.— Palisade  Ward,  Bingham  Co., 
Idaho,  was  organized  by  James  E.  Steele 
and  Robert  S  Bybee,  of  the  Bingham 
Stake  presidency.  Robert  Oakden  was 
ordained  Bishop  by  Apostle  Heber  J. 
Grant,  Dec.  14, 1895. 

NoTcmber.— Elder  Daniel  Jones  Stew- 
art, of  AdamsvlUe,  Beaver  Co.,  died  in  the 
Southern  States,  where  he  labored  as  a 
missionary. 

— Elder  Samuel  E.  Woolley  succeeded 
Elder  Matthew  Noall  as  president  of  the 
Hawaiian  mission. 

This  interesting  mission  was  founded  in 
December,  1850.  and  its  first  president  was 
Hiram  Clark,  who  was  succeeded  by  the 
following  Elders:  Philip  B.  Lewis,  Aug. 
9, 1851 ;  Silas  Smith,  July,  1855 ;  Henry  W. 
Bigler,  pro  tern,  1851;  native  Elders,  1858; 
Walter  M.  Gibson  (without  proper  ap- 
pointment) ,  1861 ;  Ezra  T.  Benson  and  Lo- 
renzo Snow  (in  temporary  charge  for  re- 
organization purposes) ,  April,  1864 ;  Joseph 
F.  Smith,  April,  1864;  Alma  L.Smith,  Oct., 
1854;  Geo.  Nebeker,  July,  1865;  Fred.  A. 
H.  F.  Mitchell,  1873;  Alma  L.  Smith, 
(second  term), Feb.  2, 1875;  Ward  E.  Pack, 
June  20,  1876;  Simpson  M.  Molen,  March 
20, 1878;  Harvey  H.  Cluff,  July  8,  1879:  Ed- 
ward Partridge,  July  31, 1882;  Enoch  Farr, 
March  14,  1885 ;  Wm.  King,  May  11,  1887 ; 
Ward  E.  Pack  (second  term),  May  9,  1890; 
and  Matthew  Noall,  Jan.  5,  1892. 

Sat.  2.— Elder  Lauritz  Larsen  died  at 
Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co. 


Mon.  4.— Elder  Geo.  B.  Bailey  died  at 
Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Tues.  5. — At  the  general  election  in 
Utah,  the  Republicans  elected  Congress- 
man Clarence  E.  Allen,  a  majority  of  the 
legislature,  and  the  entire  State  ticket. 
Republicans  also  elected  James  Glendin- 
ning  mayor  of  Salt  Lake  City. 

2u:S.  12. — At  the  instance  and  pre- 
arrangement  of  Fish  and  Game  Commis- 
sioner A.  Milton  Musser,  the  generous 
fishermen  of  Utah  and  Sevier  river  lakes 
seined  about  six  thousand  pounds  of  the 
common  fishes  (including  carp)  from  those 
waters ;  and  the  railroads  forwarded  them 
to  Salt  Lake  City,  free  of  charge,  where 
they  were  distributed  among  the  poor, 
through  the  Bishops,  ministers  and  others, 
without  distinction  o  f  class  or  color,  under 
the  supervision  of  Presiding  Bishop  Wm. 
B.  Preston. 

— Christopher  B.  Heaton  was  shot 
and  killed  while  attempting  to  cap- 
ture thieves,  near  Colonia  Pacheco,  Chi- 
huahua, Mexico. 

Wed.  13.— In  the  Third  District  Court, 
Salt  Lake  City,  John  Beck  was  fined  $300 
by  Judge  Wm.  H.  King,  for  u.  c. 

FH.  15.— Elder  Theodore  Petersen  who 
had  just  returned  from  a  mission  to  Scan- 
dinavia, died  at  Logan,  Cache  Co. 

Mon.  18. — Peter  Ranck,  one  of  Utah's 
early  pioneers,  died  at  East  Mill  Creek, 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  19.— Bedford  Branch,  Uinta  Co., 
Wyoming,  was  organized  as  Bedford  Ward 
by  Apostle  John  Henry  Smith  and  others ; 
John  B.  Thatcher,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  2/..— Patriarch  Lorenzo  D.Young 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City.  He  was  the  last 
surviving  brother  of  the  late  President 
Brigham- Young. 

Sat.  23.— Judge  Harvey  W.  Smith,  of  the 
Fourth  Judicial  District  Court,  died  at 
Ogden.  Henry  H.  Rolapp  was  subse- 
quently appointed  his  successor  in  office. 

December.  Sun.  1. — A  part  of  South 
Hooper  Ward,  Davis  County,  was  organ- 
ized as  Syracuse  Ward;  David  Cook, 
Bishop. 

Mon.  9.— At  a  special  conference  held  at 
Colonia  Juarez,  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  the 
settlements  of  the  Saints  in  Mexico  were 
organized  as  the  Juarez  Stake  of  Zion  by 
Apostles  Francis  M.  Lyman  and  George 
Teasdale;  Anthony  W.  Ivins,  president; 
Henry  Eyring  and  Helaman  Pratt,  coun-, 
selors. 

— Hiatt  Ward,  in  the  Bannock  Stake  of 
Zion,  Idaho,  was  organized;  Hyrum  J. 
Lucas,  Bishop. 

Wed.  11.— In  the  First  District  Court, 
Provo,  Benjamin  Ralphs  was  sentenced  by 
Judge  Wm.  H.  King  to  five  days' imprison- 
ment for  "adultery." 

6'a^.  14.— Sister  Mary  Loretta  P.  Teas- 
dale,  wife  of  Apostle  George  Teasdale, 
died  at  Colonia  Juarez,  Mexico. 

—Elder  Joseph  M.  Watson  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Sun.  15.— East  Jordan  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  organized  by  Apostle  Abra- 
ham H.  Cannon  and  the  Salt  Lake  Stake 
presidency,  with  Hyrum  Goflf  as  Bishop. 
The  Saints  thus  organized  had  formerly 
belonged  to  West  Jordan  Ward. 


CHURCH    CHKONOLOGT — 1896. 


211 


Fri.  20.— Elder  Henry  Talbot,  one  of  the 
first  converts  to  "Mormonisra"  in  South 
Africa,  died  at  Layton,  Davis  Co. 

Sat.  2i.— Bishop  George  Knight  died  at 
Croyden,  Morgan  Co. 

Sun.  22.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  at  Lima,  Beaverhead  Co.,  Mon- 
tana; Daniel  Clark,  presiding  Elder. 


1896. 

Utah  was  admitted  into  the  Union  as  a 
State.  A  number  of  new  settlements  in- 
habited by  Saints  in  Idaho  were  organized 
as  Wards. 

January.  TTed.  i.— Elder  Joseph' Law- 
son  died  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

— Charles  Bauer  was  discharged  from 
the  Penitentiary. 

i^ri.  5.— Elder  Hanmer  Magleby  died  at 
Monroe,  Sevier  Co. 

Sat.  4. — Pres.  Grover  Cleveland  signed 
the  proclamation  which  admitted  Utah  into 
the  sisterhood  of  States.  The  occasion 
was  honored  by  grand  celebrations  in  Salt 
Lake  City  and  other  places  in  the  new 
State.  Geo.  M.  Cannon  was  chosen  presi- 
dent of  the  State  Senate  and  Presley  Denny 
speaker  of  the  lower  house. 

Mbn.  6.— The  State  officers  were  in- 
stalled. Great  crowds  gathered  in  Salt 
Lake  City  to  witness  the  procession  and 
attend  the  ceremonies.  The  State  legis- 
lature convened. 

FH.  i7.— Elder  Elijah  Mayhew  died  at 
Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  is.— Elder  John  Telford  died  at 
Richmond,  Cache  Co. 

Tues.2l. — Frank  J.  Cannon  and  Arthur 
Brown  were  elected  United  States  sena- 
tors from  Utah,  by  the  State  legislature. 

Wed.  22.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
City  were  entertained  at  the  Theatre. 

Fr i. 24.— J a.mes  Stevenson  was  released 
from  the  Penitentiary,  having  been  par- 
doned by  Pres.  Cleveland. 

Mon.  27.— Senators  Cannon  and  Brown 
were  sworn  in  as  Utah's  first  senators  in 
the  U.  S.  Congress. 

Fri.  3i.— Sarah  Thompson  Phelps,  relict 
of  Patriarch  Morris  Phelps,  died  at  Mesa, 
Ariz. 

February.  Fri.  9.— The  Stake  Taber- 
nacle at  Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was 
destroyed  by  fire. 

Wed.  i2.— Elder  Geo.  Wm.  Ingram  died 
at  Mesa,  Ariz. 

Fri.  14. — Bishop  Henry  Tingey  died  at 
Brigham  City,  Box  Elder  Co. 

Wed.  /9.— Bishop  Edwin  Lucius  Whiting 
died  at  Mapleton,  Utah  Co. 

Thurs.  27.— In  Judge  Higgins'  court,  at 
Beaver,  the  Ions:  pending  indictment 
against  John  M.  Higbee,  for  alleged  part  i- 
cipation  in  the  Mountain  Meadow  massa- 
cre, was  dismissed. 

March.  Wed.  4.— Almera  Smith  Bar- 
ton, a  widow  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith, 
died  at  Parowan,  Iron  Co. 

Mon.  16. — Benjamin  Ralphs  was  dis- 
charged from  the  Penitentiary. 

Sun.  22.—  Crescent  branch  (formerly 
called  Dry  Creek) ,  of   the  Draper  Ward, 


Salt  Lake  Co,,  was  organized  as  Crescent 
Ward ;  James  P.  Jensen,  Bishop. 

Mon.  23.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  on 
Little  Wood  river,  Blain  Co.,  Idaho,  were 
organized  as  a  Ward  by  Apostle  Francis 
M.  Lyman;  Geo. S.  Harris,  Bishop. 

— Moreland  Ward,  Bingham  Co.,  Idaho, 
was  organized  by  Apostle  John  H.  Smith 
and  the  Bannock  Stake  presidency,  with 
Hans  Peter  Christiansen  as  Bishop.  On 
the  same  occasion  the  Saints  residing  at 
Blackfoot,  Bingham  Co.,  Idaho,  were  or- 
ganized as  Blackfoot  Ward;  Edwin  Wat- 
son. Bishop. 

Tues.  24.— Patriarch  Jacob  Weiler,  one 
of  the  Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Fri.  27.— Jane  Wells  Cooper  Hanks,  re- 
lict of  Ebenezer  Hanks,  and  an  attache  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Parowan, 
Iron  Co. 

April.  Fri.  3. — A  -reunion  of  Austra- 
lasian missionares  and  other  Saints  was 
held  in  Salt  Lake  City  by  Zion's  Maori  As- 
sociation. 

Sat.  4. — The  sixty-sixth  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake 
City ;  it  was  continued  for  three  days.  In 
voting  for  the  general  Church  authorities, 
on  the  6th,  Charles  W.  Penrose  was  sus- 
tained as  an  assistant  Church  historian ; 
Moses  Thatcher,  was  not  upheld  as  one  of 
the  Twelve,  because  of  his  refusal  to  sign 
a  manifesto  issued  by  the  general  authori- 
ties of  the  Church  to  the  Saints,  in  which 
the  leading  men  of  the  Church  were  re- 
quested to  seek  counsel  before  accepting 
political  offices  which  would  interfere  with 
their  ecclesiastical  duties. 

Mon.  6.— Edward  Dalton.  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Parowan, 
Iron  Co. 

Mon.  13.— The  Tabernacle  choir  left  Salt 
Lake  City  on  a  pleasure  trip  to  California, 
having  been  invited  to  sing  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  other  cities  of  the  Golden  Gate. 

—  Patriarch  Wm.  Derby  Johnson  died  at 
Colonia  Diaz,  Mexico. 

Tuss.  i4.— The  Tabernacle  choir  gave  an 
evening  concert  at  Oakland,  Cal.,  and  the 
next  night  the  programme  was  repeated  in 
San  Francisco. 

Su)i.  19.— The  Tabernacle  choir  gave  a 
sacred  concert  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

3fon.  20.— The  Tabernacle  choir  gave  a 
concert  at  San  Jose,  Cal.,  and  on  Tuesday 
evening  they  gave  their  last  concert  in 
California,  in  Sacramento. 

Thurs.  23.— The  Tabernacle  choir  re- 
turned to  Salt  Lake  City  from  their  visit 
to  California. 

Sun.  26.— Bi§hop  Elmer  Taylor  died  at 
Juab,  Juab  Co. 

Tu£S.  28. — Susan  A.  Stringam  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

May.  Wed.  20.— The  dead  body  of  a 
woman  was  found  in  the  basement  of  the 
Scandinavian  Methodist  churcb.  Salt  Lake 
City,  »vhich  subsequently  led  to  the  dis- 
covery of  at  least  two  murders,  alleged  to 
have  been  committed  by  Rev.  Francis 
Herman,  the  pastor  of  the  Church,  who, 
however,  had  disappeared. 

—The  Rio  Grande  Western  Ry.  was 
completed  to  Richfield,  Sevier  Co. 

Tues.  26.— Geo.  Ramsden,  a  gentleman 
long  and  favorably  known  in  connection 


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with  Latter-day  Saint  emigration  .from 
Europe,  died  at  Liverpool,  England. 

Fri.  29.— The  Saints  residing  in  the  so- 
called  Basin,  Davis  Co.,  were  organized  as 
Clinton  Ward;  Orlando  Hadlock,  Bishop. 

Sat.  50.— Israel  Evans,  who  had  served 
in  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Lehi, 
Utah  Co. 

Sun.  31. — The  Cannon  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
Co.,  was  organized  by  Geo.  Q.  Cannon, 
Apostle  Abraham  H.  Cannon,  and  the 
Stake  presidency;  Lewis  M.  Cannon,  Bis- 
hop. 

June. — Fish  and  Game  Commissioner 
A.  Milton  Musser  was  succeeded  in  office 
by  Warden  John  Sharp.  During  the  long 
period  Com.  Musser  served  in  that  capaci- 
ty he  introduced  and  planted  in  the  public 
waters  of  Utah,  practically  without  cost 
to  the  Territory,  over  eleven  millions  of 
choice  fishes,  which  were  brought  from  the 
Potomac,  Delaware,  Missouri,  Mississippi 
and  Illinois  rivers,  and  from  Lakes  Michi- 
gan and  Erie.  They  consisted  of  white 
fish,  black  bass,  sunfish,  shad,  eel,  perch, 
brook  trout,  crappie,  rainbow  trout,  lake 
trout,  scale,  mirror  and  leather  carp,  cat- 
fish, and  gold  and  silver  fish. 

Mon.  1. — The  first  number  of  De  Ster 
(The  Star),  a  monthly  periodical,  was 
published  in  Rotterdam,  Holland,  as  the 
missionary  organ  of  the  Church,  in  the 
Dutch  language. 

Thurs.  4.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  in  Chicago,  111.,  with  Lars  F. 
S0derlund  as  president.  This  was  the 
first  branch  of  the  Church  ever  organized 
in  that  city. 

Fri.  5.— A  grand  reunion  of  Pacific  Is- 
lands or  Polynesian  missionaries  was  held 
at  Calder's  Park,  near  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  6.— The  Saints  who  had  settled  a 
few  miles  west  of  Cardston,  Alberta, 
Canada,  were  organized  as  the  Leavitt 
branch. 

Sun.  7. — Warren  Ward,  Weber  Co.,  was 
organized  by  the  Weber  Stake  presidency ; 
Wm.  L.  Stewart,  Bishop. 

Tu£S.  9. — Patriarch  Ephraim  K.  Hanks, 
a  Church  veteran,  and  a  member  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  his  home,  on 
Pleasant  Creek,  Wayne  Co. 

Mbn.  22. — The  board  of  county  commis- 
sioners divided  Salt  Lake  City  into  52  vot- 
ing precincts,  and  the  county  outside  of 
the  city  into  35  voting  precincts— 87  in  all. 

— Wm.  Carter,  one  of  the  Utah  Pioneers 
of  1847,  died  at  St.  George,  Washington 
Co. 

— Frank  Allen,  a  prominent  young  man 
of  Taylor,  Ariz.,  was  murdered  by  white 
men,  on  the  Navajo  Indian  reservation, 
Colo.  Parts  of  his  body  were  recovered 
by  friends,  Aug.  2nd. 

July.— Heavy  floods  did  great  damage 
in  Utah  this  month. 

Thurs.  2. — Immense  crowds  gathered  in 
Salt  Lake  City  to  witness  a  midsummer 
carnival,  Vi  aich  was  kept  up  three  days. 

Mon.  6.— Elder  Andrew  Jenson,  on  his 
special  mission  around  the  world,  arrived 
at  Jerusalem,  Palestine. 

Thurs.  16.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  enjoyed  a  pleasant  excursion  to 
Ogden,  where  they  were  royally  treated 
by  the  citizens. 


Sun.  19. — Apostle  Abraham  oHoagland 
Cannon  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  25.— Elder  Rulon  S.  Wells,  with 
Joseph  W.  McMurrin  and  Edwin  F.  Parry 
as  counselors,  succeeded  Apostle  Anthon 
H.  Lund  in  the  presidency  of  the  Euro- 
pean mission. 

Fri.  24.— Elder  George  Mayer,  a  Church 
veteran,  died  at  Spanish  Fork,  Utah 
Co. 

— Dr.  J.  M.cBenedict  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sun.  26.— Morgan  Henry  Merrill,  coun- 
selor in  the  St.  Joseph  Stake  presidency, 
died  at  Thatcher,  Graham  Co.,  Ariz. 

August.  Wed.  5.— Sister  Margaret  M. 
Foutz,  a  survivor  of  the  Haun's  Mill  mas- 
sacre, died  at  Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  8.— Elder  WilfordE.  Cragun  died  at 
North  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Sun.  5.— Gray  Ward,  Bingham  County, 
Idaho,  was  organized  by  Robert  S.  Bybee, 
of  the  Bingham  Stake  presidency.  Geo. 
H.  Muir  was  ordained  Bishop  by  Apostle 
John  H.  Smith,  Sept.  11,  1897. 

Tu£S.  11.— The  Arcadia  branch  of  the 
Church,  in  the  Bannock  Stake  of  Zion, 
Idaho,  was  organized;  M.  Joseph  Kerr, 
president. 

Thurs.  i3.— Presidents  Wilford  Wood- 
ruff and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon,  with  their  wives, 
left  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  visit  to  Oregon 
and  California.    They  returned  Sept.  16th. 

Sun.  ie.  — Twin  Groves  branch,  Fre- 
mont County,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  a 
Ward ;  Wm.  D.  Williams,  Bishop. 

Wed.  ip.— Elder  Andrew  Bjarkmand,  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  died  at  Solfvarbo, 
Koppar berg's,  Laen.,  Sweden,  where  he 
labored  as  a  missionary. 

Sun.  25.— The  Sugar  House  Ward,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  was  divided,  and  a  new 
Ward  called  Forest  Dale  was  organized 
out  of  its  southwestern  part;  James  Jen- 
sen, Bishop. 

Tues.  25.— Sister  Ellen  Spencer  Claw- 
son,  wife  of  Bishop  Hiram  B.  Clawson, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.  28.  —  Patriarch  Hiram  Mace,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Fillmore,  Millard 
Co. 

Mon.  31. — Members  of  the  Tabernacle 
choir.  Knights  of  Pythias  band  and 
friends  (about  four  hundred  persons  al- 
together) left  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  special 
train  for  Denver,  Colo.,  to  participate  in 
the  Great  Western  Eisteddfod;  they  ar- 
rived in  Den  ver  the  next  day. 

September.— Elder  John  J.  Tanner,  a 
member  of  Zion's  Camp,  died  at  South 
Cottonwood,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

— Elder  Ezra  F.  Richards  succeeded 
Elder  Wm.  Gardner  as  president  of  the 
Australasian  Mission : 

This  mission,  which  included  Australia, 
New  Zealand,  Tasmania  and  some  smaller 
islands,  was  opened  in  1851,  and  John  Mur- 
dock  was  the  first  president.    He  was  suc- 
ceeded in  the  presidency  by  the  following 
Elders :    Charles  W.  Wandell,  June  2, 1852 
Augustus  Farnham,  April,  1853 ;  Absalom 
P.  Dowdle,  May,  1856;  Andrew  J.  Stewart 
June  7,  1857;  Thomas  Ford,  May  30,  1858 
Wm.  Broadbent,  1863;  Robert  Beauchamp 
1867;  Wm.  Geddes,  1874:  Job  Welling,  Oc- 
tober, 1875;    Isaac    Groo,  July    29,  1876 


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Fred  J.  May  and  Thos.  A.  Shreeve,  August, 
1878;  Elijah  F.  Pearce,  Dec.  25,  1878; 
George  Batt,  1880;  Wm,  M.  Bromley,  Jan. 
20,1881;  Wm.  T.  Stewart,  July  17,  1883; 
Wm.  Paxman,  May  25,  1886;  Angus  F. 
Wright,  Aug.  12,1889;  John  S.  Bingham, 
Oct.  6,  1890;  Wm.  T.  Stewart  (second 
term),  Sept.  13. 1891,  and  William  Gardner, 
Dec.  30,  1893. 

Tues.  i.— Fred.  H.  Auerbach,  a  promi- 
nent merchant  of  Salt  Lake  City,  died 
suddenly  in  New  York. 

— The  Great  Western  Eisteddfod  com- 
menced at  Denver,  Colo.  The  Tabernacle 
choir,  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Evan 
Stephens,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
band,  under  the  leadership  of  Prof.  Anton 
Pedersen,  all  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah, 
competed  very  successfully  for  the  prizes 
awarded  the  best  performers.  The  Eis- 
teddfod continued  its  sessions  four  days. 

Sun.  6.— The  Tabernacle  choir  and  their 
friends  returned  to  Salt  Lake  City  from 
their  visit  to  Denver. 

Wed,  9.— Elder  Oscar  O.  Stoddard,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  West  Porterville, 
Morgan  Co. 

Sat.  i2.— Elder  Thos.;  Rowberry  died  at 
Rexburg,  Idaho.  ~  ^  '^J 

Mon.  i4.— Eleanor  Snow,  wife  of  Apostle 
Lorenzo  Snow,  died  at  Brigham  City,  Box 
Elder  Co. 

—Elder  Daniel  F.  Miller  succeeded  El- 
der Frank  Cutler  as  president  of  the  So- 
ciety Islands  mission. 

This  mission,  which  includes  the  Society, 
the  Tuamota  and  the  Austral  Islands,  and 
is  the  oldest  Latter-day  Saint  mission  in 
Polynesia,  was  opened  in  1844.  Noah 
Rogers  was  the  first  president.  He  was 
succeeded  by  Addison  Pratt  in  July,  1845, 
and  he  in  turn  by  Benjamin  F.  Grouard, 
in  March,  1847.  Addison  Pratt,on  his  return 
from  America,  in  1850,  presided  a  second 
time.  After  the  banishment  of  the  Ameri- 
can Elders  by  the  French,  in  1852,  native 
Elders  kept  up  more  or  less  missionary 
work  for  forty  years.  The  mission  was 
reopened  by  two  Elders  from  Zion  (Joseph 
W.  Damron,  and  Wm.  A.  Seegmiller) ,  in 
January,  1892,  and  Joseph  W.  Damron, 
presided.  He  was  succeeded  by  James 
L.  Brown,  in  June,  1892,  who  was  succeed- 
ed by  Elder  Damron,  in  July,  1893.  Frank 
Cutler  succeeded  Elder  Damron  as  presi- 
dent. May  11,  1895. 

Mon.  21. — Elder  Warren  S.  Snow  died 
at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

Wed.  23.— Miguel  Ahumada,governor,and 
Joaquin  Cortezar,  secretary,  of  the  State 
of  Chihuahua,  Mexico,  arrived  at  Colonia 
Diaz,  accompanied  by  other  leading  offi- 
cials of  the  State,  and  attended  the  open- 
ing of  the  Third  Annual  Exposition  of 
Colonia  Diaz. 

October.  Fri.  2.— Elder  Samuel  W. 
Richards  and  other  Utah  Elders  visited 
the  hill  Cumorah,  State  of  New  York. 

Sun.  4.— The  general  semi-annual  con- 
ference of  the  Church  was  commenced  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  continuing  till  Oct.  6th. 

Thurs.  8.— the  Sixteenth  Infantry,  U.S. 
army,  which  had  been  stationed  at  Fort 
Douglas  for  some  time,  left  for  Fort  Sher- 
man. 

Mon.  12. — Bishop  Robert  Dansie  died  at 
Herriman,  Salt  Lake  Co. 


Thurs.  15. — The  first  company  of  the 
Twenty-fourth  U.  S.  Infantry  (colored 
troops)  arrived  at  Fort  Douglas.  They 
were  ordered  to  take  the  place  of  the 
Sixteenth,  which  had  left.  The  bulk  of  the 
troops  arrived  on  the  22nd  and  23d. 

Sun.  18.— Patriarch  John  Stock  died  at 
Fish  Haven,  Bear  Lake  Co.   Idaho. 

November.  Tues.  3.— At  the  general 
election  in  Utah,  the  Democrats  elected 
most  of  their  candidates.  In  the  national 
election  Wm.  McKinley,  Republican,  was 
elected  President  of  the  United  States. 

Wed.  4. — Patriarch  John  Brown,  one  of 
the  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Pleasant 
Grove,  Utah  Co. 

Sat.  14. — Lodi  branch  of  the  Church,Ban- 
nock  Stake  of  Zion,  Idaho,  was  organized 
with  Hyrum  Cunningham  as  presiding 
Elder. 

Sun.  i5.— Sister  Helen  Mar  Whitney,  re- 
lict of  Pioneer  Horace  K.  Whitney,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  i8.— Eli  H.  Murray,  ex-governor  of 
Utah,  died  at  Bowling  Green,  Kentucky. 

Thurs.  19.— At  a  council  of  the  Apostles, 
held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Moses  Thatcher 
was  dropped  from  the  council  of  Twelve 
Apostles. 

Mon.  23.— The  Leavitt  branch,  in  Al- 
berta, Canada,  was  organized  as  a  Ward; 
Frank  Leavitt,  Bishop. 

Tues.  24.— Elder  Henry  Howell  died  at 
Fish  Haven,  Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho. 

Fri.  27.— Elder  Wm.  S.  Muir  died  at  West 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 

December.  Tues.  1. — Elder  Edward 
Phillips  died  at  Kaysville,  Davis  Co. 

Wed.  2.— Geo.  Pierce  Billings,  a  Pioneer 
of  1847,  died  at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co. 

Fri.  11.— Goy.  Drake,  of  Iowa,  arrived  in 
Salt  Lake  City  on  a  visit. 

Mon.  i4.— Tilden  Ward  was  organized  in 
Bingham  County,  Idaho,  by  Apostle  John 
H.  Smith  and  the  Bingham  Stake  presi- 
dency; Geo.  Y.  Pugmire,  Bishop. 

Fri.  25.— Edward  J.  Wood  succeeded 
Orlando  Barrus,as  president  of  the  Samoan 
mission.  This  mission  was  founded  in  1888 
by  Elder  Joseph  H.  Dean,  who  was  its  first 
president.  He  was  succeeded  by  the  fol- 
lowing Elders:  Wm.  O.  Lee,  August  16., 
1890;  Geo.  E.  Browning,  Feb.  4.,  1892  ;Ran- 
som  M.  Stevens,  Nov.  8.,  1893;  Thomas  H. 
Hilton,  May  17.,  1894;  John  W.  Beck,March 
,  27.,  1895;  Orlando  Barrus,  April  22.,  1896. 

Mon.  28.— The  mission  house  at  Fagalii, 
near  Apia,  Samoa,  was  attacked  by  rebel 
natives,  who  destroyed  considerable  mis- 
sionary property. 

1897. 

Utah  celebrated  the  50th  anniversary  of 
the  arrival  of  the  Pioneers  in  Great  Salt 
Lake  Valley. 

January.  Fri.  1.— Elder  Peter  Louten- 
sock  succeeded  Elder  Geo.  C.  Naegle  as 
president  of  the  Swiss  and  German  mis- 
sion. 

This  mission,  which  originally  was 
known  as  the  Swiss  and  Italian  mission, 
was  opened  by  Apostle  Lorenzo  Snow 
and  fellow- laborers  in  1850.  After  him 
the    following    Elders  presided  over   the 


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mission:  Thos.  B.  H.  Stenliouse  from  1851 ; 
Daniel  Tyler,  Oct.  1.,  1854;  John  L,  Smith, 
Jan.,  1856;  Jabez  Woodard,  Oct.,  1857; John 
L.  Smith  (second  term)  Jan.  24,  1861;  Paul 
A.  Schettler  j^ro  ^em.  Jan.,  1864;  Wna.  W. 
Riter,  1864 ;  W.  P.  Nebeker,  1865 ;  Joseph 
S.  Home,  May,  1867;  Karl  G.  Maeser,June, 
1868;  Edward  Schoenf eld,  July,  1870;  John 
Huber,  June,  1872:  John  W.  Stucki,  June, 
18/4;  Joseph  S.  Home  (second  term)  June, 
1876;  Henry  Flamm,  Oct.,  1877;  Serge  L. 
Ballif ,  May,  1879 ;  .John  Alder,  May,  1881 ; 
Peter  F.  Goss,  April  4,  1882;  John  Q.  Can- 
non, Aug.  21.,  1883;  Fred  W.  Schoenfeld, 
May  16,  1884; John  U..Stucki  (second  term). 
May  19.,  1888;  Theodore  Brandley,  Sept.  1., 
1890;  John  Jacob  S'^.harer,  Sept.  15.,1891;  J. 
H.  Stoker,  Feb.  7.,1894;  and  Geo.  C.Naegle, 
April  28.,  1894. 

Sun.  3.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  in  Denver,  Colo.,  where  the 
headquarters  of  the  Colorado  mission, 
recently  opened,  were  located. 

Tties.  5. — Thomas  Woolsey,  a  Pioneer  of 
1847,  died  at  Kanosh,  Willard  Co. 

Siiu.  fO.— Elder  John  P.  Chidester  died 
at  St.  George,  Washington  Co. 

Mon.  11.— The  first  session  of  the  Utah 
State  legislature  convened  in  Salt  Lake 
City  and  organized  by  electing  Aquilla 
Nebeker  president  of  the  State  Senate, 
and  John  N.  Perkins  speaker  of  the  House. 

—The  Seventies  residing  in  the 
22nd  and  23rd  Wards,  Salt  Lake  City,  and 
the  adjoining  Centre  Ward,  were  organ  • 
ized  as  the  109th  quorum  of  Seventy; 
Andrew  Kimball,  Matthew  Noall,  Henry 
Gardner,  James  T.  Flashman,  James  F. 
Smith  and  Frederick  Beesley,  presidents. 
Later,  Joseph  Anderson  was  chosen  as  the 
seventh  president. 

Tues.  i2.— Governor  Wells'  message  was 
read  to  the  State  legislature. 

Sat.  16. — At  the  close  of  a  conference, 
Andrew  Kimball  and  other  Elders  were 
assaulted    and     mobbed     in     Clay    Co.. 

.A.  I*k  3ill  S  2iS 

Tries.  19.— The  first  ballot  for  United 
States  senator  in  the  Utah  legislature 
resulted  in  a  draw.  The  chief  candidates 
were  Joseph  L.  Rawlins,  Moses  Thatcher 
and  Henry  P.  Henderson. 

Fri.  22.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was 
organized  by  Apostle  John  W.  Taylor  at 
Pueblo,  Colo. ;  John  I.  Hart,  president. 

Tti£S.  26.— The  Seventies  residing  in  the 
4th,  5th,  6th  and  7th  Wards,  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  the  adjoining  Cannon  Ward, 
were  organized  as  the  110th  quorum  of 
Seventy ;  James  H.  Anderson  and  Alex- 
ander Burt,  presidents.  Later,  Archibald 
Freebairn,  Carl  August  Ek,  Hugh  Watson, 
Robert  Sherwood  and  Hugh  J.  Cannon 
were  chosen  as  presidents. 

Wed.  27.— Elder  Edward  Stevenson,  one 
of  the  First  Seven  Pre  sidents  of  Seventies ; 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  28.— Sister  Celia  M.  Hunt,  relict 
of  Capt.  Jefferson  Hunt,  died  at  San  Ber- 
nardino, Cal. 

Sat.  30.— Bishop  Jonah  Evans  died  at 
Samaria,  Idaho. 

—The  first  Latter-day  Saint  Mutual  Im- 
provement Association  in  Tasmania  was 
organized  at  Launceston. 

February.  Wed.  3. — After  much  bal- 
loting in  the  Utah     legislature,  Jos.   L. 


Rawlins  was  elected  U.  S.  senator  from 
Utah. 

Mon.  8.— Elder  John  T.  Rich  died  at 
Brigham  City.  Box  Elder  Co. 

Mon.  15.— Elder  Stephen  B.  Rose,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Pleasant  Grove, 
Utah  Co. 

Wed.  17.— The  First  Presidency  of  the 
Church  addressed  an  epistle  to  the  Maori 
Saints  in  New  Zealand. 

— At  a  reception  given  at  the  home  of 
Senator  Jos.  L.  Rawlins,  Gov.  Heber  M. 
Wells  proposed  to  the  legislature  to  place 
a  statue  of  Pres.  Brigham  Young  in  the 
capitol,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Sun.  21.— The  Seventies  residing  at 
Scipio,  Holden,  and  Oak  City,  Millard  Co., 
were  organized  as  the  111th  quorum  of 
Seventy;  Thomas  Memmott, Henry  Roper, 
Frederick  Wasden,  Sidney  Teeples,  John 
Peter  Olsen,  Andrew  Stephenson,  and 
John  C.  Poulson,  presidents. 

Wed.  24.— Bishop  Wm.  E.  Jones  died  at 
Paragoonah,  Iron  Co. 

Fri.  26.— Orlando  Fish  Mead,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Price, 
Carbon  Co. 

March.  Mon  1. — The  ninetieth  anni- 
versary of  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff's 
birthday  was  celebrated  with  impressive 
and  interesting  services  in  the  Tabernacle, 
Salt  Lake  City,  and  was  generally  ob- 
served throughout  the  Church. 

—Patriarch  Charles  N.  Smith  died  at 
Monroe,  Sevier  Co. 

Thurs.  4. — The  inauguration  of  Wm. 
McKinley,  as  president  of  the  United 
States,  was  celebrated  by  Republicans  in 
Utah. 

Sat.  6.— Brigham  Young,  jun.,  was  ap- 
pointed director- general  of  the  Pioneer 
jubilee. 

Thurs.  11.  —  Patriarch  Martin  Heiner 
died  at  Morgan  City,  Morgan  Co. 

Sun.  21.— Sister  Elizabeth  D.  L.  Noall, 
recently  returned  with  her  husband  from 
a  mission  to  Hawaii,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City.  She  was  the  wife  of  Elder  Matthew 
Noall. 

Mon.  22.— The  new  Tabernacle  at  Brig- 
ham City,  Box  Elder  Co.,  was  dedicated. 

April.  Sat.  3.— Elder  James  T.  Snarr 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

— Prof.  James  E.  Talmage  resigned  his 
position  as  president  of  the  Utah  Univer- 
sity ;  and  Prof.  Jos  eph  T.  Kingsbury  was 
appointed  his  successor. 

Sun.  4.— The  67th  annual  conference  of 
the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
It  continued  till  the  6th. 

Mon.  5.— Elder  Samuel  Keele  died  at 
Panaca,  Lincoln  Co.,  Nevada. 

Twes.^.— Madam  Mountford,  a  native  of 
Jerusalem,  Palestine,  lectured  in  the  Tab- 
ernacle, Salt  Lake  City,  on  Village  Life  in 
Palestine.  The  next  night  she  lectured  at 
the  same  place  on  The  Beduins  of  the 
Desert,  and  on  Thursday  night  on  The  Life 
of  Jacob.  Her  lectures  were  interesting 
and  instructive. 

Wed.  7.— Elder  Wm.  L.  Webster  died  at 
Franklin,  Oneida  Co.,  Idaho. 

Fri.  5.— Elder  Nathan  T.  Porter,  a 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Centerville,  Davis 
Co. 

Tues.  13.- Elder  Samuel  Wagstaflf  died 
at  American  Fork,  Utah  Co. 


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Wed.  i4.— Samuel  K.  Obray,  who  was 
serving  a  two  years'  sentence  in  the  Peni- 
tentiary, was  released,  having  been  par- 
doned by  Pres.  Cleveland. 

Tu£S.  20.— Klder  Israel  Ivins  died  at  St. 
George,  Washington  Co. 

Tues.  27.— Patriarch  Joseph  Home,  a 
prominent  churchman,  died  in  Salt  Lake 
City. 

May.  Sun.  16. — A  branch  of  the  Church 
was  organized  at  Diamond ville,  Uinta  Co., 
Wyo. ;  Samuel  Kiddy,  presiding  Elder. 

Vww.  25.— Mammoth  branch,  Tintic  Val- 
ley, Juab  Co.,  was  organized  as  Mammoth 
Ward  by  Presidents  Joseph  F.  Smith  and 
Wm.  Paxman ;  Geo.  Hales,  Bishop. 

Sun.  30. — At  the  Wayne  Stake  quarterly 
conference,  held  at  L.oa,  Wayne  Co.,  the 
112th  quorum  of  Seventy  was  organized 
by  Apostle  Francis  M.  Lyman  and  Elder  J. 
Golden  Kimball ;  Walter  H.  Jeffery,  Joseph 
Eckersley,  John  H.  Petersen,  James  P. 
Anderson,  Moroni  Lazenby  and  Urban 
Van  Stewart,  presidents.  Sidney  A. 
Hanks  was  subsequently  set  apart  as  the 
seventh  president. 

June.  Fri.  4. — Elder  Andrew  Jenson 
returned  to  Salt  Lake  City  from  his  spe- 
cial mission,  after  two  years'  absence, 
during  which  time  he  had  circumnavigated 
the  globe,  traveled  about  60,000  miles,  and 
visited  British  Columbia,  Hawaii,  Fiji, 
Samoa,  Tonga,  New  Zealand,  the  Society 
Islands,  the  Tuamotu  group,  Australia, 
Ceylon,  Egypt.  Syria,  Palestine,  Italy, 
France,  Great  Britain,  Denmark,  Norway, 
Sweden,  Germany,  Switzerland,  Holland, 
etc.,  in  the  interest  of  Church  history. 

Sun.  6.— A  branch  of  the  Church  was  or- 
ganized at  Independence,  Jackson  Co., Mo., 
by  Elders  Bines  W.  Dixon  and  Brigham 
Fielding  Duffln,  with  Richard  Preator  as 
president  and  Sunday  school  superintend- 
ent. This  was  the  first  branch  established 
at  Independence  since  the  expulsion  of  the 
Saints  from  Jackson  County  in  1833. 

Tues.  15.— Elder  Erick  Peterson  diedcat 
Levan,  Juab  Co. 

Tues.  22.— The  Old  Folks  of  Salt  Lake 
County  and  visitors  from  the  north  and 
south  were  royally  entertained  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  A  visit  was  made  to  Fort  Doug- 
las, where  Col.  Kent  addressed  the  ve- 
terans. 

Mbn.  28. — Elder  Jens  Hansen  died  from 
the  effects  of  an  accident  at  Spanish  Fork, 
Utah  Co. 

July.  Thurs.  1.— Wm.  Jennings  Bryan, 
the  great  American  silver  champion,  arri- 
ved in  Salt  Lake  City  on  a  visit.  He  ad- 
dressed an  immense  crowd  in  the  Theatre 
in  the  evening. 

— The  corner  stone  of  the  Brigham  Young 
Pioneer  monument,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  was 
laid  with  appropriate  ceremonies. 

FH.9. — Elder  Theodore  McKean  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  14.— The  ninth  session  of  theTrans- 
Mississippi  Congress  was  opened  in  the 
Assembly  Hall,  Salt  Lake  City.  It  contin- 
ued its  meetings  for  four  days,  with  Wm. 
J.  Bryan  as  president.  Considerable  bu- 
siness of  importance  was  transacted. 

Thurs.  15. — The  first  announcement  of 
rich  gold  strikes  in  Klondike,  Alaska,  cau- 
sed great  excitement  ia  Salt  Lake  City 
and  throughout  the  country. 


Mbn.  19.— The  second  annual  reunion  of 
Polynesian  missionaries  was  held  at  the 
Lagoon,  at  Farmington,  Davis  Co. 

Tues.  20.— The  Pioneer  jubilee  festivities 
were  commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City.  After 
a  grand  parade  the  Pioneer  monument, 
surmounted  by  a  bronze  statue  of  Brigham 
Young,  was  dedicated  by  Pres.  Wilford 
Woodruff,  and  a  reception  was  tendered 
surviving  Pioneers  in  the  Tabernacle, 
where  they  were  decorated  with  golden 
badges. 

Wed.  21. — The  Pioneer  festivities  were 
continued  by  a  magnificent  parade,  illus- 
trating Utah's  advancement  in  fifty  years. 

Thurs.  22.— In  the  continuation  of  the 
Pioneer  celebration  in  Salt  Lake  City,  the 
Sunday  School  children  parade  was  the 
predominant  feature  of  the  day.  In  the 
evening  the  gorgeous  illuminated  parade 
of  "Great  Salt  Lake,  Real  and  Fanciful," 
took  place.  Main  Street  was  a  solid  mass 
of  moving  light,  while  the  electrical  deco- 
rations were  magnificent.  The  night  crowd 
was  considered  the  greatest  ever  witnessed 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

FH.  23. — The  Parade  of  the  Counties  was 
the  distinguishing  feature  of  the  Pioneer 
jubilee  this  day.  All  the  counties  of  Utah 
were  represented  by  floats,  showing  their 
resources.  A  children's  concert  was  given 
in  the  evening. 

Sat.  24.— The  50th  anniversary  of  the 
entrance  of  the  Pioneers  into  Great  Salt 
Lake  Valley  was  commemorated  in  Salt 
Lake  City  by  the  greatest  parade  ever  seen 
in  western  America.  The  parade  in- 
cluded all  the  features  of  the  four  pre- 
vious parades,  besides  the  Pioneers  in 
line.  United  States  troops  and  the  entire 
National  Guard  of  Utah.  At  8  p.  m.  a 
great  display  of  fireworks  on  Capitol  Hill 
brought  the  grand  celebration  to  a  close. 

Sun.  25.— Memorial  services  in  honor  of 
the  deceased  Pioneers  were  held  in  the 
Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mbn.  26.— At  the  Oneida  Stake  quar- 
terly conference,  held  at  Marsh  Centre 
Ward,  Elders  Lewis  S.  Pond,  Thos.  Pres- 
ton, Denmark  Jenson,  George  Z.  Lamb^ 
Gaston  L.  Braby  and  James  R.  Smurth- 
waite  were  called  to  open  up  a  mission  in 
the  States  of  Oregon,  Washington  and 
Idaho.  Elders  Pond  and  Preston  were 
sent  to  Boise  City,  Idaho ;  Elders  Jenson 
and  Lamb  to  Baker  City,  Oregon;  and 
Elders  Braby  and  Smurthwaite  to  Walla 
Walla,  Washington.  The  mission  was 
named  "The  Northwestern  States 
Mission,"  and,  agreeable  to  instructions 
from  the  First  Presidency,  it  was  placed 
under  the  direction  of  the  Oneida  Stake 
presidency. 

August.  Fri.  13.— After  a  long  inves- 
tigation before  the  High  Council  of  the 
Salt  Lake  Stake  of  Zion,  Moses  Thatcher 
submitted  to  the  decision  of  the  council, 
and  thus  retained  his  standing  in  the 
Church. 

Ifon.  1^.— Chapin  Ward  (Bannock  Stake 
of  Zion),  Fremont  County,  Idaho,  was 
organized ;  Ebenezer  Beesley,  Bishop. 

Thurs.  2^.- Elder  Parley  P.  Pratt,  son 
of  Apostle  Parley  P.  Pratt,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Sun.  29. — Centerfield  Ward,  formerly 
constituting  a  part  of  the  Gunnison  Ward, 


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Sanpete  County,  was  organized  by  Apostle 
Anthon  H.  Lund  and  the  Sanpete  Stake 
presidency;  Andrew  Christian  Fjeldsted, 
Bishop;  Sylvester  Whiting  and  Charles 
Henry  Embley,  counselors. 

September.  Siin.  5.— Freedom  Ward, 
which  formerly  constituted  a  part  of  Mo- 
roni Ward,  Sanpete  Co. ,•  was  organized  by 
Apostle  Anthon  H.  Lund  and  the  Sanpete 
Stake  presidency ;  Martin  V.  Taylor,  Bis- 
hop; James  W.  Lowry  and  Stephen  S.  Bal- 
linger,  counselors. 

— While  two  Latter  day  Saint  Elders 
were  holding  a  meeting  at  the  house  of  W. 
R.  Moreland,  on  Dry  Fork  of  Little  Sink- 
ing river,  Ky.,  Mr.  Moreland  was  shot  and 
severely  wounded  by  Cal.  James,  a  mob- 
ber,  who  came  to  disturb  the  meeting. 

Sat.  11. — Methodist  ministers,  in  confer- 
ence assembled,  declared  that  Statehood 
had  been  a  detriment  to  Utah  and  that 
polygamy  was  still  practiced  by  the  "Mor- 
mons." 

Sun.  12. — Bishop  Moroni  F.  Brown,  of 
Ogden,  Weber  Co.,  died  at  San  Diego,  Cal. 

Sun.  19.— AX  a  meeting  held  at  Rexburg, 
Fremont  Co.,  Idaho,  the  113th  quorumjof 
Seventy  was  organized  by  Seymour  B. 
Young  and  Christian  D.  Fieldsted,  with 
Judson  L.  Stoddard  as  senior  president. 
The  next  day,  at  a  meeting  held  at  Parker, 
Joshua  Homer  and  Henry  A.  Grover  were 
set  apart  as  presidents. 

TFc(^.22.— Elder  Janne  M.  Sj0dahl  had  an 
audience  with  King  Oscar  of  Sweden,  at 
Stockholm;  and  his  majesty  was  presented 
with  a  copy  of  the  Book  of  Mormon  in  an 
onyx  box,  as  a  present  from  Scandinavians 
in  Utah. 

October.  Mon.  4.  —  The  68th  -annual 
conference  of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt 
Lake  City.  It  was  continued  three  days. 
On  the  5th,  when  the  general  authorities  of 
the  Church  were  submitted  to  the  vote  of 
the  conference,  Mathias  F.Cowley  and  Ab- 
raham O.Woodruff  were  sustained  as  mem- 
bers of  the  council  of  Twelve  Apostles,  to 
fiU  vacancies  caused  by  the  death  of  Abra- 
ham H.  Cannon  and  the  rejection  of  Moses 
Thatcher.  Joseph  W.  McMurrin  was  su- 
stained as  one  of  the  First  Seven  Presidents 
of  Seventies. 

Thurs.  7.— Patriarch  John  Druce,  an  old 
and  faithful  member  of  the  Church,  died 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  15.— Pres.  Wm.  Paxman,  of  Nephi, 
Juab  Co.,  died  at  American  Fork,  Utah 
Co.,  as  the  result  of  an  accident. 

Thurs.  21. — Apostles  Francis  M.  Lyman 
and  Matthias  F.  Cowley  left  Salt  Lake 
City,  on  a  special  preaching  mission  to  the 
Southern  States. 

Wed.  27.— Elder  Ambrose  Greenwell  died 
at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Thurs.  28.— The  First  Presidency,  by 
letter,  ordered  the  branches  of  the 
Church  in  Australia  separated  from  those 
in  New  Zealand,  and  appointed  Elder  An- 
drew Smith,  jun.,  to  preside  over  the  Au- 
tralian  mission,  embracing  Australia  and 
Tasmania.  Elder  Ezra  F.  Richards  was 
continued  as  president  of  the  New  Zealand 
mission. 

Sun.  52.— Elder  Lewis  Jacob  Bushman, 
of  Escalante,  Garfield  Co.,  died  of  typhoid 
fever  in  Kentucky,  where  he  labored  as  a 
missionary. 


November.— Alfred  L.  Farrell  succeed- 
ed Fred  Pieper  in  the  presidency  of  the 
Netherland  (Holland)  mission. 

This  mission  was  founded  in  1861,  and 
Elder  Paul  A.  Schettler  was  the  first 
president.  He  was  succeeded  by  Joseph 
M.  Weiler,  in  1864;  Francis  A.  Brown,  May 
4,  1867;  Marcus  Holling,  October,  1867; 
Jan  F.  Krumperman  ^jro  tem^  in  1871; 
Sybren  Van  Dyk,  Dec.  16,  1871 ;  local  El- 
ders pro  tern,  1874;  Dirk  Bockholt,  Oct. 
8,1874;  Peter  J.  Lammers,  Oct.  9,  1875; 
Jan  Hansink  pro  torn,  Jane  23,  1877, 
Bernhard  H.  Schettler,  Sept.  20,  1877; 
Peters,  a  local  Elder,  pro  tern,  June,  1878 ; 
Sybren  Van  Dyk  (second  term).  May  19, 
1880;  Zwier  Willem  Koldewyn  pi-o  teniy 
June  17,1882;  Peter  J.  Lammers  (second 
term),  Nov.  7,  1882;  Zwier  W.  Koldewyn 
pro  tern,  Dec,  1884;  John  W.  F.  Volker, 
Nov.  11,  1885;  Francis  A.  Brown  (second 
term),  March,  1889;  Timothy  Metz,  Jan.  3, 
1891;  Alfred  L.  Farrell,  1892;  Edwin  Ben- 
nion,  May,  1893;  Asa  W.  Judd.  March, 
1895;  Geo..  S.  Spencer,  March  20,  1896;  and 
Fred.  Pieper,  Dec.  1,  1896. 

Tues.  2.— The  municipal  election  in  Salt 
Lake  City  resulted  in  the  election  of  a 
mixed  ticket,  of  which  John  Clark,  the 
mayor,  was  a  non-partisan.  He  and  most 
of  the  members  elect  of  the  council  (mainly 
Democrats)  were  "Mormons". 

Sat.  20.— Elder  Truman  Leonard  died  at 
Farmington,  Davis  Co. 

Sun.  28. — Senator  Frank  J.  Cannon  lec- 
tured in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City, 
on  The  Manners  and  Customs  of  the  Japa- 
nese and  Chinese. 

December.  Wed.  i.— James  W.  Huish, 
a  Pioneer  of  Pay  son,  Utah  Co.,  died  at 
that  place. 

Sat.  11. — Elder  James  Wads  worth  died 
at  Draper,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Mon.  13. — At  a  meeting  held  at  George- 
town, Bear  Lake  Co.,  Idaho,  the  Seventies 
residing  at  Georgetown.  Bennington,  Nou- 
nan  and  Soda  Springs  were  organized  by 
Seymour  B.  Young  as  the  114th  quorum  of 
Seventy;  Herbert  Horsley.  sen.  president. 

Wed.  22.— Sister  Lillis  B.  Barney,  relict 
of  Edson  Barney,  died  at  Provo,  Utah  Co. 
She  had  been  a  member  of  theChurch  since 
May  18.,  1831. 

Thurs.  50.— Elder  Wm.  Wright  died  -at 
Ogden. 

— Apostle  Anthon  H.  Lund  and  Elder 
Ferdinand  F.  Hintze  left  Salt  Lake  City 
on  a  special  mission  to  Turkey,  Syria  and 
Palestine. 

1898. 

President  tWilford  i Woodruff  died,  and 
the  First  Presidency  of  the  Church  was 
reorganized;  Lorenzo  Snow,  President. 
Three  new  Stakes  of  Zion  were  organized. 

January.  Sat.  i.— The  Swiss  and  Ger- 
man Mission  was  divided  into  two,  namely : 
the  Swiss  Mission, with  H.  E.  Bowman  as 
president,  and  headquarters  in  Berne, 
Switzerland;  and  the  German  Mission,  u;i- 
der  the  presidency  of  Peter  Loutensock 
with  headquarters  at  Hamburg. 

Mon.  3. — John  Clark  assumed  the  mayor- 
ship of  Salt  Lake  City. 


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— A  contract  was  closed  at  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.,  for  the  erection  of  a  beet  sugar  fac- 
tory at  Ogden,  Utah,  to  be  completed  in 
time  to  handle  the  beet  crop  of  1898. 

Tues.  4.— Elder  Geo.  Alfred  Alder  died 
in  the  Second  Ward,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  5.— Ex- Gov.  Arthur  L.  Thomas 
was  appointed  postmaster  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  Geo.  A.  Smith  receiver  of  the 
land  office. 

Sat.  8— Elder  Joseph  Crook  died  at 
Payson,  Utah  Co. 

—A  convention  of  the  presidency  and 
conference  presidents  of  the  British  mis- 
sion was  commenced  at  Birmingham,  Eng- 
land. It  was  continued  four  days.  Several 
matters  of  interest  in  connection  with 
missionary  labors  were  considered,  and 
measures  were  adopted  to  bring  about  a 
greater  uniformity  of  method  in  conduct- 
ing the  spiritual  and  financial  affairs  of 
the  mission. 

Sun.  9.~Wm.  Smith,  an  old  and  faithful 
Elder  in  the  Church,  died  at  Providence, 
Cache  Co. 

—A  branch  of  the  Church  was  organized 
at  Omaha,  Neb. ;  L.  S.  Mecham,  president. 

— Congressman  William  H.  King,  of 
Utah,  arrived  in  Tampa,  Fla.,  from  his 
trip  of  investigation  in  Cuba.  He  found 
the  condition  of  the  reeoncentradoes  most 
terrible,  many  of  them  naked  and  emaci- 
ated and  dying  in  the  streets. 

— Madam  Mountford,  on  her  way  from 
California  to  her  home  in  Jerusalem,  Pales- 
tine, addressed  the  congregation  in  the 
Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  iO.— Elder  John  Edwards,  one  of 
Utah's  early  settlers,  died  at  Sugar  House 
Ward,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Fri.  14.— AX,  an  Elders'  council  meeting, 
held  at  Anaconda,  Mont.,  Pres.  F.  S. 
Bramwell  presiding,  the  Montana  mission, 
recently  established,  was  divided  into  four 
conferences,  named,  respectively.  Ana- 
conda, Butte,  Missoula  and  Sheridan. 

Sat.  15.— Co\.  MiguelAhumada,  governor 
of  Chihuahua,  and  other  prominent  offi- 
cials, visited  Colonia  Juarez,  Mexico. 

Sun.  16.— Hv.  J.  H.  Reiner,  a  prominent 
Roman  Catholic  minister,  addressed  the 
congregation  in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake 
City.  He  was  followed  by  Elder  Chas.  W. 
Penrose  and  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff. 

Wed.  19.— Elder  Geo.  A.  Wadsworth  died 
at  Panaca,  Nev. 

Fri.  2i.— General  Nathan  Kimball  died 
at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Mon.  24. — A  grand  celebration,  in  honor 
of  the  discovery  of  gold  in  California,  fifty 
years  before,  was  held  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal.  Among  the  specially  invited  guests, 
in  attendance,  were  Elders  Jas.  S.  Brown, 
of  Salt  Lake  City,  Henry  W.  Bigler,  of  St. 
George,  Azariah  Smith,  of  Manti,  and 
Wm.  Johnston,  who,  as  members  of  the 
Mormon  Battalion,  were  all  present  when 
Mr.  Marshall  first  discovered  the  precious 
metal  at  Sutter's  Mill,  in  1848. 

Tues.  25. — Ann  Dilworth  Bringhurst,  a 
Utah  pioneer  woman,  died  at  Springville, 
Utah  Co. 

Wed.  26. — A  remarkably  cold  wave  pre- 
vailed throughout  Utah.  At  St.  George, 
the  coldest  weather  ever  known  there  was 
experienced. 

Thurs.  27.— The  115th  quorum  of    Sev- 


enty was  organized  at  North  Jordan,  Salt 
Lake  Co.,  Utah,  by  Seymour  B.Young; 
Hyrum  Bennion,  Geo.  M.  Spencer,  Wm.  O. 
Newbold,  Henry  Barker  and  Louis  Bring- 
hurst, presidents. 

Fri.  28.— Jarvis  Johnson,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Beaver 
Dams,  Box  Elder  Co.,  Utah. 

Sat.  29. — Andrew  Kimball  succeeded 
Christopher  Layton  as  president  of  the 
St.  Joseph  Stake  of  Zion,  Ariz. 

Sun.  30.— Elder  Goudy  Hogan  died  at 
Richmond,  Cache  Co. 

February. — Wm.  R.  Kingsford,  one  of 
Ogden's  early  settlers, .  died  at  Ogden, 
Weber  Co. 

•  Thurs.  5.— Zacharias  W.  Derrick,  a 
president  of  the  second  quorum  of  Seventy, 
died  in  the  Twelfth  Ward,  Salt  Lake 
City. 

Sat.  5.— On  this  and  the  following  day 
the  first  general  conference  of  the 
Eastern  States  mission  (since  the  reopen- 
ing of  the  mission)  was  held  in  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.  Apostles  Francis  M.  Lyman  and 
Matthias  F.  Cowley  were  present.  Elder 
Alonzo  P.  Kesler,  president  of  the  Eastern 
States  mission,  presided. 

—The  First  Presidency  published  in  the 
Deseret  Evening  Neius  a  letter  vindicating 
the  course  of  Col.  Isaac  Trumbo. 

Sun.  6. — At  the  conference  of  the 
Eastern  States  mission.  Apostle  Francis 
M.  Lyman  and  Congressman  Wm.  H. 
King  addressed  the  congregation. 

Mon.  7 —Caleb  Robinson  Barratt, 
formerly  postmaster  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
died  here. 

— Elder  Robert  R.  Anderson  was  ap- 
pointed State  bank  examiner  for  Utah. 

Sat.  12.— The  Salt  Lake  Tribune  pub- 
lished a  statement,  showing  the  bonded  in- 
debtedness of  the  State  of  Utah  to  be 
$900,000;  that  of  Salt  Lake  County,  $470,- 
000 ;  Salt  Lake  City,  $2,548,000 ;  Board  of 
Education,  Salt  Lake  City,  $825,000 ;  total, 
$4,743,000,  over  70  per  cent,  of  which  was 
owing  by  Salt  Lake  City  and  its  Board  of 
Education.  When  the  Liberal  Party  took 
possession  of  the  city  in  1890  the  munici- 
pality had  about  $500,000  on  hand,  mostly 
in  cash,  besides  other  available  means. 

Tues.  15.— The  news  of  the  destruction  of 
the  battleship  Maine  in  Havana  harbor, 
Cuba,  this  day,  caused  great  excitement  in 
Salt  Lake  City  and  the  State.  The  vessel 
was  entirely  destroyed  and  about  260  of 
her  officers  and  crew  were  killed.  The 
explosion  shook  the  whole  city  of  Havana. 

Fri.  18.— The  Public  Library  in  the 
Joint  City  and  County  Building,  Salt  Lake 
City,  was  formally  opened  and  dedicated. 

Mon.  21.— Patriarch  John  L.  Smith,  an 
aged  Church  veteran,  and  a  cousin  of  the 
Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  died  at  St.  George, 
Washington    Co. 

Wed.  23. — Agnes  Macdonald,  wife  of 
Alexander  F.  Macdonald,  was  murdered  by 
Mexicans  at  Colonia  Garcia,  Chihuahua, 
Mexico. 

Sun.  27.— A  new  Latter-day  Saint  meet- 
ing house  was  dedicated  in  the  Golansville 
branch,  Caroline  Co.,  Va. 

Mon.  28.— James  T.  Little,  president  of 
the  Deseret  Savings  Bank,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

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down  a  decision,  affirming  the  constitu- 
tionality of  Utah's  eight-hour  law. 

March.— The  name  of  the  Indian  Ter- 
ritory mission  was  changed  by  the  First 
Presidency  to  the  Southwestern  States 
mission,  and  was  to  include  the  States  of 
Kansas,  Arkansas  and  Texas. 

Wed.  2. — Elder  John  Borrowman,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at 
Nephi,  Juab  Co. 

^ri.  4.— David  Jenkins,  the  first  surveyor 
of  Ogden  and  a  Weber  County  pioneer, 
died  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Sun.  6.— The  Arcadia  branch,  Fremont 
Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized  as  the  Ora 
Ward;  M.  Joseph  Kerr,  Bishop. 

— Elder  Charles  Hayes,  an  early  convert 
to  "Mormonism"  from  the  "United  Breth- 
ren," in  Herefordshire,  England,  died  at 
Bountiful,  Davis  Co. 

Mon,  7.— Zaccheus  Cheney,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion  and  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  California,  died  at  Center - 
ville,  Davis  Co. 

Tues.  8. — Several  Elders,  including 
Hirani  Whaanga,  the  Maori  chief  (70  years 
old),  who  had  been  a  resident  of  Utah 
since  1894,  left  Salt  Lake  City,  on  missions 
to  New  Zealand ;  Elder  Ezra  T.  Stevenson 
in  charge  of  the  company. 

—Elder  Joseph  Hsrrum  Jenson,  of  Un- 
ion, Salt  Lake  Co.,  Utah,  died  at  Gothen- 
burg, Sweden,  where  he  labored  as  a 
missionary. 

Thurs.  17. — Bishop  Elias  Morris  died  in 
Sail  Lake  City,  from  the  effects  of  an  ac- 
cident, sustained  by  him  the  previous  Mon- 
day (March  14th) . 

Wed.  23.— Elder  George  Lake,  one  of  the 
first  Latter-day  Saint  settlers  in  Mexico, 
and  a  Church  veteran,  died  at  Colonia 
Dublan,  Chihuahua,  Mexico. 

Sun.  27. — Henry  W.  Brizzee,  a  member 
of  the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Mesa, 
Ariz.  Elder  Walter  Henry  Huish  died 
at  Payson,  Utah  Co. 

April.  Sun.  5.— The  Fifteenth  Ward, 
Salt  Lake  City,  was  divided,  and  all  that 
part  of  it  lying  west  of  Sixth  West  Street 
was  organized  as  the  Twenty-fourth 
Ward ;  Edward  T.  Ashton,  Bishop. 

Wed.  6. — The  sixty- eight  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Church  was  commenced  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  continuing  four  days.  When 
the  general  authorities  were  voted  for,  on 
the  10th,  Andrew  Jenson  was  sustained  as 
an  assistant  Church  Historian. 

Thurs.  7.  — Zion's  Maori  association  was 
reorganized  in  consequence  of  the  death  of 
Wm.  Paxman,  the  former  president.  Ben- 
jamin Goddard  was  chosen  president  ;Wm. 
Gardner  vice-president,  and  Heber  S.  Cut- 
ler secretary  of  the  new  organization. 

— Samuel  Allen  Wilcox,  sen.,  an  ag«d 
Church  veteran,  died  at  Cedar  Fork,  Utah 
Co. 

—Elders  Brigham  F.  Duffin  and  Thos.  H. 
Chambers  arrived  at  Kingston,  Caldwell 
Co.,  Mo.,  to  open  a  mission  in  Caldwell  and 
Daviess  Counties.  The  next  day  (April  8.) 
they  held  their  first  meeting  at  Kingston 
in  the  Josephite  meeting  house.  This  is  be- 
lieved to  be  the  first  public  meeting  held  in 
that  part  of  the  State  by  any  Elders  in  the 
Church  since  the  Saints  were  expelled 
from  Missouri  in  1838. 

Sat.  5.— The  foundation   of    the   sugar 


factory,  near  Ogden,  Weber  Co.,  was  com- 
pleted. 

Sun.  10.—A.t  the  annual  conference  meet- . 
ing  of  the  Deseret  Sunday  School  Union, 
held  in  the  Tabernacle,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Elder  Geo.  Goddard,  assistant  general 
Sunday  School  superintendent,  was  tende- 
red an  ovation,  in  appreciation  of  his  long 
and  faithful  services  in  the  Sunday  School 
cause. 

—Elder  Thomas  Alfred  Jeffery  died  at 
Loa,  Wayne  Co. 

Sun.  i7.— Elders  Brigham  F.  Duffin  and 
Thos.  H.  Chambers  held  a  meeting  in  a 
school  house,  near  Lock  Springs,  Daviess 
Co.,  Mo. 

—The  new  Utah  Stake  tabernacle  at 
Provo,  Utah  Co.,  was  dedicated,  Pres. 
Geo.  Q.  Cannon  offering  the  dedicatory 
prayer. 

Wed.  20.— The  24th  Infantry  (colored 
troops,  who  had  been  stationed  at  Fort 
Douglas)  left  Salt  Lake  City  for  Cuba,  to 
participate  in  the  war  with  Spain, 

T/iM7's.  2i.— Sisters  Lucy  Jane  Brimhall 
and  Inez  Knight,  the  two  first  Latter-day 
Saint  lady  missionaries  sent  from  Zion  to 
Great  Britain,  arrived  in  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land. 

—Fri.  2:^.— Elder  Thomas  Wm.  Brewer- 
ton  died  at  Willard  City,Box  Elder  Co. 

Sat.  23.— The  Sixteenth  U.  S.  Infantry 
passed  through  Salt  Lake  City  en  route 
for  Cuba,  and  was  accorded  a  rousing  re- 
ception. 

Sun.  24.— Sermons  on  the  war  were  deli- 
vered in  the  Tabernacle  and  in  all  the 
churches  in  Salt  Lake  City .5 

Tues.  26.— In  response  to  the  call  of  the 
Federal  government.  Gov.  Heber  M.  Wells 
issued  a  proclamation,  calling  for  volun  - 
teers  to  serve  in  the  army  of  the  United 
States.  Five  hundred  men  were  called 
for  from  Utah. 

TTed.  27.— Elder  Wm.  Robinson  died  at 
Fayette,  Sanpete  Co. 

Thurs.  28.— The  First  Presidency  of  the 
Church,  in  a  letter  addressed  to  Gov. 
Heber  M.  Wells,  encouraged  the  young 
men  of  the  Church  to  respond  to  the  call 
for  volunteers  for  the  army. 

May.— Elder  LeRoy  C.  Snow  was  ar- 
rested and  imprisoned  at  Munich,  Bavaria, 
for  preaching  the  gospel.  After  spending 
some  time  in  prison,  he  was  banished  from 
the  country. 

Sun.  i.— Governor  Heber  M.  Wells  tele- 
graphed the  War  Department  that  Utah's 
quota  of  volunteers  was  filled,  and  that  the 
men  would  be  at  Fort  Douglas,  ready  to  be 
mustered  into  service,  on  May  5th. 

Mon.  2. — The  Utah  volunteers  pitched 
camp  at  Fort  Douglas. 

Wed.  4.— Governor  Wells  appointed 
Richard  W.  Young,  grandson  of  President 
Brigham  Young,  and  Frank  A.  Grant  cap- 
tains of  Companies  A  and  B,  respectively^, 
Utah  (volunteer)  Light  Artillery. 

Sat.  7.— The  news  of  the  destruction  of 
the  Spanish  fleet  at  Manila,  Philippine 
Islands,  by  the  American  fleet  under  Com- 
modore George  Dewey,  May  1st,  having 
reached  Salt  Lake  City,  an  enthusiastic 
celebration  in  honor  of  the  event  was 
held. 

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E.  Caine  for  captain  of  the  troop  of  cav- 
alry included  in  Utah's  quota  of  volun- 
teers.   Other  oflBcers  were  also  appointed. 

Mon.  5.— The  two  batteries  (A  and  B) 
of  Utah's  volunteer  artillery  were  mus- 
tered into  service  at  Fort  Douglas. 

— The  first  baptisms  by  divine  authority 
in  this  dispensation  at  Jerusalem,  Pales- 
tine, took  place  in  Mary's  Well,  where 
Elder  Ferdinand  F.  Hintze  baptized  Geo. 
Vezerian  and  Geo.  Nadgarian,  two  Arme- 
nians from  Asia  Minor.  They  were  both 
confirmed  the  same  day,  the  first -named 
by  Apostle  Anthon  H.  Lund  and  the  latter 
by  Elder  Hintze. 

Wed.  11.— M.a.ry  E.  Fenton  Young,  wife 
of  Apostle  Brigham  Young,  died  in  Salt 
Lake  City. 

Sun.  15.— A  troop  of  volunteer  cavalry, 
subsequently  known  as  Troop  I,  of  the 
Second  United  States  Cavalry  (Torrey's 
Rough  Riders), was  organized  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  and  left  for  Cheyenne,  Wyo. 

Mon.  16. — George  Gwilliam  Bywater,  a 
prominent  and  talented  Elder  in  the 
Church,  died  suddenly  from  apoplexy  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Tues.  17. — John  Q.  Cannon  was  elected 
captain  of  Rough  Riders,  with  J.  Wash 
Young  and  Andrew  J.  Burt  drst  and  sec- 
ond lieutenants  respectively. 

Wed.  18.—  Elder  Theodore  Nystrem  ar- 
rived in  Paris,  France,  as  a  Latter-day 
Saint  missionary,  having  been  called  by 
Pres.  Bowman,  of  the  Swiss  mission,  to  in- 
troduce the  gospel  in  the  French  capital. 

Fri.  20.— Batteries  A  and  B,  Utah  vol- 
unteers,  under  Captains  Richard  W. 
Young  and  Frank  A.  Grant,  left  Salt  Lake 
City  for  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  on  their  way 
to  the  Philippine  Islands. 

Sat.  21.— Charles  Shumway,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  Shumway, 
near  Snowflake,  Ariz. 

Tues.  24.— Joseph  Egbert,  a  Pioneer  of 
1847,  died  at  Ogden,  and  Wm.  Bond  died  at 
Henefer,  Summit  Co. 

— The  Utah  volunteer  cavalry  left  Salt 
Lake  City  for  San  Francisco. 

Jfon.  30.—O\e  Christian  Jensen,  of  May- 
field,  Sanpete  Co.,  Utah,  died  at  Randers, 
Denmark,  where  he  labored  as  a  mission- 
ary. 

Tues.  51.— Willard  Young,  son  of  Pres. 
Brigham  Young,  was  nominated,  by  Pres. 
Wm.  McKinley.  colonel  of  the  Second  regi- 
ment of  U.  S.  volunteer  engineers. 

June.  Wed.  1. — Hon.  Wm.  H.  King  de- 
livered an  eloquent  address  in  the  Taber- 
nacle, Salt  Lake  City,  on  Cuba  and  the 
War. 

Fri.  5.— Elder  Hyrum  Maughan,  of  Wes- 
ton, Oneida  Co.,  Idaho,  died  at  Anderson, 
Madison  Co.,  Ind.,  where  he  labored  as  a 
misssionary. 

Sun.  5.— At  a  conference  held  on  this 
and  the  following  day  at  Almy,  Wyo., 
Woodruff  Stake  of  Zion  was  organized  by 
Apostles  John  Henry  Smith,  Heber  J. 
Grant,  Matthias  F.  Cowley  and  Abraham 
O.  Woodruff ;  John  M.  Baxter,  president ; 
Byron  Sessions  and  Charles  Kingston 
counselors.  The  new  Stake  included  the 
Wards  of  Evanston,  Almy,  Rock  Springs 
and  Bridger,  which  had  formerly  belonged 
to  the  Summit  Stake,  and  Randolph, 
Woodruff,  Argyle  and  Diamondville,  which 


formerly  constituted  a  part  of  Bear  Lake 
Stake. 

—Geo.  P.  Canova,  a  local  Elder  and 
president  of  the  Sanderson  branch  of  the 
Church,  was  assassinated  at  Juncture, 
Florida;  Brother  T.  Hill,  his  companion, 
escaped. 

Mon.  6.— The  International  Mining  Con- 
gress was  opened  in  the  Arsenal  Hall, 
Salt  Lake  City,  continuing  several  days. 

Tues.  14. — James  Ballard,  alias  "Schoo- 
ner Jim,"  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Wed.  15.— The  second  Manila  expedition, 
consisting  of  four  large  transports,  carry- 
ing nearly  3,500  soldiers,  sailed  from  San- 
Francisco,  Cal.,  for  the  Philippine  Islands. 
Battery  A,  of  the  Utah  Artillery  (120 
men) ,  together  with  two  companies  of  the 
regular  U.  S.  army,  sailed  on  the  steamer 
Colon;  one -half  of  Battery  B,  of  Utah 
volunteers,  sailed  on  the  steamer  China, 
and  the  other  half  on  the  steamer  Zea/an- 
dia. 

Sun.  19. — Park  City,  Summit  Co.,  was 
partly  destroyed  by  fire.  Nearly  all  the 
principal  stores  and  many  private  residen- 
ces were  reduced  to  ashes.  The  loss  was 
estimated  at  about  $1,000,000.  Among  the 
buildings  consumed  was  a  Latter  day 
Saint  meeting  house,  which  has  just  been 
completed  at  a  cost  of  about  |5,000.  This 
was  considered  the  most  disastrous  fire 
that  ever  happened  in  Utah. 

Mon.  20.— The  enlistment  of  volunteer 
engineers  for  U.  S.  service  was  commen- 
ced in  Utah. 

T'les.  21.— Horace  Burr  Owens,  a  Church 
veteran,  died  at  Woodruff,  Navajo  Co., 
Ariz. 

— Bishop  Samuel  Carter  died  at  Porter - 
ville,  Morgan  Co. 

—Elder  James  Wareham,  a  Church  ve- 
teran and  an  early  settler  of  Manti,  San- 
pete Co.,  died  there. 

Thurs.23. — A  terrific  storm  did  consider- 
able damage  to  property  at  Bunkerville 
and  Mesquit,  Lincoln  Co.',  Nev. 

Sat.  25. — Elder  Andrew  Hendriksen  died 
at  Levan,  Juab  Co. 

July.— The  fulness  of  the  gospel  was 
first  introduced  in  North  Dakota  by  Elders 
David  J.  Hammon,  Charles  A.  Haacke, 
Ellas  Nielsen  and  Lorenzo  Day. 

— Elder  James  E.  Talmage  delivered  his 
illustrated  lectures  on  Utah  and  its  Peo- 
ple in  some  of  the  principal  cities  of  Great 
Britain. 

Fri.  1.— Elder  BenE.  Rich  succeeded  El- 
der Elias  S.  Kimball  in  the  presidency  of 
the  Southern  States  mission.  Elder  Kim- 
ball had  been  appointed  chaplain  in  the 
Second  regiment  of  U.  S.  volunteer  engin- 
eers. 

Sun.  3. — News  reached  Utah  that  the 
Spanish  Cape  de  Verde  fleet,  under  com- 
mando! Admiral  Cervera,  had  been  entirelv 
destroyed  by  the  American  squadron,  off 
the  harbor  of  Santiago  de  Cuba.  News  of 
the  battle  of  San  Juan  hill,  before  Santiago 
de  Cuba,  brought  grief  to  the  soldiers'  fa- 
milies at  Camp  Douglas,  as  many  of  the 
Twenty -fourth  infantry  were  killed  in  the 
battle. 

Mon.  4. — Elder  Thos.  Cox,  sen.,  died  at 
Castle  Dale,  Emery  Co. 

Wed.  6.— The  Old  Polks  of  Salt  Lake 
County,  in  being  treated  to  their  regular 


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annual  excursion  under  the  direction  of 
the  Old  Folks  Committee,  spent  a  pleasant 
day  at  the  Liagoon,  Farmington,  Davis 
Co. 

The  first  of  these  popular  Old  Folks  ex- 
cursions took  place  May  14,  1875,  through 
the  special  kindness  of  John  W.  Young, 
who  arranged  a  free  ride  to  the  Great 
Salt  Lake  for  the  old  people  of  Salt  Lake 
County.  The  original  committee  of  ar- 
rangements consisted  of  Bishop  Ed- 
ward Hunter,  George  Goddard  and 
■  Charles  R.  Savage.  In  1879,  Wm.  Edding- 
ton,  Wm.  Naylor,  John  Kirkman  and  Wm. 
L.  Binder  were  added  to  the  committee, 
which  was  further  augmented  in  1883  by 
the  addition  of  Andrew  Jenson,  in  1885  by 
Nelson  A.  Empey,  and  in  1896  by  Brigham 
S.  Young.  After  the  death  of  Bishop  Ed- 
ward Hunter,  in  1883,  Presiding  Bishop 
Wm.  B.  Preston  has  acted  as  chairman  of 
the  committee. 

— The  first  International  Mining  Con- 
gress was  opened  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Thurs.  7. — Gov.  Wells  announced  the  ap- 
pointment of  Frank  W.  Jennings  as  cap- 
tain of  Battery  C,  Utah  volunteer  artil- 
lery. 

a6'w?i.  iO.— The  Utah  U.  S.  volunteer  en- 
gineers left  Salt  Lake  City  for  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

i'J^on.  li.— Hadley  D.  Johnson,  a  promi- 
nent Utah  politician  and  editor,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

n  Wed.  13.— Sister  Melissa  Lott  Smith 
Willis,  a  widow  of  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  died  at  Lehi,  Utah  Co. 
D — The  troop  of  Utah  cavalry  volunteers, 
which  had  been  stationed  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, w°-re  relieved  from  duty  with  the 
Philippine  expedition  forces  and  ordered 
to  perform  home  duty. 

Thurs.  14.— Battery  C  (Utah  volunteers) 
were  sworn  into  (J.  S.  service. 

6" WW.  17.— The  second  Philippine  expedi- 
tion, wLich  included  the  Utah  batteries, 
arrived  at  Cavite,  near  Manila,  Philippine 
Islands. 

Tues.  19.  —  Four  young  ladies,  Lucy, 
Emma  and  Susie  Keele,  of  Payson,  Utah 
Co.,  and  Miss  Bauer,  of  Homansville,  Juab 
Co.,  were  accidentally  drowned  in  the 
Utah  lake,  near  Benjamin,  Utah  Co. 

Thurs.  21.— Elder  August  L.  Hedberg,  a 
late  resident  of  Utah,  died  at  Los  An- 
geles, Cal.,  where  he  acted  as  a  counselor 
in  the  presidency  of  the  branch. 

— In  a  council  at  the  First  Presidency 
and  Apostles,  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  it 
was  decided  to  change  the  name  of  Ban- 
nock Stake,  Idaho,  to  Fremont. 

-Sai.  2.3.— Elder  Brigham  F.  Duffln  and 
Leonidus  S.  Mecham,  arrived  at  Water- 
town,  South  Dakota,  having  been  called 
by  Louis  A.  Kelsch,  pres.  of  the  Northern 
States  mission,  to  open  a  missionary  field 
in  that  State.  On  the  night  of  July  27th, 
they  held  their  first  open  air  meeting,  near 
the  postoffice.  at  Watertown. 

Sun.  24. — Memorial  services  were  held 
in  the  different  settlements  of  the  Saints 
and  collections  taken  up  for  a  monument,  to 
be  raised  in  honor  of  the  American  sailors 
who  lost  their  lives,  Feb.  15,  1898,  by  the 
explosion  of  the  Maine,  in  the  harbor  of 
Havana,  Cuba. 

—Pioneer  Square,  Salt  Lake  City,  was 


dedicated  and  set  apart  as  a  public  park 
(Pioneer  Park).  Pres.  Geo.  Q.  Cannon 
offered  the  dedicatory  prayer;  and  ad- 
dresses were  made  by  Mayor  John  Clark, 
Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff,  Congressman 
Wm.  H.  King  and  others. 

— At  a  quarterly  conference  of  the 
Oneida  Stake,held  in  Gentile  Valley,Idaho, 
the  settlements  of  the  Saints  in  that  valley 
and  neighborhood  were  detached  from 
Oneida  Stake  and  organized  as  the  Ban- 
nock Stake  of  Zion,  by  Apostles  Heber  J. 
Grant,  Marriner  W.  Merrill  and  Matthias 
F.  Cowley;  Lewis  S.  Pond,  president; 
Denmark  Jenson  and  Clarence  Eldredge, 
counselors. 

Mbn.  25.— Wm.  Tunbridge,  a  prominent 
citizen  of  Levan,  Juab  Co.,  was  shot  and 
killed  by  Andrew  Hendriksen,  who  was 
supposed  to  be  insane. 

Wed.  27.— Elder  Alexander  Hood  HiU 
died  at  Mill  Creek,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Sun.  31.— Elisha  Hildebrand  Davis,  a 
prominent  Elder  and  Church  veteran,  died 
at  Lehi,  Utah  Co. 

— The  Utah  artillery  took  a  very  active 
and  brave  part  in  the  defence  of  the 
American  position  before  Manila,  Philip- 
pine Islands. 

—Battery  C,  of  the  Utah  volun- 
teer artillery  (about  one^hundred  men), 
under  command  of  Capt.  Frank  W. 
Jennings,  left  Salt  Lake  City,  for  Cali- 
fornia. This  battery  was  Utah's  con- 
tribution under  the  second  government 
call  for  troops. 

August.  Sat.  6. — Lyman  Curtis,  a 
member  of  Zion's  Camp  and  a  Utah 
Pioneer  of  1847,  died  at  Salem,  Utah  Co. 

Sun.  7. — A  number  of  settlements,  for- 
merly belonging  to  the  Oneida  and 
Malad  Stakes,  were  organized  by  Apostles 
Heber  J.  Grant  and  Matthias  F.  Cowley, 
as  the  Pocatello  Stake  of  Zion.  Wm.  C. 
Parkinson  (Bishop  of  Preston,  Idaho)  was 
appointed  president  of  the  new  Stake. 

— Patriarch  Christopher  Layton,  late 
president  of  the  St.  Joseph  Stake,  Ariz., 
and  a  prominent  Elder  in  the  Church,  died 
at  Kaysville,  Davis  Co. 

— Elder  Theodore  Nystr0m,  who  had 
been  appointed  to  re-open  a  mission  in 
Prance,  held  his  first  and  only  meeting  in 
Paris.  Soon  afterwards  he  left  the  city, 
without  making  any  converts. 

Fri.  12. — Elder  Christian  Jensen,  father 
of  Historian  Andrew  Jenson,  died  at  Rich- 
field, Sevier  Co. 

— The  American  fiag  was  raised  over 
Hawaii,  at  Honolulu, 

—The  peace  protocol,  terminating  the 
war  between  the  United  States  and  Spain, 
was  signed  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Sat.  13.— Presidents  Wilford  Woodruff 
and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  left  Salt  Lake  City  on 
a  visit  to  California. 

—Elder  Cadwallader  Owens  died  at  lona, 
Bingham  Co.,  Idaho. 

—The  Utah  cavalry,  which  had  been  sta- 
tioned at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  left  that  city 
for  Yosemite  and  Sequoia  Parks. 

— In  the  capture  of  Manila,  the  capital 
of  the  Philippine  Islands,  by  the  American 
troops,  the  Utah  volunteers  rendered 
effectual  service. 

Mon.  15.— Trooper  Albert  W.  Luflf  Nais- 
bitt  died  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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Tues.  16. — A  contract  between  the  Ore- 
gon Short  Line  Railroad  and  the  pro- 
moters of  a  railroad  from  Milford  to  the 
State  line  was  signed  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
The  signers  were  officials  of  the  Oregon 
Short  Line,  on  one  side,and  A.W.  McCune, 
David  Eccles,  Charles  W.  Nibley  and 
others,  on  the  other  side. 

FH.  is.— Patriarch  David  M.  Stewart,  a 
prominent  Elder  in  the  Church,  and,  in  his 
younger  days,  a  successful  missionary, 
died  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

FH.  26. — In  an  altercation  between 
natives  and  United  States  soldiers  at 
Cavite,  near  Manila,  Philippine  Islands, 
Geo.  H.  Hudson, of  Baker  City,  Ore.,  was 
killed  and  Wm.  Q.  Anderson,  of  Logan, 
Utah,  severely  wounded.  Both  men  be- 
longed to  Battery  B,  Utah  volunteers. 

Sat.  27.— President  McKinley  promoted 
Captains  Richard  W.  Young  and  Frank 
A.  Grant  to  be  brevet-majors  of  volun- 

Tues.  30.— The  sessions  of  the  Utah 
Presbytery  of  the  Presbyterian  Church 
closed  at  Manti,  Sanpete  Co.  Before 
adjourning,  resolutions  were  passed,  re- 
plete with  "garbled  statements  and  abso- 
lute falsehoods  concerning  the  'Mormon' 
Church." 

September.  Fri.  2.— Pres.  Wilford 
Woodruff  died  at  the  house  of  Col.  Isaac 
Trumbo,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  after  an 
illness  of  only  a  few  hours. 

Mon.  4. — The  train  bearing  the  remains 
of  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff  arrived  in  Salt 
Lake  City,  over  the  Rio  Grande  Western 
Ry. 

Thurs.  8. — The  funeral  services  over  the 
remains  of  Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff  were 
held  in  Salt  Lake  City.  All  of  the.  Twelve 
Apostles  were  present  and  addresses  were 
made  by  Joseph  F.  Smith,  Lorenzo  Snow, 
George  Q.  Cannon  and  Franklin  D.  Rich- 
ards. 

Fri.  9. — The  Republican -State  conven- 
tion nominated  Alma  Eldredge  for  Con- 
gress and  Charles  S.  Zane  for  Supreme 
Judge  in  Utah. 

Sat.  10. — Stephen  H.  Goddard,  one  of  the 
Utah  Pioneers  of  1847,  died  at  San  Ber  ■ 
nardino,  Cal. 

Tties.  13. — At  a  special  meeting  of  the 
Apostles  held  in  Salt  Lake  City,  at  which 
Lorenzo  Snow,  Franklin  D.  Richards,  Geo. 
Q.  Cannon,  Joseph  F.  Smith,  Brigham 
Young,  Francis  M.  Lyman,  Johu'H.  Smith, 
Geo.  Teasdale,  Heber  J.  Grant,  John  W. 
Taylor,  Marriner  W.  Merrill,  Anthon  H. 
Lund,  Matthias  F.  Cowley  and  Abraham 
O.  Woodruff  were  present,  Lorenzo  Snow 
was  nominated  and  sustained  as  President 
of  the  Church.  President  Snow  then  se- 
lected, with  the  approval  of  the  council, 
Geo.  Q.  Cannon  as  his  first  and  Joseph  F. 
Smith  as  his  second  Counselor.  Pres. 
Snow  was  also  sustained  as  Trustee -in - 
Trust  for  the  Church,  and  Franklin  D. 
Richards  as  President  of  the  Twelve 
Apostles.  All  the  proceedings  were 
unanimous. 

Wed.  14.— The  State  Democratic  conven- 
tion held  in  Salt  Lake  City  nominated 
Brigham  H.  Roberts  for  Congress  and 
Robert  N.  Baskin  for  Supreme  Judge. 

<S'a^i7.— Elder  Andreas  Peterson,  of  Lo 
gan.    Cache   Co.,  Utah,  succeeded  Elder 


George  Christen  sen  as    president  of    the 
Scandinavian  Mission. 

This  mission  was  founded  in  1850  by 
ApostleErastusSnow,who  was  its  first  pre- 
sident. He  was  succeeded  by  the  following 
Elders :  John  E.  Forsgren,  March  4, 1852 ; 
WillardSnow,  Dec.  20.  1852;  John  Van 
Cott,  Aug.,  1853;  Hector  C.Haight,  Jan.  1, 
1856;  Carl  Widerborg,  Feb.  1,  1858;  John 
Van  Cott  (second  term),  Jan.  1,1860;  Jesse 
N.  Smith,  May,  1862;  Samuel  L.  Sprague 
pro  tern,  April  13,  1864 ;  Carl  Widerborg 
(second  term),  Aug.  1,  1864;  Jesse  N. 
Smith  (second  term),  Sept.,  1868;  William 
W.  Cluff,  July  15,  1870;  Canute  Peterson, 
June  23,  1871;  Christen  G.  Larsen,  June 
27,  1873;  Nils  C.  Fly gare,  June  25,1875; 
Ola  N.  Liljcnquist,  June  22,1876;  August 
W.  Carlson  pro  tern,  Nov.,  1877;  Nil<«  C. 
Flygare  (second  term),  Jan.,  1878;  Niels 
Wilhelmsen,  Aug.  30,1879;  Andrew  Jenson 
pro  tern,  Aug.  1, 1881;  Christian  D.  Fjeld- 
sted,  Sept.  3,  1881 ;  Anthon  H.  Lund,  April 
4,  1884;  Nils  C.  Flygare  (third  term)  Oct. 
19,  1885;  Christian  D.  Fjeldsted,  (second 
term)  October,  1888 ;  Edward  H.  Ander- 
son, September  29,  1890;  Joseph  Chris- 
tiansen, September,  1892 ;  Carl  A.  Carl- 
quist.  May,  1893  ;PeterSundwall, April,1894 ; 
Christian  N.  Lund,  June  11,  1896;  and 
George  Christensen,  May  19,  1898. 

Sun.  25.— The  hotel  and  buildings  at 
Beck's  Hot  Springs,  near  Salt  Lake  City, 
were  destroyed  by  fire. 

—The  first  Latter-day  Saint  Sunday 
School  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  was 
organized  by  Elder  John  M.  Whitaker; 
Peter  C.  Cornia,  supt. 

Mon.  25.— Elder  Joseph  T.  ElUs  died  at 
Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co. 

Fri.  30.— The  Twenty- fourth  Infantry 
returned  to  Fort  Douglas,  from  their  expe- 
dition to  Cuba,  having  done  gallant  service 
at  the  battle  of  Santiago. 

Ootober.-The  sugar  factory,  near  Og- 
den, commenced  running. 

Sun.  2.  —  Elder  Wallace  Damron  died 
at  Thatcher,  Grahatn  Co.,  Ariz. 

Tues. 4.— 'Eider  Albert  Spencer  died  at 
Taylorsville,  Salt  Lake  Co. 

Wed.  5.— Elder  James  C.  Olsen  died  at 
Salina,  Sevier  Co. 

Thurs.  6. — The  69th  semi-  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Church  convened  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  continuing  four  days. 

bun.  9.— At  the  afternoon  session  of  the 
general  conference  of  the  Church,  Lorenzo 
Snow  was  sustained  as  Prophet,  Seer,  and 
Revelator,  and  President  of  the  Church, 
and  Geo.  Q.  Cannon  as  his  first  and  Joseph 
F.  Smith  as  his  second  Counselor.  Rud- 
ger  Clawson  was  chosen  to  fill  the  vacancy 
which  had  occurred  in  the  Council  of  the 
Twelve  Apostles  by  the  reorganization  of 
the  First  Presidency. 

Mon.  iO.— Rudger  Clawson  was  ordained 
an  Apostle,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  by  Pres. 
Lorenzo  Snow. 

Fri.  14.— The  new  Stake  Tabernacle, 
which  was  nearing  completion,  at  Rich  • 
field,  Sevier  Co.,  was  destroyed  by  an 
incendiarj  fire, ;  loss,  about  130,000. 

Sat.  i5.— Joseph  Cordon  Kingsbury,  an 
old  and  faithful  Church  veteran,  died  in 
Salt  Lake  City. 

Mon.  17.— The  Richfield  Advocate  office 
was  burned  to  the  ground. 


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CHURCH    CHRONOLOGY — 1898. 


—The  Presbyterian  synod  of  Utah,  at 
its  closing  session  in  Ogden,  passed  reso  - 
lutions  declaring  that  polygamy  was  still 
practiced  by  the  "Mormons"  in  Utah. 

—William  Andrew  Parker  (a  native  of 
Utah) ,  of  Troop  H,  Torrey's  Rough  Riders, 
died  near  Jacksonville,  Florida. 

Tubs.  18. — Presidents  Lorenzo  Snow  and 
Joseph  F.  Smith,  Apostle  Franlslin  D. 
Richards,  Gov.  Heber  M.  Wells  and 
others  left  Salt  Lake  City,  for  Onaha, 
Neb.,  to  visit  the  Trans- Mississippi  Expo- 
sition. 

— Elder  Martin  Lenzi,  a  Church  veteran, 
died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

—The  American  flag  was  raised  over 
San  Juan,  and  the  island  of  Porto  Rico 
was  formally  ceded  to  the  United  States. 

Thurs.  20.— Elder  David  M.  Muir  died 
of  pneumonia,  at  Loehgelly,  Scotland, 
where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 

—This  was  Utah  day  at  the  Trans-Mis- 
sissippi Exposition  at  Omaha,  Neb.  A 
speech  of  welcome  was  made  by  Wattles, 
president  of  the  Exposition,  and  responses 
were  made  by  Gov.  Heber  M.  Wells  and 
Presidents  Lorenzo  Snow,  Geo.  Q.  Can- 
non and  Joseph  F.  Smith. 

Sun.  23.— Troop  I  (Utah's  Rough  Riders) 
were  mustered  out  of  service  at  Camp 
Cuba  Libre,  Panama  Park,  Jacksonville, 
Florida. 

Wed.  26.— Shadrach  Ford  Driggs,  an 
early  settler  of  Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co., 
died  there. 

Sun.  30.— Elders  B.  F.  Duffin  and  Chas. 
A.  Haacke  were  taken  out  of  the  Method- 
ist Episcopal  church  at  Henry,  Codding  ■ 
ton  Co.,  S.  D.  (where  they  were  sleeping 
during  the  night)  ,by  a  mob  of  five  men,  led 
by  Quin  McMullen.  The  Elders  were  fol- 
lowed out  of  town,  threatened  with  tar 
and  feathers  and  otherwise  abused.  The 
night  was  a  bitterly  cold  one,  and  the  El- 
ders nearly  perished  through  exposure. 

November.  Tues.  8.— At  the  general 
election  in  Utah,  Brigham  H.  Roberts 
(Democrat)  was  elected  as  Utah's  repre- 
sentative to  Congress,  and  Robert  N, 
Baskin  was  elected  to  the  Utah  Supreme 
bench. 

—Elder  Richard  Ballantyne,  a  Church 
veteran,  organizer  of  the  first  Sabbath 
School  and  a  faithful  Sunday  School  work- 
er, died  at  Ogden,  Weber  Co. 

Sun.  20.— Elder  Richard  Henry  Thorne 
died  at  Springville,  Utah  Co. 

— The  southeast  part  of  Chesterfield 
Ward,  Bannock  Co.,  Idaho,  was  organized 
as  Hatch  Ward  by  Pres.  Lewis  S.  Pond; 
Peter  J.  Williams,  Bishop. 

Mon.  28. — An  important  Latter-day 
Saint  Sunday  School  convention  was 
commenced  in  Salt  Lake  City.  It  was  con- 
tinued three  days. 

December.      Thurs.  1.— Sister    Sarah 
M.  Kimball,  an  old  and  respected  member 
of  the  Church,  and  a  faithful  Relief  Socie 
ty  worker,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Sat.  .5.— The  first  number  of  the 
Latter -dag  Saints''  Southern  Star,  a 
weekly  periodical  published  in  the  in- 
terest of  the  Church  in  the  Southern 
States,  was  issued  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

Tu^s.  6.— Twenty -four  "ministers  of  the 
gospel,"  mostly  residents  of  Salt  Lake 
City,met  and  adopted  an  address,  prepared 


by  a  committee  of  the  so  -called  ministerial 
union,  in  which  they  "most  earnestly" 
called  upon  the  people  of  the  United 
States  to  jointhemina  strong  protest  to 
Congress  against  the  seating  of  Brigham 
H.  Roberts,  member  elect  from  Utah. 

T^wrs.  8.  —  A  terrifflc  wind  storm  swept 
over  the  northern  part  of  Utah,  doing  con- 
siderable damage  in  Weber  and  Davis 
counties.  In  Salt  Lake  City  the  greatest 
velocity  the  wind  reached  was  48  miles 
an  hour. 

— Presidents  Rulon  S.  Wells  and  Joseph 
W.  McMurrin  sailed  from  Liverpool,  Eng- 
land, homeward  bound,  leaving  Elder 
Platte  D.  Lyman,  with  Henry  W.  Naisbitt 
as  second  counselor,  in  charge  of  the  Eu- 
ropean mission. 

Sat.  10.— The  last  number  (No.  26,  Vol. 
57)  of  the  Deseret  Weekly  was  issued. 

— Col.  WillardYoung,  of  Utah,  command- 
ing the  battalion  of  engineers  at  Marinoa, 
Cuba,  unfurled  the  stars  and  stripes  over 
the  city  hall  at  that  place. 

Thurs.  15,  —  Pres.  Lorenzo  Snow,  as 
Trustee -in-Trust  for  the  Church,  announ- 
ced in  the  Deseret  Evening  News  that  the 
Church  would  issue  bonds  to  the  amount 
of  $500,000,  running  for  a  period  of  eleven 
years,  and  bearing  interest  at  the  rate  of 
6  per  cent  per  annum.  This  method  of 
raising  means  was  resorted  to  in  order  to 
lighten  the  burthen  of  the  Church  indeb- 
tedness. 

Sat,  17, — Pres.  Lorenzo  Snow,  asTrustee- 
in-Trust,  announced  in  the  Deseret  Evening 
JVeivs,  that  that  paper,  with  all  its  proper- 
ties and  appartenances,  had  reverted  to 
the  Church,  and  that  on  and  after  Jan.  1, 
1889,  a  complete  change  in  the  manage- 
ment would  be  inaugurated,  with  Charles 
W.  Penrose  as  editor  and  Horace  G.Whit- 
ney as  business  manager. 

Sun.  18.— Certificate  of  election  (dated 
Dec.  10,  1898)  was  given  to  Brigham  H. 
Roberts. 

Wed.  21. — Battery  C,  Utah  volunteers, 
were  mustered  out  of  U.  S.  service. 

Thurs.  22.— Lydia  Snow  Pierce,  wife  of 
Elder  Eli  H.  Pierce  and  daughter  of  Pres. 
Lorenzo  Snow,  died  in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Fri.23.— The  ninety- third  anniversary  of 
the  birth  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  was 
celebrated  in  the  Sixtenth  Ward  meeting 
house.  Salt  Lake  City. 

— Troop  A,  Utah  cavalry,  was  mustered 
out  of  service  at  the  Presidio,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 

Sat.  24.— The  new  B.  Y.  College  building 
at  Logan,  Cache  Co.,  was  dedicated. 

/Sw^i.  25. —Elder  John  Ritter,  a  member  of 
the  Mormon  Battalion,  died  at  Eden,  Weber 
Co. 

Wed.  28.— Mary  Adaline  Soow,  wife  of 
Pres.  Lorenzo  Snow,  died  at  Brigham  City. 

Thurs. 29. —Pres.  Lorenzo  Snow,  in  a  te- 
legraphic communication  to  the  New  York 
World,  declared  oflacially  that  polygamous 
or  plural  marriages  ceased  in  Utah  with 
the  issuance  of  the  manifesto  by  the  late 
Pres.  Wilford  Woodruff  in  1890,  and  that 
the  election  of  Brigham  H.  Roberts  to 
Congress  was  an  entirely  secular  affair, 
with  which  the  Church  haa  nothing  to  do. 

F7'i.  30.— Elder  Albert  Peterson,  of  Mur- 
ray, Salt  Lake  Co.,  died  at  Upsala,  Swe- 
den, where  he  labored  as  a  missionary. 


INDEX. 


A. 

Aabyholm,  Denmark,  118. 
Aagaard,  Niels,  99,  173,  174, 

196. 
Aalborg,    Denmark,  40,  43, 

126,  181. 
Aaronic  Priesthood,  3,  7. 
Abbott,  Emma,  190. 
Abbott,  Hiram,  15. 
Abbott,  Joseph,  62. 
Abbott,  J.  W.,  189. 
Aberdare,  Wales,  27. 
Abplanalp,  Peter,  147. 
Abraham  appeared  to  Jos. 

Smith,  12. 
Abraham,  writings  of,  11. 
Abyssinia,  110. 
Accrington,  England,  44. 
Acton,  Mass.,  1. 
Adair,  George  W.,  96. 
Adair,  Joseph,  61. 
Adair,  Thomas,  188. 
Adairville,  Ariz.,  186. 
Adam    appeared  to  Joseph 

Smith,  12. 
Adam-ondi- Adman,  Mo.,  14, 

15,  16,  166. 
Adams,  Arza,  173. 
Adams,  Barnabas  L.,  80. 
Adams,  Charles,  122. 
Adams,  David  B.,  80. 
Adams,  Elizabeth,  92. 
Adams,  Hugh,  142, 150. 
Adams,  James,  21,  23. 
Adams,  John,  140,  144,  151, 

174. 
Adams,  Joshua,  160, 164. 
Adams,  Susan  Smith,  196. 
Adamsen,  Peter,  44. 
Adamson,  l3abella,  158,  160. 
Adamsville,  Utah,    80,    101, 

131,  210. 
Adelaide.  Australia,  53. 
Adlard  Nellie,  143. 
Advertiser,  newspaper,  90. 
Aetna  (^tna) ,  Canada,  204, 

209. 
Africa,  46,  47,  48,  51, 55,  69. 
Africa,  steamship,  46. 
Afton,  Wyo.,  152,  176,  187. 
Agremonte,  C.  H.  M  y.,  144. 
Ager,  John,  78. 
Agra,  Hindostan,  50. 
Agricultural  College  in  Lo  • 

gan,  199. 
Agricultural  Fair,  72. 
Ahlstr0m,    Peter,  177,    180, 

189. 
Ahmanson,  John  A.,  46,  47. 
Ahumada,  Miguel,  col.,  213, 

217. 
Aiken  party  murdered,  102. 
Aintab,  Asia  Minor,  181. 
Aird,  John,  140. 
Aird,  John,  jun.,  117,  120. 


Alabama,  40,   103,  116,    134, 

167. 
Alamosa,  Colo.,  103. 
Alaska,  215. 
Albani,  Madame,  173. 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  8. 
Albert,  ship,  73. 
Alberta,   Canada,    138,   147, 

149,  153, 155, 157,  166, 184, 

198,  204,  209,  212. 
Albertson,    Jacob    P.,    197, 

200,  201. 
Albion,  Idaho,  110,  155. 
Alder,  Elijah,  147. 
Alder,  George  Alfred,  217. 
Alder,  John,  214. 
Alexander,  Ambrose,  25. 
Alexander,  E.  B.,  col.,  59. 
Alexander,  Henry  S.,  99. 
Alexander,  J.  M.,  151. 
Alexander,  John,  114. 
Alexander,  JohnT.,  112. 
Alexander,  Randolph,  26. 
Alexandria,  Egypt,  89. 
Alger,  Russell  A.,  197. 
Algoa  Bay,  Africa,  55. 
Alibate,  a  native  of  Tonga, 

199. 
Aline,  Idaho,  177. 
Allen  (St.  Joseph),  Ariz. ,95. 
Allen  tarred,  9. 
Allen,  Adeline,  178. 
Allen,  Albern,  28. 
Allen.  Charles  A.,  204,  205. 
Allen,  Clarence  E.,  200,  210. 
Allen,  Daniel,  35,  196. 
Allen,  David  R.,  89. 
Allen,  Frank,  212. 
Allen,  Ira,  158,  163, 190. 
Allen,  James,  30,  31. 
Allen,  John,  102. 
Allen,  John  M.,  205,  206. 
Allen,  Joseph  S.,  174. 
Allen,  O.  M.,  32. 
Allen,  Riel,  108. 
Allen,  Robert,  178, 179. 
Allen,  Rufus,  44,  45,  59. 
Allen,  Rufus  C,  146. 
Allen,  William  L.  N.,  204. 
Allred,  Isaac,  55,  62. 
AUred,  James,  18,  95. 
Allred,  James  A.,  157,  194. 
Allred,  James  M.,  194,  195. 
Allred,  John  A.,  98. 
Allred,  Martin,  204, 
Allred,  Marvin,  124. 
Allred,  Melissa  N.,  198. 
Allred,  Monroe,  185. 
Allred,  Reddick  N.,  72,  99, 

165,  169. 
Allred,  Reuben  W.,  49. 
Allred,  Samuel,  159,  164. 
Allred,  Thomas  B.,  115. 
Allred,  Stephen  H.,  178,  180. 
Allred,  William,  captain,  15. 
Allred,  Wilson  M.,  159,  164, 

198. 


Allred's  Settlement  (Spring 

City),  50. 
Allsop,  Thos.,  140,  141,  148, 

159,  162, 183, 
Alma,  Ariz.,  115,  119. 
Almo,  Idaho,  110. 

Almy,  Wyo.,  101,  107,  127, 
144,  219. 

Alpine,  Ariz.,  106,  150. 

Alpine,  Utah,  45,  56,  76,  155, 
161,  171. 

Als,  Schleswig,  152. 

Alston,  Thomas,  194. 

Alta,  Utah,  89,  90,  91,  93,  97, 
102, 104,  118. 

Alta  Daily  Independent,  90. 

Alton,  III.,  22. 

Amateur, ^eTioy\cal,  101. 

Amazon,  ship,  69. 

American  Congress,  ship,75. 

American  Falls,  Idaho,  150. 

American  Fork,  39,  43,  44, 
58,  68,  71,  74,  90,  94,  104, 
112,  115, 127,  129,  131,  134, 
135, 142, 145,  147,  153,  155, 

160,  161,  165, 167,  168,  173, 
174, 180,  181,  186, 187, 188, 
191, 199,  214,  216. 

American  Fork  canyon,  85, 

107. 
American     Fork    Railroad, 

88,  89. 
Ames,  Ira,  died,  80. 
Amherst,  Ohio,  7 
Ammon  Idaho,  201. 
Amos,  Joseph,  176. 
Amsterdam,  Holland,  89,174. 
Amundsen,  Andrew,  146,163, 

169,  172. 
Anaa,Tuamotu  Islands,28,44 
Anaconda,  Mont.,  217. 
Andelin,  Oluf  A.,  179,  183. 
Andersen,  A.,  46. 
Andersen,  Andrew,  175. 
Andersen,  Andrew  R.,  166, 

170,  181. 

Andersen,    Christian,     168, 

177,  189. 
Andersen,  Charles,  A,   158, 

160. 
Andersen,  Frederick,  133. 
Andersen,  James,  178. 
Andersen,  Jens,  170. 
Andersen,  John  L.,  156,  159. 
Andersen,  Lars  S.,  99,  174, 

176. 
Andersen,  Mons,  169,173,181. 
Andersen,  Niels,  170, 180. 
Andersen,  Niels  C,  158,  16?, 

192  193. 
Andersen,  Oluf  J.,  167,  173. 
Andersen,  Peter,  142,  160. 
Andersen,  Peter  C,  168,172, 

182. 
Andersen,  Peter  M.,  167. 
Anderson,  Andrew,  156,  162, 

169, 174. 175. 


224 


£NDEX. 


Anderson    Andrew  0.,182, 

187. 
Anderson,  A.  P..  143, 155. 
Anderson,  A.  S.,  167. 
Anderson,  Adolph,  184. 
Anderson,  Augusta,  203, 204. 
Anderson,  Augustus,  31. 
Anderson,  Charles  V.,  189. 
Anderson,  Chris.,  194, 196. 
Anderson,  Christian,  148. 
Anderson,  Edward  H.,  107, 

221. 
Anderson,  Franklin  M.,  195. 
Anderson,  Fred.  C.  79. 
Andeison,  Gustav,  148, 149. 
Anderson,    James,    72,    181, 

200,  201. 
Anderson,  James  H.,  214. 
Anderson,  James  P.,  215 
Anderson,  Jens,  166. 
Anderson,  Joseph,  214. 
Anderson,  Niels,  177,  189. 
Anderson,  Niels  C,  168. 
Anderson,  Peter,  136,    168, 

171,  177. 
Anderson,  Robert  R.,  217. 
Ander/on,  Samuel,  145,  153, 

160. 
Anderson,  Svend  M.,  121. 
Anderson,  Thos.  J.,  judge, 

170,  172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 

179, 183,  184, 187, 189, 190, 

199,  200. 
Anderson,  Wm.,  31. 
Anderson,  Wm.  Q.,  221. 
Anderson,  Ind.,  219. 
Andrew,  R.  S.  W.,  112 
Andrews,  Judge.  136. 
Andrews,  John,  158,  163, 186. 
Andrus,  Capt,  76. 
Andrus.  Milo,  52,  54,  65,  155, 

202. 
Angell,  Solomon,  108. 
Angell,  Susan  E.,  203. 
Angell,  Truman  O.,  153,  179, 

203. 
Angell,  Truman  O.,  jun.,123, 

124. 
Angels  appear,  2, 12. 
Angus,  John  Orson,  50, 106. 
Anna,  a  Brahmin  woman,44. 
Annabella,  Utah,  102.  121. 
Antarctic,  ship,  62,  67,  69. 
Anthon,  Charles,  2. 
Antero,  an  Indian,  89. 
Anthony,  Susan  B.,  209. 
An ti -polygamy  laws,  67,  82, 

95,  108,  109. 
Antwerp,  Belgium,  89. 
Apia,  Samoa,  213. 
Apocrypha  not  translated, 8. 
Apostacy  at  Kirtland,  13,14. 
Apostles  called,  3,  4,  11,  15, 

16,  18,  19,   21,   30,  37,  64, 

77,  79,   103,  107,  110,  178, 

216,  221. 
Appenoose,  Indian  chief,  20. 
Appleby,  Wm.  I.,  83. 
Arave,  Nelson,  201,  202. 
Arcadia  branch,  Idaho,  218. 
Archibald,  James,  158. 
Archibald,    John,  190,    192, 

201. 
Archibald,  Thos.,  192. 
Archibald,  Wm.,  181,  184. 
Argo.  ship,  38. 
Argyie,  Lorenzo,  133, 157. 


Argyle,  Lorenzo  D    165,173. 

Argyle  219. 

Arizona,  59,  78,  82,  90,  95-98, 

101-103,105-119,121,125. 

128,  130,  132, 136, 143,  150, 

159,  161, 165,  171, 181, 183, 

186, 188,  194,  198,  200, 204, 

205,  211, 212,  217-220. 
Arizona,  ship,  105,  110, 115, 

116. 
Arizona  missionaries,  90. 
Arkansas,  27,    58,   110,    139, 

214,  218. 
Arkansas  river,  30,  31,  34. 
Arkivright,  ship,  75. 
Armenians,  219. 
Armstrong,  Francis,128,138, 

158,  159,  177,  180. 
Armstrong,  Thomas  C,  68. 
Arnager,  Denmark,  44. 
Arnold,  Henry,  163,  165. 
Arnold,  Orson  P.,  119,  132, 

138,  139, 146. 
Arrapeen,  Indian,  53,  64. 
Arrowsmith,  J.  T.,  146,  151. 
Arsenal  buildings,  84. 
Arsenal  Hill,  95. 
Arthur,  Chester  A.,  109. 
Arthur,  Christopher,  J.,  47, 

69, 174, 179. 
Artiago,  Silviano,  105. 
Ascencion,  Mexico,  118,134, 

139. 
Ashburner,  Geo.  E.,  50. 
Ashby,  Nathaniel,  81. 
Ash  Creek,  Kane  Co.,  Utah, 

44,  61. 
Ash,  John,  169, 175. 
Ashland,  ship,  37. 
Ashley,  J.  M.,  73. 
Ashley,  Utah,104,116,147,150. 
Ashley  Center,  104. 
Ashley  Valley,  108,  147. 
Ashley  Ward,  108. 
Ashton,  England,  170. 
Ashworth,  John,  80, 100. 
Ashworth,  Wm.,  205,  206. 
Ashton,  Edward,  T.,218. 
Asia,  43. 

Asia  Minor,  169,  181,  219. 
Asper,  Elias,  99. 
Atchison,  David  R.,  15, 128. 
Atchison,  Kansas,  53. 
Athenia,  ship,  67. 
Athrawiaeth  a  Chyflammo- 

dau,  43. 
AtkiDS,  Geo.,  58. 
Atkinson,  Alfred,  158. 
Atkinson,  Thomas.  69. 
Attley,  H.  W.,  115. 
Atwood,  Milieu,  113, 190. 
Atwood,    Miner  G.,  72,  73, 

74,  147. 
Atwood,  Simeon,  175. 
Aubray,  John,  56. 
Auburn,  Wyo.,  176. 
Auckland,  N.  Z.,  52, 113,  206, 

207. 
Auerbach,  Fred.  H.,  26,  213. 
Augustson,    Lars,    J.,    197, 

199, 200. 
Aunuu,  Samoa,  163. 
Aurora,  Utah,  107,  178,  182, 

187,  203. 
Austin,  Edwin  N.,  100 
Australasian    mission,     52, 

212. 


Australia,  18,  44-.51,  52,  54. 

.59,  62,  71,  7S,  90,  91,  207. 

210,  212,  215,  216. 
Austral  Islands,  213. 
Australian  mission,  215. 
Avard,  Sampson,  15. 
Averett,  Elisha,  189. 
Avery,    Daniel,  24. 
Avery,  Philander,  24. 
Avery,  Thomas  Jones,  74. 
Avon,  Utah,  193. 
Axtell,  Samuel  B.,  93,94,193. 
Ayers,   Wm.,  108,  112. 

B. 

Babbitt,  Almon  W.,  19,  20. 

37,  43, 56. 
Backenstos,  Jacob,  28. 
Badger,  Rodney,  48. 
Badger,  Rodney  C,  97,  106. 

147,  153,  155,  161. 
Bagnall,  Cor.,  48. 
Bagley,  Edward  A.,  179, 180. 
Bagley,  Emanuel,  209. 
Bailey,  Charles,  168, 169. 
Bailey,  Charles  R  ,  172. 
Bailey,  George  B.,  131,  132, 

140, 157,  167, 168, 174, 210. 
Baird,  Alexander,  163,  169. 
Baird,  John,  198,  199. 
Baird,  Marshal,  155. 
Baker,  Albert  M.,  181,  182. 
Baker,  Charles  W.,  87,  89. 
Baker,  Wm.  G.,  151. 
Baker's  Spring,  119. 
Baker  City,  Ore.,  215,  221. 
Baldwin,  Caleb,  16,  19,  37. 
Baldwin,  Nathan  B.,  194, 
Ball,  John,  199. 
Ball,  John  P.,  125,  128,  129, 
.      136,  188. 
Ball,  Joseph,  20. 
Ball,  Samuel  F.,  127, 129,136, 
Ball,  William,  173, 175. 
Ballantyne,  Sergeant,  111. 
Ballantyne,  John  T.,  162. 
Ballantyne,  Richard,  38,  48, 

50,  51,  54,  55,  222. 
Ballard,  Henry,  65, 170, 171, 

173. 
Ballard,  James,  219. 
Ballenger   (Brigham  City), 

Ballif,  Serge  L.,  67, 106,  214. 
Ballinger,  Stephen  S..  216. 
Balmforth,  Charles,  150. 
Banks,  John,  29,  57,  67,  99. 
Bannock  Creek,  Idaho,  61. 
Bannock  Indians,  61. 
Bannock  Stake, Snake  River 

Valley,  Idaho,  114, 220. 
Bannock    Stake,     Bannock 

Co.,  Idaho,  220. 
Bannock  Ward,  111. 
Baptism  for  the  dead,  20, 21. 
Barber,  Andrew,  9. 
Barber,  George,   189. 
Barfoot,  James  L.,  109. 
Barkdull,  Peter  S.,  136,  144, 

151. 
Barkdull,  Zeb.,  207,  208. 
Barker,  James,  80. 
Barker,  J.  H.,  158. 
Barker,  William,  152. 
Barlow,  Elizabeth  H.,  301. 
Barlow,  Israel,  26,  53. 


INDEX. 


225 


Barlow,  Israel,  jun.,  73. 
Barnes,  James,  200. 
Barnes,  John  R.,  U4,  161, 

163. 
Barnes,  Lorenzo  D.,  14,  22, 

46.  • 

Barnett,  John  F.,  19. 
Barney,  Benjamin,  177,  188. 
Barney,  David,  111. 
Barney,  Edson,  26,  2^0. 
Barney,  Joseph  S.,  169, 175. 
Barney,  Lewis,  207. 
Barney,  Lellis  B.,  216. 
Barney,  Royal,  185. 
Barnsley,  England,  86. 
Barnum,  Charles  David,207. 
Barratt,  Charles  Robinson, 

184,  217. 
Barratt,  Wm.  18. 
Barrell,  Henry  Charles,  118, 

150  195. 
Barrett,  Thomas,  68, 165,169. 
Barrus,  Orlando,  213. 
Bartch,  George  W.,  178,  206, 

208. 
Bartch,  J.,  182. 
Bartholomew,  John,  99. 
Barton,  Alraera  Smith,  211. 
Barton,  Amasa  M.,  149. 
Barton,  Hyrum  B.,  171,  174. 
Barton,  Hyrum  H.,  150. 
Barton,  Joseph  P..  148, 155, 

180,  182,  203,  204. 
Barton,  Peter,  97,  ,155, 171, 

176. 
Barton,  Peter  S.,  160. 
Barton,  Stephen  S.,  156, 163, 

203  204. 
Barton,  Walter  H.,205. 
Barton,  Wm.,  K.,  156. 
Barugh  Bridge,  England,  86. 
Barzee,  Geo.,  72. 
Basalt,  Idaho,  164. 
Baskin,  Robert  N.,  92,  167, 

170,  204,  221,  222. 
Bassett,  Charles  H.,  54, 151, 

159. 
Bassett,  Wm.  E.,  138,139, 

142, 145, 190. 
Bastion,  Jacob,  162, 168. 
Bateman,  Samael,  150,  169, 

172. 
Bates,  Geo.  C,  87. 
Bates,  Nephi  J.,  131, 134. 
Bath,  N.  Y.,  53. 
Batt,  Geo.,  107,  213. 
Battle  Creek,  Idaho,  121. 
Battenberg,  209. 
Battle  of  Nauvoo,  31. 
Batty,  Thomas,  93. 
Bauer,  Miss,  220. 
Bauer,  Chas.,  210,  211. 
Baum,  John  J.,  84,  86. 
Bavaria,  115,  123,  218. 
Bavispe  river,  Mexico,  205. 
Baxter,  John  M.,  219. 
Baxter,  Robert,  168. 
Bayles,  Herman  D.,  80. 
Beach,  Lyman  S.,  116. 
Beach,  Rufus,  24,  27. 
Beal,  Charles,  154. 
Beal,  Henry,  99,  154,  157. 
Bean,  Geo.W.,  38,89, 173,178. 
Bean,  WUlard  W.,  205. 
Bear  Creek,  111.,  24, 27. 
Be»r  Hunter  (Indian),  68. 

16 


Bear  Lake  and  River  Water 
Works,  etc.,  177. 

Bear  Lakei>ernocra^,107,125. 

Bear  Lake  Stake,  100,  219. 

Bear  Lake  Valley,  70,  81. 

Bear  River  City,  100,  148. 

Bear  River  Battle,  68. 

Beard,  Geo.,  171. 

Beard,  Thos.,  191. 

Beauchamp,  Robert,  212. 

Beaver,  Utah,  60,  61, 76,  77, 
80,83,87,90,92-94,96-99, 
112, 118-120,  124,  126, 127, 
130, 132-134, 136,  137,139- 
142, 144,  146,  148, 151, 152, 
154, 160,  162, 164, 165,  168, 
169, 172,  174, 175, 177, 189, 
183, 184,  187-190, 194,  198, 
199,  201-204,  206,  207,  211, 
217. 

Beaver  Bottom,  Utah,  107. 

Beaver  Creek,  Neb.,  58. 

Beaver  County,  Utah,  55,66, 
79. 

Beaver  Dams,  Utah,  197,217. 

Bebee,  Geo.,108. 

Bebee,  Calvin,  11,  13. 

Beck,  Hans  C.  H.,  161. 

Beck,  John,  114,  210. 

Beck,  John  F.,  178, 182. 

Beck.  John  W.,  213. 

Beck's  Hot  Springs,   221. 

Beckstead,  Geo.  W.,  190. 

Beckstead,  Henry,  146,  152, 
159, 164. 

Beckstead,  Henry  B.,  146. 

Beckstrand,  Elias,  A.,  177, 
181. 

Beckstram,  Anne,  40. 

Beckstram,  Peter,  47. 

Bedell,  E.  A.,  28. 

Bedford,  Wyo.,  209,  210. 

Bedouins,  151. 

Beecher,  Henry  Ward,  113. 

Beesley,  Ebenezer,  189, 215. 

Beesley,  Frederick,  214. 

Beeston,  Wm.,  165, 171. 

Behunin,  Wm.,  54. 

Belaspore,  India,  50. 

Belgium,  89. 

Bell,  Alfred,  44. 

Bell,  Eli,  209. 

Bell,  John  W.,  27. 

Bell,  Matthew  F.,  176. 

Bell,  Matthew  S.,  171. 

Bell's  Station,  164. 

Bellevue,  Utah,  93. 

Belle   Wood,  ship,  72. 

Belliston,  Geo.  J.,  108. 

Belnap,  Gilbert,  98. 

Benares,  India,  50, 

Bench,  Wm.,  195. 

Benedict,  J.  M.,212. 

Bengtsen,  Nils,  58. 

Benjamin,  Utah,  112,122,133, 
166,  167,175,178,184,220. 

Benjamin   Adams,  ship,  50. 

Benner,  Elias,  15. 

Bennett,  Benjamin,  108, 116. 

Bennett,  David,  9. 

Bennett,  Edward,  178. 

Bennett,  Hyrum  B.,  99,  188, 
190. 

Bennett,  John  C,  19,  20,  21. 

Bennett,  Josiah,  194. 

Bennett,  Patience,  178. 


Bennett,  Wm.  B.,  163. 
Bennington     (now    Leeds)  ^ 

Utah,  77, 
Bennington,  Idaho,  100,  216* 
Bennion,  Edwin,  216. 
Bennion,  Hyrum,  217. 
Bennion,  John,  100. 
Bennion,  Samuel,  98, 177. 
Bennion,  Samuel  R.,  147. 
Benson,  Ezra  Taft,  1,  19,  30, 

34,  36,  40,  49,  56,  58,  60, 

63,  71,  81,  210. 
Benson,  Peter,  157, 161. 
Bent,  Samuel,  17,  24. 
Benton,  78,  79. 
Benton,  I.  A.,  184,  200. 
Berg,  Francis  A.,  158. 
Berg,  Ludvig  H.,  131,  132, 

133,  141. 
Bergen,  John,  130,  131,   132, 

146, 157, 160,  183. 
Berg,  Ole  P.,  174. 
Bergher,  Captain,  95. 
Bergstr0m,  Chas.  M.,  133, 

137. 
Bergquist,  Peter  A.,  186. 
Berlin,  Prussia,  47, 106. 
Berlin,  Andrew  C,  149,  154, 

161. 
Berlin,  ship,  38. 
Bern,  Switzerland,  185,  216. 
Berne,  Idaho,  102. 
Bernhisel,  John  M.,  43, 48, 

54,59,63,67,108. 
Berrett,  Charles  H.,  168,171. 
Berrett,  Robert  G.,  184. 
Berry,  C.  H.,judge,  166,  176. 
Berry,  John,  48. 
Berry,  John  H.,  133. 
Berry,  Joseph,  74. 
Berry,  Robert,  74. 
Berry,  Wm.  S.,  115,  116. 
Berryville,  76. 
Berthelsen,  S0ren  E.,  102. 
Best,  Alfred,  121, 124, 130. 
Bethlehem,  Palestine,  170, 
Bethsaida,  Palestine.  89. 
Buena  Vista,  ship,  36. 
Bevan,  James,  58,  207. 
Beyrout,  Syria,  89. 
Biard,  Robert  E.,  94. 
Bible  translated  by  Joseph 

Smith,6-9. 
Bickley,  Wm.  G.,  132, 133. 
Bidamon,  Lewis  C,  191. 
Bierstadt,  Albert,  108. 
Biesinger,  Thos.,  114. 
Big  Cottonwood,  Utah,  38, 

49,  56,  59,   101,  135,  166, 

170,  171, 172, 183,  207. 
Big  Elk,  Indian,  39. 
Bigelow,  David,  207,  208. 
Bigelow,  Moroni,  83. 
Bigler,  Andrew,  201. 
Bigler,  David,  G.,  110. 
Bigler,  Henry  W.,  33,  41,210, 

217. 
Bigler,  Jacob  G.,  67, 79. 
Bigler,  Mark,  136. 
Bikuben,  96. 

Billeter,  Julius,  jun.,  205. 
Billings,  Alfred  N.,  53,  54. 
Billings,  Geo.  Pierce,  213. 
Billings,  Titus,  36,  74. 
Bills,Alexander,  146, 152456, 
Bills,  Gordon  S.,  107. 


INDEX. 


BiUs,  Wm.  A.,  98. 

Binder,  Wm.   L.,  77,  96,  141, 

220. 
Bingham,  Utah,  107,  209. 
Bingham  Canyon,  81,  83,  90, 

152. 
Bingham  Canyon  Railway, 

88,  91. 
Bingham,  Brigham  H.,  110. 
Bingham,  Calvin,  63,  112. 
Bingham,  David,  150. 
Bingham,  Erastus,  42,  56. 
Bingham,  John  S.,  213. 
Bingham,  Sanford,  98,   133, 

170. 
Bingham,  Sanford,  jun.,  80. 
Bingham,  Thomas,  104, 108, 

199  200 
Bingha'm,Willard,  136,  148. 
Bi0rn,  Andrew  A.,  125. 
Birch,  Joseph,  92. 
Birch  Canyon,  74. 
Birch  Creek,  Weber  Co., 101 
Bird,  Charles,  27. 
Bird,  James,  46. 
Bird,  Kelsey,  178,  184. 
Bird,  Ricliard,   160,  165, 185. 
Birkbeck,  Richard  R.,  69. 
Birmingham,   England,    42, 

66,  86, 106,  109,  216. 
Bishop,  James,  147, 152. 
Bishop,  Lewis,  162. 
Bishop,  MahonriM.,  188,191. 
Bishop,  Mary,  143. 
Bishops  called,  5,  26. 
Bj0rklund,  Pehr  A.,  203. 
Bj0rkman,  Andrew,  212. 
Black,  Mr.,  98. 
Black,    Commissioner,    126, 

136, 137. 
Black,  Adam,  15,  16. 
Black,  Benjamin  J.,  73. 
Black,  Geo.  A.,  85. 
Black,  Jeremiah  S.,  Ill,  112. 
Black,  Joseph  H.,  99 
Black,  Joseph    S.,    99,   164, 
166,  175,  178,  180, 190. 

Black,  Thos.  J.,  177. 

Blackburn,  A.  L..  124, 125. 

Blackburn,  Elias  H.,  46. 

Blackburn,  John,  42. 

Blackburn,  John  W.,  judge, 
178,  179,  180, 18:>,  183, 188, 
189,191,192,194,195,204, 
205. 

Blackfoot,  Idaho,  120,  121. 
125,  133,  139,  140, 143,  147, 
155, 166, 167, 179, 185,  211. 

Black  Hawk,  Indian,  71. 

Blackman,  Hiram,  27. 

Black    Rock,  43,  93,  106. 

Black's  Fork,  60. 

Black  well,  Hiram  H.,  38,  41. 

Blaine,  James  G..  90. 

Blair,  James  G.,  87. 

Blair,  Seth  M.,  40,  54,  63,  93. 

Blair,  Wm.,  201. 

Blanchard,M.  S.,  33. 

Bleak,  James  G.,  81, 

Blood,  Wm.,  144, 152,  159. 

Bloomington,  Utah,  133. 

Bloomington,  Idaho,  100, 127, 
164. 

Blue  Valley,  Utah,  117,  200. 

Bluff,  Utah,  106, 113, 149. 

Bluff  Dale,  Utah,  135,  139, 
144, 146. 


Blunt,  Joseph,  141,  144,  151, 
Blythe,  John  L.,  86,  87,  88. 
Bochman,  Emil,  196. 
Bodily,  Robert,  197. 
Boersig,  Louis,  125. 
Boggs,  Francis,  170. 
Boggs,   Lilburn  W.,  ii,  lo, 

19, 21,  22. 
"Bogus  Brigham,"  28,  94. 
Bohemia,  114. 
Boice,  John,  72,  131. 
Boise  City,  Idaho,  125, 138, 

155,  162,  215. 
Boley,  Samuel,  30. 
Bolitho,  Adolphus  D.,  174. 
Bolton,  Curtis  E.,  38,  39,  48. 
Bombay,    India,  46,  50,  53, 

54,55. 
Bonaparte,  Napoleon,  138. 
Bond,  Wm.  219. 
Bonderson,  Wm.  \ .,  187. 
Bonnelli,  Daniel,  66. 
Book  of  Commandments,  8. 
Book   of    Mormon,  Ameri- 
can editions,  3,  60 ;  Brit- 
ish,   19,100,     104;  Dan- 
ish  43;    Welsh,  French, 
German,  and  Italian,  45 ; 
Hawaiian  52 ;  first  Utah 
edition,     84 ;      Deseret 
alphabet      80;      Swed- 
ish, 101;     Dutch,     106; 
Maori  and  Jewish,  169; 
Spanish,    published    in 
1886. 
Booth,  Ezra,  7. 
Booth,  Edwin,  146. 
Booth,  Geo.  H.,  115. 
Booth,  Joseph,  144. 
Booth,  Richard  T.,  155. 
Booth,  Wm.,  208. 
Boreman,  Jacob  S.,  judge, 
94,  97,  104,  117  119,   124, 
127, 130,  142, 146, 148, 152, 
154-156,160,162,165,168- 
170, 172,  207. 
Borg,  Ole  P.,  163, 165, 172. 
Borgstrom,  Carl  M.,158, 163. 
Bornholm,  Denmark,  44,  46, 

121. 
Borregaard,     Christian    P. 

165,  169. 
B0rreseD,   Nils  H,,  166,  168, 

188, 191. 
Borrowman,  John,  58,  218. 
Bosley,  Wm.,  19. 
Boston,  Mass.,  8,45,56,  62.71. 
Bott,  John  Henry,  163,  169. 
Boulder  Plateau,  Utah,  202. 
Boulogne  sur-mer,   France, 

39 
Bountiful,  Utah,   35,  53,   72, 
78,  88,  90,  92,  96,  98,   108, 
122  124,  128, 129,  131, 134, 
140,  143,  144  146,  152-154, 
156,158  160,165,  177,179, 
187,  196,  201,  218. 
Bourne,  Elijah^  165,  170. 
Bowen,  A.  H.,  91. 
Bowen,  J.  H.,  81. 
Bowen,  John,  122, 129,  135. 
Bowen,  John  M.,  146. 
Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  213. 
Bowman,  Archibald,  53. 
Bowman,  H.  E.,  216,  219. 
Bowman,  Robert,  194,  195. 
Bowns,  James,  101. 


Bo  wring,  Henry  E.,  163. 
Box,   Elijah  A.,  90, 100, 134, 

169,  175. 
Box,  Wm.,  176. 
B(jx  Elder,  Utah,  49,  55. 
Box  Elder  County,  49,  55,66. 
Box  Elder  Stake,  100. 
Box  Elder  Valley,  69. 
Bovce,  Benjamin,  18. 
Boyer,  Francis  C,  165, 167. 
Boyle,  Henry  G.,  35, 153,160. 
Boynton,  A.  D.,  73. 
Boynton,  John  F.,  1,  11, 13, 

188. 
Boynton,  John  H.,  103. 
Braby,  Gaston  L.,  215. 
Bracken,  James  B.,  58. 
Bradford,  Sylvester,  138,173, 

176. 
Bradford,  Mass.,  1. 
Bradford,  England,  22. 
Bradley,  Geo.  W.,45,  63,191. 
Bradshaw  arrested,  157. 
Braithwaite,   Wm.,  162,  172. 
Brain,  Edward,  119, 122, 124, 

130, 132,  148,  150, 153,185. 
Bramall,  Wm.,  69,  105. 
Braman,  M.,  23. 
Bramwell,  Franklin  S.,  161, 

217. 
Branch,  Wm.   H.,   105,  116, 

158. 
Brandenburg,  Lemuel  G.,43 
Brandley^Theodore,102,214. 
Bran  Green  conference,  18. 
Brannan,  Samuel,  27,  33,  34, 

174. 
Branson,  Wilmer  H.,  201. 
Brasher,  John,  189. 
Brassfleld,  S.  Newton,  74. 
Brass  plates  found  in  111., 22. 
Brazier,  John,  86, 88. 
Brazil,  96. 

Breachwood,  England,  101. 
Breeden,  M.  A.,  205. 
Breinholt,   J.  C.  N.,  166,171. 
Brennan,  M.,  113. 
Brevig,  Norway,  46. 
Brewerton.Thos.W.,  62, 218. 
Brian,  D.  G.,  189. 
Bridger,  James,  33,  49. 
Bridger,  Wyo.,  219. 
Bridges,  Chas.  H.,  114. 
Briggs,Ephraim,  156,159,164. 
Briggs,  S.,  169. 
Brigham,  Nat.  M.,  202.  \ 

Brigham  City,  Utah,  42,  62,  \ 

63,  65,  69, 70,  80,  85,  87,91, 

97,  100, 101, 105,   107, 109, 

112,  113, 123,  126, 133,  134, 

143  145,  149,  154,  156-159, 

161  163, 168, 169, 171, 175, 

176.  180  185,  195, 196,  206, 

211,213,214,222. 
Brigham    City    (Ballinger), 

Ariz.,  101. 
Brigham  Young  Academy, 

Provo,  94,  114. 
Brigham    Young     College, 

Logan,  99,  222. 
Brigham  Young  Express  Co, 

55. 
Brighton,  Idaho,  132. 
Brighton,  Utah,  76, 110,  114, 

117,  118, 120,  121,  124, 140, 

144, 145, 147, 148,  152, 153, 

155, 195. 


INDEX. 


227 


Brimhall,  Geo.  H.,  174. 
Brimhall,  Geo.  W.,  210. 
Brimhall,  Lucy  Jane,  218. 
Bringhurst,  Mr.,  43. 
Bringhurst,  Ann  Dilworth, 

217. 
Bringhurst,  Louis,  217. 
Bringhurst,  Wm.,  111. 
Bringhurst,    Wm.    A.,  158, 

160. 
Bringhurst,  Wm.  H.,  165. 
Brinkerhoff,  Geo.,  109. 
Brinkworth,  Reuben,  36. 
Brinton,  David,  88, 101. 
Bristol,  England,  132, 148. 
Britannia,  ship,  19. 
British  Columbia,  138,  215. 
British  emigrants.  First,  18. 
British  Guiana,  49. 
British  King,  steamer,  138. 
British  mission,  13  25, 27,28, 

31,  32,  36.  37,  51. 
Brixen,  Andrew,  154. 
Brizzee,  Henry  VV.,  68,218. 
Broadbent,  Reuben,  121. 
Broadbent,  Thos.,  178, 181. 
Broadbent,  Wm.,  212. 
Broadhead,  David,  165. 
Broadhead,  James  O.,  153. 
Broadway,  N.  Y.,  60. 
Brocchus,  Perry  C,  40,  43, 

44. 
Brockbank,  Isaac,  136, 144, 

150. 
Broderick,  Thos., 93. 
Bromberg,  Mr.,  51. 
Bromley,  Wm.  M.,  113, 127, 

131, 135, 143,  213. 
Br0ndby0ster,  Denmark,44. 
Bronson,  E.  B  ,  204. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  217. 
Brooklyn,  ship,  29,  30,  33. 
Brooks,  James  S.,  42,52. 
Brooks,  Lester,  20. 
Bross.Gov.,  73. 
Browe,  Wm.  C,  127, 145. 
Browitt,  Daniel,  19,  35. 
Brown,  Alexander,  148,  162, 

163. 
Brown,  Alanson,  14,  18, 19. 
Brown,  Arthur,  211. 
Brown,  Benjamin,  17,  37. 
Brown,  B.W.,173,  186. 
Brown,  Charles,  75. 
Brown,  Chas.  C,  114, 148. 
Brown,  Ebenezer,  101. 
Brown,  Francis  A.,  98, 120, 

122, 127, 134, 141,  206, 216. 
Brown,  Franklin,  64. 
Brown,  George  M.,  75,206. 
Brown,  Henry  W.,  74. 
Brown,  Hyrum,  194. 
Brown,  James,  captain,  32, 

33,  35,  42,  51,  59,  63,  70. 
Brown,  James  G.,  38, 154. 
Brown,  James  H.,  168, 173. 
Brown,  James  P.,  86. 
Hrown,  James  S.,  38,  39,  44, 

67,  68,   159, 162,   198,  213, 

217. 
Brown,  John,  30,  34,  38,  40, 

47,  68,  203,  213. 
Brown,  John  W.,  64, 194. 
Brown,  Joseph  H.,  120. 
Brown,  Moroni,  120, 122,127, 

198. 
Brown,  Moroni,  F.,216. 


Brown,  Nathaniel  Thos.,  35. 
Brown,  O.  S.  L.,  138,  158. 
Brown,  Philander,  78. 
Brown,  Richard,  84. 
Brown,  Robert,  65. 
Brown,  Samuel,  61. 
Brown,  Walter  C,  157. 
Brown,  William,  98, 151,  200. 
Brown,  Wm.  C,  150. 
Brown,  William  H.,  198. 
Brownell,  Gideon,  42. 
Browning,  Geo.  E.,  213. 
Browning,  James,  42. 
Browning,  James  G.,  56. 
Browning,  Jonathan,  104. 
Brundage,  Wm.  L.,  65. 
Brundish,  Joseph,  163. 
Brunker,  Thomas,  143. 
Brunson,  Lewis,  67,  157. 
Brunson,  Seymour,  17. 
Brussels,  Belgium,  89. 
Bruun,  Jens  L.,  177, 183,204, 

205. 
Bruun,  John  A.,  97. 
Bruun,  Knud  H.,  45. 
Bryan,  Geo.  W  ,58. 
Bryan,  Wm.  J.,  209,  215. 
Bryant,  Edward,  99. 
Bryce,  Ariz,,  183. 
Bryner,  Albert,  158. 
Bryner,  Casper,  162, 168. 
Bryson,  Samuel,  sen.,  73. 
B.  S.  Kimball,  ship,  69,  72. 
Buchanan,  James,  61,  65. 
Buckley,  Abner,  116, 133. 
Budge,  Wm.,  64, 100, 102,107, 

148,  187. 
Buena  Vista,  ship,  37. 
Buffaloes  encounter,  32. 
Buffington,  Joseph,  40. 
Bulberry  Creek,  Utah,  128. 
Bulkley,  Edmund,  166. 
Bulkley,  Newman,  203. 
Bull,  Joseph,  53,  60,  71, 104. 
Bull,  Ole,  82. 
Bullam,  Wm,  201,  203. 
Bullock,  Isaac,    49,  58,   154, 

157,  191. 
Bullock,  John,  151. 
Bullock,  Thos.,  22,  36,  40,  41, 

118, 174. 
Bullock,  Thos.  H.,  141,  177, 

195, 196,  201. 
Bunker,  Edward,  57, 103. 
Bunkerville,  Nov.,  103, 105, 

219. 
Bunn,  Wm.  M.,  118,  122. 
Bunney,  John,  114. 
Bunot,  Jos.  A.  A.,  175,  186. 
Bunting,  James  L.,  97,  106. 
Bunderson,  Wm.,  199. 
Burgess,  Chas.,  141, 153, 159. 
Burgess,  George  E.,  174. 
Burgess,  Harrison,  41. 
Burgess,  Mark,  162, 168. 
Burgon,  James,  176. 
Burbidge,  James  W.,  199. 
Burk,  John  M.,  17. 
Burke,  Charles  AUen,  159. 
Burke's  Garden,  Va.,  105. 
Burlington,  Iowa,  23,  59. 
Burlington,  N.  Y.,  1. 
Burmah,  India,  46. 
Burnett,  Stephen.  8. 
Burnham,  Luther  C,  113, 
Burnham,  Luther  S.,  73, 
Burnham,  N.  M.,  113. 


Burningham,  Thos.,  122,128, 

129,  135. 
Burns,  John,  94. 
Burr,  David  H.,  54. 
Burr,  George  A., 116. 
Burr,  John  A.,  183, 184. 
Burrville.  Utah,  109, 182. 
Burslem,  England,  18. 
Burt,  Alexander,  86,  87,  88, 

151, 158,  160, 164,  214. 
Burt,  Andrew,  99,  112, 113, 

120, 125. 
Burt,  Andrew  J.,  219. 
Burt,  John,  156,  198. 
Burt,  John  D.,  100. 
Burton,  James  G..  135. 
Burton,  James  W.,  148, 155. 
Burton,  John  H.,  155. 
Burton,  Robert  T.,  59,  67, 

94, 103. 
Burton,  Wm.,42,46. 
Burton,  Wm.  S.,  106. 
Burton,  Wm.  W.,  118,  199. 
Burton,  Idaho,  112, 151. 
Bush,  Joe,  126. 
Bushman,  John,  101. 
Bushman,  Lewis  Jacob,  216. 
Bushman,  Martin,  173. 
Butcane,  James,  190, 191. 
Butcher,  Samuel  M.,  90, 152, 

155.  »      >       > 

Butler,'  Alva,  J.,  193. 
Butler,  James,  165,  170,  191. 
Butler,  John  H.,  157. 
Butler,  JohnL.,  177, 184,194. 
Butler,  L.  D.,  36. 
Butler,  Myron  W.,  136,  141. 
Butler,  Thos.,  139,  144,  145, 

151, 197. 
Butler,  Wm.,  149,  156,  176, 

203. 
Butler,  Wm.  Henry,  109. 
Butler,  Wm.  R.,  169,  175. 
Butte,  Montana,  217. 
Butterfleld,  Ed.  L.,  126. 
Butterfield  Canyon,  98. 
Butterfleld  Settlement,  49. 
Buttons,  David,  171. 
By  bee,  David  B.,  152,  154, 

161. 
Bybee,  Robert  L.,  116,  209, 

210,212. 
Byers,  John,  15. 
Byington,  Joseph    H.,    155, 

169. 
Bywater,  Geo.  G.,  71,  219. 
By  water,  Henry  G.,  180. 
Bywater,    James,   149,    162, 

168,176,179,181,195,200. 


Cache  County,  55,  56,  58,  66, 
81,85.  ' 

Cache  Stake,  63,  98. 

Cache  Valley,  62,  63,  73. 

Caffall,  R.  J.,  148. 

Cahoon,  Andrew,  30,  92. 

Cahoon,  Daniel  S.,74. 

Cahoon,  Reynolds,  9, 14, 17. 
65, 

Caine,  Alfred  H.,  190. 

Caine,  James  E.,  186,  219. 

Caine,  John  T.,  109,  111,  116, 
120, 126,  139, 157, 158, 167 

170,184,186,188,189,195 
199,205.       '       '        '       ' 


IKDEZ. 


Calon  Pass,  Cal.,  93. 
Calcutta,  India,  43, 44,  46-50, 

53  56, 115. 
Calder,  David  O.,  85,  90,  98, 

100, 115. 
Caldwell,  Mathew,  150, 
Caldwell,  Thos.  J.,  147. 
Caldwell  County,  Mo.,13-17. 
California,  24,  29-41,  45,  47- 
56,58,  60,  62,  65,  67  69,80- 
82,  94,  96, 109, 149,157,174, 
189, 190,  194,  198  200, 205, 
206-208, 211,  212,  214,  216, 
221. 
California  emigrants,  36,  37. 
California  volunteers,  67. 
Calkins,  Asa,  60, 64. 
CaU,Anson,  16, 44,  45,  71,  77, 

98, 187. 
Call,  Anson  B.,  201. 
Call,  Chester,  98. 
Call,  Chester  V.,  158, 199. 
Call,  Cyril,  90. 
Call,  Josiah,  61. 
CaU's  Fort,  130, 141, 148, 156, 

162. 
Call's  Landing,  Ariz.,  71, 72, 
Callister,  Daniel  Porter ,147. 
Callister,  Thomas,  80. 
Camden,  Mo.,  83. 
Camillus,  ship,  48. 
Camp,  Richard  C.,'112. 
Camp  Douglas,  Utah,  68-70, 
74,82,84,86,87,88,92,219. 
Camp  Floyd,  Utah,  61,  63-65, 

204. 
Camp  Kurrache,  50,  52. 
Camp  Libre.  Flo.,  222. 
Camp  Rawlms,  Utah,  82. 
Camp  Scott,  60,  61. 
Camp  Utah,  Ariz.,  98. 
Camp  Weber,  Utah,  60. 
Campbell,  Alexander,  15. 
Campbell,  AUen  G.,  107, 109. 
Campbell,  Arthur  H., 188,194. 
Campbell,  Elisha,  201. 
Campbell,  Elisher,  149. 
Campbell,  Elizabeth,  115. 
Campbell,  James,  11, 
Campbell,  Jonathan,  41, 140. 
Campbell,  John  W.,  117. 
Campbell,  Robert,  41, 185. 
Campbell,  Robert  Lang,  50, 

52,91. 
Campbell,  Samuel,  41. 
Campbell,  Solomon,  41. 
Campe,  P.  Y.  del,  136. 
Camps  of  Israel,  29,  31. 
Cana,  Palestine,  89. 
Canada,  9, 13,  51,  61,  96, 127, 
138,142,147,149,153,155, 
157, 166, 198, 204,  209,  212 
Cane  Creek,  Tenn.,  115. 
Canfield,  Isaac  A.,  68, 71. 
Canfield,  Isaac  N.,  195. 
Cannon,  Abraham  H.,  110, 
114,120,122,130,135,144, 
146,147,150,151,158,178, 
183,184,187,197,199,210, 
212,  216. 
Cannon,  Angus  M.,  98,117, 
118, 120, 121, 122, 126,127, 
132, 140, 141,  183. 
Cannon,  Bowman,  144. 
Cannon,  Carl  J.,  186. 
Cannon,  David   H.,  65,165, 
200. 


Cannon,  Elizabeth  H.,  109. 

Cannon,  George  M.,  211. 

Cannon,  George  Q.,  2,  41,43, 
62,63,55,60,63,64,66,67, 
71,  74,  77,  86-93,97,100, 
104,107,109,114,116,  llg, 
119, 120, 128-130, 138,  144, 
150, 151, 160, 165, 171, 173, 
191, 194, 201-204,  212,  212, 
220  221. 

Cannon,  Frank  J.,  132, 184, 
200,  207,  211,  216. 

Cannon,  Hugh,  J.,  129,  214. 

Cannon,  John  Q.,  138,  199, 
208,  214,  219. 

Cannon,  Lewis  IVL,  212. 

Cannon,  Martha  T.,  129. 

CannonviUe,  Utah,  207,  212. 

Canova,  Geo.  P.,  219. 

Cant  well,  James  S.,  52. 

Canyon  Creek,  Utah,  33,  70. 

Canyon  Station  on  Deep 
creek,  70. 

Cape  de  v  erde  fleet,  219. 

Cape  of  Good  Hope,  45,  46, 
48, 56,  69. 

Cape  Town,  Africa,  48,  55. 

Capell,  Jos.  E.,  154. 

Capernaum,  Palestine,  89. 

Capson,  Carl,  157. 

Caravanj  ship,  55. 

Carbunca,  Iowa,  36. 

Carcass  Creek,Utah,165469. 

Card,  Chas.  O.,  135,  138, 147, 
166,201,209. 

Card,  Zina  Y.,  125., 

Cards  ton,  Canada,  147, 149, 
166,198,204,209,212. 

Cardon,  Thos.  B.,  138. 

Careless,  Greorge,  119, 122. 

Careless,  Lovina,  122. 

Careless  Orchestra,  109. 

Carleton,  A.  B.,  110. 

Carlisle,  James,  170. 

Carlisle,  Joseph,  172, 175. 

Carlin,  Tnos.,  19. 

Carlquist,  C.  A.,  221. 

Carlson,  August  W., 101,221. 

Carlson,  Carl  F.,  178, 186. 

Carlson,  John  A.,  151. 

Carlson,  Peter,  114. 

Carlton,  A.  B.,  110. 

CamcUie^  ship,  35. 

CaroliTiey  ship,  75. 

Carpenter,  Alexander,  63. 

Cari>enter,  J.  W.,  102. 

Carrington,  Albert,  1, 34,37, 
43,79,83,85,90,91,94,98, 
100,104,107,111,125,135. 

Carrington,  Albert  R.,  108. 

Carrington,  J.  B.,  112. 

Carrington,  Rhoda  Maria, 
135. 

Carroll  County,  Mo.,  15. 

Carson,  George,  55. 

Carson,  John,  209. 

Carson  County,  Utah,  41,  51, 

62. 
Carson  Valley,  53,  57. 
Carstensen,  P.  C,  92. 
Carter,  Daniel,  14, 146. 
Carter,  Dominicus,  46. 
Carter,  Gideon,  15. 
Carter,  H.  E.,  206. 
Carter,  Harrison,  91. 
Carter,  Hyrum,  207. 
Carter,  Jared,  8,  9, 10. 


Carter,  John  S.,  10. 
Carter,  Richard,  32. 
Carter,  Samuel,  147, 149,152, 

219. 
Carter*  Sidney  R..  166, 172. 
Carter,  Simeon,  11,13,   36, 

80. 
Carter,  Wm.,  33,  48, 162, 168, 

212 
Carter*  Wm.  F.,  48, 166. 
Carthage,  HI.,  22-28, 121,166, 

205. 
"Carthage  Greys,"  26. 
Cartwright,  Mrs.,  24. 
Cartwright,  John,  137, 144. 
Cartwright,  Thos.,  24. 
Carver,  John,  62. 
Casas  Grandes,  Mexico,  118,. 
119, 126, 135, 139, 173, 193. 
Casper,  Wm.,  58. 
Casper,  Wm.  N.,  191. 
Cassia,  Idaho,  110. 
Castle  Dale,  Utah,  104, 110,. 

149, 167,  219. 
Castle  Gate,  179,202. 
Castle  Valley,  Utah,  101,106. 
Casto,  Wm.  W.,  62,  207. 
Catholics  in  Salt  Lake  City,. 

86. 
Catlin,  John,  55. 
Caton,  John  D.,  23. 
Cavite,  Philippine,  Islands,. 

220,  221. 
Cavour,  ship,  75. 
Cawnpore,  India,  50. 
Cazier,  Chas.  G.,  187. 
Cazier,  Chas.  D.,  152. 
Cazier,  Wm.,  87. 
Cedar  City,  Utah,  41, 49,  57,. 
105, 146, 153, 156, 169, 174,. 
180,209. 
Cedar,Iron  County,  Utah,55. 
Cedar  Fori,  Utah, 63,  69,218. 
Cedar  Valley,  44,  48,  49,  51,. 

57,  61,  68. 
Cedars  branch,  Idaho,  200. 
Celestial  marriage,  33,  46. 
Centerfield,  Utah,  215. 
CenterviUe,  Utah,  49, 63,  72,. 
73,98,  140,  144,150,205, 
206,  214,  218. 
Central  (Inverury),  99, 178,. 

180  lo2. 
Central  Pacific  Railroad,80,. 

82, 108. 
Central  Utah  PresSy  195. 
Centre  Creek,  Utah,  41. 
Centre  Ward,Salt  Lake  Co.,. 

195,  214. 
Centre  Ward,  Wasatch  Co., 

99. 
Cervera,  Admiral,  219. 
Cesar ea  Philippi,  Palestine, 

89. 
Ceylon,  215. 
Chadwick,  Abraham436,142, 

150, 178. 
Chadwick,  James,  175. 
Chalk  Creek,  Utah,  38, 44,73. 
Chama  river,  N.M.,  200. 
Chambers,  R.  C,  197. 
Chambers,  Thomas  H.,218. 
Chamberlain,  Solomon,  66. 
Chamberlain,  Thos.,  168,174. 
Champton,  ship,  23. 
Champlin,  Mary,  85. 
Champlin,  William  L.  iip> 


INDEX. 


229 


Chandler,  George.141. 
Chandler,  Michael  H.,  11. 
Channel  Islands,  43,  m. 
Chaos,  ship,  20. 
Chapin,  215. 
Chaplow,  James,  63. 
Chard,  Charles,  52. 
Chardon,  Ohio,  10. 
Charles  B'lck,  ship,  53. 
Charleston,  Utah,  62,  90, 99, 

147. 
Chase,  Darwin,  16, 17. 
Chase,  Stephen,  17. 
Chase,  Ezra,  30. 
Chase's  saw  mill,  49. 
Chattanooga,  Tenn,  117, 148, 

176,  222. 
Chatterly,  Joseph,  49. 
Che-eh-chum,  (chief),  98. 
Cheney,  A.  E.,  194. 
Cheney,  Zacoheus,  218. 
Cherokee  Nation,  57. 
Cherry,  Jesse  Yelton,  72. 
Cherry  Creek,  Idaho,  82,107, 

131, 133, 135, 158, 164. 
Chester,  England,  22,  24. 
Chester,  Utah,  99,161,165,167. 
Chesterfield,  Idaho,  115, 143, 

222. 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  77, 106,219. 
Cheyenne  Indians,  88, 56. 
Chicago,  74, 122, 168, 199,200, 

201,  203,  212. 
Chicago  Commercial   dele- 
gation, 81. 
Chicken  Creek,  51,  61,  71. 
Chidester,  David,  156, 168. 
Chidester,  John  P.,  174. 
Chidester,  John  M.,  203. 
Chidester,  John  P.,  214. 
Chihuahua,  Mexico,  95, 117- 

120,126,128,130,139,142, 

149,160,173,191,  193,204, 

210,  217. 
Child,  A.  D.,  198. 
ChUds,  Parker  A.,  138. 
ChUds,  W.  G.,  129. 
ChiU,  45. 

GhimborazOy  ship,  53. 
China,  45-48,53. 
China,  ship,  219. 
Chinsurah,  India,  48,  50. 
Chipman  William  Henry,  75. 
Chipman,  Otto  Lyman,  199. 
Chipman,  Stephen,  68. 
Chipman,  Washburne,  68. 
Cholera  among  Saints  11, 50, 

52,  76. 
Christensen,  Anders,  69, 109. 
Christensen,  Axel,  163, 167. 
Christensen,  Casper,  113. 
Christensen,  Christian   F., 

•  118,119,125. 
Christensen,  Christian   L., 

185. 
Christensen,  George,  221. 
Christensen,  F.  C,  172. 
Christensen,  F.  W.,  201. 
Christensen,  Hans,  172, 183, 

204. 
Christensen,  James,  115,156, 

163. 
Christensen,  Jens,  157, 161, 

168. 
Christensen,  J.  C,  102. 
Christensen,  Jens  C,  185. 
Christensen,  Johan  C,  83. 


Christensen,  Lars  C.  198. 
Christensen,  Lars  P.,    172, 

176. 
Christensen,  Mads.  158, 164. 
Christensen, Niels  C.,  185. 
Christensen,  Niels  L^  208. 
Christensen,  Niels  P.,  192, 

196. 
Christensen,  Peter,  201. 
Christensen,  Peter  C,  171, 

174. 
Christensen,  Seren  C,  166, 

168. 
Christensen,  Wm.  M.,  112. 
Christiancy,  Isaac  P.,  187. 
Christiania,  Norway,  85,115. 
Christiansen,  Christian,  41, 

59. 
Christiansen,  Christian  P., 

140,  145,  157. 
Christiansen,  Frauds  C.,172, 

176.' 
Christiansen,    Frederik  J., 

166, 170. 
Christiansen,  Hans,  J.,  168. 
Christiansen,  Hans  P. ,211. 
Christiansen,  Jens,  186. 
Christiansen,  Joseph,  221. 
Christiansen,  Lars  C,  160. 
Christiansen,  Lars,  N.,  111. 
Christiansen,  Niels  L.,  167. 
Christiansen,  Wm.,  167, 172. 
Christoffersen,Christine,162 
Christophersen,  John,  180. 
Christoffersen,  Niels,  78. 
ChristofferseUjPeter  C.,107. 
Christoffersen,  Peter  J.,117, 

138. 
Christophersen,  Saren,  69, 

160. 
Chugg,  Wm.,  156,3-62. 
Chunar,  India,  48. 
Church,  Haden  W.,  38,  94. 
Church,  Hyrum  S.,160, 165. 
Church  bonds,  222. 
Church  Historians  and  Re- 
corders, 6, 11, 13,  22,  61, 

178,211,218. 
Church  teams,  65-79. 
Choctaw  Nation,  207. 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  7. 
Circleville,  Utah,  70,  75,  146, 

201. 
Circle  Valley,  98, 118. 
Circumcision  in  Utah,  76. 
City  of  Berlifif  steamer,  116. 
♦'City  of  Joseph,"  27. 
Clapp,  Benjamin  L.,  80,  41, 

62. 
Clara  Wheeler y  ship  51,  62. 
Claridge,  Samuel,  73. 
Clark,  Arthur  B.,  198. 
Clark,  Charles  R.,  114. 
Clark,  Delilah,  126. 
Clark,  Daniel,  211. 
Clark,  Edmond,  198. 
Clark,  Ezra  J.,  78. 
Clark,  Ezra   S.,  53,  78,  136, 

137, 144, 150. 
Clark,  Hiram,  17,  19,22,24, 

26,  28,  41,  49,  210. 
Clark,  Isaac,  42,  45,  50, 166, 

172. 
Clark,  James,  E.,  188. 
Clark,  Jesse  T.,  200. 
Clark,  John,  67,  216,  220. 
Clark,  John  A.,  208. 


Clark,  John  B.,  16, 126. 

Clark,  John  H.,  126. 

Clark,  Joseph,  152, 160,  197, 
178, 179. 

Clark,  Michael,  186. 

Clark,  Ruth  B.,  64. 

Clark,  Thomas,  49. 

Clark,  Thomas  H.,  88. 

Clarkston,  Utah,  94,  155,156, 
158, 162, 164,  168,  171, 176, 
178, 181, 182, 184, 186, 190, 
195. 

Clawson,  Ellen  Spenoer^lS. 

Clawson,  Florence  A.,  123. 

Clawson,  Hiram  B.,  77, 119, 
120, 124, 129,  212. 

Clawson,  John  R.,  89. 

Clawson,  Moroni,  66. 

Clawson,  Moses,  47. 

Clawson,Nabbie  Young,206. 

Clawson,  Rudger,  104,  114, 
116,117,119,123,166,221. 

Clawson,  Spencer,  181,  2h6. 

Claybome,  ship,  22. 

Clay  County,  Mo.,  10-13. 

Clayton,  Nephi  W.,  181, 181. 

Clayton,  William,  23,  29, 106. 

Clayton,  Wm.  H.,  121. 

Cleary,  James  F.,  66. 

Clegg,  Henry,  207. 

Clegg,  John,  62. 

Clements,  Joseph,  68. 

Cleveland,  Grover,  117, 120, 
122,123,125,126,127,134, 
138,139,141,144,145,166, 
156,  160, 161,  163, 165, 169, 
170, 171, 172, 183,  200, 202, 
204,206,207,  211,215. 

Cleveland,  Sarah  M.,  21. 

Cleveland  (La  Belle)  ,Idaho, 
182. 

Cleveland,  Utah,  187. 

Cliff,  Edward,  153, 160. 

Cliff  House  burned,  91. 

Clifton,  Idaho,  200. 

Clifton,  Utah,  191,  206,  206. 

Clinger,  James  H.,  167. 

Clinton,  Jeter,  38,  41,  69,  83, 
87,  93,  94,  99, 100, 198. 

Clinton,  Utah  Co.,  108. 

Clinton  Ward,Davis  Co.,212. 

Clinton  (Cannonyille),  Gar- 
field Co.,  100. 

Clinton's  Hotel,  94. 

Clive,  Claude,  66. 

Clough,  David,  27. 

Clover  Creek  (Mona),  44,48. 

Clover,  Tooele  Co.,  110, 119, 
176. 

Clover  Valley,  Nev.,  75,  81. 

Cloward,  Thos.  P.,  172,  174. 

Cloward,  Wm.  H.,  109. 

Cluff,  Benjamin,  99. 

Cluff,  Harvey  H.,78, 101, 147, 
160, 164,  177,  210. 

Cluff,  Samuel,  164. 

Cluff,  Samuel  C,  171. 

Cluff,  Samuel  S.,  167. 

Cluff,  Wm.  W.,  69,  71,  85,  90, 
114,149,221. 

Clute,  E.  R.,  187. 

Coalville,  Utah,  78,  85,  86,90, 
102,107,113,118,134,138, 
149,  163,  171, 183, 191. 

Coalville  and  Echo  Railway, 
81.  ""* 

Cobley,  James,  184 


230 


INDEX. 


Cockroft,  Wm.,  65. 
"Cock  Pit, " England,  U,115. 
Coe,  Joseph,  6,  10, 13. 
Cokeville,  Wyo.,lo8. 
Colburn,  Thos.,  U7. 
Cole,  Barnet,  10. 
Cole,  Jack,  68. 
Cole,  Zera,  129. 
Colebrook,  Rida,  115. 
Coleman,  George,  128, 165. 
Coleman,  Moroni,  199. 
Colesville,  N.  Y.,  4,  5. 
Colesville  branch,  6. 
Colfax,  Schuyler,  72,  73,  81. 
College  Ward,Cache  Co., 202. 
Collett,  Daniel,  62. 
Collett,  Reuben  S.,  147. 
Collett,  Richard,  143.147,152. 
Collett,  Sylvanus,  102. 
Collett,  Sylvester,  174. 
Colliery  accident  in  Wales, 

27. 
Collin,  Marshal,  126, 128. 
Collin,  H.  F.,  125, 127. 
Collinston,  136. 
Colon,  steamer,  219. 
Colorado,  32,  61,  94, 101, 102, 
103, 107,  111,  112, 116, 117, 
134,  146, 158,  163,  193, 196, 
207,  212,  213,  214. 
Colorado,  ship,  78,  81,  85. 
Colorado  mission,  214. 
Colorado  river,  32,  61,  66, 71, 

72,  80,  82,  96. 
Colton,  Philander,  193. 
Coltrin,  Zebedee,  8,  20,  150. 
Columbia,  Mo.,  17. 
Columbia,  ship,  57. 
Columbus,  111.,  19. 
Commerce,Ill.,  17, 18. 
Commercial  Street,  85. 
Concho,  Ariz.,  105. 
Condie,  Gibson  A.,  157,  166, 

170. 
Condor,  Martin,  115. 
Conejos  County,  Colo.,  101, 

103. 
Conferences  of  the  Church, 
General,  4  14,  17  23,  25- 
28,  35,  36,  38,  39.  42,  46, 
49,  51.  53,  56  58  62,  65,  66, 
69-73.76-80,85,87,90,93- 
97,  100, 101,  108, 107,  109, 
110,111, 113,  114, 119,  124, 
131,  138,  146,  153, 160,  166, 
173,  178, 183,  188. 192, 194, 
197,  202,  204,  205,  207,  208, 
210,211,213,216,218,221. 
Connelly.    John,     122,    124, 

131,  145,  152. 
Conner,  Henry,  19. 
Connor,  Edward,  67. 
Connor,    Patrick    Edward, 

68,  70,  84, 195. 
Connover,  Peter  W.,  48,  56. 
Consignment,  ship,  69. 
Constantinople,  89,  117, 135. 
Constitution,  ship,  78. 
Constitution  building,  Old, 

182. 
Constitutional  laws  of  the 

land,  9. 
Constitutional  conventions, 

56,  66,  87, 109, 149,  208. 
Contributor,  104. 
Cook,  David,  39,  210. 
Cook,  David  S.,  99,  184. 


Cook,  Edward,  52. 

Cook,  Fred.  W.,  203,  205. 

Cook,  John,  102. 

Cook,  Richard,  51. 

Cook,  Phineas  W.,  168, 169. 

Cook,  Robert,  147. 

Cooke,    Philip  St.  George, 

31,  59,  63,  208. 
Cooke,  Wm.,  52.  61. 
Cooley,  Andrew  W.,  76,  121, 
124,    131,   140,    144,    145, 
150,  153. 
Coombs,  Isaiah  M.,  95. 
Coombs.  Mark  Anthony,  76. 
Coon,  Abraham,  119. 
Cooper,    Fred.  A.,  127-130, 

136, 137. 
Co^er,  Hannah,  128. 
Cooper,  Thos.,  178. 
Cooper,  Wm.,  110. 
Co-operative  stores  inUtah, 

79. 
Cope,  Francis,  180. 
Copenhagen,  Denmark,  39, 
40,  41,  43,  44,  45,  48,  74, 
90,  97, 101,  105,   108,  121. 
Copley,  Lemon,  6. 
Copley,  Thos.,  191. 
Corbett,  Daniel,  141, 144. 
Corbidge,  John  J.,  187. 
Corbidge,  Wm.,  176. 
Cordon,  Alfred,  85. 
Cordon,  Geo.  A.,  132. 
Cordon,  Joseph.  139. 
Corfu,  Greece,  89. 
Corinne,  Utah,  80,  85, 89,  94, 

100. 
Corinne  Daily  Journal,  85. 
Corn,  Judge,  144. 
Cornelius  Orinnell,  ship,  75. 
Cornia,  Peter  C.,  221. 
Corralitos,  Mexico,  117. 
Corrill,  John,  14. 
Uottam,  John,  148,  152,  160. 
Cotton,Gabriel  L.,  90. 
Coult,  Joseph  H.,  115. 
Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  30,  35, 
45,  51. 

Council  House,  36,  37  45. 

County  Register,  185. 

Couzins,  Phoebe  W.,  88. 

Coveville,  Cache  Co.,  111. 

Covey,  AJmira,  130. 

Covey,  Benjamin,  37. 

Covington,T.,  108, 175. 

Covington,  Robert  D.,  58. 

Covington,  England,  33. 

Coville,  James,  5. 

Cowan,  Wm.,  125. 

Cowan  Wm.  A.,  134. 

Cowdery,  Oliver,  1,  3,  4,  5, 
6,  7,  9-14,  3'>,  39,  134. 

Cowdery,  Warren  A.,  11. 

Cowdy,  James,  56. 

Cowles,  Austin,  19. 

Cowles,  Elvira,  21. 

Cowley,  Matthias,  58,  59. 

Cowiey,Matthias  F.,115,216, 
217,  219,  220,  221. 

Cox,  Blanche  B.,  202. 

Cox,  Edward.  159, 163. 

Cox,  Elias,  104. 

Cox,  Frederick  Walter,  104, 
194. 

Cox,  Henderson,  35. 

Cox,  Isaiah.  117. 

Cox,  John,  177. 


Cox,  Orville  S.,  163. 

Cox,  Samuel,  158. 

Cox,  Simon,  15. 

Cox,  S.  S.,  85. 

Cox,  Thos.,  sen.,  219. 

Cox,  Thos.  L.,  113. 

Cox,  Walter,  19. 

Cox,  Wm.  J.,  131,  133,  141. 

Cozier,  Geo.  E.,  198,  lfj9. 

Crabtree,  Caleb,  187. 

Crabtree,  Chas.,  185. 

Crackles,  William,  104. 

Cradlebaugh,  John,  61,  62» 

87. 
Cragin,  Aaron  H.,  82. 
Cragun,  Wiley  G.,  121. 
Crafifun.  Wilford  E.,  212. 
Craig,  Geo.,  202. 
Craigan,  James,  62. 
Cram,  Chas.  S.,  121. 
Crandall,  Spicer  W.,  58. 
Crandall,  Wm.  H.,  114. 
Crane,  Emily,  126. 
Crane,  Hyrum  S.,  188,  193. 
Crane,  James,  98,  134. 
Crane,  Waller  W..  152. 
Crane,  William,  167. 
Craner,  Walter  M.,  141. 
Cranney,  Clyde,  135. 
Cranney,  Willard  D.,  150. 
Crawford,  Geo.  H.,  191. 
Crawford,  G.  M.,  187. 
Crawford,  John,  114. 
Crawshaw,  Robert,  169, 173* 
Crawford,  Wm.  R.,  154. 
Cremation    in    Salt    Lake 

City,  100. 
Crescent,  Utah,  211. 
Crewkerne,  England,  143. 
Crickets  destroy  crops,  35. 
Crismon,  Chas.,  183. 
Crismon,  Geo.,  140,  145. 
Critchlow,  Bishop,  149. 
Critchlow,     Commissioner,. 

130. 
Critchlow,  B.  C,  201. 
Critchlow,  Wm.  F..  80. 
Crocket,  Alvin.,  158, 161. 
Crockwell,  John  D.  M.,  118. 
Croft,  Jacob,  .57,  65. 
Cromstock,  Wales,  27. 
Crook,  Joseph,  217. 
Crooked  River  battle,  15, 83. 
Crookston,  Nicholas  W.,193. 
Crosby,  Geo.  H.,  81.  190, 191. 
Crosby,  Jesse  W.,  50,  202. 
Crosby,  Jesse  W.,  jun.,  81, 

98, 1.54. 
Crosby,  William,  40. 
Cross,  Benjamin,  42. 
Crowther,  Edwin,  183. 
Crowther,  Richard,  207,  208. 
Croyden,  Utah,  99, 211.      . 
»'Cry  in  the  Wilderness",  21. 
Cuba,  217-220,  222. 
CuUen,  Matthew,  154. 
Cullom,  Shelby  M.,  183. 
CuUum,  Senator,  130. 
Culllom  anti- polygamy  bill, 

82. 
Gumming,  Alfred,  59,  60,  61, 

65. 
Cummings,  Benjamin  P.,  50, 
Cummings,    James    W.,  41, 

59,61,112. 
Cummock,  Henry,  127, 
Cumorah,  hill,  2, 102,  166,213. 


INDEX. 


231 


Cunningham,  Hyrum,  213. 
Cunnington,  John,  189. 
Currell,  Richard,  33. 
Cursing  of  the  waters,  6. 
Curtis,  Dorr  P.,  50. 
Curtis,  Erastus,  133. 
Curtis,  Geo.,  178, 180. 
Curtis,  Geo.  T.,  139. 
Curtis,  Gardiner,  30. 
Curtis,  Levi,  154,  160, 164. 
Curtis,  Lyman,  220. 
Curtis,  Moses  M.,  112. 
Curtis,  Theodore,  20. 
Curtis,  Ariz.,  112. 
Curlew    (now     Snowville), 

100. 
Cutler,  Alpheus,  17,  30. 
Cutler,  Frank,  213. 
Cutler,  Heber  S.,  218. 
Cutler,  Martin  B.,  175,  179. 
Cutler,    Thos.  R.  141,   160, 

166,  172. 
Cutler,  Wm.,  22. 
Cutler's  Park,  Neb.,  30. 


Dabell,  Alfred  K.,  199. 
Dagget,  Ellsworth,  174, 181. 
Daily  Telegraph,  71,  80. 
Daily  Vidette,  70. 
Daines,Sarah  B.,  155. 
Daines,  Robert  R.,  200. 
Dakota,  164. 
Dakota,  steamer,  94. 
Daley,  16,  89. 
Dalley,  James,  146,  152. 
Dalley,  May  hew  H.,  174. 
Dalley,  Robert  B.,  203,  206. 
Dalley,  William,  146,  152. 
Dallin,  C.  E.,  196. 
Dalrymple,  Andrew,  73. 
Dalrymple.  Henry  H.,  100, 

151,167,173. 
Dalrymple,  Milton,  189. 
Dalton,  Edward,  72. 
Dalton,  Edward  M.,  141,142. 
Dalton,  Edwin,  211. 
Dalton,  Jared,  106. 
Dalton,  John  C,  112. 
Dalton, John  L.,  199,  200. 
Dalton,  Matthew  W.,  62. 
Daly,  John  J.,  154. 
Damascus,  Syria,  89. 
Dame,  Wm.  H.,  68,  93,96,115. 
Damron,  Jos.  W.,  196,  213. 
Damron,  Wallace,  221. 
Dan,  Palestine,  89. 
Dana,  Chas.  R.,  42. 
Daniels,  Daniel,  104. 
Danites,  15. 
Dansie,  Robert,  213. 
Darby  Ward,  Idaho,  209. 
Darney,  Lot,  198. 
Daviess  County,  Mo.,  14-16. 
David  Hoadley,  ship,  72. 
Davidson,  James,  81. 
Davidson,  Robert,  168,  173. 
Davis  &  Kelly,  printers,  10. 
Davis,  Abraham  Peter,  105. 
Davis,  Albert  W.,  150,  195. 
Davis,  David  E., 119, 124, 131. 
Davis,  Daniel,  196. 
Davis,  David  Franklin,  113. 
Davis,  Edward,  148, 161. 
Davis,  Edwin  L.,  165, 168. 
DaviSjElisha  Hildebrand,220 


Davis,  George,  76,  157, 168, 

172. 
Davis,  George  A.,  116. 
Davis,  H.  L.,  86. 
Davis,  Jacob  C,  26. 
Davis,  James,  73. 
Davis,  Joseph  C,  104. 
Davis,  Nathan,  80. 
Davis,  Richard  J.,  62,  82. 
Davis,  Robert  H.,  101. 
Davis,  Samuel  D.,  177,  180, 

181. 
Davis,  Samuel  H.,  71. 
Davis,  Thomas,  114. 
Davis,  William,  42, 113. 
Davis,  William  C,  194. 
Davis  County,  Utah,   35,  40, 

45,  49,  66,  72,  73,  98,  222. 
Dawson,  John  W.,  66. 
Day,  Abraham,  58. 
Day,  Eli  A.,  167,  201. 
Day,  Eli  H.,  174. 
Day,  Henry  R.,  43. 
Day,  Lorenzo,  219. 
Day,  Thomas,  39,  201. 
Day  ley,  Enoch  R.,  155. 
Daynes,  John,  122, 124. 
Dayton,  Hyrum,  26. 
Dayton,  William,  38. 
Dead  Sea,  Palestine,  87. 
Deaf  Mute  Sunday  School, 

195. 
Dean,  Joseph,  173,  175, 177. 
Dean,  Joseph    H.,    130-132, 

137, 146, 148, 162,  163,  202, 

213. 
Deans,  Robert,  37. 
Decatur  County,  Tenn.,  115. 
Decker,  Annie  L.,  132. 
Decker,  Zachariah  B.,  72. 
Deep  Creek,  Utah,  64,  69,  70, 

72. 
Delano,  Columbus,  88. 
Delaware  Indians,  50. 
Delaware  river,  212. 
Delhi,  India,  50. 
Demill,  Freeborn,  107. 
Demming,  N.  M.,  197. 
Democratic  Party  in  Utah, 

193. 
Denmark,  38, 40,    41,    43  46, 

48,  58,  64,  74,  90,  97, 101, 

105, 108, 113, 114, 118, 120, 

121,  126,  149  181,  189,  196, 

215  219. 
Denney,  Chas.,  131, 133, 141. 
Denning,  J.  H.,  155. 
Denny,  Presley,  211. 
Denver,  Colo.,  94,  211,214. 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Ry., 

107,  111. 
Depew,  Chauncey  M.,  192. 
Derbidge,  Joseph,  181. 
Derby,  Erastus  H.,  27. 
Der  Darsteller,  53. 
Derrick,  Zacharias  W.,  217. 
Der  Stern,  79. 
Deseret,  Utah,  65,  66,  70,  72, 

76,  99,  143,  162,  175,  178, 

188, 191. 
Deseret  alphabet,  oO,  62,  80. 
Deseret  Agr.&Man. Society, 

57. 
Deseret  County,  Utah,  45. 
Deseret  Dramatic  Associa- 
tion, 38. 
Deseret  EveningX€ws,Ti,222. 


Deseret  General  Assembly, 
37,  38,  41,  45,  76. 

Deseret  Hospital,  63, 110, 115. 

Deseret  IronCompany,46,47. 

Deseret  Museum,  109,  190. 

Deseret  National  Bank,  85. 

Deseret  News,  39,  44,  50.  54, 
61,71,  (semi- weekly)  73, 
99,  100,  119,  124,  197, 199, 
(weekly)  222. 

DeseretPro visional  Govern- 
ment, 37,38,41,44,66,67,72. 

Deseret  Philharmonic  So- 
ciety, 54,  85. 

Deseret  S.  S.  Union,  104. 

Deseret  State  Fair,  57. 

Deseret  Telegraph  Line,  72, 
76,  82,  86. 

Deseret  Typographical  As- 
sociation, 54. 

Deseret  University,    80, 159. 

Despain,  Solomon  J.,  99. 

De  Ster,  212. 

Detroit,  Michigan,  74,  117, 
127, 133, 138, 145,  208. 

Devereau,  Lucy,  120. 

Devil's  Gate,  Wyo.,  59. 

Devil's  Gate,  Weber  Co.,  78. 

Dewey,Benjamin  F.,  48. 

Dewey,  Geo.,  218. 

Dewey,  John  C,  100, 135, 176. 

Deweyville,  Utah,  100,  135, 

157. 163, 

De  Witt,  Mo.,  14,  15. 
Diamond,  William,  96. 
Diamondsville,  Wyo.,215,219. 
Diaz,    Mexico,  136,  139,  140, 

206,  211,  213. 
Dibble,  Philo,  209. 
Dickson,  Albert  D.,  99. 
Dickson,  Robert,  42. 
Dickson, Wm.  H.,  129, 132,146. 
Didrickson,  Thos.,  172, 175. 
Die  Meform,  67. 
Dille,  Arvis  C,  120. 
Dille,  David  B.,  42,51. 
Dilworth,  Joseph,  196, 197. 
Dinaghpcre,  India,  48. 
Dingle  Dell,  Idaho,  101,  109. 
Dinwoodey,  Henry,  123, 129, 

135, 184. 
Descussion   between  Pratt 

and  Newman,  83. 
"Dixie"  in  Utah,  61,  76. 
Dixon,  Bines  W.,  215. 
Dixon,  Henry,  125. 
Dixon  Henry  A.,  71. 
Dixon,  John,  41,  48. 
Dixon,  Wm.  Hepworth,  93. 
Dixon,  111.,  22,  23. 
Dobson,  Joseph,  141. 
DobsoD,  Thos.,  89. 
Doctrine  andCovenants,3- 15, 

19,  21,  22,  23,  32,  43,100,104. 
Dodge,  Dr.,  89. 
Dodds,  Pardon,  167. 
Dom  Pedro,  emperor,  96. 
Donald,  Neal,  34. 
Donaldson,  John,  109,  115. 
Donaldson,  William,  18. 
Doniphan,    Alexander    W., 

15,  91, 151. 
Dooley,  John  E.,154. 
Dopp,  Wm.  H.,  198,  199,   201. 
Doremus,  Henry  I.,  176. 
Dorius,  Carl  C.  N.,  99,  148, 

159. 164,  205. 


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INDEX. 


Dorius,  Chas.  R.,  162. 
Dorius,  John  F.  F.,  46,  47, 

48, 161, 167, 173. 
Dorrity,  Dennis,  58. 
Dort,  Dand,  17. 
Doty,  James  Duane,  66,  69, 

70,  73. 
Dougherty,  T.,  72. 
Douglas,  John,  135, 158. 
Douglas,  Ralph,  148. 
Douglas,Stephen  A., 22,28,59. 
Douglass,  Wm.,   85,  145, 149, 

199,  206. 
Dover,  Joseph,  157, 158. 
Dover,  Utah,179, 180,183,184. 
Dow,  G.  N.,  138. 
Dowdle,  Absalom,  P.  59,212. 
Down,  Sarah  Ann,  165. 
Downard,  Joseph,  115. 
Drake,  Thomas  J.,  67,  69. 
Drake  of  Iowa,  Gov.,  213. 
Drammen,  Norway,  115. 
Draper,  William,  52. 
Draper,  Utah,  52,  64,  66,   84, 

88, 101,   102,  144,  178,  183, 

196, 199,  211,  216. 
Dresden,  Germany,  54. 
Driggs,  ApoUos  G.,  140, 144, 

150. 
Driggs,  Benjamin,  193. 
Driggs,  Benjamin  W.,  187, 

192. 
Driggs',  Shadrach  F.,  58,172, 

222. 
Driggs,  Starling  Graves,  64. 
Druee,  John,  216. 
Drummond,  Wm.  W.,  54,  57, 

58, 122, 167. 
Dry  Creek  (Lehi),  Utah,  49. 
Drysdale,  James,  107. 
Dublan,  Mexico,  193,  218. 
Dublin,  Ireland,  40. 
Dubois,  Fred.  T.,120, 167. 
Duce,  Thomas,  167,  170. 
Dudley,  Joseph,  102. 
Due,01uf  F.,  112, 129, 136. 
Dufferin,  Earl,  96. 
Duffin,  Brigham  F.,  215, 218, 

220, 222. 
Duffin,  H.,  127. 
Duffin,  Isaac,  48. 
Duke,  John,  123, 130, 131. 
Duke,  Jonathan  O.,  46,  79. 
Duke,  Roberts.,  191. 
Dunbar,  David  C,  107. 
Dunbar,  Wm.  C,  57,  58,  83, 

179. 
Duncan,  Chapman,  45,48,116. 
Duncan,  Homer,  65,  67,  68, 

133, 138. 
Duncan,  James  H.,  116. 
Dunford,    George,   89,  100, 

119, 140, 147, 191. 
Dunham,  Albert,  23. 
Dunham,  Jonathan,  24,  27. 
Dunham,  Levi  S.,  178,  189. 
Dunklin,  Daniel,  9, 10. 
Dunn,  Charles  O.,  156,  162, 

193. 
Dunn,  James,  133, 137,  146. 
Dunn,  John,  182. 
Dunn,  John  J.,  148, 155. 
Dunn,  Oscar,  202. 
Dunn,  Simeon  A.,  193. 
Dunn,  Thos.,  56. 
Dunning,   John  M.,  165,  173. 
Dunyon,  John  L.,41,  68. 


Durfee,  Edmund,  28. 
Durfee,  Francillo,  53,    157, 

163, 197. 
Durfee,  Jabez,  107. 
Durkee,  Charles,  73. 
Durrant,  John,  131,  139, 146, 

160, 165, 180. 
Durrant,  Lorenzo  H.,  178. 
"Dutch  Charley,"  76. 
Duzette,  Edward  P.,  93. 
Dyer,  Frank,  H.,  133, 144,150, 

154,  163,  167,  172, 176,  184, 

186, 197. 
Dykes,  Geo.  P.,  39,  40, 158. 
Dykes  William,  105. 


Eagle  Emporium,  80. 
Eagle  Gate,  Salt  Lake  City, 

188 
Eagle  Rock,  Idaho,  103, 124, 

129, 140. 
Eagle  Valley,  Nev.,  75. 
Eardley,  Bedson,  94, 136,144, 

151, 178. 
Eardley,  James,  134, 137. 
Earl,  Sylvester  H.,  90 
Earthquakes  in  Utah,  39,  90. 
East,  Edward  W.,  115. 
East,  Joseph,  130. 
East  Bountiful,  28,128,  151, 

159, 171, 174. 
Eastern  States  mission,  12, 

65,  217. 
Easton,  Robert,  130. 
Easton  Ward,  Utah,  101. 
East  Indian  mission,18,43,46. 

55,  56. 
East  Jordan,  Utah,  210. 
East  Mill  Creek,  Utah,  99, 

134, 148, 152, 156,158,185,197. 
East  Porterville,  Utah,  99. 
Easttown,  N.Y.,  1. 
East  Weber,  Utah,  49. 
Echo,  Utah,  38,80,99. 
Echo^  ship,  19. 
Echo  Canyon,  33,  59,  60,  78, 

106. 
Eccles,  Delaney  R.,  167. 
Eccles,  David,  202, 221. 
Eckersley,  Joseph,  215. 
Eddington,  William,  220. 
Eddy,  New  Mexico,  204. 
Eden,  Utah,  98, 149,  200,  222. 
Edinburgh,  Scotland,  42. 
Edler,  Charles,  143. 
Edmiston,  Jonathan,  75. 
Edmunds,  Geo.  F.,  senator, 

126, 157, 169, 184, 185. 
Edmunds'     anti  -  polygamy 

law,  109. 
Edwards,   Alexander,     143, 

147, 152. 
Edwards,  Caleb  G.,  77. 
Edwards,  Charles,  52. 
Edwards,  Edward,  54,  80. 
Edwards,  James,  90. 
Edwards,  John,  217. 
Edwards,  Solomon,  129, 130. 
Egan,  Howard,  31,  69, 101. 
Egan  Canyon,  64. 
Egbert,  Joseph,  219. 
Egbert,  Robert  C,  70. 
Eger,  Lewis,  27. 
Eggleston,  Orson,  198. 
Egin  (Parker), Idaho,  111,194. 


Egypt,  11,87,  215. 
Egyptian  mummies,  11. 
Ehrnstrem,  Ludvig,  114. 
Eight  Mile  Creek  Station,69. 
Eisteddfod   in     Salt    Lake 

City,  210. 
Ek,  Carl  August,  116,  214. 
Elba,  Idaho,  155. 
Elder,  Maria,  136. 
Elders^  Journal,  13, 14. 
Eldredge,  Alma,  99,  221. 
Eldredge,  Clarence,  220. 
Eldredge,  Elnathan,  30. 
Eldredge,  George  W.,  158. 
Eldredge,  Horace,  S.,  24,37, 

61,  66,  67,  83,  85,  138, 154, 

160, 164, 166. 
Eldredge,  tra,  36,  65. 
Eldredge,  John  S.,54,  90. 
Electric,  ship,  69. 
Electric  light  in  Salt  Lake 

City, 106. 
Elias  appears,  12. 
Eliasen,  Erik,  164. 
Elijah  the  Prophet  appears, 

12. 
Elizabethtown,  Tenn.,  119. 
Elk  Horn,  Mo.,  16. 
Elkhorn  river.  Neb.,  33,  35. 
Elk  MLountains  mission ,52,53. 
Ellen,  ship,  41. 
Ellen  Maria,  ship,  42,  45,  47. 
Elliot,  Chas.  Wm.,  197. 
Elliot,  John,  24. 
Ellis,  Chas.,  188. 
Ellis,  Fred  W.,  134, 141,  148, 

190,  191. 
Ellis,  Joseph  F.,  115,  221. 
Ellsworth,  Brigham;  H.,196. 
Ellsworth,  Edmund,  57, 121, 

204. 
Ellsworth,  Geo.  F.,  130. 
Ellsworth,    Germand,    153, 

154,  160,  200. 
El  Paso,  Texas,  95,  204. 
Elsinore,  Utah,  99,  142,  145, 

177,178,184,189,194. 
Elverh0j,Nor»fay,  47. 
Elvira  Owen,  ship,  47. 
Emblem,  ship,  37. 
Embley,  Chas.  H.,  216. 
Emerald,  ship,  22. 
Emerald,  Isle,  ship,  55,63,78. 
Emerson,  Jack,  108. 
Emerson,  Philip  H.,  103, 172 
Emerson,  Ralph  Waldo,  85. 
Emery,  A.  B.,  205. 
Emery,  George,  W.,  94, 106. 
Emery,  Henry ,108. 
Emery,  Emery  Co.Utah,  172. 
Emery  County,  105, 106. 
Emery  Stake  of  Zion,  110. 
Emmertsen,  Knud,  146, 149, 

156, 175, 179. 
Emmett,  James,  24. 
Emmett,  Thos.,  205. 
Emmons,  Sylvester,  25. 
Empey,  Nelson  A.,  197,  220. 
Empey,  Joseph,  196. 
Empey,  Wm.  A.,  52,187. 
Empire,  ship,  60,  61. 
Ence,  Gotlieb,  172, 176. 
Endowment  House,  53. 
Endowments  first  given,  21, 

23,  37. 
Engelbrecht,  Paul,  83. 
Engelbrecht  &  Co.,  83,84,88. 


INDEX, 


233 


England,  1,  2,  7, 13, 14,  17,  18, 
19-24,26  33,  35  40,  44  56, 
58-61,  65-67,09-78,80,81,83- 
86,  88-92,  94-116,  118,  121, 
123, 127, 131,  132,  134,  135, 
138,  139,  143,  147-151,  153, 
164,  161  164,  166,  167,  170, 
174-179,  184  188,  201,  202, 
204,  212,  216,  218. 
Enoch,  Utah,  139, 142,  169, 

Enoch  Train,  ship,  56. 

Ensign,  Marius,  81, 116. 

Ensign,  Samuel,  122. 

Ensign  Peak,  Utah,  34,  37. 

Enterprise,  Utah,  99. 

Envelope,  ship,  48. 

Epistles  from  First  Presi- 
dency, 37,  38,  39,  40,  44, 
46,  48,  49,  51,  53, 57,110,213. 

Ephraira,  Utah,  50,  58,  70,72, 
73,  77,  78,  83,  94,  99,  109, 
148,151,  154,  159-162,  165- 
167,  172,  175-177,  181,  185, 
190,  203,  205. 

Erastus  Ward,  Ariz., 107, 150. 

Ericksen,  Jonas,  75. 

Ericksen,  Peter,  75. 

Erickson,  Ludvig,  198. 

Erickson,  Magnus,  207,  208. 

Erickson,  Nils  C,  198,  202. 

Erie,  lake,  18,  212. 

Eriksen,  Erik,  167. 

Erikson,  Henry,  79. 

Erin^s  Queen,  ship,  36. 

Escalante,  Utah,  100, 103,169, 
177, 184, 196,  216. 

E.  T.  City,  Utah,  98. 

Etoile  du  Deseret,  43. 

Ettleman,  Philip,  26. 

Eureka,  Nev.,  87. 

Eureka,  Utah,  114,  162,  170, 
171, 195,  202,  203. 

European  mission,  51,  52,  66, 
68, 60,  64,  66,  67,  73,  77,79, 
83,  85,  91,  94,  98, 102,  107, 
111,  118,  143,  187,  201,  202, 
212,222. 

Evans,  Abel,  76. 

Evans,  David,  112. 

Evans,  David,  J.,  184. 

Evans,  David  R,,  65. 

Evans,  David  WooUey,  96. 

Evans,  G.  S.,  69. 

Evans,  Hyrum  H.,145,153,159. 

Evans,  Israel,  59, 68,  212. 

Evans,  John,  52. 

Evans,  John  H.,  139. 

Evans,  Jonah,  185,  214. 

Evans,  Joseph,  127. 

Evans,  Joseph  H.,  116, 117,145. 

Evans,  Samuel  L.,  96, 107. 

Evans,  Wm.,  61, 127. 

Evans,  Wm.  M.,  97. 

Evanston,  Wyo.,  81, 140,  144, 
147  219      "     '     '       '        ' 

Evarts',  Wm.  M.,  104. 

Evening  and  Morning  Star, 
7,  8,  9, 10. 

Everett,  Addison,  37,  117. 

Excelsior  Springs,  Mo.,  46. 

Eyring,  Henry,  81,  97,  210. 

Eyvindson,  John,  108. 

F. 

Facer,  George,  173, 176. 
Fagalii,  Samoa,  193,  206,  209, 
213. 


Fairbanks,  David,  37. 

Fairbanks,  John  B.,90,  94. 

Fairchilds,  Moroni  F.,  114. 

Fairfield,  Alma,  162. 

Fairfield,  N.  Y.,  1. 

Fairfield,  Utah,  180,  209. 

Fairfield  Flat,  91. 

Fairvlew,  Utah,  72, 73, 74,78, 
81,  83,  91, 115,  163, 165, 167, 
172,178,189,191,  194,  204, 
205. 

Falcon,  ship,  48. 

Falconbridge,  Wm.  108. 

Falkersl0V,  Denmark,  45. 

Fall  River  Ward,  Idaho,194. 

False  revelations,  5. 

Falster,  Denmark,  196. 

Fanny,  ship,  24. 

Farley,  Isaac,  149, 164, 161. 

Farmer,  J.  D.,  110, 138. 

Farmers  Oracle,  69. 

Farmers  Ward,  Utah,  99. 

Faimington,  New  Mex.,  113. 

Farmington,  Conn.,  1. 

Farmington,  Utah,  42,  53, 
59,  78,  81,  97,  98,  106,  108, 
129, 135, 136,  137,  143,  144, 
149, 153,  158,  159,  162,  163, 
165,  171, 182, 192,  197,  202, 
208,  215,  216,  220. 
Farnham,  Augustus,  27,  48, 

52,  56,  212. 
Farnsworth,  Geo.,  160. 
Farnsworth,  Joseph,  102. 
Farnsworth,  Philo,  sen.,  141. 
Farr,  Enoch,  80,  210. 
Farr,  Lorin,  39,  42, 134,  140. 
Farr,  Winslow,  30,98,168,193. 
Farr,  Winslow,  jun.,  162. 
Farrell,  Alfred,  L..,  216. 
Farrell,  Arthur,  201. 
Farrell,  Geo.  L.,  182. 
Farrell,  John,  149. 
Farrer,  James,  131, 137,  146. 
Farrer,  William,  41. 
Farr- West,  Utah,189,192,196, 
Far  West,  Mo.,  13-17, 102,166. 
Faucett,  William,  46. 
Faulkner,  Chas.  D.,  195. 
Faust,  H.  J.,  100. 
Fayette,  Mo.,  126. 
Fayette,  N.  Y.,  3-5, 166. 
Fayette,  Utah,  77,  99,143,167, 

218. 
Featherstone,  Chas.,  122. 
Featherston,  Thos.,  191,  192. 
Felshaw,  Duane  W.,  136. 
Felshaw,  John,  69. 
Felstead,  Wm.,  133, 136,  165. 
Felt,  John,  146. 
Felt,  Joseph  H.,  187, 194. 
Felt,  Nathaniel  H.,  41,57,83, 

143. 
Female  Benevolent  Society, 

67. 
Female  Relief  Societies,  21, 

66, 105,  197. 
Fennimore,  James,  84. 
Fenton,  Thos.,  140. 
Ferguson,  James,  56. 
Ferguson,  Joseph,  93. 
Ferguson,  Thos.  H.,  63. 
Ferrin,  Jacob  S.,  110. 
Ferrin,  Josiah,  M.,  98. 
Ferris,  Benjamin  G.,46. 
Ferron  Ward,  Utah,  116. 
Ferry,  E.  P.,  170. 


Ferry,  Wm.  M^  139. 

Field,  Cyrus  W.,  91. 

Fielding,  Amos,  21,  27,29,  94. 

Fielding,  Hannah,  100. 

Fielding,  James,  Rev.,  13. 

Fielding,  James,  103. 

Fielding,  Joseph,  13,  20,  70, 
100, 117. 

Fielding,  Mary  Ann,  117. 

Fife,  Wm.  N.,  92. 

Fiji  Islands,  215. 

Fillmore,  Utah,  38,  43,  49,55, 
67,  69,  61,  62,  67,  80,  91,97, 
99, 126, 165, 167, 171,177,181, 
189,  191, 194,  212. 

Findlay,  Allen,  55. 

Findlay,  Hugh,  46, 53, 55,103. 

Finlayson,  James,  108. 

Fire  department  organized, 
57. 

First  Presidencies  organiz- 
ed, 9,  35, 107, 173, 221. 

Fish  Creek,  204. 

Fish  Haven,  Idaho,  100,  213. 

Fish  Lake,  Utah,  73. 

Fisher,  David,  78. 

Fisher,  Edward,  17. 

Fisher,  James  M.,148,152,159. 

Fisher,  Joseph,  146. 

Fisher,  Joseph  C,  103. 

Fishing  river.  Mo.,  11. 

Fitch,  Thos.,  87. 

Fitzgerald,  John,  196. 

Fitzgerald,  Perry,  178. 

Five  Points,  Utah,  200. 

Fjeldsted,    Andrew  C.,216. 

Fjeldsted,  Christian  D.,  114, 
125, 133,  203,  209,  216,  221. 

Flake,  Chas.  L.,  200. 

Flake,  Wm.  J.,  102,  117,  121. 

Flanders,  Alvin,  84. 

Flanigan,  James  H.,  42,  86. 

Flamm,  Henry,  214. 

Flashman,  James  T.,  214. 

Flemming,  Josiah  W.,  54. 

Flint,  Kate,  88,  93. 

Floods  in  Utah,  49,  66,  67,77, 
96, 112. 

Florence,  Neb.,32, 55,  56,  57, 
58, 62, 63,64,65,67,68,69,70. 
Florida,  219,  222. 
Flowers,  John  A.,  132. 
Floyd,  John  B.,  65. 
Flygare,  Nils  C,  96,  98, 101, 

104,  221. 
Folkman,  Christoffer  O.,  46, 

62,  201. 
Folkman,  Jens  Peter ,;62 ,122. 
Folkman,  Jeppe  G.,  46,  47, 

62,  80. 
Follett,  King,  17, 18. 
FoUett,  W.  A.,  125. 
Folsom,  Hyrum  P.,  133,  137 
Folsom,  Wm.  H.,  183. 
Fonda,  N.  Y.,  78. 
Foote,  Frank,  127. 
Foote,  Timothy  B.,  131. 
Foote,  Warren,  72. 
Footlights,  84. 
Forbes,  Jos.  B.,  155, 165, 170. 
Forbes,  W.  J.,  89. 
Ford,  Thos.,23.25,26,28,41,212. 
Ford,  Robert  H.,  181. 
Fordham  Elijah,  17, 104. 
Foreman,  Wm.,  99, 191. 
Forest  Dale,  Utah,  212. 
Forest  Monarch,  ship,  47, 


234: 


INDEX. 


Forsgren,  Peter  A., 39,168,173. 
Forsgren,  John  E.,  38,  39, 

46,  47  121,  221. 
Fprster,  John  B.,  137,138. 
Fort  Bridger,  33, 59,60,62,67. 
Fort  Cameron,  Utah,  90,  93, 

98, 112. 
Fort  Crittenden,   Utah,    65, 

66,  68,  69. 

Fort  Douglas  126, 127, 137,157, 

206,  213,  215,  218,  219,  221. 
Fort  Defiance,  Ariz.,  86. 
Fort  Duchesne,  Utah,  197. 
Fort  Hall,  33. 
Fort  Herriman,  Utah,  98. 
Fort  Kearney,  54,  fi9,  75. 
Fort  Laramie,  33,  43,  56,  73. 
Fort  Leavenworth,  30,31,  33, 

52,  59. 
Fort  Limhi,  Idaho,  54,  60. 
Fort  Omaha,  Neb.,  126. 
Fort  Sandford,  Utah,  76. 
Fort  Scott,  60,  61. 
Fort  Sherman,  213. 
Fort  Supply,  47,  49. 
Fort  Worth,  Texas,  167. 
Foster,  Chas.,25. 
Foster,  Joseph,  171. 
Foster,  Robert  D„  25. 
Foster,  Wm.  H.,  136, 144, 150. 
Fotheringham,  Wm.,  48,  49, 

50,  53,  55,  58,  71,  92,  93, 

118, 120, 123. 
Foulger,  Fred.,  114. 
Foulger,  Herbert  J.,  125,128, 

129, 136. 
Fountain  Green,  Utah,  74. 
Foutz,  Margaret  M.,  212. 
Fowler,  Henry  C.  114. 
Fowler,  Richard,  112, 114. 
Fowler,  Samuel,  19. 
Fox,Isaac  W.,173, 174. 
Fox,  Jerusha  Gibbs,  176. 
Fox,  Jesse  W.,  50, 176,  205. 
Frampton,  Chas.,  167, 175. 
France,  36,  37,  38,  41,  43,  46, 

67,  89, 104,  215,  219,  220. 
France,  Wm.,  63. 
Francis,  Samuel,  99. 
Francis  Joseph,  Prince,  209. 
Fraucom,  Samuel,  153. 
Frandsen,  Jen^,  149, 156,  185, 

192  193 

Frandsen,'Geo.,  Ill,  125. 

Frandsen  Lars,  165, 171. 

Frank  Johnson,  ship,  54. 

Franklin,  Sir  John,  83. 

Franklin,  Lady,  83. 

Franklin,  Idaho,  68,  72,  82, 
91,  96,  99,  108, 115,  121,  123, 
125,  126,  128,  135,  139,  166, 
175,  214. 

Franklin,  ship,  67. 

Franklin  County,  Va.,  5. 

Franks,  Chas.,  138,  142,  186. 

Franks,  E.  A.,  144, 180.  ' 

Frantzen,  Andrew,  189. 

Frantzen,  John,  172, 181. 

Fraughton,  Franklin  A.,  121. 

Frazer,  Robert  G.,  167,  168. 

Frazier,  Thos.  L.,  81. 

Freebairn,  Archibald,  214. 

Frederick,  Prince  of  Witt- 
genstein, 95. 

Frederikshavn,  Denmark, 120 

Frederikstad,  Norway,  45, 
46,47. 


Fredonia,  Ariz.,  181. 
Freedom,  N.Y.,11. 
Freedom,  Wyo.,  192, 
Freedom,  Utah,  216. 
Freeman,  Charles  A.,  83. 
Freeman,  Elijah,  32. 
Freeman,  Elijah  N.,150. 
Freeman,  Wm.  H.,  146, 186. 
Freestone,  George,  147. 
Freeze,  James  P.,  163. 
Frelinghuysen  bill,  89. 
Fremont,  John  C,  50. 
Fremont,  Utah,  149, 174, 189. 
Fremont  river  (Dirty  Devil) , 

117. 
Fremont     Stake    of    Zion, 

Idaho,  220. 
Fremont  Island,  Utah,  194. 
French  mission,  36,  37,  39, 

46,  52. 
Friendly  Islands,  193, 199. 
Frisco,  Utah,  106, 108. 
Frontier  Guardian,  37. 
Froome's  Hill,  England,  18. 
Frost,  Burr,  53, 101. 
Frost,  Edward,  59. 
Frost,  Lafayette  N.,  34. 
Frost,  J.  C,  162. 
Fruitland,  New  Mexico,  113. 
Fry,  Richard,  99, 132, 155,160. 
Fry,  Richard  R.,  132. 
Fry,  William,  140. 
Fryer,  Mrs.,  93. 
Fryer,  Richard,  93. 
Fuhrman,  Jacob,  168, 171. 
Fuller,Asahel  L.,  164,168,200. 
Fuller,  Frank,  66,  87. 
Fuller,  Jesse  J.,  116. 
Fuller,  Josiah,  15. 
Fuller,  Sanford,  146,151. 
Fuller,  Willis  T.,  88. 
Fullmer,  David,  17,  24,  36. 
Fullmer,  John  S.,  51,  53,113. 
Funk,  Hans,  152, 155, 161,  200. 
Funk,  Marcus,  159, 160,  165. 
Funk's  Lake,  102. 


Gadd,  Isaac  C,  132. 
GadfieldElm,  England,  18. 
Galbraith,   Wm.  L.,  133, 137, 

201. 
Gale,  Henry,  127,  134. 
Gale,  James,  118. 
Galland,  Isaac,  17. 
Gallatin,  Mo.,  15, 16. 
Galley,  John  W.,  114. 
Gallifant,  David,  112, 114. 
Galloway,  Geo.  R.,  77. 
Gallup,  Wm.,  157, 167,  171. 
Garcia,  Mexico,  217. 
Garden  City,  Utah,  97, 184. 
Garden  Creek  Ward,  Idaho, 

154. 
Garden  Grove,  Iowa,  29,  30. 
Gardiner,  George,  52. 
Gardner,  Archibald,  97,  98. 
Gardner,  Archibald  T.,  97. 
Gardner,    Christopher,   131, 

133, 145. 
Gardner,  Henry,  214. 
Gardner,  Jesse,  146,165, 169. 
Gardner,  John  W..  165, 171. 
Gardner,  Joseph  H.,  150. 
Gardner,  Robert,  75,  81, 103. 
Gardner,  Wm.,  212,  213,  218. 


Gardo  House  reception,  109. 
GarfF,  Louis,  97. 
Garfield,  James  A.,  88,  94. 
Garfield,  Utah,  138. 
Garfield  County  org.,  109. 
Garlic,  Aaron,  200. 
Gam,  Daniel,  24,46,47,50,  52. 
Garn,  Martin,  130,  131,  171, 

174, 194. 
Garner,  David,  174. 
Garner,  Wm.  F.,  118, 119. 
Garr,  Abel,  57. 
Garrick,  ship,  13. 
Gas  in  Salt  Lake  City,  90. 
Gasberg,  J.  C,  152. 
Gates,  Jacob,  26,  47,  64,  121, 

177, 178, 197. 
Gauze,  Jesse,  8. 
Gaylord,  John,  27. 
Geddes,  Wm.,  62, 122, 135, 141, 

147,  212. 
Geddes,  Wm.  S.,  122. 
Gee,  William,  180, 184. 
Geertsen,  Peter  C,  170, 171, 

201,  207. 
Gefle,  Sweden,  39. 
General  McClellan,  ship,  71. 
Geneva,  Switzerland,  41,  53, 

67. 
Geneva  Stake,  111.,  19. 
Genoa,  Carson  Co.,  62. 
Genoa,  Italy,  39,  89. 
Genoa,  Neb.,  58. 
"Gentile  League  of  Utah," 

87,  88. 
Gentile  Merchants,  76. 
Gentile  Valley,  Idaho,  125, 

133,  220. 
Georgetown.  Idaho,  100, 135, 

207,  216. 
George    Washington,    ship, 

58. 
George  W.  Bourne,  ship,  42. 
Georgia,  59,  81,  103,  105,  112, 

173. 
Gerber,  John  T.,  147,  153, 160. 
Gerero,  Mexico,  96. 
German  mission,  52,  216. 
German  meetings  in   Nau- 

voo,  24. 
German  publications,  21,  45, 

53,  79. 
Germania  Smelting  Works, 

89. 
Germanicus,  ship,  51. 
German  Ocean,  48. 
Germany,  21,  44,  46,47,51,54, 

67,68,69,72,75,  106,  116, 

118,  169,  200,  215.  :ZL 

Gibb,  John  L.,  141,  146, 151. 
Gibbons,  Andrew  L.,  128.J 
Gibbons,  Joseph,  198. 
Gibbons,  William  H.,  150. 
Gibbs,  John  Duggan,  196.  -^ 
Gibbs,  Geo.  F.,  97,  139,  158, 

169. 
Gibbs,  Geo.  W.,  208. 
Gibbs,  John  H.,  115,  116.  ^ 
Gibbs.  Luman,  16, 17. 
Gibbs,  Richard,  79. 
Gibby,  Richard  S.,  208. 
Gibby,  Wm.  S.,  179. 
Gibraltar,  45,  46,  47,  50,  52. 
Gibson,  Delos,  62. 
Gibson,  Walter  M.,  67,  151, 

157,  210. 
Gibson,  Wesley,  206. 


IKDEX. 


235 


Gibson,  William,  44,  67,  94. 
Gifford,  Levi,  63. 
Gila  river,  Ariz.,  32. 
Gilbert,  Algernon  S.,  6,  9, 

11, 193. 
Gilbert,  Elizabeth,  193. 
Gilbert  John  H.,  208. 
Gilbert,  Sherman,  19. 
Gilbert,  Timothy,  146. 
Gilchrist,  Charles  K.,  112. 
Giles,  Henry,  117,  200. 
Giles,  Thos.  H.,  99. 
Gillespie,  John,  78,  79,  134, 

135, 138, 146. 
Gillespie,  Peter,  141, 142. 
Gillespie,  Robert,  73. 
Gillet,  C.  M.,  74,  75. 
Gillispie,  Alexander,  190. 
Gillmore,  P.  S.,  95. 
GUson,  Sam.  H.,  144. 
Given,  John,  72. 
Glasgow,  Samuel,  52. 
Glasgow,  ship.  24. 
Glazier,  Luther  Wm.,  72. 
Gleason,  John  G..  129,  144. 
Gleason,  John  S.,  53. 
Gledhill,  Jonathan,  156. 
Glencoe,  Wyo.,  193. 
Glendale,  Utah,  100,  183, 189. 
Glendinning,  James,  .210. 
Glenfield,  J.C..  154. 
Glenwood,  S.,  155. 
Glen  wood,  Utah,  73,  76,  95, 

103, 166,  168, 170,  177,  178, 

182,  183, 185, 187. 
Glines,  James  H.,  116. 
Glines,  Utah,  116,  147. 
Glouces!  er,  England,  20. 
Glover,  William,  53,  197. 
Godbe,  William  S..  81. 
•*Godbeite  Movement."  82. 
Goddard,  Benjamin,  207,210, 

218 
Goddard,  Geo.,  81,  218,  220. 
Goddard,  John,  81. 
Goddard,  Stephen  H.,  221. 
Godfrey,  Geo.,  164,  200, 202. 
Godfrey,  G.  L.,  110. 
Godfrey,  Thos.,  175, 178. 
Goff,    Hyrum,    127,  129,  130, 

136,  210. 
Goff,  James,  58. 
Golansville  branch,  Va.,217. 
Oolconda,  ship,  47, 50. 
Gold  discovered  by  "Mor- 
mons," 35,  217. 
Golden  Pass,  Utah,  39. 
Golding,  Daniel,  199. 
Golightly,  Richard,  65. 
Gompers,  Samuel,  191. 
Gooch,  Frank,  187. 
Goodson,  John,  13,  17. 
Goodliffe,  Arnold,  100. 
Goodwin,  Commissioner,138. 
Goodwin,  C.  C,  188, 189. 
Goodyear,  Miles  M.,  35. 
Goose  Creek  Valley,  106, 155. 
Gordon,  Major,  92. 
Gordon,  Foster,  73. 
Gordon,  Thos.,  14. 
Gore,  William,  52. 
Goshen,  Utah,  63,  176,  178, 

183, 188, 191. 
Goshute  Indians,  51,  65,  92. 
Gospel  Be/lector,  19. 
Goss,  Peter  F.,  113,  170,  171, 

174,  214. 


G0teborg,  Sweden,  97,   218. 
Gotfredsen,  Peter,  99. 
Gough,  Josiah,  201,  203. 
Gould.  Jay,  92, 189, 193. 
Gould  John,  9. 
Gould,  Samuel,  82. 
Gowans.  Hugh  S.,  58,  94,122, 

128,  129, 136. 
Graehl,  Geo.  L.,  161,  163. 
Grafton,  Utah,  66. 
Graham,  James,  54. 
Graham,  JohnC, 84,92,100,153. 
Graham,  Niels,  133, 145. 
Graham,  Ariz.,  112. 
Graham,  Utah,  148, 168. 
Grand  Opera  House,  186. 
Grandin,  Egbert,  4,  208. 
Grand  river,  Iowa.  29. 
Grand  river,  Mo.,  14. 
Grand  river,  Utah,  55. 
Grand  Valley,  Utah,  107. 
Granger,  Carlos,  21. 
Granger,  Oliver,  14, 17,  20. 
Granger,  Walter,  81,162, 168. 
Granger,  Utah,  114,  139,  144, 

147, 153. 
Granite,    Utah,  90,  99,  144, 

145, 198. 
Grant,  David,  79. 
Grant,  Frank  A.,  218,  221. 
Grant,Geo.  D.,37 ,39,56,75,96. 
Grant,  Geo.  S.,  114, 117. 
Grant,  Geo.  W.,  88. 
Grant,  Heber  J.,  57,  94,  106, 

107,110,138,   150,  151,   176, 

201,  210,  219,  220,  221. 
Grant,  Jedediah  Morgan,  1, 

30,    40,    41,    42,    47,     49, 

51,  52,  55,  57,  58,  96, 117. 
Grant,  Lucy  S.,  201. 
Grant,  Robert,  69. 
Grant,  U.  S.,  83,    89,  94,  123. 
Grant,  Wm.,127,  131,  135, 167, 

173,  187. 
Grant  Ward,  Idaho,  199. 
Grantsville,  49,  65,  123,  135, 

156, 197, 199. 
Grasshoppers  in  Utah,  51, 

52,  77,  83,  85. 

Grass  Valley,  Utah,  64,   73, 

99,  116,  172. 
Grau,  Johan  Geo.,  136. 
Graves,  Father,  162. 
Graves'  Village,  Utah,  114. 
Gray,  Albert,  133. 
Gray,  John  C,  139,  146. 
Gray  Ward,  Idaho,  212. 
Greasewood  County,  55. 
Greasewood  Creek,  57. 
Great  Salt  Lake,  45. 
Great  Salt  Lake  City,  34-77. 
Great  Salt  Lake  County,  38, 

45,  49,  64,  66,  77. 
GreatSaltLakeValley,33  -77. 
Creeley,  Horace,  62. 
Green,  Almira,  200. 
Green,  Alphonso,  94. 
Green,  Austin  G.,  155,  169. 
Green,  Cornelius,  196. 
Green,  Ephraim,  92. 
Green,  Forest,  140. 
Green,  John,  31. 
Green  Castle,  Ind.,  167. 
Greene,  Addison,133,143,196. 
Greene,  John  P.,  11,17,19,23. 
Greene,  John  Y.,  106. 
Greene,  Lulu  L.,  88. 


Greenhalgh,  Peter,  62. 
Greenman,  John  W.,  144. 
Green  Plains,  111.,  28. 
Green  River,  33,  45,  55,  57, 

73,  78. 
GreenRiver  County  ,45,49,50, 

60,  62,  66. 
Greenville,  Utah,  80,129,193. 
Greenwell,  Ambrose,  216. 
Greenwell,  Chas.  H.,129,135. 
Greenwell,  Francis,  151. 
Greenwell,  Frank,  163,  167, 

205,  206. 
Greenwich,  142,  179,  200. 
Greenwood,  Joseph,  71. 
Greenwood,  Joshua,  138. 
Greenwood,  Wm.,  58, 191. 
Gregory,  Albert,  53. 
Grether,Herman,139,144,151. 
Gridgeman,  Ellis,  127. 
Griffin,  Thos.,  175,  180. 
Griffin,  Wm.  H.,  158, 162,185. 
Griffith,  D.  J.,  127. 
Griggs,  Thos.  C,  148, 153. 
Grimshaw,  Dilworth,  199. 
Grimshaw,  Duckworth,  194. 
Groesbeck,  Nicholas,  115. 
Groesbeck,  Nicholas  H.,127, 
132,135,189,192,196,198,202. 
Groo,  Isaac,  120, 121, 124,131, 

212. 
Grouard,  Benjamin  F.,  23, 

25,  28,  32,  46,  74,  205,  213. 
Grouse  Creek,  Utah,  100. 
Grover,  Henry  A.,  216. 
Grover,  Joel,  99,  132. 
Grover,  Thos.,  13, 17, 30, 129. 
Grover,  W.  D.,  205. 
Grover  branch,  Idaho,  205. 
Grover  Ward,  Wyo.,  176. 
Grover,  Elisha  H.,  13,  36,  79. 
Groves,  John,  172,  17.6, 180. 
Groves,  Wm.  H.,  208. 
Grow,  Henry,  125,  143,  144, 

145,  150. 
Grow,  Sarah  Rawlins,  143. 
Gruce,  Melvin  L.,  105. 
Grundtvig,  Mrs.,  73. 
Guadalupe  Hidalgo,  Mexico, 

35. 
Guardian  for  the  Church,26. 
Gudmundsen,  Gudmund,  51. 
Guion,  S.  B.,  127. 
Guion  &  Co.,  80. 
Gulf  of  California,  71. 
Gulls  devour  grasshoppers, 

39. 
Gunderson,Thos.l68,170,174. 
Gunlock,  Utah,  98. 
Gunnison,  John  W.,  36,38,49. 
Gunnison,  Utah,  72,  99,  123, 

154,  167,  215. 
Gurney,  Wm.,  169,  173,  175. 
Gurr,  Reuben,  172,  182. 
Guy  man,  Noah  T.,  54, 58,116. 
Gwilliams,  Henry  B.,  98,137, 

141,  149.  ^ 

Gwilliams,  Henry  W.,  114. 
Gyllenscog,  Nils  J.,  154, 156, 

158. 

H 

Haacke,  Chas.  A.,  219,  222. 
Haag,  Adolph,  199. 
Hack,  James,  177. 
Hackett,  Thos    92. 


236 


INDEX. 


Hacking,  James,  147. 
Haderli.  Chas.  H.,  162. 
Hadlock,  Frank  P.,  199,  201. 
Hadlock,  Orlando,  212. 
Haefeli,  Leo.,  198. 
Hafen,  Jacob,  172, 175. 
Hague,  Wm.  H.,  152. 
Haifa,  Palestine,    135,  136, 

169, 170, 199,  208. 
Haigh,  W.  H.,  138, 144. 
Haight,  Hector  C.,56,  221. 
Haight,  Horton  D.,  63,67,68, 

69,  70,  76,  78,  79,  155. 
Haight,  Isaac  C,  45, 136. 
Hale,  Emma,  2. 
Hale,  Isaac,  2. 
Hale,  Jonathan  H.,  209. 
Hale,  Solomon  H.,  115. 
Hales,  Chas.  H.,  176. 
Hales,  George,  131,  132, 137, 

146,  184,  215. 
Hales,  Stephen,  108. 
Halgren,  John,  184,  190,  191. 
Halgren,  John  A.,  168,  169. 
Hall,  Chas.  Scott,  170,  178, 

192  209. 
Hall,  John  C.,  182. 
Hall,  John  K.,  99. 
Hall,  Richard,  149. 
Halliday,  George,  47,  50,  98, 

167,  170. 
Halliday,  Henry,  182. 
Halliday,  Wilford  H.,  141. 
Halls,  George,  146. 
Halls,  William,  80. 
Halverson,  John  A.,  146. 
Halverson,  Simon  F.,  152. 
Hamblin,  Jacob,  61,  64,  66, 

86, 101 . 
Hamblin,  Utah,  108. 
Hamburg,  Germany,  44,  46, 

47,  48,  51,  67-69,  72,75,216. 
Hamer,  Samuel,  183, 186. 
Hamilton,  Henry,  160,  165. 
Hamilton,  James  C,  120,143, 
■*_:164, 166,169, 184, 189. 
Hamilton,  John,  189. 
Hamilton  Fort,  Utah,  189. 
Hammer,  Andrew,  147. 
Hammer,  Austin,  15. 
Hammer,  Paul,  E.  B.,  189. 
Hammon,  David  J., .219. 
Hammond,  Francis  A.,  72, 

73,  98. 
Hammond,    Milton  D.,    98, 
-=  198. 

Hammond,  Milvin  M.,  198. 
Hamoe,  26. 

Hampshire,  Chas.,  172, 176. 
Hampton,  Brigham  Y.,  87, 

88, 126,  127, 128,  142.   l_^ 
Hampton,  G.  F.,  149. 
Hampton,  James,  31. 
Hampton,  Wm.,  87. 
Ham's  Fork,  59,  60. 
Hancock,  Geo.  W.,  58,179, 

184,  191. 
Hancock,  Joseph,  183,  203. 
Hancock,  Levi  W.,  8,  109, 

190. 
Hancock,  Solomon,  13,'17. 
Honcock  County,  111.,  17-32. 
Handcart  travel,  55-58,  64. 
Handley,  George,  186. 
Handy,  William,  133, 145. 
Hanham,  Edward,  151. 
Hanks,  Ebenezer,  114,  211. 


Hanks,  Ephraim  K.,  57,  212. 
Hanks,  Jane  Wells  Cooper, 

211. 
Hanks,  Knowlton  F.,  23. 
Hanks,Sidney  A.,  82,  83,  215. 
Hanover,  ship,  21. 
Hansen,  Anders,  137. 
Hansen,  Andrew,  133,  157, 

168. 
Hansen,  August  J.,  191, 193. 
Hansen,  Christian,  152,  154, 

161. 
Hansen,  Ferdinand  F.,  156, 

160. 
Hansen,  Frederick  H.,  122, 

124, 125. 
Hansen,  Hans,  148, 198. 
Hansen,Hans  C,  67, 147, 154, 

157, 163, 169, 188. 
Hansen,  H.  O,,  65. 
Hansen,    Hans,  Peter,  158, 

163. 
Hansen,  James,  144, 149, 158, 

164. 
Hansen,  Jas.  P.,  172. 
Hansen,    Jens,  68,    131-133, 
141, 145,  156, 161, 162, 167, 
172,  215. 
Hansen,  Jens  N.,  175, 177. 
Hansen,  Jens  P.,  175. 
Hansen,  J.  M.,  173. 
Hansen,  John  E.,  170. 
Hansen,  J0rgen,  122. 
Hansen,  Lars,  146. 
Hansen,  Niels,  47,  120,  121, 

138, 183. 
Hansen,  Ole,  146. 
Hansen,  Ole  L.,  117,118,  120. 
Hansen,  Oluf,  155, 161. 
Hansen,  Peter,  201. 
Hansen,  Peter  C,  154. 
Hansen,  Peter  O.,  38,  39,  43, 

52  209 
Hansen,  Willard  S.,  136, 168, 

172. 
Hansink,  Jan,  216. 
Hanson,  Andrew,  146. 
Hanson,    Nathan,  151,    153, 

159,  187. 
Hardin,  John  J.,  28. 
Harding,  Stephen  S.,  67-69, 

191. 
Harding,  Thos,,  146, 160, 164. 
Hardman,  Lehi  N.,  110. 
Hardy  Aaron,  149,  153, 159, 

186, 188,  192. 
Hardy,  Chas.^39. 
Hardy,  Geo.  W.,  201. 
Hardy,  James,  155. 
Hardy,  John  Thos.,  58. 
Hardy,  Leonard  G.,  200. 
Hardy,  Leonard  W.,112, 115. 
Hardy,  Milton  H.,  97,  106. 
Hardy,  Warren,  162, 168. 
Hardy,  Wm.  B.,  110. 
Harker,  Henry,  217. 
Harkness,  R.  K.,  171. 
Harley,  Edwin,  73.  * 
Harman,  Charles,  59. 
Harmer,  Lorin,  161,  167, 171, 

197. 
Harmon,  Ansel  P.,  65,  67,  68. 
Harmon,  Alpheus,  22. 
Harmon,  Chas.,  jun.,  141. 
Harmon,  George,  147, 152. 
Harmon,  Jesse  P.,  26,  41. 
Harmony,  Pa.,  2,  3,  4,  5. 


Harmony,  Utah,  44,  62,  187. 

Harney,  W.  S.,  59. 

Harper,  C.  A.,  55. 

Harper,  E.  T.,  167. 

Harper,  Henry,  69. 

Harper,  John  C,  108,  173, 
177, 201. 

Harper,  Richard,  58. 

Harper,  Wm.  T.,  155. 

Harper,  Reese  Morris,  202. 

Harper,  Thos.,  100, 162,  168. 

Harriman,  Henry,  192. 

Harrington,  Leonard  E.,  43, 
112. 

Harris,  Alma,  98. 

Harris,  Belle,  112, 113. 

Harris,  Benjamin  D.,  40,  43. 

Harris,  Caroline,  157. 

Harris,  Charles,  202,  203. 

Harris,  Daniel  B.,  177. 

Harris,  Dennison  E.,  201. 

Harris,  Dennison  L.,  121. 

Harris,  Emer,  82. 

Harris,  Geo.  H.  B.,  117. 

Harris,  Geo.  S.,  211. 

Harris,  Geo.  W.,  17. 

Harris  John,  147,  161. 

Harris,  Joseph,  130. 

Harris,  Llewellyn,  101. 

Harris,  Martin,  1,  2,  3,  4,  6, 
7,10,31,82,83,94,157. 

Harris,  Morris,  95. 

Harris,  Moses,  183. 

Harris,  Robert,  95. 

Harris,  Thos.,  188. 

Harris,  Thos.  A.,  155. 

Harris,  Thos.  F.,  152, 155. 

Harrisburg,  Pa.,  1. 

Harrisburg,  Utah,  67,77,  80, 
90, 196. 

Harrison,  Benjamin,  Pres., 

108,167,175,178,179,183, 

186,  191, 192,  199,  200, 201, 

203,  207. 

Harrison,  Elias  L.  T.,71,  77, 

81. 
Harrison,  Isaac,  205. 
Harrison,  James,  53,  116. 
Harrison,  Ralph,  94. 
Harrison,  Wm.,  146. 
Harrisville,  Utah,    98.   136, 

148, 150,  166, 189. 
Hart,  James  H.,  52,  56,  lOO, 

164. 
Hart,  John,  141, 167, 173,  185. 
Hart,  John  I.,  86,  91,  98,  151, 

199,  214. 
Hartford,  N.  Y.,  1. 
Hartley,  John,  44. 
Hartley,  ship,  57,  39. 
Harvey,  Daniel,  152,  160. 
Harvey,  Lewis,  68. 
Harwood,  John,  154,  159, 160. 
Haslem,  James,  198. 
Hastings  company,  34. 
Hatch,  Abram,  99. 
Hatch,  Geo.  A.,  116. 
Hatch,  Ira  S.,  189. 
Hatch,  Jeremiah,  104,  108. 
Hatch,  Lorenzo  H.,  101,  156. 
Hatch  Ward,  Idaho,  222. 
Hatton,  William,  49. 
Haun's  Mill  massacre,  14,15, 
20,  54,  91,  166.  I.ITJ 

Havana,  Cuba,  108,  217,  220. 
Haven,  Jesse,  48. 
Havre,  France,  37,  67. 


INDEX. 


237 


Hawaiian  Islands,  38,  41,  43, 

45,46,47,52,54,56,70-74, 

93,  113, 149,  151,  157,  210, 

214,  215,  220. 
Hawes,  John  M.,  99. 
Hawkes,  Lewis  J.,  199. 
Hawkins,  Chas.,  166.  171. 
Hawkins,  Eli  B.,  167,  173. 
Hawkins,  Elizabeth,  150. 
Hawkins,  James,  41. 
Hawkins,  Leo,  62. 
Hawkins,  S.H.,  38. 
Hawkins,  Thus.,  86,  88,  91. 
Hawks,  Joshua,  166. 
Hawley,  C.  M.,  86,  89. 
Haws,  Albert,  161, 168, 172. 
Haws,  Amos  W.,  162. 
Haws,  Caleb  W.,  86. 
Haws,  Joseph  B.,  68. 
Hawthorne,  Henry  H.,  140. 
Hay,  John,  77. 
Hayden,  Ferdinand  V.,  84. 
Hayes,  Mrs.,  106. 
Hayes,  Charles,  218. 
Hayes,  Henry  N.,  203. 
Hayes,  James  B.,  125,  155, 

162. 
Hayes,  John  H.,  185. 
Hayes,  Rutherford  B.,  106. 
Haymore,  Franklin,  176. 
Hazen,  Robert,  155. 
Head,  F.  H.,  78. 
Heath,  Thos.,  97. 
Heaton,  Christopher  B.,  210. 
Heber  (Luna  Valley),  Ariz., 

150. 
Heber  City,  Utah,  62, 99, 108, 

123,131, 173, 174, 201, 207. 
Hebrew  Language,  12. 
Hebrew  marriage,  74. 
Hebron,  Utah,  81,  87,  99, 170, 

193. 
Hedberg,  August  L.,  220. 
Hedlock,  Reuben,  17,  18,  23, 

27,  29,  30,  31. 
Hedrickites,  197. 
Heiner,  Anthony,  173,  175. 
Heiner,  Martin,  214. 
Heiselt,  Niels,  Jr.,  88.  . 
Hellstr0m,  Carl  F.,  114. 
Helm,  Thos.   Bennett,   136, 

141, 149, 162,  168. 
Helsingborg,  Sweden,  203. 
Hemms,  Benjamin,  187. 
Hem  stead,  Chas.  H.,  104. 
Henefer,  Utah,  99, 186,  219. 
Henderson,Henry  P.,  judge, 

134, 136, 137, 141, 146-149, 

152-156,158-163,  166-171, 

176,179-183,185,186,214. 
Henderson,  Samuel,  187. 
Henderson,  Robert,  142. 
Henderson,  Thos.,  150,  154, 

158. 
Hendricks,  James,  37,  83. 
Hendricks,  Thos.  A.,  112. 
Hendricks,  Wm.  D.,  115,  119. 
Hendrickson,  Hesler,  170. 
Hendrickson,  James,  160. 
Hendrickson,  John,  170,  187. 
Hendriksen,  Andrew,    219, 

220. 
Hendriksen,  Nils,  J.,  196. 
Hendry,  James,  86. 
Henningsen,  Rasmus,  166, 
Henrie.  Daniel,  58. 
Henrie,  James,  98. 


Henrieville.  Utah,  183. 
Henriod,  Elizabeth,  94. 
Henry,  ship,  21. 
Henry   Ware,  ship,  37. 
Henry,  S.  D.,  222. 
Henson,  Alvin,  113. 
Henson.  J.  R.,  115. 
Herefordshire,  Eng.,  18,  84, 

218. 
Herman,  Francis,  211. 
Hermosilla,  Mexico,  97. 
Herrick,  Lester  J.,  91,  98, 

103,  197. 
Herriman,  Utah,  55,  98,134, 

146, 155,  213. 
Herron,  Orlando  F.,  133,154, 

160, 167, 170, 192, 193. 
Hess,  John,  W.,  159. 
Heusner,  Harry,  175. 
Hewitt,  Clara,  187. 
Hewlett,  Thos.,  144. 
Hey  borne,  Robert  W.,  69. 
Hey  wood,  Jos.  L., 37,40,43,49. 
Hibbard,  Geo.,  208,  209. 
Hickenlooper,Wm.H.,37,157. 
Hickman,  "Bill",  86,  112. 
Hicks,  John  T.  R.,  179,  184. 
Higbee,  Chauncey  L.,  21,  25. 
Higbee,  Elias,  13, 14,  18,  23. 
Higbee,  Francis  M.,  24,  25. 
Higbee,  Isaac,  37,  42,  46. 
Higbee,  John  M.,  211. 
Higbee,  John  S.,  36,  37,  38, 

45, 101. 
Higgins,  Capt.,  31,  32. 
Higgins,  James,  135, 137,138. 
Higgins,  Mary  Foreman, 135. 
Higgins,Silas  G.  ,159, 160,165. 
Higginson,  Jos.  G.,  160,  164. 
Higginson,  William,  185. 
Higginson,  Wm.  Thos.,  209. 
High,  James  L.,  87. 
Higham,  Thos.S., 177,178,183. 
High  Council,  First,  10. 
Hiatt,  Reuben,  132. 
Hiatt  Ward,  Idaho,  210. 
Hill,  Alexander,  171. 
Hill,  Alexander   Hood,  220. 
Hill,  Archibald  N.,    30,  77, 

145, 165, 167. 
Hill,  Daniel  B.,  167, 173. 
Hill,  Geo.  E.,  sen.,  196. 
Hill,  Geo.R.,  197. 
Hill,  Geo.  W.,  94,  191. 
Hill,  John,  30, 170. 
Hill,  Samuel  H.,  75,d165,  167. 
Hill,  T.,  219. 
Hill,  Wm.  H.,  168,  171. 
Hill,  Wm.  J.,  158,  208. 
Hillman,  Mayhew,  14. 
Hillsdale,  Utah,  100. 
Hilton,  John  T.,  104. 
Hilton,  Thos.  H.,  213. 
Hinchcock,  Wm.,  186. 
Hinckley,  Arza  E.,  76. 
Hinckley,  Ira  N.,  99. 
Hinckley,  Ira  N.,  jun.,  113. 
Hinckley,  Joel,  108. 
Hinckley  Ward,  Utah,  191. 
Hindley,  John,  54, 142. 
Hindostan,  46,  47, 48,  50. 
Hinkle,  Geo.  M.,  13, 15, 16. 
Hinkle,  John  M.,  13. 
Hintze,  Ferdinand  F.,  117, 

118, 121,  169, 170,  216, 219. 
Hiram,  Ohio,  7,  8. 
Hirst,  James  David,  185. 


Hirth,  Frederick,  161. 
Hislop,  George,  150. 
Historian's  Office,  62,  72,  91, 

94, 140, 144, 182,  203. 
Historical  Record,  109, 128. 
Hite,  Wm.  T.,  73.  --/^ 
Hoagland,  Abraham,'  87. 
Hoagland,  Edward  D.,  114. 
Hoagland,  John,  48. 
Hoar,  Senator,  114, 
Hoar  amendment,  110, 
Hobson,  Andrew,  99. 
Hobson,  Jesse,  60, 
Hochstrasser,  Rudolph,  117, 

155,  16L 
Hodges,  N.  M.,  120. 
Hodgett,  Wm.  B.,  57. 
Hodgon,  Mary  E.,  125. 
Hodson,  Mrs.,  153. 
Hoffman,  John  W.,.138. 
Hogan,  Eric,  143. 
Hogan,  Goudy,  179, 180,  217. 
Hogan,  Joseph,  140,  144,  150. 
Hogan,  Oluf ,  203. 
Hogansen,  Christian,  114. 
H0glund,  J.,  209. 
H0gsted,  Hans  C,  148, 155. 
Holbrook,  Chandler,  177. 
Holbrook,  Joseph,  45. 
Holbrook,  Jos.  L.,  159. 
Holden,  Utah,  97,  99, 179. 
HoUaday,  John  D.,  75,  95. 
Holland,  65,  88,  89, 169,  174, 

179,  212,  215. 
Holland,  Thos.,  119. 
Holliday,  David  H.,  91. 
HoUing,  Marcus,  216. 
HoUister,  O.  J„  196. 
Holm,  Jens  P.,  146, 160,  179. 
Holman,  David,  24. 
Holman,  Ezekiel,  110, 161. 
Holman,  John  G.,  78,  79, 167. 
Holmes,  Jonathan  H.,  106. 
Holmes,  Samuel,  97. 
Holt,  Albert,  146. 
Holt,  Edwin  D.,  146. 
Holt,  Thos.,  164. 
Holt,  William,  111. 
Holyoak,  Geo.,  154, 156, 163. 
Homansville,  Utah,  220. 
Home  Rule  BiU,  195. 
Homer,   Andrew,    147,    152, 

153,  158. 
Homer,  John,  165. 
Homer,  Joshua,  216. 
Homer,  Russel  K.,  182. 
Home  Sentinel,  119. 
Honeyville,  Utah,  100,  169. 
Hong  Kong,  China,  48. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  30,  41,  43, 

52,  53,  56,  72, 113, 149,  220. 
Hood,  John  H.,  127. 
Hooper,  W.  J.,  137, 138, 144, 

151. 
Hooper,  Wm.  H.,  63,  66,  74, 

78,  80,  82,  83,  85,   87,    90, 

109,111. 
Hooper,  Utah,  86, 98, 107, 133, 

146, 148,  152, 153, 163, 190. 
Hop,  Hong,  143. 
Hope,  ship,  20. 
Hopkin,  John,  202,  204,  205. 
Hopkins,  Chas.,  70. 
Hopkins,  Lydia,  57. 
Hopkins,  John,  99. 
Hopkinton,  Mass.,1. 
Hopson,  Wm.,  142. 


238 


IJS-DEX. 


Hopt,  Fred  (Welcome) ,  106, 

108, 114, 119, 149,  151. 
Horizon,  ship,  56. 
Home,  Henry  J.,  100. 
Home,    Joseph,  65,    67,  68, 

215. 
Home,  Jos.  S.,  172, 185,  214. 
Home,  M.  Isabella,  200. 
Homer,  John  M.,  47. 
Horsley,  Herbert,  114,  216. 
Horsley,  William,  127. 
Horspool,  John,  142. 
Horticultural  Society,  54. 
Hoskins,  Henry,  105. 
Hoskins,  Oliver  C,  100,  101, 

158,  170, 173. 
Hot  Springs  Railroad,  206. 
House,  J.  C,  121, 135. 
House,  Isaac,  56. 
Houtz,  Heber,  76. 
Houtz,  Jacob,  47,  146. 
Hovey,  Orlando  D.,  189. 
Howard,  Judge,  117. 
Howard,  James,  163, 171,174. 
Howard,  John  R.,  194,  199. 
Howard,  John  Shelton,  199. 
Howard,  O.  O.,  122. 
Howard,  Richard,  17. 
Howard,  William,  189. 
Howd,  Simeon  F.,  55. 
Howe,  Amos,  147, 160. 
Howell,  Henry,  213. 
Howell,  Martha,  104. 
Howell,  Wm.,  36,37,39,42,104. 
Howells,  Louis,  201. 
Hoxer,  James,  133. 
Hoyt,  Henry  P.,  34. 
Hoyt,  Sam.  P.,  176. 
Hoyt,Timothy  Saben,  58,104. 
Hoytsville,  Utah,  99,128,146, 

193. 
Hubbard,  Chas.,  42. 
Hubbard,  John,  100. 
Huber,  John,  214. 
Hudson,  Eliott,  206,  207. 
Hudson,  Geo.  H..  221. 
Hudson,  John  Riley,  115. 
Hudson,  William,  171. 
Hudson,  ship,  71,  76. 
Huff,  Joseph,  73. 
Hug,  Henry,  63. 
Hughes,  Henry,  149, 155, 161, 

187,  201. 
Huish,  Lorenzo,  208. 
Huish,  James  W.,  216. 
Huish,  John  E.,  195. 
Huish,  Walter  Henry,  218. 
Hulet,  Sarah,  126. 
HuUinger,  Harvey  E.,  75. 
Hulme,  Wm„  37, 100. 
Humboldt,  129. 
Humboldt  County,  55. 
Humboldt,  ship,  67,  75. 
Humphreys,  Joseph,  62. 
Humphreys,    Richard     M., 
r  0150,179,182. 
Humphreys,  Samuel,120,121. 
Humphries,  Thos.  G.,  203. 
Hunsaker,  Abraham,  100. 
Hunsaker,  Allen,  143, 148. 
Hunt,  B.  H.,  125. 
Hunt,  CeliaM.,  214. 
Hunt,  James  W.,54. 
Hunt,  Jefferson,  31,  214. 
Hum,  John,  102, 118, 127. 
Hunt,  John  A.,  57,  56, 100. 
Hunter,  Mrs.,  33. 


Hunter,  Ebenezer,  165,  168. 
Hunter,  Edward,  126,  37,  38, 

40,  42,  74,    81,  113,  127, 

197,  220. 
Hunter,  Isabella  Hay,  181. 
Hunter,  Jesse  D.,  33. 
Hunter,  John,  A.,  104. 
Hunter,  Susanna  W.,  127. 
Hunter,  Utah,  136,  144,  164. 
Hunting,  Nathan,  123, 147. 
Huntington,  Dimick  B.,  78, 

103. 
Huntington,  Lot,  66. 
Huntington,  Wm.,  17,  30. 
Huntington,  Utah,  104,  174, 

189, 192. 
Huntley,  New  Zealand,  199. 
Huntsman,  Isaiah,  102. 
Huntsman,  James  W.,  30,76. 
Huntsman,  Joseph  S.,  103. 
Huntsville,  Utah,  92,  98, 136, 

142, 143,  146,  149, 154, 156, 

160, 163,  165, 168,  169, 170, 

172, 174, 175, 182, 185, 192, 

195,  200,  207. 
Hurd,  William,  198. 
Hurlburt,  Doctor  P.,  9,  10. 
Hurt,  Garland,  53. 
Hutchings,  William/173, 180. 
Hutchins,  Elias,  26. 
Hutchinson,  Wm.,  85. 
Hyacinthe,  Pere,  114. 
Hyams,  Louis,  190. 

Hyde,  Abbie,  115. 

Hyde,  Alonzo  E.,  134. 

Hyde,  Chas.  W.,  195. 

Hyde,  Frank  H.,  84. 

Hyde,  Heman,  80,  115. 

Hyde,  John,  49. 

Hyde,  Joseph  E.,  102. 

Hyde,  Marinda  N.,  130. 

Hyde,  Orson,  1,  7  11,  13,  14, 
18-22,24,26,29-32,34,37, 
40,  41,  43,  46,  49,  53,  66, 
71,  99, 103,  130. 

Hyde,  Rosel,  69,  70. 

Hyde,  William,  50,  58,  71. 

Hyde  Park.  Utah,  63,  138, 

142. 149. 158. 160. 161. 167, 
169,  185, 187,  200, 

Hymas,  Benjamin,  200. 

Hymn  book,  first  British,  18. 

Hyrum,  Utah,  63,  148,  149, 
154,156,158,161,162,163, 
168,  170, 186, 190, 192, 195, 
208. 

1 

Ibsen,  John  P.,  121. 

Icarians,  37. 

Iceland,  48,  51,  92,  106,  108. 

Icelandic  Saints,  92, 106, 108, 
110, 112. 

Idaho,  52-58,  67,  86,  88,91, 
92,96,  99,  100,  101,  102, 
104-133, 135, 138-140,  142, 
143, 147, 148,150, 151,154- 
157,160-162,  164-167,170, 
171,173,  175-177,179-181, 
183-187, 189, 190, 192, 194- 

196,  199-216,  218-222. 
7da;io,ship,84,91,92,94,96,101. 
Illinois,  16-31,  55^  59,  73,  85, 

103. 122. 130. 156. 166. 168, 
183, 196,  197, 199,  200, 201, 
203,  205,  212. 

lUinois  river,  212. 


Incline,  Utah,  104. 
Independence,  Mo.,  5-10, 15, 

21,  59, 112,  121,  166,  197, 

203,  215. 
Independence  Rock,  67. 
India,  18,  20,  41,  44  51,  53-56, 

59, 115, 118,  208. 
Indiana,17,55,  86,108,110, 112, 

113, 116,  163,  167,  219. 
Indianola,  Utah,  164, 167,191, 

193. 
Indian  missions,  5,  11,  51. 
Indian  raids,  75-80,  88. 
Indian  troubles,  35,  37,  39, 

48,  49,  51,  56,  60,   61,  63, 

68,  69,  72-80,  88. 
Indians  baptized,  92,-94. 
Indians  driven  away,  94. 
Indian  Territory ,202,207,218. 
"Industrial  Army",  205,  206. 
Ingall,  James  K.,  194. 
Ingelstr0m,  Andrew  O.,  164. 
Ingolsrud,  Norway,  47. 
Ingram,  Alexander  G.,  69. 
Ingram,  Geo.  Wm.,  211. 
Ingram,  Matthew,  97. 
International     League     of 

Press  Clubs,  195. 
International,  ship,  47. 
Inzil,  Salim,  177. 
lona,  Idaho,  132, 194, 209, 220. 
Iowa,  17,  20,  21,  28-30,  35-37, 

44,46,  47,  49,  51,  55-57, 

88, 110, 163, 166,  170,  183, 

200,  204,  213. 
Iowa  City,  Utah,  56,-57,58,60. 
lowaville,  Iowa,  35. 
Ipsen,  James,  149. 
Irish,  O.  H.,  72,  73. 
Ireland,  Elwin  A.,  128,  133. 
Ireland,  31,  115. 
Irish  mission,  18,-40. 
Iron  City,  Utah.  169. 
Iron  County,  Utah,  41,  42, 

45,  47,  49,  66,  69,  72,  76, 

81,90. 
Iron  works  in  Utah,  47,  114. 
Irvine,  Robert  R.,  110. 
Irving,  John,  134,162,166,171. 
Isaac  Allerion,  ship,  24. 
Isaac  Jeans,  ship,  53. 
Isaacson,  Edward,  185, 186. 
Isaacson,  Ivar,  80. 
Isaacson,  Peter,  111. 
Island  branch,Idaho, 208,209, 
Isle  of  Man,  19,  29, 101. 
Islington,  Liverpool,  53,  58. 
Italian  Saints,  50,  55. 
Italian  honey  bee  in  Utah,84. 
Italy,  38,  41,  50-52,  112,  215. 
Italy,  ship,  45. 
Iversen,  Hans  P.,  183,  187. 
Iversen,  Iver  N.,  60,  61. 
Ivie,  James,  75. 
Ivie,  Thos.,  62. 
Ivins,  Anthony  W.,  95,  210. 
Ivins,  Israel,  215. 
Izatt,  Alexander  S.,  182. 


Jack,  James,  131, 177, 181. 
Jack,  J.  F.,  190. 
Jackman,  Levi,  11, 13,  36, 96. 
Jackson,  Alfred  G.,  193. 
Jackson,  Henry  W.,  193. 
Jackson,  John  W.,178, 185. 


INDEX. 


239 


Jackson,  Thos.,  62,  83,135. 
Jackson,  Thos.  R.,  167,  173, 

182. 
Jackson  County,Mo.,5-ll,23. 
Jacksonville,  Flo.,  222. 
Jacob,  Norton,  103. 
Jacobs,  Dana,  26. 
Jacobs,  Henry,  26. 
Jacobs,  John,  173, 180. 
Jacobs,  Swen,  sen.,  120. 
Jacobsen,  Andrew,  133,  145. 
Jacobsen,  Lars,  153, 159. 
Jacobsen,  Peter,  127. 
Jacobsen,  S0ren,  160,171,175. 
Jacobson,  Martin,  166. 
Jake,  (Indian  chief) ,  72. 
Jakeman,  James  T.,115, 149. 
Jamaica,  West  Indies,  20. 
James,  Cal.,  216. 
James,  David,  179,  181, 183. 
James,  Elizabeth,  135. 
James,  John,  77. 
James,  Samuel,  141. 
James  Nesmith,  ship,  52. 
Jameson,  Chas.,  137. 
James  Fennell,  ship,  38,  40. 
Janson,  Anton  A.,  180, 182. 
Janson,  Carl,  133, 137,138,145. 
Japanese  Embassy,  87. 
Jaques,  John,  99. 178. 
Jardine,  James  B.,  118. 
Jardine,  John,  162, 168. 
Jardine,  Richard  F.,  116. 
Jarman,  Wm.,  123,  154,  164, 

165, 174. 
Jarvis,  Chas.  G.  D.,  194. 
Jasper  County,  Miss.,  109. 

Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  9. 

Jeffery,  Thos.  Alfred,  218. 

Jeffery,  Walter  H.,  215. 

Jeffries,  William,  98. 

Jeffs,  Wm.  Y.,  133, 137, 144. 

Jenkins,  David,  218. 

Jenkins,  John,  155, 160. 

Jenkins,  Jas.  H.,  188,  191. 

Jenkins,  Richard,  167,  173, 
191  192 

Jenkins,  Thos.,  139, 141. 

Jenkins,  Wm.  J.,  127,  129, 
130, 136, 159, 161,  166. 

Jennings,  Frank  W.  220. 

Jennings,  James  E.,  115. 

Jennings,  Wm.,  79,  84,  109, 
128. 

Jpnnings,  Wm.  H.,  202. 

Jennings,  Wm.  O.,  15. 

Jensen,  Andrew,  131^  132, 
140. 

Jensen,  Charles,  107,177,182. 

Jensen,  Christian,  78,  134, 
168, 171. 

Jensen,  Christian,  220. 

Jensen,  Fred.,  185. 

Jensen,  Frederick,  156,  162, 
177, 179. 

Jensen,  Gehart,  158. 

Jensen,  Hans,  78,  99,  102, 
139, 146,  149, 156, 162, 165, 
171, 178, 192,  203. 

Jensen,  Hans  Peter,  44,  46, 
112. 

Jensen,  Hyrum,  178. 

Jensen,  James,  176,  212. 

Jensen,  James  C,  116. 

Jgnsen,  Jens,  188. 

Jensen,  Jens  L.,  178,  180. 


Jensen,  J.  P.,148,180, 191,211. 
Jensen,  Mads,  172. 
Jensen,  M.  C,  156. 
Jensen,  Niels,  64. 
Jensen,  Ole,  187. 
Jensen,  Ole  A.,  158, 168,  171. 
Jensen,  Ole  Christian,  219. 
Jensen,  Peder  C,  100,  157, 

168, 174. 
Jensen,  Peter,  100. 
Jensen,  S0ren  C,  167,  173. 
Jensen,  S.  P.,  188. 
Jensen,  Thos.  P.  181. 
Jenson,  Andrew,  97, 105,109, 
128, 142,  164,  166,  178,  203, 
209,212,215,218,220,221. 
Jenson,  Mary,  142. 
Jenson,  N.  C,  163. 
Jenson,  Denmark,  215,  220. 
Jenson,  Joseph  Hyrum,  218. 
Jeppesen,  Jeppe,  168, 171. 
Jeppesen,  N.  P.,  121, 
Jeppesen,  Rasmus  N.,  175. 
Jeremy,  Thos.,  141,  144. 
Jeremy,  Thos.  E.,  71,  192. 
Jericho,  Palestine,  170. 
Jersey,  ship,  47. 
Jerusalem,  Palestine,  18, 19, 
20,  89,  131,   170,  212,  214, 
217,  219. 
Jespersen,  Hans,  178,  193. 
Jespersen,  S0ren  N.,  73. 
Jesse  Munn,  ship,  50. 
Jessup,  Richard,  175, 176. 
Jewkes,  Sam.  R.,  136. 
Joaquin  Cortezar,  213. 
Johansen  Andrew,  77. 
Johansen ,  Svante,  184. 
John,  David,  101,  133,145,151. 
John  Bright^  ship,  60,  74,  78. 
John  Cummins,  ship,  20. 
John  J.  Boyd,  ship,  55,  67,69. 
John  M.  Wood,  ship,  50. 
John  the  Baptist,  3. 
John,  the  Beloved  Diciple,3. 
Johns,  Charles,  185. 
Johns,  Wm.  M.,  84. 
Johnson,  A.,  199,  201. 
Johnson,  Aaron,  40,  42,62,98. 

Johnson,  Abraham,  164. 

Johnson,  Alonzo,  124. 

Johnson,  Andrew,  73. 

Johnson,  Beniamin,sen.,171. 

Johnson, Benjamin  F.,41,100. 

Johnson,  B.  H.,  65. 

Johnson,  Daniel,  145. 

Johnson,  Geo,  W.,  207. 

Johnson,  Hadley  D.,  220. 

Johnson,  Henry  Mitchell,58. 

Johnson,  Jacob,  commissio- 
ner, 148, 151,  157,  198. 

Johnson,  James,  62, 

Johnson,  Jarvis,  217. 

Johnson,  Jesse  W.,  64. 

Johnson,  John ,  7,  10,  97, 151. 

Johnson,  John,  37. 

Johnson,  John  J.,  201. 

Johnson,  John  B.,156,158,159. 

Johnson,  John  P.  R.,166, 170. 

Johnson,  Joseph  E., 69,77 ,83, 
97,  130. 

Johnson,  Joseph  W.,  308. 

Johnson,  Lars,  201. 

Johnson,  Lars  P.,  190, 191. 

Johnson,  Loptur,  92. 

Jbhnson,  Lorenzo,  58. 


Johnson,  Luke  S.,1, 7, 10, 11, 

13,  62,  66. 
Johnson,  Lyman  Eugene,  1, 

7,  8,  11, 13,  14. 
Johnson,  Michael,  46. 
Johnson,  Nephi,  60. 
Johnson,  Olaus,  151,  159, 164. 
Johnson,  S.  A.,  121. 
Johnson,  Seth,  100. 
Johnson,  Sixtus  E.,  66, 100, 

107. 
Johnson,  Thos.,  177,  182. 
Johnson,  Wm.  D.,  jun.,  109, 

136, 140,  211. 
Johnson,  Wm.  S.,  130. 
Johnson,  Utah,  100. 
Johnson  Springs,  188. 
Johnston, Albert  S., general, 

59,  60,  61,  62,  63. 
Johnston,  Wm.,  217. 
Johnstown,  Pa.,  175. 
Johnsonville,  Ind.,  112. 
Joint  Stock  Company,  27,32. 
Jolly,  Elizabeth,  4. 
Jolly,  John,  128,  133, 145. 
Jolly,  Jos.  L.,  178,  180,  190. 
Jolly,  Vincent,  4. 
Jolly,  Wm.,  4,  48. 
Jolly,  Wm.  J.,  121. 
Jones,  Mr.,  131. 
Jones,  Albert,  167, 179. 
Jones,  Benjamin,  27. 
Jones,  Dan,  26,  27,  30,  31,  36, 

ol ,  oo. 
Jones,  Daniel,  159,  160,  164. 
Jones,  Daniel  W.,  57,  95,  97. 
Jones,  David  Hadlock,  72. 
Jones.  Fred.  I.,  187. 
Jones,  Frederic  W.,  173. 
Jones,  Geo.  R.,  195. 
Jones,  Henry,  61,154,183,191. 
Jones,  John  D.,  107, 120, 135, 

164. 
Jones,  John  G.,  106. 
Jones,  John  L.,  139,  198. 
Jones,  John  Lee,  142, 149. 
Jones,  John  Lewis,  156. 
Jones,  John  P.,  139, 142, 149. 
Jones,  John  R.,  162,  188. 
Jones,  Joseph,  153. 
Jones,  Joseph  S.,  159, 164. 
Jones,  Miles  Hudson,  209. 
Jones,  Nathaniel  V.,  41,  48, 

53,  64,  68. 
Jones,  Nathaniel  V.,  jun., 

128, 137, 140,  l6l,  184. 
Jones,  Paul,  31. 
Jones,  Richard,  134. 
Jones,  Shadrach,  112. 
Jones,  Stephen,  19, 185. 
Jones,  Sylvester  F.,  169,176. 
Jones,  Thos.C,  125, 129, 136. 
Jones,  Thos.  E.,  111. 
Jones,  Thos.  J.,  97, 180, 185. 
Jones,  Wiley  C,  95. 
Jones,  William,  146,  155. 
Jones,  Wm.  E.,  148,  203,  204, 

214. 
Jonesville  (now  Lehi)  ,Ariz., 

Jordan,  Julius,  165. 
Jordan,  Leonard  J.,  186. 
Jordan  river,   Utah,  34,  51, 

61,  68,  69, 12,  81,83,85,123. 
Jordan  river  and  Salt  Lake 

City  Canal,  105. 


240 


INDEX. 


j0rgensen,  Christian,  79. 
Jgrgensen ,  Jens,  61, 173,180, 

182. 
j0rgensen,  Jens  C,  177. 
j0rgensen,John  G.,  172, 177, 

200,  201. 
Jgrgensen,  Jorgen,  112. 
j0rgeiisen.  Mads,  183,  187. 
j0rgensen,  Niels  J.,  133,145. 
J0rgensen,  Peter,  168,  173. 
Joseph,  Henry  Joseph,  101. 
Joseph  Badger,  ship,  40. 


Kaysville,  42,  49,  59,  63,  84, 
91,  93,  95,  98, 108, 109,144, 
145, 150, 152, 163, 158, 161, 
171, 177, 186, 188,  197,205, 
213,  220. 

Kearl,  James,  198. 

Kearney,  Stephen  F.,  31,  33. 

Kearns,  William,  72. 

Keddington,  John  W.,  125, 
126,  133. 

Keel,  Alexander,  48. 

Keele,  Emma,  220. 


Joseph  City,Utah,99,166,172.    Keele,  Lucy,  220. 


Joseph  in  Egypt,  11. 

Josephites,  197. 

"  JosephSmithsLe  vnetsl0b' ' , 

97. 
"  JosephSmith  the  Prophet", 

73. 
Josephson,  Chas.,  130. 
Josiah  Bradley,  ship,  39. 
Journal  of  Discourses,  49. 
Juab,  Utah,  104, 110,  211. 
Juab  County,  38,  45,49,66,96. 
Juab  Stake  of  Zion,  99. 
Juarez,  Mexico,  95, 126,  128, 

130,139,142,149,150,206, 

207,  210,  217. 
Judd,  Asa  W.,  216. 
Judd,  Hyrum,  53,  207, 
Judd,  Ira,  146. 
Judd,  John  W.,  judge,  163- 

168, 171-173, 177,  178,  182, 

191. 
Judd,  Thomas,  102. 
Judd,  Thos.  Alfred,  132. 
Judd,  Wm.,  R.,  123. 
Judkins,  Joshua  B.,  200. 
Judson,  Mrs.,  91. 
Julia  Ann,  ship,  50,  54. 
Junction  Ward,  Utah,  146,169 
Juncture,  Florida,  219. 
Justesen,  Lars  Alex.,  78. 
Justesen,  Rasmus,  110,188,193 
Juvenile  Instructor,  74. 
Juventa,  ship,  53. 

K 


Kaealoi,  Sam,  102. 
Kalakaua,  David,  93,  113. 
Kallundborg,  Denmark,  118. 
Kamas,  Utah,  77, 141,165,176. 
Kanab,  Utah,  74,  84,  97,  101, 

112, 121, 141,"  181, 187. 
Kanab  Stake   97.                             ~^. 
Kanarra,.Utah,  79,81,115,191.    KieCGermany,  116. 
Kane,  Thomas  L.,  29,  30,  31,    Kienke,  John,  73, 106, 164. 
,113.  ■     --      


Keele,  Susie,  220. 
Keele,  Samuel,  214. 
Keeler,  James,  41. 
Keepapitchinin,  82. 
Kellar.  James,  168, 174. 
Keller,  Jens,  157. 
Keller,  John,  92. 
Kelley,  General,  205. 
Kelly,  John  P.,  131. 
Kelly,  Milton,  31. 
Kelly,  William,  161. 
Kelsey,  Eli  B.,  45,  81,  119. 
Kelsey,  W.  H.,  161. 
Kelsch,  Louis  A.,  220. 
Kelting,  John  A.,  24. 
Kelting,  Joseph  A.,  59. 
Kemp,  James,  156, 162. 
Kempe,  Christopher  J.,  117, 

138. 
Kendall,  George,  58, 172. 
Kendall,  Levi  N.,  58. 
Kendall  County,  111.,  39. 
Kenilworth,  ship,  75. 
Kennebec,  ship,  45. 
Kennedy,  Daniel,  89. 
Kenner,  Foster  R.,  198. 
Kent,  Col.,  215. 
Kent,  Sidney  B.,  180, 181. 
Kentucky,  53,  61,170,213,216. 
Keohuk,  Indian  chief,  20. 
Keokuk,  Iowa,  47. 
Kepsher,  Daniel  M.,  27. 
Kerns,  Hamilton  H.,  58. 
Kerr,  M.  Joseph,  212, 218. 
Kershaw,  A.  J.,  132, 140,143, 

150,  166,  170,  181,  201. 
Kesler,  Alonzo  P.,  217. 
Ketchum's  Creek,  Neb., 54. 
Key  to  John's  Revelation,7. 
Kidd,  Alexander  B.,  146. 
Kiddy,  Samuel,  215. 
Kidnapped  by  Misiourians, 

24. 


35,  39,  60,  61 
Kane  County,  Utah,  60,  90, 

74,  75,  76,  81. 
Kanesville,Iowa,  35,36,37,40, 

41,  43,  45,  46,143, 149, 151. 
Kanosh,  Indian,  51,  85,  94. 
Kanosh,  Utah,  80,94,119,143, 

163, 165, 167, 172,  175-177. 
Kansas,  53,  54,  93,  218. 
Kansas    City,  Mo.,  60,  148, 

155,  203. 
Kapiolani,  Queen,  147. 
Kartchner,  John,  101. 
Kartchner,  William  D.,  198. 
Katere,  Hare  Te,  113. 
Kaw  TownsLip  Mo.,  6. 
Kay,  John,  60. 
Kay,  John  M.,  71. 
Kay,  WiUiam,  24,  25,  42,93. 


Kilfoyle,  Mr.,  81,  86. 

Killian,  John,  187. 

Kimball,  Andrew,  214,  217. 

Kimball,  Abram,A.,  143,163, 
167, 169, 177. 

Kimball,  Brigham  W.,  77. 

Kimball,David  P.,  81,111,113. 

Kimball,  Elias,  S.  219. 

Kimball,  EUen  Sanders,  86. 

Kimball,  Heber  C,  1, 11, 13, 
14, 17-  21,  23,  25,  26,  29,30, 
32,  34-37,  39-42,  44,46,52, 
55,  67,  60,  76;  77,  79,  90. 

Kimball,  Heber  P.,  118. 

Kimball,  Hiram,  69. 

Kimball,  J.  Golden,  203, 209, 
215. 

Kimball,  Joseph,  100. 

Kimball,  Jeremiah  H.,  148. 


Kimball,  Nathan,  217. 
Kimball,  Prescinda  L.,  82, 
196.  ' 

Kimball,  Samuel,  100. 
Kimball,  Sarah  Ann.,  90. 
Kimball,  Sarah  M.,  199,  222. 
Kimball,  Solomon  F.,  130. 
Kimball,  Vilate  Murray,  77. 
Kimball,  Wm.  H.,  56,  86-88. 
Kimball's  Creek,  Utah,  55. 
KinkeadjC.  A.,  49. 
Kinderhook,  111.,  22. 
King,  Austin  A.,  In,  16. 
King,  Byron  W.,  151,154,161. 
King,  Culbert,  80, 94,113,127, 

154. 
King,  Daniel,  165. 
King,  Hannah  Tapsfield,137. 
King,  John,  63. 
King,  John  M.,  55. 
King,  Rooert  T.,  160, 164. 
King,  Thomas  O.,  155. 
King,  Thomas  R.,  103. 
King,  William,  98,  100,  196, 

210.  '       '        »        » 

King,  Wm.   H.,  195,  208,  217, 

219,220. 
Kingsbury,  Joseph  C,  221. 
Kingsbury,  Joseph  T.,  214. 
Kingsford,  Wm.  R.,  217. 
Kingsley,  Mr.,  91. 
Kingston,  Charles,  219. 
Kingston,  Thomas,  92. 
Kingston,  Mo.  218. 
Kingston,  Utah,  98, 100,  103, 

136,  146. 
Kinney,  John   F.,  51,  62,  64, 

69,  70. 
Kirby,  Thos.  W.,  188,  ..142. 

150, 187. 
Kirkham,  Geo.,  141, 146.  -z 
Kirkham,  James,  141, 146.]  J 
Kirkham,  Reuben,  131. 
Kirkman,  John,  220.  n    — 
Kirkwood,  Robert  C,  137. 
139,  145.  * 

Kirkwood,  Wm.  A.,  207. 
Kirtland,  Mary  A.,  101. 
Kirtland,  Ohio.  5-14,  17.  19, 

20,22.28,102,166. 
Kirtland  Camp ,  14, 15. 
Kirtland  Safety  Society,  13. 
Kirtland  Stake  of  Zion,8,  20. 
Kirtland  Temple,  9, 12,22,83. 
Kiskuhosh  (Indian  chief)  ,20.^ 
Kjerulf,  Christian  E.,  61. 
Klingensmith,  Philip,  94. 
Klondike,  215. 
Knell ,  Robert,  98. 
Knight,  Alonzo,  122. 
Knight,  George ,  211. 
Knight,  Inex,  218. 
Knight,  Joseph,  3 ,  4,  6. 
Knight,  Newel,  4,5,11,13,17. 
Knight,  Polly,  6. 
Knight,  Vinson,  17,  19. 
Knighton ,  George,  83. 
Knop,  Jens  E.  J.,  186. 
Knowlton,  Benjamin  F., 191. 
Knudsen ,  Christianj47. 
Koldewyn,    Zwier   Willem, 
216.  ' 

Koosharem,  Utah,  169, 172. 

177,  180,181. 
Korrespondenten ,  189. 
Kotree ,  India ,  51. 
Kraut ,  Jacob ,  125. 


1NI>EX. 


241 


Erogh,  Jens  M. ,  186. 
Krumperman ,  Jan.  F. ,  216. 
Krumperman  ,Martinus,174. 
Kuhr ,  Morten  Pedersen,  73. 
Kula,  Hawaii,  43. 
Kunz,  David,  135. 
Kunz,  John,  sen.,  102. 
Kurrachee ,  India ,  50 ,  51 ,54. 
Kuruaul ,  India ,  50. 


La  Ascencion,  Mexico,  136. 
Lubrum,  Thos.  G.,  153. 
LAdy  of  the  Lake^  85. 
Lafayette  County,  Mo.,  7. 
Lagoon,  near  Farmington, 

215,  220. 
Lahaina,  Hawaii,  70,  71. 
Laie,  Hawaii,  74,  113. 
Laing,  William,  175. 
Lake,  Bailey ,61. 
Lake,  George,  85, 101,  218. 
Lake,  James,  92. 
Lake  Creek,  Utah,  151. 
Lake  Point,  Utah,  94,  115. 
Lake  Shore,  Utah,  133,  157, 

165. 
Lake  Town,  Jdaho,  100, 139, 

177, 184, 195. 
Lake  View,  Teoele  Co.,  98, 

137. 
Lake  View,Utah  Co., 157,160. 
Lamar,  L.  Q.  C,  139. 
Lamb,  Abel,  19. 
Lamb,  George,  107. 
Lamb,  George  Z.,  215. 
Lambert,  Charles,  198. 
Lambert,Geo.  C.,130,132,140. 
Lambert,JohnT.,150,153,159. 
Lambert,  Richard  G.,  113. 
Lambourne,  Edwin,  195. 
Lammers,  Peter, 147,149,156, 

216. 
Lswnoreaux,  Andrew  L.,  54. 
Lamph,  Wm.  T.,  179,  202. 
Lanai,  Hawaii.  51. 
Lander  City,  Wyo.,  112. 
Laney,  Jsaac.  91. 
Lang,  John,  124, 128. 
Lang,  John  D.,  143. 
Langford,  Henry,  83. 
Langford, James  H.,  169,175. 
Langley,  Geo.  W.,  30.     v 
Langton,  Isaac,  127, 129.Y 
Langton,  Seth,  63, 198.^ 
Lansing,  Mich.,  187. 
Laramie  City,   Wyo.,  78,  79. 
Laramie  Plains,  77. 
Larsen,  Bendt,  200, 148, 159, 

165. 
Larsen,  Christian,  47.  50. 
Larsen,  Cristian,  killed,  75. 
Larsen,  Christian  G.,  94,106, 

110,  221. 
Larsen,  Erik  M,.  135. 
Larsen  Hans,  44. 
Larsen,  Jens,  72. 
Larsen,  John  C,  111. 
Larsen,  John,  115,  189. 
Larsen,  Lars,  165. 
Larsen,  Lars  C,  157,161,166. 
Larsen,  Lars  J.,  178. 
Larsen,  Lars  N.,  198. 
Larsen,  Lauritz,  210. 
Larsen,  Lewis,  166, 168. 
Larsen,  Marinus,  195. 

17 


Larsen,  Oluf  C,   1  67,  174. 
Larsen,  Rasmus,  177. 
Larsen,  Svend,  47,  133. 
Larson,  James  M.,  130. 
Larson,  Lars,  170. 
Larson,  Thurston,  62. 
La  Salle  Mountains,  Utah, 

52,53. 
La  Tour,  Italy,  39,  40. 
Lattimer,  James,  148, 160. 
Lattimer  &  Taylor,  78. 
Lauderdale  County,  Ala.,116. 
Laughlin,  David  S.,  57. 
Launceston,  Tasmania,  214. 
Laurel,  Ind.,  113. 
Lauritzen,  Anton.  117. 
Law,  William,  19,  24,  25. 
Law,  Wilson,  19,  25. 
Lawler,  T.  G.,  209. 
Lawrence,Henry  W.,  86,186, 

195,  207. 
Lawrence,  Emery  Co.,  176. 
Lawrence  County,  Ky.,  107. 
Lawson,  James,  148. 
Lawson,  Joseph,  81,  211. 
Layrel,  Jonathan  E..  149. 
Layton,  Christopher,  40,  98, 

111,  113,  117,  217,  220. 
Layton,  David  E.,  208. 
Layton,  Utah,  114,  116,  126, 

177,  204,  211. 
Lazenby,  Moroni,  215. 
Leaker, David  W.,131 ,137,146, 

178. 
Leamington,    Millard    Co. , 

111,178,187. 
Leatham,    Alexander,    124 , 

125. 
Leathead,  James,  100,    180, 

184, 187. 
Leaver,  Samuel,  62. 
Leavitt,  Dudley,  98.. 
Leavitt,  Frank,  213. 
Leavitt,  John,  78. 
Leavitt,  Thomas,  201. 
Leavitt,  Thos.  R.,  198. 
Lebanon,  Palestine,  89. 
Le  Baron,  David  T.,111. 
Lee,  Alfred,  45. 
Lee,  David,  121. 
Lee,  Ezekiel,  98. 
Lee,  Isaac,  187. 
Lee,  John  D.,  15,  31,  93,  94, 

96,  97, 158. 
Lee,  John  P.,  76. 
Lee,  Samuel  F.,  206. 
Lee,  Samuel  M.,181. 
Lee,  Severin  N.,  175, 176. 
Lee,  Thomas,  58, 138. 
Lee,  William,  92. 
Lee,  Wm.  H.,  73, 100,128,129, 

136, 169.  173. 
Lee,  Wm.  O.,  213. 
Lee  County,  Iowa,  17, 19. 
Leeds,  Utah,  97,  108, 156. 
Leeds,  England,  76. 
Lee's  Creek,    Canada,  149, 

153, 155,  167, 166. 
Lee's  ferry,  Ariz.,  96. 
Lee  Valley,  Tenn.,  115. 
Lees,  Samuel  J.,  29,  62. 
Lefevre,  William,  152. 
Lehi  (Indian  chief) ,  68. 
Lehi,  Utah,  39,  65,  68,  70,  74, 

79,88,94,102,112,141,143, 

146,  153, 160,  163, 166, 167, 

169, 172, 173, 179, 180, 181, 


186,190,191,192.194,198, 
199,  200,  206,  212, 220. 

Lehi,  Ariz.,  97,  143. 

Lehi  Banner,  192. 

Leicester,  James,  83. 

Leigh  Ward,  Idaho,  209. 

Leipzig,  Saxony,  54. 

Leishman,  John,  168. 

Lemmon,  James  A.,  58. 

Lemon,  John,  14. 

Lenzi,  Martin,  222. 

Leonard,  Lyman,  10,  97. 

Leonard,  Truman,  48,  50,  51, 
64,  55,  216. 

Leopold,  Prince,  147. 

Le  Meflecteur,  a  monthly  pe- 
riodical in  the  French 
language,  was  first  pub- 
lished at  Lausanne, 
Switzerland,  Jan.,  1853. 

Lerwich,  Shetland  Islands, 
103. 

Letcher,  JeroldR.,  206. 

Levan,  Utah,  84,99,  149,  154, 
173,174,180,196,215,219, 
220. 

Levi,  David,  120. 

Lewis,  Alfred,  74. 

Lewis,  Benjamin,  15,  201. 

Lewis,  Benjamin  M.,  65, 203, 
205. 

Lewis,  Daniel,  165, 168. 

Lewis,  David,  54,  186. 

Lewis,  Ellen  G.,  112. 

Lewis,  Henry,  100. 

Lewis,  J.,  sen.,  127. 

Lewis,  James,  48,  67. 

Lewis,  JaneS.,  h\. 

Lewis,  John  B.,  195. 

Lewis,  John  S.,  202. 

Lewis,  Joshua,  6. 

Lewis,  Philip  P.,  54, 101,210. 

Lewis,  Preston,  170,  171, 175. 

Lewis,  Sam.  H.,  12b. 

Lewis,  Theodore  B.,  143,207. 

Lewis,  William  H.,89 

Lewis,  Wm.  J.,  165,  171,  156. 

Lewis,  Wm.  S.,  148. 

Lewis,  Fork  of  Snake  river, 
67. 

Lewiston,  Cache  Co.,  156, 
180,  183, 187,  189. 

Lewisville  (or  Louisville), 
Idaho,  115, 132,  157,  164. 

Lexington,  Mo, 45. 

Liberal  Party,  82,  92,  122. 
144, 180, 181. 

Liberty,  Idaho,  100,  200. 

Liberty,  Mo.,  11-13, 16, 166. 

Liberty  jaU,  16,  37. 

Liljenquist,  Chas.  E.,  206. 

Liljenquist,  Ola  N.,67,68,221. 

Lillywhite,  Joseph,  7U. 

Lima,  111.,  19,  23. 

Lima,  Mont.,  211. 

Linck,  John  H.,  1.58. 

Lincoln,  Abraham,  67, 69, 72. 

Lincoln,  Neb,  104. 

Lincoln  Beach. Utah  Co., 199. 

Lincoln  County,  Nev.,  71. 

Lindberg,  Jonas  E.,  133, 137, 
146. 

Lindelaf,  M.,  209. 

Lindel0f,  Niels  P.,  166. 

Lindley,  James,  72. 

Lindquist,  N.A.,  166. 

Lindsay,  Mark,  135,  201. 


242 


INDEX. 


Lindsay,  Robert,  163. 

Linton,  Samuel,  191,192. 

Lion  House,  52, 57. 

Lishman,  William,  202. 

Lisonbee,  Hugh  D.,  112,  185. 

Lisonbee,  James  T.,  101. 

Little,  Clara  S.,  89,  90,  209. 

Little,  Feramorz,57,  58,  88- 
90,  95, 113, 151. 

Little,  Jas.  T.,  217. 

Little,  Jesse  C,  29,  30,  67, 
119  204 

Littlefi'eld,  Lyman  O.,  203. 

Little  Colorado  river,  90, 95. 

Little  Cottonwood,  38,  49,64, 
74, 81, 83,  90,  93,  97,  107, 
114. 

Little  Basin,  Idaho,  110. 

Little  Denmark,    63. 

Little  Laramie,  Wyo.,  11. 

Little  Sinking  river,  Ky., 
216. 

Litz,  Peter,  105. 

Liverpool,  England,  2, 13,18, 
19,  20-24,  27,  28.  31,  32, 
35-42,  45-65,  67,  69,  71-75, 
77-81,83-86,  88  92,94-98, 
100-116,118  120,  122,123, 
125, 127, 131, 132, 134, 135, 
138, 139,  147-149, 151, 153, 
161-164,  166, 167, 174  179, 
184-188,201,212,218,  222. 

Liverpool^  ship,  28. 

Livingston,  Archibald,  84. 

Livingston,  Chas.,  84,  127, 
153,  156. 

Lloynd,  James,  149. 

Loa,  Utah,  101, 195,  215,  218. 

Locander,  C.  U.,  177. 

Lochgelly,  Scotland,  222. 

Loch  Laird,  Virginia,  164. 

Loch  hart,  Annie,  82. 

Lock  Springs,  Mo.,  218. 

Logan,  Utah,  62,  65,  76,  82, 
89,  98,  99,  103,  105,  110, 
111,  114, 115, 119, 121, 124, 
126, 131, 132, 135, 138, 142, 
145  148, 150, 152,  154-159, 
161-164, 166  174,  177,  179, 
180,182,183,185-188,190- 
194, 198, 199,  201,  203, 209, 
210,  221,  222. 

Logan,  Leader,  104,  110. 

Logan  Temple,  96,  97, 183. 

London,  England,  7,  19,  43, 
61,52,  55,  56,69,  71,  76, 
76,  89,90,154,202. 

Long  John  V.,  80. 

Long  Valley,  Utah,  75. 

Loofbourow,  Chas.  F.,  193, 
194,  196. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal.  ,33,217,220. 

LosCerritos,  Colo.,  101-103. 

Losee,  Isaac  H.,  191. 

Lott,  Cornelius  P.,  30. 

Loupe  Fork,  Neb.,  43,  58. 

Loutensock,  Peter,  202,  213, 
216. 

Love,  Andrew,  59. 

Loveland,  Chauncey,  96. 

Loveland,  Chester,  78,79,130. 

Loveless,  James  W.,  134, 
138,  139,  146. 

L0vendahl,  Swen  M.,  209. 

Loveridge,  L.,  131,  137, 160, 
164. 

L0vgren,  Peter  149. 


Lowe,  David  B.,  93. 
Lowe,  William,  52. 
Lower  California,  38. 
Lower  Kanab,  Kane  Co.,  76. 
Lowry,  Abner,  76. 
Lowry,  James  W.,  216. 
Lowry,  John,  37, 72,  76. 
Loyal  League  of  Utah,  141,. 
Loynd,  James,  153,  159,  163. 
Loynd,  Joseph,  197. 
Lucas,  Hyrum  J.,  210. 
Lucas,  Samuel  D.,  15. 
Lucas,  Ship,  59. 
Luckey,  Levi  P.,  97. 
Lucy  Thompson,  Ship,  56. 
Luddington,  Elam,  41,  48. 
Ludvigsen,  Peter,  72. 
Luke,  George  H.,  107. 
Luke,  William,  49. 
Luna  Valley,  N.  M.,  113,118. 
Lunceford,  Joseph,  160,165. 
Lund,  Anthon  H.,  25,125,160, 

178, 187,  202,  212,  216,  219, 

221. 
Lund,  Christian  N.,  221. 
Lund,  Hans  Peter,  69. 
Lund,  Lois,  76. 
Lund,  Louis  P.,  119. 
Lund,  Wilson,  176. 
Lundsten,  Christian  N.,  121. 
Lusty,  Charles  J.,  191. 
Lutz,  John,  204. 
Lutz,  John  H.,  206. 
Luzerne  Valley,  Italy,  39. 
Lyman,  Amasa  M.,  1, 15,  21, 

26,  33,   34,  36,  40,  42,  43, 

44, 55,  63,  64,  67,   68,    76, 

77,  83, 97. 
Lyman,  Francis  M.,  18,  67, 

98, 107,  109, 110, 150,  151, 

162, 166,  168, 170, 173, 197, 

199,  202,  207,  210,  211,  215, 

216,  217,  221. 
Lyman,     Francis    M.,   jun, 

118,  131. 
Lyman,  Platte  D.,  99,  222. 
Lyman,  New  Hampshire,  1. 
Lynchburg,  Va.,  177,  178. 
Lynne,  Utah,  94,  98, 112,  115, 

151,  154,  155,  162. 
Lyon.  John,  50, 179. 
Lyons,  Caleb  W.,  30. 
Lyons,  France,  89. 
Lytle,  John,  27,43. 

M. 

Macdonald,  Agnes,  217. 
Macdonald,  Alex.  F.,  58,103, 

111,  117,  217. 
Mace,  Hiram,  59,  212. 
Mace,  John,  80. 
Mace,  Wandle,  187. 
Macfarlane,  Andrew  N.,137. 
Macfarlane,    Archibald,  80. 
Macfarlane,  Daniel  L.,  153, 

156, 163. 
Macfarlane,  John  M.,  69. 
Macintosh,  R.,  197. 
Macomb,  111.,  18. 
Maddock,  John,  152. 
Madras,  India,  48,  50,  61. 
Madsen,    Andrew,  156,  161, 

180,  186. 
Madsen,  Christian  A.,  67,68. 
Madsen,  Hans,  147,  152. 
Madsen,  Hans  C,  107. 


Madsen,  Mads  P.,  118, 126. 
Madsen,  Niels  P.,  153.  167. 
Madsen,  Peter,  101,  143, 148. 
Madsen,  Sine,  153. 
Madson,  Adolph,  202. 
Maeser,  Karl  G.,  54,  80,  83. 

146,  160, 198,  214. 
Magleby,  Hanmer,  211. 
Magleby,  Hans  O.,  112. 
Magram,  Thomas,  201. 
Magraw,  W.  M.  F.,  67. 
Maguire,  Don,  205. 
Maiben,  Henry,  113. 
Maiben,  John  B.,  99. 
Maid  of  /owa,steamboat,23. 
Mainaia,  New  Zealand,  131. 
Maine,  ship,  217,  220. 
Major,  William  W.,  36,  62. 
Malad,  Idaho,  100,  104, 105,. 

121,    133,    135,    143,    155, 

158,  183. 
Malad  County,  Utah,  55. 
Malad  Stake,  158,  220. 
Malin,  Elijah,  37. 
Malin,  James,  150. 
Malm0 , Sweden,  46,  56. 
Mallory,  Elisha,  30,  62. 
Mallory,  Lemuel,  203. 
Malta  mission,  45,  47,  52. 
Mammoth,  Juab  Co.,  181,21-5.. 
Manassa,  Colo.,  103,  111,  112. 
Manchester,  England,  18,19,. 

21,  27,  29,  31,  36. 
Manchester,  N.  Y.,  2,  3,  4. 
Manchester,  ship,  65,  67. 
Mancos,  Colo.,  146,  207. 
Manhattan  ship,  77,  81,  83,. 

84,  88,  89. 
Manifesto   stopping    plural 

marriages,  188. 
Manihera,  (chief) ,  118. 
Manila,  Philippine  Islands^ 

218-220 
Mann,    Oscar,  102,  171, 182. 
Mann,  S.  A.,  82,  83. 
Manning,  Henry  W.,163,166. 
Manor,  Elizabeth,  201. 
Manti,  Utah,  38.  39,41,  43. 48, 

49,53,54,58,64,72,75,76, 

78.  83,  94,  98,  99 ,  102, 104, 

107,115,116,120,126,148- 

150, 156,  159  161,  165,  166, 

177-179, 182,  186,  190, 194, 

195, 198,  201,  206,  209,  213, 

217,  219,  221. 
Manti  Temple,    98,  103,  161, 

162. 
Mantua,  Ohio,  1. 
Mantua,  Utah,  100,  149,  157, 

168, 174, 186,  206. 
Manuscript  Found,  138. 
Manwaring,  Geo.,  166,  172, 

175,  176. 
Manwell,  John  F.,  175,  179. 
Mapleton,  Utah.  164,  211. 
Marat,  India,  50. 
Marchant,  Gilbert  J.,  201. 
Marchant,  Gilbert  A.,  199. 
Marchant,  John  A.,  148, 152, 

159. 
Margetts,  Thos.,  56. 
Margetts,  Mrs.,  56. 
Maricopa  Indians,  32. 
Marinoa,  Cuba,  222. 
Marion,  Utah,  113,  127,  152. 
Marion,  Idaho,  155, 165. 
Mariposa,  steamer,  149- 


INDEX. 


Wd 


Marlborough,  Vt.,  1. 

Ma  kham,  Stephen,  16,  44, 

101. 
Marks,  Stephen  R.,  113,  139. 
Marks,  Wm.,  14,  17,  19,  24, 

126. 
Marquesas  Islands,  102. 
Marquardsen,  E.  P.,  177. 
Marriott,  John,  142, 158. 
Marriott,  Weber  Co.,  98,148, 

149, 161, 155, 158, 172,  176. 
Marsden,  Halsden,  51. 
Marsden,  Wm.,  58, 185. 
Marseilles,  France,  89. 
Marsh,  Prof.,  84. 
Marsh,  Geo.  J.,  62. 
Marsh,  Thos.  B.,  1,  5,  G,  11, 

14, 16,  59. 
Marsh  Centre,  Idaho ,  215 
Marsh  Valley,   Idaho,     105, 

154,  160, 184. 
Marshall,  Mr.,  217. 
Marshall,  Judge,  178. 
Marshall,  Robert,  115. 
Marshfield,  ship,  51. 
Martin,  Alfred  H.,  155. 
Martin,  Edward,  56,  57,  110, 

209,  218. 
Martin,  Jesse  B.,  59, 178, 179, 

189, 
Martin,  John,  155. 
Martin,  Louis,  154. 
Martin,  Moses,  31,  35,  98,202. 
Martin,  Robert,  37. 
Martindale,  Wm.  C,  106, 110, 

185. 
Martineau,  James  H.,  111. 
Martineau,  Lyman  R.,  108. 
Mary  McDonald,  steamboat, 

83. 
Marysvala,  Utah,     74,    112, 

185,  203,  209. 
Marys  Well,  Jerusalem,  219. 
Mason,  Frank ,  127. 
Mason,  Wm.  E.,  203. 
Masonic  temple,  Nauvoo,  25. 
Massachusetts,  1,  2, 12,23,24. 
Mathews,  Benjamin,  56. 
Mathews,  David  H.,  161. 
Mathews,  Joseph,  132. 
Mathews,  Joseph  R.,  107. 
Mathews,  Ariz.,  161. 
Mathison,  Daniel,  114. 
Mattice,  Nelson,L.A.,183. 
Mattress,  Joseph,  199. 
Mattson,  Matts  S.,  118. 
Maughan,  Hyrum,  219. 
Maughan,Feter,  56,  58,63, 85. 
Maughan,  Wm.  H.,161,l/)9,178. 
Maui,  Hawaii,  45,  70,  71,  43. 
Maw,  Abraham,  186. 
Maxfield,  James,  75. 
Maxfield,  Richard,  74. 
Maxfield,  Robert,  74. 
Maxfield  ranch,  Utah,  74. 
Maxwell,  Geo.  R.,  83,  85,  88, 

91, 94, 176. 
Maxwell,  Marshal,  92. 
Maxwell,  Wm.  B.,  58. 
May,  Fred  J.,  213. 
May,  James,  133,  134, 141, 148. 
May  cock.  Amos,  98, 129, 132, 

141. 
Mayer,  Geo.,  28,  212. 
Mayfield,   Sanpete    Co.,  99, 

166, 171,  172,  219. 
Mayhew,  Elijah,  211. 


McAllister,  John  D.  T.,  57, 

67,  97, 176. 
McAllister,  Jos.W.,   180,182. 
McArthur,  Daniel  D.,  5,27, 

69,  70,  78,  79. 
McBride,  George,  60. 
McBride,  H.  R.,  166. 
McBride,  John  R.,  170- 
McBride,  Reuben,  191. 
McBride,  Thos.,  15. 
McCarthy,  Chas., 147,153, 160. 
McClellan,  Geo.  B.,  88. 
McClellan,  Wm.  Carrol,  58. 
McClernand,    John  A.,  178, 

193. 
McComb,  Miss.,  205. 
McCarnell,  James  T.,  197. 
McCarnell,  W.  J.,  190. 
McCornick,  Wm.  S.,  104, 164. 
McCrary,  John  M.,  62. 
McCuUough,  Ben.,  61. 
McCullough,  Jas.  D.,  90. 
McCune,  Alfred  W.,  221. 
McCune,  Henry   F.,  115. 
McCune,  Matthew,  43,  46. 
McCurdy.  Solomon  P.,  92. 
McDonald,  an  outlaw,  61. 
McDonald,  John,  sen.,  92. 
McDonald,  Wm.,  191. 
McDonald,  Wm.  John,  113. 
McDougal,  J.  A.,  28. 
McFarland,  Archibald,  190, 

191. 
McFarland,  James,  136. 
McFarland,  Wm.,  sen.,  181. 
McGaw,  James,  58 ,  78,  87. 
McGregor,  Wm.,  199. 
McGregor,  Wm.  E.,  72. 
McGuire,  Wm.  W.,  156. 
Mclhwair's  Bend ,  Mo.,  6. 
Mclntire ,  Robert,  74. 
Mcintosh,  Daniel,  60. 
McKay,  David,  112. 
McKay,  Wm.,  commissioner, 

117,    118,    120-123,  126  128, 

131,  133,  135,  136,  138-147, 

183. 
McKean,  James  P.,  82-84,87, 

91-93,103. 
McKean,  Theodore,  215. 
McKellar,  John,  207,  209. 
McKellar,  Wm.,  178,  187. 
McKendrick,     Robert    M., 

130, 137. 
McKinley,  Wm.,  213,  214,  219, 

221. 
McKinnon,    Archibald,   164, 

169, 172. 
McKnight,  James,  80,  95. 
McLean,  Hector  H.,  58. 
McLean,  John,  114. 
McLelland,  Thos.,  184. 
McLellin,  Wm.  E.,  1,  7,  11, 

14, 112. 
McMaster,  Wm.  A. ,  143. 
McMillan,  Wm.,  107. 
McMilliam,  M.,  204. 
McMullen,  Quin,  222. 
McMullin,  Albert  E.,  184. 
McMurrin,  Agnes,  U8.  132. 
McMurrin,  Joseph,  122,   128, 

129,  136. 
McMurrin,  Joseph  W.,  126, 

127, 189,  212,  216,  222. 
McNeill,  Thos.,  142, 150. 
McNeil,  Wm.,  175.178. 
McNichols,  Donald,  67. 


McQuarrie,  Robert,  98. 
McRae,  Alexander,  16,  134, 

193. 
McRae,  Daniel,  114. 
McReavy,  Cornelius,  168,175. 
McWilliams,  Frank  E.,  201. 
Mead,  Orlando  Fish,  214. 
Meadow  Creek,  Millard  Co., 

53,99,177,181. 
Meadow  Valley ,  Nev.,  75. 
Meadows,  Ariz.,  HI. 
Meadowville,  Idaho,  100, 184. 
Mears,  Geo.  A.,  203. 
Measles   among  emigrants, 

67. 
Mecham,  Erastus  D.,  104. 
Mecham,    Leonidus  S.,  217, 

220. 
Medford,  ship,  21. 
Meeks,  James,  77. 
Meik,  Jas.  Patrick,  43,  56. 
Meik,  Mary  Ann,  43. 
Melbourne,  Australia,  53,73. 
Melchisedek  Priesthood,  4. 
Meldrum,  Frank,  198,  200. 
Melling,  Peter,  20. 
Mellor,  James,  jun.,  167, 172. 
Melville,  Alexander,  99. 
Memmott,  Thos.,  214. 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  148. 
Menan  (Cedar  Buttes), Ida., 

115, 155. 
Mendon,  Mass.,  1. 
Mendon,  N.  Y.,  8. 
Mendon,  Utah,    75,  89,  149, 

152,  165, 156, 187,  201. 
Mercur,  Utah,  206. 
Meredith,  Mr. ,  78. 
Merrick ,  Charles,  15. 
Merrick,  Levi  N.,  15. 
Merrill,  Dudley  J.,  62. 
Merrill,  Ira,  64. 
Merrill,  Joseph  H.,  193. 
Merrill,  Katie  Eliza  H.,193. 
Merrill,  Morgan  Henry,  212. 
Merrill,  Marriner  Wood,  8, 

108, 178,  202,  220,  221. 
Merrill,  Marriner  W.,  jun., 

158, 162. 
Merrill,  Philemon,  88. 
Merrill,  Philemon  C,  34,  55, 

56. 
Merrill,  Silas    Jerome,  147. 
Merrill,  Thos.  G.,  209. 
Merrill  Uintah  Co.,  116, 147. 
Merritt,  Judge,  206. 
Merritt,  S.  A..  205. 
Merthyr  Tydfil,  Wales,  46, 

76. 
Mesa,  Ariz.,  101,  HI,  115,  130, 

183,  205,  211,  218. 
Mesquito,  Nev.,  105  219. 
Messenger,  paper,  27. 
Messenger  and  Advocate,  9, 

139 
Metcaif,  John  E.,  143. 
Meteoric  shower,  10. 
Methodism  in  Utah,  83,  85, 

86,  88,  222. 
Metz,  Timothy,  216. 
Mexicano,  ship,  72. 
Mexico,  28,  30,  95,  97,  98, 103, 

105, 108,  117,  119.  126,  127, 

128, 130, 134,  136,  139,  140, 

142,  147,  149, 150,  173, 174, 

189, 191, 193,  198,  201,  204- 

207,  210,  2U,  213,  217,  218. 


Ui 


INDEX, 


Mexico,  City  of,  120. 
Meyendorff,  Michael,  210. 
Meyer,  Christian,  203. 
Michigan,  11,  116,  117,  127, 

133,  134,  138,145,  186,  187. 

208,  212. 
Middleton,  Chas.  F.,  98, 103, 

122,  129. 
Midgley,  Jonathan,  50. 
-Midway,  Wasatch  Co.,    62, 

99, 144,  147, 185. 
rMilan,  Ind.,  191. 
^ilburn,  Sanpete  Co.,  184. 
iMiles,  Edwin  R.,  161, 166. 
Miles,  John,  102,  103,  107. 
Miles,  Thomas,  63. 
Milford,  Beaver  Co.,  106,107, 

176, 185,  221. 
Mill,  Uintah  Co.,  147. 
Millan  Bridge,Ind.  Ter.,  202. 
Millard,  Chauncey  W.,  80. 
Millard,  John  J.,  114. 
Millard,  William,  72. 
Millard  County,  Utah,  45,49, 

65,  66,  67,  70.  79. 
Mill  Creek,  Utah,  49,  62,  70, 

79,89,120,121,124,131,133, 

140,  145, 147, 149,  152,  153, 

157, 158,  161,  164,  166  168, 

170-172,  179,  182,  184,  186, 

187  189,  194, 196,  210, 220. 
Millennial  Star,  18,  20,  27, 

39,  45,  53,  62. 
Millennial  Star  and  Month- 
ly Visitor f  50. 
Miller,  Allen,  146. 
Miller,  Daniel,  73,  88. 
Miller,  Daniel  A.,  49, 108. 
Miller,  Daniel  F.,  213. 
Miller,  Eleazer,  8,  36,  95, 134. 
Miller,  George,  21,  23,  28,  29, 

36,  146. 
Miller,  Henry  W.,  67,  68. 
Miller,  Jacob,  152, 156, 158. 
Miller,  James,  60. 
Miller,  Lauritz  B.,  188, 192. 
Miller,  Miles,  58. 
Miller,  Orrin  P.,  135. 
MiUer   Rebecca  Van  Z.,  134. 
Miller,  Samuel  F.,  188. 
Miller,  William,  28,  94, 164. 
Millersburgh,  Utah,  77. 
Miller's  Hollow,  Iowa,  35. 
Millport,  Mo.,  15. 
Mills,  George,  61. 
Mills,  William,  49. 
Millville,  Utah,  78,91, 156, 157, 

160, 161, 164, 176, 190. 
Milne,  David,  81. 
Milnthorpe,  England,  1. 
Milton,Utah,82,99,162,170,171. 
Mineota,  Texas,  209. 
Miner,  Aurelius,  102, 120, 124, 

125, 126, 130. 
Miner,  Jas.  A.,  Judge,  186, 

189,  190- 192,  195,  196,198- 

202,204,  207. 
Miner,  Mormon,  185. 
Minersville,  Beaver  Co.,  63, 

80, 137, 159,  193. 
Mining  in  Utah,  First,  70. 
Mink  Creek,  Idaho,  96,  133, 

140. 
Minnerly,  Levi,  132,  133,  138. 
Minnesota,  96, 110. 
Minnesota,  steamer,  78,  80, 

81,  83,  85,  88,  89,  92. 


"Minute  man,"  37. 
Miraculous  Manifestations, 

2,  3,  4, 12, 17,  51,  94, 101, 
Mirzapora,  India,  48. 
Mississippi,  30,  33,  34,  35,  47, 

50,  56, 114, 163, 175,  205. 
Mississippi  river,  10,  21,  17, 

25,29,  31,35,47,60,212. 
Mississippi  Saints  from,  30, 

33,  34,  56. 
Missoula,  Mont.,  217. 
Missouri,  5-24,  27,  28,  30-32, 

50,  53,  68,  59,  66,  68,  70, 

74,   87,  104,  112,  128,  148, 

151,  155, 157,  166,  187,  193, 

197, 199,  203,  204,  215,  218. 
Missouri  legislature,  16. 
Missouri  Enquirer,  10,  11. 
Missouri  river,  6,  10,  29  45, 

50,55,  58,  65,  70,  71,  74, 

81,  212. 
Mitchell,  Dr.,  2. 
Mitchell,  F.  A.H.  F.,  82,  210. 

F.,  82,  210. 
Mitchell,  James  E.,  160. 
Mitoka,  ship,  23. 
Moab,  Utah,  52,  54,  107,  167. 
Moan  Coppy,  Ariz.,  156, 198. 
Mocksville,  N.  C,  182. 
M0en,  Denmark,  196. 
MogoUon  Mountains,  Ariz., 

102. 
Mohammed,  David  Sair,  52. 
Molen  Ward,  Utah,  116. 
Molen,  Simpson  M.,  78,  79, 

186,  210. 
Mona,  Utah,  44,  48,  99, 164. 
Monarch  of  the  Sea,  65,  71. 
Monch,  Louis,  F.,  114, 167. 
Monk,  Charles,  160, 163. 
Monmouth,  111.,  20. 
Monroe,  Sevier  Co.,  68,  101, 

106, 121, 125, 131, 133,  140, 

145,148,151,  159,177,181, 

194,  211,  214. 
Monson,    Chr.  H.,  163,169. 
M0nster,  Ole,  U.  C,  40,  45, 

114. 
Montana,88, 171,  209,  211,217. 

217. 
Montana,  steamer,  95, 102. 
Monterey,  Cal.,  33. 
Monticello,  San   Juan  Co., 

187, 208. 
Monticello  jail.  Mo.,  24. 
Montpelier,  Idaho,    81,  100, 

113, 119, 121, 124,  125,  138, 

151,  155, 187. 
Montreal,  Canada,  74. 
Montrose,  Iowa,  17, 166. 
Moody,  Ella  Adelia,  209. 
Moody,  John  M.,  112, 130. 
Moody,  Samuel,  124. 
Moody,  Wm.  C,  67. 
Moon,  Henry,  108. 
Moon,  John,  18. 
Moore,  Calvin,  68. 
Moore,  Calvin  W.,  176. 
Moore,  David,  98. 
Moore,  John,  179. 
Moore,  Joseph,  100. 
Moore,  Peter,  107. 
Moore,  Robert  C,  58. 
Moore,  Samuel,  27. 
Moore,  Samuel  D.,  194. 
Moore,  Wright  A.,  97. 
Moquis  Indians,  64. 


Moreland,  W.  R.,  216, 
Moreland,  Idaho,  211. 
Morgan,  judge,  121. 
Morgan,  David  D.,  108. 
Morgan,  Evan,  108. 
Morgan,  John,  103,  116,  134, 

170,  175, 176, 194,  207. 
Morgan  City,  Utah,  77,  155, 

173,  185,  188,  214. 
Morgan  County,  52,  66. 
Morgan  Stake  of  Zion,  99. 
Morgenstjernen,  109, 128. 
Moritz,  Jacob,  154. 
Morley,  Isaac,l9, 23, 36,38,40, 

73. 
Morleys  settlement,  111.,  37, 

28.  , 

Mormon,  The,  53. 
Mormon  Battalion,  29-35, 63, 

70  72,  78,  82,  84,  86,    92, 

103, 104,  108, 114,  13y,  169, 

189, 194, 197,  207,  208,  211, 

212,  217,  218.  222. 
Mormon  Grove, Kans.,  52,54. 
Mormon  Battalion  feasts,58, 

84. 
Mormon  Tribune,  82,  85. 
Moroni,  angel,  1, 197. 
Moroni,  Sanpete  Co.,  63,  74, 

149,  153, 165,  166, 178,  180, 

186,  188,  189,  191,  198,  216. 
Morrill,  Mr.  66. 
Morrill,  Laban,  118. 
Morris,  Elias,  80,  81,  131,  152, 

177,  218 
Morris,  George,  150, 158. 
Morris,  Isadore,  170. 
Morris,  John,  40. 
Morris,  Joseph,  67. 
Morris,  Richard  V.,  94,  109. 
Morris,  Robert,  128, 129, 134. 
Morris,  Thomas,  41,  5^. 
Morris,  William  C,  170. 
Morris,  WlUlam  V.,  102. 
Morrlsites,  67,  69, 103. 
Morrison  Thos.  H.,  144,  145, 

150, 
Morrison,  William,  52, 177. 
Morristown,  N.  J.,  193. 
Morrow,  Henry  A.,  88,  92. 
Morrow,  William  A.,  139, 141. 
Morse,  Richard,  179. 
Mortensen, Christian  J.,  203. 
Mortensen,  Jens,  171, 175. 
Mortensen,  John  P.,  138, 139, 

144, 150. 
Mortensen,  Lars,  156, 161. 
Mortensen,  M.  P.,  156, 161. 
Mortensen,  N.  C,  136,  142, 

195,  200. 
Morton,  John,  147. 
Morton,  O    P.,  86. 
Morton,  Thos.  F.  H.,  134,137, 

188. 
Moser,  Joseph,  187. 
Moses,  Julian,  197. 
Moses  appears,  12. 
Mosquito  Creek,  Iowa,  29. 
Moss,  William,  19. 
Moss,  William  F.,  98. 
Mott,  Judge,  69. 
Mott,  Stephen,  173,  176. 
Moulton,  Joseph,  123. 
Mound  Fort,  Weber  Co.,  98, 

149,  151. 
Mountain  Dell,  Uintah  Co., 

104, 108,  147. 


INDEX, 


245 


Mountaineer  i  63. 
Mountain    Green,    Morgan 

Co.,  64. 
Mountain  Meadows,  Utah, 

59,  75,  93,  97. 
Mountain     View,     Canada, 

204,  209. 
Mountainville,  Utah,  45,  49. 
Mount  Brigham,  Italy ,40,41. 
Mountford,  Madam,  214, 217. 
Mount  Hermon,Palestine,89. 
Mount  Hope,  111.,  19. 
Mount  McGregor,  N.  Y,,123. 
Mount  Nebo,  Utah,  37. 
Mount  of  Olivej,  Palestine, 

20,  89. 
Mount  Pisgah,  Iowa,  29,  30. 
Mount  Pleasant,  Canada,  9. 
Mount     Pleasant,    Sanpete 

Co.,  48,  62,  68,  78,  88,  99, 

153,  165,  167,  172,  173, 182, 

189,  202,  207. 
Mount  Sterling,  Cache  Co., 

208. 
Mousley,  Lewis  H.,  99,135, 

139, 144,  150. 
Mower,  Henry,  178,  189,  191. 
Mower,  John  A.,  192,  197. 
Moyle,  James,  125,  126,  129, 

135,  189. 
Moyle,  John  R.,  68, 171. 
Mua,  Tongatabu,  199. 
Muddy    settlements,  71,  78, 

84, 117. 
Muhlestein,  Nicholas,  183. 
Muir,  David  M.,222. 
Muir,  George  H.,  212. 
Muir, Wm.  S.,146, 153, 160,213. 
Muir,  Wm.  T.,  98. 
Mulholland,  James,  18. 
MuUcaron,  John,  72. 
Mullett,  John.  91. 
MuUiner,  Joseph  S.,  209. 
MuUiner,  Samuel,  68, 191. 
Mumford,  Ed.  T.,  78,79,134. 
Mumford,  Gideon  M.,  140. 
Munich,  Bavaria,  218 
Municipal  High  Council,  30. 
Murdock,  Albert,  201. 
Murdock,  Gideon  A.,  99. 
Murdock,  Harvey ,136,142,185. 
Murdock,  John,  8,  9, 11, 13, 

19,  37,  44,  87,  212. 
Murdock,  John  M.,  192. 
Murdock,  John  R.,  65,  67-71, 

78-80, 100. 
Murdock,  Joseph  S.,  174, 175. 
Murdock,  Orice  C,  68. 
Murdock,  Nymphus  C,  99. 
Murdock,  Robert,  127. 
Murphy,  Jack,  113. 
Murphy,  J.  E.,  64. 
Murphy,  John  J.,  199. 
Murray,  Eli  H..  governor, 

105.  107,  109, 110, 116, 124, 

128, 130,  143,  218. 
Musser,    Amos    Milton,  48, 

50,  52,  54-56,  59,  119,  120, 

121, 124, 149, 153,  210,  212. 
Musser,  Samuel  W.,  149. 
Mustard,  David,  208. 

N 

Nabota,native  of  Tubuai,26. 
Nablous,  Palestine,  89, 170. 
Nadauld,  Albert,  163. 


Nadgarian,  George,  219. 
Naef,  Jacob  I.,  173,176. 
Naegle,  George  C,  213,  214. 
Naegle,  Hyrum,  198. 
Naegle,  John  C,  68. 
Naisbitt,  Albert  W.  L.,  220. 
Naisbitt,  Henry  W.,  65, 100, 

102, 130,132, 140, 181,  184, 

188,  222. 
Namey,PrinceNamah  Imad. 

208. 
Napier,  William,  15. 
Naples,  Italy,  87. 
Napoleon,  Louis, prince,  138. 
Nash,  Isaac  B.,  121,  125. 
Nashville,  Iowa,  17. 
National    Woman's    Relief 

Society,  199. 
Nauvoo,  111.,  17-21,23-32, 103, 

121,  166,  197. 
Nauvoo  battle,  31. 
Nauvoo  city  charter,  19,  22, 

27. 
Nauvoo  city  council,  19. 
Nauvoo  Expositor,  25. 
Nauvoo  House,  19,  24. 
Nauvoo  Legion,  19,  21,  24, 

25,  26,  31,  37,  58,  84. 
Nauvoo  Mansion,  23. 
Nauvoo  Neighbor,  22, 
Nauvoo  Stake  of  Zion,  17, 

19,  24,  26. 
Nauvoo  Temple,  19,  20,  22- 

29,  36,  39. 
Navajo  (Ramah),  Ariz.,  111. 
Navejo  Indians,  64,  80,  86, 

96, 100. 
Naylor,  George,  141, 147. 
Naylor,  Levi,  164. 
Naylor,  Thos.,  107. 
Naylor,  William,  74,  220. 
Nazareth,  Palestine,  89,  170. 
Nebeker,  AquiEa,  214. 
Nebeker,    George.,    72,  73, 

141,  210. 
Nebeker,  Henry,  167,  173. 
Nebeker,  Ira,  100. 
Nebeker,  John,  49,  75, 159. 
Nebeker.  Mary  M.  D.,  142. 
Nebeker,  Peter,  69,  70,  75, 

121,  142. 
Nebeker,  W.  P.,  214. 
Nebellah,  Chr.,  78. 
Nebraska,  3?,  56-58,  62,  85. 

104, 105, 110, 126,  135,  174, 

176,  203,  217,  222. 
Nebraska  City,  Neb.,  71,  73. 
Needham,  James,  81. 
Needham,  John,  69. 147. 
Neeley,  William,  100,  113. 
Neeleyville,  Idaho,  113,  158. 
Neff,  Amos  H.,  134, 138. 
Neff,  John,  99. 
Negus,  William  183. 
Nelson,  Mrs. ,  121. 
Nelson,  Anton,  200,  201. 
Nelson,  David  G.,  80. 
Nelson,  James,  49. 
Nelson,  James  H.,  121,  128, 

134, 149, 150. 
Nelson,  Mons,  165, 171. 
Nelson,  Sarah,  201. 
Nelson,  Sarah  A.,  122. 
Nephi,  Utah,  41,43,  44,48, 49, 

58,  73,  79,  84,  87,  89,  94,97, 

99,  101, 104,  108,  131,  132, 

135, 140, 148  149,  152,  154. 


156,  158, 160, 162, 163,  165, 

167.1 75.191.192.194.216.218. 
Nephi  Ensign,  149. 
Neslen,  Robert  F.,62,  63,  85. 
Neslen,  Sam.  Francis,  61. 
Netherland  mission,  216. 
Neva,  ship,  52. 

Nevada,  41,  66,  68-71,  75,  84- 
86,  90,  91.  98,  103, 105,117, 

129.166.181.201 .214.217.219. 
Nevada,  steamer,  84  86,  88, 

89,  90,  91,  92,  96, 102,  106, 
109,112-115,125,131,  132, 
134, 148,  149,  153, 179. 

Neve,  William,  186. 

New  Bedford,  Mass.,  23. 

Newberger,  Fred,  A.,  156, 
168, 175, 186. 

Newbern,  lU.  196. 

Newbold,  Wm.  O.,  217. 

New  Brunswick,  8. 

New  Caledonia,  92. 

Newell,  Mary  B,  112. 

New  Endowment,  89. 

Newfoundland,  105. 

New  Hampshire,  82. 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  74. 

New  Jerusalem  mentioned 
5,6. 

Newman,  Henry  J.,  80,  190. 

Newman,  John  P.,  83. 

Newman,  L.  H.,  178,181. 

New  Mexico,  64,  94, 101,  111, 
113, 118,  197,  200,  204. 

New  Orlearfs,  20,  21,  24,  28, 
32,35,37  42,45,47,50-53, 
186. 

Newport,  England,  36. 

New  Portage,  Ohio,  10. 

Newsom,  Wm.  D.,  120,  122, 
124,  160, 178,  184,  189. 

New  SouthWales,Australia, 
41,  44,  45,  48,  56. 

Newton,  James,  140. 

Newton,  Utah,  152,  155,  156- 
158,  161, 168,  173, 175,  185, 
186,  200, 

Newtown,  Pa,  1. 

New  York,  2,  13,  17-19,  23, 
25,  27,  30,  32,  53-57,  60, 
62-65,67,69,71,72,74-81, 
83-86,  88  92,  94-110,112- 
116, 119, 120,  122,  123, 125, 
131,  132,  134-136,  139,  147- 
149, 151, 153, 158, 161-166, 
170,  174-179,  184-188,  213. 

New  York  State,  1  5,  8-11, 
13,17-19,23,27,30,32. 

New  York  Herald,  58,  98. 

New  York  Tribune,  62,  73. 

New  Zealand,  50,  52, 107,111, 
113, 123, 131, 150, 151, 169, 
199,  204,  206,  207,  210, 212, 
214,  215,  216,  218. 

New  Zealand  mission,  216. 

Ngataki,  New  Zealand,  113. 

Niagara,  steamer,  35. 

Nibley,  Chas.  W.,  103,  161, 
126,  221. 

Nickerson,  Freeman,  9. 

Nichols,  Alvin,  56,100. 

Nichols,  Quincy  B.,  149. 

Nichols,  William  H.,  174. 

Nicholson,  John,  75,  97, 104, 
107,116,119,122.124,130,202. 

Nicholson,  Robert,  72. 

Niederwyi,  Switzerland,  117, 


246 


IITDEX. 


Nielsen,  Andrew,  172, 175. 
Nielsen,  A.  C,  161. 
Nielsen,  Andrew  E.,  195, 
Nielsen,  Christian,  172, 177. 
Nielsen,  Christian  P.,    161. 

165,  170. 
Nielsen,  Christina,  201. 
Nielsen,  Elias,  219, 
Nielsen,  Frithoff  a.,  194. 
Nielsen,  Hans,  167,  172. 174. 
Nielsen,  Hans  C,  177, 182. 
Nielsen,  Hans  E.,  161. 
Nielsen,  Hans  J.,  167,186,199. 
Nielsen,  Hans  P.,  171. 
Nielsen,  Jens,  10(j,  121. 
Nielsen,  Jens  C.  51. 148. 
Nielsen,Lars.  146,149,189,190. 
Nielsen,  Mads,  115. 
Nielsen,  Niels,  .75,  165,  172, 

175. 
Nielsen,  Niels  P.,  163,  167, 

171,  172. 
Nielsen,  Peter,  78,  167, 195, 

16S. 
Nielsen,  Peter  A.,  145. 
Nielsen,    Rasmus,   133,  136, 

138,  144,   145,  164,  166, 170. 
Nilson,  S.  C,  126. 
Nixon,  William,  54. 
Noall,  Elizabeth  D.  L.,  214. 
Noall,  Matthew,  210,  214. 
Noble,  Edward  A..  106, 118. 
Noble,  John  W.,  178,193,199. 
Noble,  Joseph  B.,  17. 
Nokes,  Charles,  J.71. 
Nokes,  Chas.  M.,  146,  166. 
Nordstjernan,  97. 
Nordstr0m,  Johanne  Chris- 
tine, 105. 
Norfolk,  Va.,  148. 
Norfolk,  ship,  26. 
Norrell,  Commissioner,  150, 

155, 16t. 
Norrell,  A.  G.,  206. 
Norris,  Isaac,  31. 
North,  Hyrum  B.,  142,  144, 

151. 
North,  Levi,  142, 144, 151. 
North  America^  ship,  19. 
Northampton,  Enjfland,  56. 
North  Atlantic,  Btii^y  40. 
North  Canyon,  Davis  Co., 49. 
North  Carolina,  118, 182, 
North.  Cottonwood  (Farm- 

ington) ,  42,  49. 
North  Dakota,  171,  219. 
NorthernStates  mission,220. 
Northern  Times,  11. 
North  Jordan,SaltLakeCo., 

98, 114,  162, 177,  202,   217. 
North  Morgan,  99. 
North    Ogden,  Weber  Co., 

41,98, 119, 129,134,136,140. 

148,  162, 174, 178, 184, 189, 

190. 
North  'Platte,  67,  77. 
North  Point,  Salt  Lak  e  Co. 

147, 151, 153, 156, 178,  195, 

204. 
North  Plymouth,  192. 
Northup,  Utah,  76. 
North  Ward,  Box  Elder  Co., 
*  100. 

North  Willow  Creek,  41,  62. 
Northwestern   States  mis- 
sion, 215. 
Norton,  Albert  W.,  121. 


Norton,  Alonzo,  159, 169,173. 
Norton,  John  W.,  121. 
Norway,  44-48,  85,  109,  115, 

117,  215. 
Nottingham,  England,  72. 
Nounnan  Valley,  Idaho,  120, 

216. 
Nova  Scotia,  46. 
Nowland,  Briant  W.,98. 
Nuhaka,  New  Zealand,  150 
Nukualofa,  Tongatabu,  193. 
Numbering  houses,  112. 
Nutrioso,  Ariz.,  150. 
Nuttall,  L.  John,  97,118, 150. 

158. 
Nuttall,  Wm.  E.,  99. 
Nye,  Ephraim  H.,  114, 115. 
Nye,  James  W.,  70. 
Nye,Stephen,  169.  173. 
Nystr0m,  Theodore,  219  220. 

o 

Oahu,  Hawaii,  72. 

Oak  City,  Millard  Co.,  102, 
214. 

Oak  Creek,  99. 

Oakden,  Robert.  210. 

Oakey,  Charles  R.,  174. 

Oakey,  Edward,  73. 

Oakey,  Thomas,  184. 

Oakland,  Cal.,  211. 

Oakley,  Idaho,  110,  114, 
123,  155,  210. 

Oasis,  Millard  Co.,  191. 

Oaxaca,  Mexico.  205. 

O'Banion,  Patterson,  15. 

Obed,  Ariz.,  95. 

Oberg,  John,  172,  176,  200, 
202. 

Oberhansle,  Ferdinand,  153, 
154,  161. 

Oborn,  John,  150,  153, 159. 

Obray,  Mira  Griffith,209,210. 

Obray,  Samuel,  164, 168. 

Obray,  Sam.  K.,  209,  215. 

Obray,- Thomas,  168, 173,201. 

Obray,  Thos.  L.,  185,  187. 

Obray,  Thos.  W.,  198, 199. 

Ockey,  Chas.  R.,171. 

O'Connor,  William,  201. 

O'Connor,  Charles  O.,  201. 

Odense,  Denmark,  149. 

Ogden,  Thomas,  172,  185,207, 
208. 

Ogden,  Utah,  35,39,  41, 42,  49, 
50,59,62,63,70, 76, 79, 80  87, 
90-94,96,98,100-104,  106- 
110,  112-116, 118-122,  126- 
129,  132-137,  139  143, 145- 
156, 158, 161, 163, 164,.166- 
183, 185-187, 189  192,  194, 
208  212,216-219,221. 

Ogden  Herald,  107. 

Ogden  Junction,  82. 

Ogden  sugar  factory,  221. 

Ohio,  1,  4-11, 13, 14, 17, 19,  20, 
22,;28,  40,  73,  83,  147,166. 

Ohio  river,  53. 

Ohlson,  Gustaf  A.,  68. 

Okelberry,Peter,176,183,187. 

Old  England,  ship,  50. 

Old  Folks  committee,  220. 

Old  Folks  excursions,  94,  96, 
102,  104,  106,  108, 110,  112, 
115, 122, 134, 149, 163,  176, 
186, 193, 198,  203,  206,  209, 
212,  215,  219. 


Old  Ft.  Kearney,  Neb.,  38. 
Oldham,  Samuel,  174,  179. 
Oldroyd,    Archibald  T.,   92, 

166,  170. 
Old  Tabernacle,  43,  45. 
Oliver,  James,  146. 
Olmstead,  Harvey,  14. 
Olney,  General,  206. 
Olsen,  Carl,  172,  175. 
Olsen,  Christian  F.,  134. 
Olsen,  Emil  O.,  119,  124,  -131. 
Olsen,  Frederick,  78. 
Olsen,  Gideon,  198. 
Olsen,  Hans,  160. 
Olsen,  Hans  Peter,  50,  52. 
Olsen,  Henning,  110. 
Olsen,  James  C,  221, 
Olsen,  John,  44. 
Olsen,  John,  117. 
Olsen,  John  Peter,  214. 
Olsen,  Lewis,  165,  171. 
Olsen,  Niels  P.,  160. 
Olsen,  Ole,  160. 
Olsen,  O.  C,  81,  99. 
Olsen,  Ole,  47. 
Olsen,  Ole  E.,116. 
Olsen,  Peter,  115, 117, 145. 
Olsen,  Peter  E.,  190,193. 
Olsen,  WrolC.  196, 
Olsen,  Laurenties  M.,  158. 
Olympus,  ship,  42. 
Omaha,    Neb.,    77,    78,  203, 

217,  222. 
Oneida  Stake,  220. 
Openshaw,  Samuel,  115,  165. 
Openshaw,  William,  148. 
Ophir,  Utah,  85,  95. 
Ora  Ward,  Idaho,  218. 
Orange,  Ohio,  7. 
Orangeville,      Emery     Co., 

110,  133, 136, 196. 
Orchard,  Wm.    J.,  201,  204, 

205. 
Orderville,  Kane  Co.,  168. 
Oregon,  24,  40,  52,  53,  58,  60, 

67,  84, 181,  212.  215. 
Oregon,  ship,  28. 
Oregon  expedition,  24. 
Oregon    Short    Line     Ry., 

221. 
0resund,  Denmark,  39. 
Ormsby,  Oliver  C,  166, 169, 

174. 
Orphan  children  excur.,116. 
Orr,  John  M.,  197. 
Orton,  Alexander,  148,  155. 
Orton,  Amos,  11. 
Oscar,  king  of  Sweden,  216. 
Osmond,  George.  100,  199. 
Osterdock,  Iowa.  204. 
Ostler,  Jonas,  191. 
Ostler,  John  C,  162. 
Ostlund,  Jonas,  187. 
Ott,  Alexander,  79. 
Ottesen,  Christian,  188, 189. 
Ottinger,  Geo.  M.,  84. 
Ottowa,  Canada,  183. 
Ottowa,  111.,  183. 
Ottesen,  Hans,  116. 
Our  Dixie  Times,  77. 
OverlandTelegraphLine,  66. 
Overton,  Nev.,  84,  117. 
Oveson  Lars  Peter,  187. 
Ovid,  Idaho,  100,  151. 
Owen,  Caroline,  102. 
Owen,  Robert,  48. 
Owens,  Cadwallader,  220. 


INDEX. 


247 


Owens,  Horace  Burr,  219. 
Owens,  James  C.,107. 
Owens,  Samuel  C,  11. 
Oxford,  Conn.,  1. 
Oxford,  Idaho,  92,  121,  122, 
125, 131,  135, 139,  202. 


Pace,  Mr.,  119. 
Pace,  James,  40,  41. 
Pace,  John  Alma,  163. 
Pace,  John  E.,  81. 
Pace,  William,  44. 
Pace,  Wm.B.,  187, 192 
Pace,  Wilson  D.,  77, 187, 191. 
Pacheco,  Mexio,  191,  147,198, 

204,  210. 
Pacific  Islands,  23,  25,  47,  51. 
Pacific  Ocean,  32. 
Pack,  John,  26,  38,  39, 119. 
Pack,  Ward  E.,  210. 
Packer,  Jonathan  T.,  100. 
Paddock,  A.  S.,  110. 
Page,  Catherine,  4. 
Page,  Henry,  187,  208. 
Page,  Hiram,  3-5,  46. 
Page,  John  E.,  1,  14,  16-18, 

29,  30, 151. 
Page,  Jonathan  S.,  195. 
Painesville,  Ohio,  13. 
Palawai,  Hawaii,  51. 
Palestine,  20,  88,  89,  131,135, 

136, 151, 169,  170,  177, 199, 

208,212,214-217,219. 
Palestine  Party,  89,  90. 
Palisade  Ward,  Idaho,  210. 
Palmer,  H.S.,  183, 184. 
Palmer,  Thos.,  170. 
Palmer,  Wm.,  139, 142, 148. 
Palmer,  Wm.  M.,  175, 178. 
Palmyra,  N.  Y.,2, 166, 208. 
.Palmyra,  Utah,  46,  49. 
Palmyra,  ship,  27. 
Panacea,    Nev,    75,  90,  134, 

181,  214,  217. 
Panama  emigration,  71. 
Panama  Park,  Flo.,  222. 
Panguitch,  Utah,  76,  93,  97, 

100, 104, 121,  140,  146, 148, 

154, 160, 162,  202. 
Panguitch  Stake,  100. 
Panter,  Wm.  James,  74. 
Papawai,  New  Zealand,  113. 
Papeete  Society  Islands,  25- 

32,  39,  46, 196, 198. 
Papyrus,  Roles  of,  11. 
Paradise,  Cache  Co.,  63, 115, 

131, 164, 168, 171,  173,  179, 

183, 185, 187, 193. 
Paragoonah,  Iron  Co.,  115, 

140,  146, 148, 156,  169,  176, 

180, 182,  203,  214. 
Paraguay  minister,  84. 
Paris,  France,  39,  41,  43,  89, 

219  220 
Paris,  Idaho,  68,  86,  93, 100, 

102, 107, 113, 120, 122, 125, 

127, 161,  184,  187. 
Park,  Boyd,  154. 
Park,  Hamilton    G.,  40,  85, 

100. 
Park,  James  P.,  58,  62,  180. 
Park,  John  R.,  92. 
Park,  William,  182. 
Park  City,   Utah,  102,  106, 

107, 113, 128, 150,  219. 


Park  Valley,  Utah,  104. 
Parker,  Andrew,  222. 
Parker,  Francis,  199. 
Parker,  John,  130. 
Parker,  John  D.,  191. 
Parker,  Jos,  H.,  204,  205. 
Parker,  Mary,  106. 
Parker,  Robert,  153. 
Parker,  W.  B.,  144. 
Parker,  Wyman  M.,  99,  115. 
Parker,  Idaho,  112,  115,  216. 
Parkin,Wm.  J.,  160, 165,  167. 
Parkinson,  Geo.  C,  115, 125, 

138, 139, 140, 147. 
Parkinson,  Samuel  M.,  135. 
Parkinson,  Sam.  R.,  140. 
Parkinson,  Wm.  C,  220. 
Parks,  General,  15. 
Parley's  Canyon,  37, 124. 
Parley's  Park,  47,  64,  82,  99. 
Parmley,  Thos.  J.,  162. 
Parowan,    Utah,  41-43,   49, 

50,54,55,60,64,72,77,80, 

82,  90,  111,  114,  122,  126, 
130,  133, 138,  141,  142, 148, 
154, 156,  163, 169,  183,  185, 
211. 

Parramore,  Joseph  K.,  72. 

Parrish,  Warren,  12, 13. 

Parry,  Caleb,  86. 

Parry,  Edwin  H.,  212. 

Parry,  John,  78. 

Parry,  Joseph,  85,  141,  142, 

147,  201. 
Parry,  Susan,- 141. 
Parsons,  Elias  H.,  176,  184, 

198,  200. 
Parsons,  Wm.,  176. 
Partridge,  Edward,  1,  5,  6, 

9, 13, 17, 18,  102,  210.      ' 
Partridge,  Edward,  jun.,  99. 
Partridge,  Lydia,  102. 
Passey,  George,  130. 
Passey,  William,  101. 
Patrick,    M.    T.,    marshall, 

83,  85,  86,  87. 
Patrick  Henry,  ship,  18. 
Patten,  David  W.,  1,  10,  11, 

14,15,19. 

Patten,  John,  17. 

Patten,  Canada,  9. 

Patterson,  Capt.,  70 

Patterson,  A.  O.,  128. 

Patti,  Adelina,  114. 

Paul,  Walter  G.,  120. 

Pauma,  Tubuai   native,  26. 

Pauvan  Indians,  51. 

Pauvan  Valley,  Utah,  44. 

Pawnee  Indians,  43. 

Pawpaw  Grove,  111.,  23. 

Paxman,  Wm.,  101,  210,  213, 
215,  216,  218. 

Paxton,  Jas.  M.,  177, 185. 

Payne,  Henry  M.,  182, 187. 

Payne,  Wm.  P.,  177. 

Payson,  Utah,  40-42,  44,  48, 
49,  58,  89, 94,  128, 131, 133, 
153, 154, 159,  160,  167,  172, 
178,179,183,  195,  198,  199, 
203,  316,  218,  220. 

Peacock,  George,  45. 

Peadres  Verdes,  126, 128. 

Peck,  John,  127. 

Pearce,  Elijah  F.,  213. 

Pearl  of  Great  Price, 4,5, 11. 

Pearson,  Chas.  E.,  126. 

Pearson,  Herman  D.,  156. 


Pearson,  H.  H.,  140. 
Pearson,  Lucy,  204. 
Peart,  Geo.  A.,  181. 
Peay,  Edward,  133,  145, 151. 
Peay,  Geo.  T.,  147,  152. 
Peck,  Arthur,  125. 
Peck,  Martin  H.,  115. 
Peck,  Thoret,  60. 
Pederson,  Anton,  213. 
Pedro,  Dom,  96. 
Peery,  David  H.,  80,  98, 109. 
Pegua,  Gustav,  68. 
Pendleton,  Calvin  C,  90. 
Penman,  John,  123, 124, 125, 

123,153,  159. 
Pennsylvania,  15,18,19,26, 

29,  37,  39,    40,  53,  59,  70, 

89,  113, 175. 
Penrose,  Charles  Wm.,  65, 

79,  82,  99,    118,    158,    169, 

170,  172, 179, 199,  211,  217, 

222 
Peep  6' Day  71. 
Peoa,  Summit  Co.,  148,  149, 

152. 
People's  Party,  82,  144,  151, 

158, 178,  180, 181, 192. 
People's  and  Workingmen's 

Independent  Party,  187. 
Peoria,  111.,  41. 
Perkins,  Benjamin,  165, 169, 

175. 
Perkins,  David  Martin,  91. 
Perkins,  Heber  K.,  182. 
Perkins,  John,  32. 
Perkins,  John  N.,  214. 
Perkins,  Wm.  G.,  37,41, 140. 
Perpetual  EmigrationFund, 

38,  40,  46,  49,  54,  70, 106. 
Perry,  Alexander,  147. 
Perry,  Alonzo,  100. 
Perry,  Alonzo  0„  152. 
Perry,  Asahel,  42,  80. 
Perry,  Isaac,  14. 
Perry,  John,  54. 
Perry,  Jos.  C,  152, 160. 
Perry,  Stephen,  42. 
Perrysburg,  N.  Y.,  9. 
Persson,  H.,  118. 
Peteetneet  (Indian  chief)  ,66. 
Peteetneet  Creek,  Utah,  40. 
Peter,  James  and  John,  ap- 
peared, 3. 
Peters,  Geo.  S.,  147. 
Petersboro,  Cache  Co.,  150, 

154. 
Petersburg,  Millard  Co.,  70. 
Petersen,  Andrew,  74. 
Petersen,  Bendt.  177. 
Petersen,  Boie  P.,  133. 
Petersen,  Charlotte  Amalie, 

76. 
Petersen,  Christian,  149,154, 

161. 
Petersen,  Elizabeth ,  73. 
Petersen,  Erick,  215. 
Petersen,F.  A.,  154. 
Petersen,Frederik,  145,152, 

153,  160. 
Petersen,  H.  A.,  149. 
Petersen,  Hans  F.,  44, 109. 
Petersen,  Hans  J.,  143,149, 

156, 172. 
Petersen,  H.  N.,  156. 
Petersen,  Hans  P.,  166. 
Petersen,  Henry  H.,  154. 
Petersen,  Hyrum,  180,184. 


248 


INDEX. 


Petersen,  James  C,  156. 
Petersen,  Jasper,  104,  149. 
Petersen,  Jens,  154,  156, 162. 
Petersen,  Jens  Peter,  76. 
Petersen,  Jobn,  143. 
Petersen,  Jobn  H  ,215. 
Petersen,  Lars,  73. 
Petersen,  Lars  C,  149. 
Petersen,  Niels,  156,  170. 
Petersen,  Niels  L.,  165, 170. 
Petersen,  Niels  M.,  163, 165. 
Petersen,  Niels  W.,  118. 
Petersen,  Peter,  135, 142. 
Petersen,  Peter B.,  131. 
Petersen,  P.  M.,  154,157,200. 
Petersen,  Peter  R.,  116,133. 
Petersen,  Rasmus,  189. 
Petersen,  S0ren  C,  142, 145, 

151. 
Petersen,  Saren  L.,  135,201. 
Petersen,  Theodore,  210. 
Petersen,  T.  A.,  170. 
Petersen,  Thos.  N.,  111,112. 
Peterson,  Albert,  222. 
Peterson,  Andreas,  221. 
Peterson.  Canute,  55,  56,  58, 

99,  104, 105,  151,  221. 
Peterson,  Chas.  S.,  45,  99. 
Peterson,  Eric,  88. 
Peterson, Geo. H.,  86,144,147. 
Peterson,  James  E  ,  146. 
Peterson,  N.  P.,  145. 
Peterson,  P.  M.,  199. 
Peterson,  Ziba,  4,  5. 
Peterson,  Morgan  Co.,  147. 
Pettigrew,  David,  17,  37, 70. 
Pettigrew,  James  R.,  110. 
Pettigrew,  John  R.,  139. 
Petty,  Robert  C,  55. 
Petty,  William  G.,  99. 
Pettyville,  Sanpete  Co.,  99, 

liO. 
Phelps,  Alva,  31. 
Phelps,  Harriet  H.,  196. 
Phelps,  Henry  E.,  52. 
Phelps,  Hyrum  S.,  119. 
Phelps,  Morris,  16, 17,  211. 
Phelps,  Joseph  M.,  120, 125, 

180. 
Phelps,  Sally  W.,  91. 
Phelps, Sarah  Thompson,211. 
Phelps,  W.  D.,  95. 
Phelps,  Wm.  W.,  6,  7,  9,  11, 

13,  14,  16,37, 44,  87,  91,196. 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  18. 19,  29, 

39,  53,  58,  59, 113, 138. 
Philippine  Islands,   218-221. 
Phillips,  Caroline,  201. 
Phillips,  Edward,  213. 
Phillips,  Ishmael,  99, 140,144, 

151. 
Phillips,  J.  W.,  30. 
Phillips,  Mary,  84. 
Phillips,  Wm.  G.,  84, 113,164. 
Phillips,  Wm.  S.,'97. 
Phipps,  Washington,  103. 
Phoeniz,  Ariz.,  119. 
Pickard,  Wm.  L.,  154. 
Pickett,  John,  113. 
Pickett,  Matthew,  140,  141, 

144, 151. 
Pickett,  William,  124. 
Pidcock,  Joseph,  119. 
Pidcock  Wm.  H.,  134,  143. 
Piede  Indians,  74. 
Piedmont,  Italy,  39,  41,  51. 
Piedmont,  Wyo.,  139. 


Pieper,  Fred.,  216. 
Pierce,  Eli  Harvey,  61,  222. 
Pierce,  Geo.  M.,  83,  86. 
Pierce,  Isaac  R.,  134, 138,143. 
Pierce,  Lydie  Snow,  222. 
Pierce,  Thos.,  42,  70. 
Pierson,  M.  D.,  152. 
Pierson,  Box  Elder  Co.,  192. 
Pierpont,  Thos.,  157, 159, 163. 
Pike,  Ralph,  62,  63,  164,  174. 
Pike,  W.  R.,  200. 
Pike,  Wm.  T.,  145. 
Pilling,  Richard,  204. 
Pima,  Ariz.,  112, 115,  130,  132. 
Pima  Indians,  98. 
Pima  village,  Ariz.,  32. 
PineCanyon,  Tooele  Co., 138. 
Pine  Creek,  Beaver  Co.  ,144. 
Pinedale,  Ariz.,  156. 
Pineries,  Wis.,  22. 
Pine  Valley,  Utah,  73,75-77. 
Pingree,  Job,  120, 122, 126. 
Pinto,  Utah,  73,  78. 
Pioche,  Nev.,  84,  86. 
Pioneer  Electric  PowerCo., 

204. 
Pioneer  jubilee,  215. 
Pipe  Springs,  Utah,  74. 
Pitcher,  Thos.,  10. 
Pitchforth,  Samuel,  58,  101. 
Pitkin,  Geo.  White,  91. 
Pitkin,  James,  187. 
Pitt,  Wm.,  46,  89,  118. 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  26,  53. 
Pittsfield,  Mass.,  1. 
Piute  Indians,  76. 
Piute  County,  Utah,  70,  74, 

75,  165. 
Pixton,  Robert,  108. 
Plain  City,  Utah,  62,  98, 103, 

122, 135,  141,  147,;i56, 174, 

183,  188, 195, 196. 
Plainville,  Ga.,  112, 
Piatt,  Francis,  65, 127. 
Platte  Bridge,  57. 
Platte  river,  33,  38. 
Player,  Wm.  W.,  89. 
Pleasant  Creek,    Utah,  48, 

49,  212. 
Pleasant  Green,  Utah,   91, 

110,  122, 179. 
Pleasant  Grove,  Utah  Co., 

39, 49,  60, 69, 78,85,129,134, 

146,  147, 153, 154, 161,  165, 

167,182,184,187,189,191- 

193,209,211214,222. 
Pleasant  Valley,  Cal.,  35. 
Pleasan  Valley,  Utah,  104, 

109, 156, 162. 
Pleasant  View,  136, 141, 162, 

168, 184,  190. 
Plymouth,    Box  Elder  Co., 

152,  158,  192. 
Pocatello,    Idaho,    126,  135, 

185, 186,  189. 
Pocatello  Stake,  220. 
Poland  antipolygamy  bill,92. 
Pole  Creek,  Neb.,  33,  77. 
Pollard,  Joseph,  182. 
Polk,  James  K.,  29. 
Polygamy  prosecution,  92. 
Polygamy,  Discussion  on,83. 
Polygamy,    Joseph     Smith 

indicted  for,  25. 
Polynesia,  26,  213. 
Polynesian  gatherings,  212, 

215. 


Polysophical  Society,  54. 
Pomeroy,  Senator,  80. 
Pomeroy,  Elijah,  111. . 
Pomeroy,  Francis  M.*,  38,11U 
Pomeroy,  Talma  E.,  130. 
Pomfret,  Vt.,  1. 
Pond,  Brigham,  187. 
Pond,  Lewis  S.,  215,220, 222^ 
Pony  Express,  63. 
Pool,  John  R.,  103,  108. 
Poole,  William,  143. 
Poole's  Island,  103,108,142. 
Poonah,  India,  46. 
Pope,  Judge,  22. 
Pope,  Robert,  100. 
Popleton,  William,  190,  191. 
Popperton,  W.  S.,  201. 
Porcher,Thos .  ,123,124,126,133. 
Portage,  Box  Elder  Co.,  100, 

101,  158, 170, 185, 196. 
Port  Elizabeth,  62,  69, 70-72^ 
Porter,  Joseph,  201. 
Porter,  Joseph  R.,  99. 
Porter,  Nahum,  105. 
Porter,  Nathan,  122, 125. 
Porter,  Nathan  T.,  47,  214. 
Porter,  Sanford,  53. 
Porterville,  Morgan  Co., 147^ 

149,  207,  219. 
Port  Jackson,  Australia,  56.. 
Portland,  Oregon,  181. 
Portneuf  creek,  Idaho,  113^ 
Porto  Rico,  222. 
Potomac  river,  212. 
Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  124. 
Pottawattamie  Indians,  in^ 

Iowa,  23,  29. 
Pottawattamie  County,  49. 
Poulsen,  Andrew,  172. 
Poulsen,  Engeb.,  161,166, 17U 
Poulsen,  Hans,  122. 
Poulsen,  Paul,  99,152,168,176. 
Poulson,  JamesO.,127,129,1 36  ►. 
Poulson,  John  C,  214. 
Poulson,  Paul,  165,  171,  207. 
Poulter,  William,  74. 
Powell,  John,  177, 181. 
Powell,  John  A.,  188, 192. 
Powell,  J.W.,  80,  85,  89. 
Powell,  L.  W.,.6 1. 
Powers,OrlandoW.,  124,  129, 

132, 133, 182, 195, 199. 
Prague  Bohemia,  114. 
Pratt,  Addison,  23,  25,  26,28,. 

32,  36-39,  46,  213. 
Pratt,  Arthur,  92,  130,  131, 

144, 158, 176, 181, 183. 
Pratt,  Helaman,95,98,201,2l0. 
Pratt,  Jared,  97. 
Pratt,  Laron,  195. 
Pratt,  Mary  Ann,  193. 
Pratt,  Mathoni,  177. 
Pratt,  Mathoni  W.,  97. 
Pratt,  Milson  R.,  115. 
Pratt,  Moroni  L.,  132. 
Pratt,  Orson,  1,  5,  9,  11,  17, 

20,  26,  33,  35,  41,  42,  45,46, 

52,  56,  58,  60,  63-  66,  68,69. 

71,73,80,81-83,  87,  91,92, 

95,  98  105,  108,  110, 182. 
Pratt,  Parley  Parker,  1,  5, 

6,10,11.13,15-19,22,  24, 

26,29-32,34,38,40,42-45,. 

47,51,54-56,58,  118,  119, 

120,  124,  152,  193,  215. 
Pratt,  Parley  P.,  jun.,  21S 
Pratt,  Phoebe  Soper,  152. 


INDEX. 


249 


Pratt,  Romania  B.,  197. 

Pratt,  Samuel  C,  166. 

Pratt,  Teancum,  182,  187. 

Pratt,  William,  10. 

Pratt,  William  D.,120. 

Pratt,  William  H.,  191. 

Pratt,  William  J.,  121. 

Preator,  Richard,  215. 

Preece,  John,  153. 

Preece,  Peter,  111. 

Presbyterians,  1, 17,  92,  221, 
222. 

Prescott,  Ariz.,  117. 

Presiding    Bishops,  5,  42. 

Preston,  James  W.,  58. 

Preston,  Thomas,  215. 

Preston,  Wm.  B.,  5,  63,  69, 
70-72,78,  98,105,112. 

Preston,  England,  13,  U,  18, 
115. 

Preston,  Idaho,  100, 105, 122, 
125,151,167,173,  186,189, 
195,  207,  220. 

Price,  George  W.,  196. 

Price,  James,  147. 

Price,  Robert,  100. 

Price,  William,  63. 

Price,  Utah,  125,  158,  179, 
180,  184,  214. 

Pride  of  the  Market,  66. 

Priest,  William,  164. 

Probst,  Ulrich,  147. 

Proctor,  John,  91. 

Promontory,  Utah,  80. 

Prophet,  The,  25,  27. 

Prophecies  of  Joseph  Smith, 
8,  21,  22,  24. 

Prophecy  of  Enoch,  5. 

Prophwyd  y  Jubiliy  30,  36. 

Providence,  R.  I.,  221. 

Providence,  Utah,  108,  138, 
152, 155,  156,  173,  187,  190, 
217. 

Providence,  ship,  32. 

Provo,  Utah  Co.,  37,41,42, 
46,48,49,54,58,61,62,64, 
72,  74,  77,  79, 80,  81,  82,  84, 
86, 90,  91, 92, 94, 96, 97,100, 
101-103,  106, 108,  112, 114- 
116,  122,  125,  130-134, 136, 
137, 139, 140, 145-147,  152- 
157,  159-162,  164-168, 171- 
173,  177-180,  182-185,  188, 
.  189,  191,  192,  194-201,203- 
208,  210,  216,  218. 

Provo  Bench,  78. 

Provo  Daily  Times,  90. 

Provo  Woolen  Factory,  83, 
88. 

Prows,  John,  T.,163. 

Prows,  WiUiam  C,  172, 175. 

Prussia,  45,  46, 147,  205. 

Public  Library,  217. 

Pueblo,  Colo.,  30-34, 121,  214. 

Pueblo  de  los  Angeles,  44. 

Pugmire,  George  Y.,  213. 

Pugmire,  Jonathan,  24,  26, 
96, 106. 

Pugmire,  Vincent,  167. 

Pugsley,  Phillip,  140. 

Pugsley,  William,  199. 

Pulsipher,  John,  193. 

Pulsipher,  Zera,  10,  41,  87. 

Putnam,  S.  C,  195. 

Putnam,  S.  H.,  201. 

Putuahara,  Society  Islands, 
81. 


Quails  as  food,  31. 
Quarnberg,  John,  177,  182. 
Quayle,  John,  48. 
Queale,  F.  A.,  69. 
Quigley,  John,  166. 
Quincy,  111.,  16,17,19,23, 31, 74. 
Quist,  John  A.,  183. 
Quist,  Peter  L.,  177, 182. 

R. 

Rabbit  Valley,  Utah,  101, 117, 

128, 183. 
Radford,  J.  W.,  59. 
Rainey,  David  P.,  167. 
Raleigh,  Alonzo  H.,  144. 
Ralph,  Frederick  G.,  170,174. 
Ralphs,  Benjamin,  210, 211. 
Ramah,  New  Mexico,  150. 
Rampton,  Henry,  171, 174. 
Ramsden,  Geo.,  211. 
Ramsey,  Alexander,  110. 
Ramus,  111.,  20,  22,  24. 
Ranck,  Peter,  210. 
Randall,  A.  F.,  201. 
Randers,  Denmark,  219, 
Randolph,  Rich  Co.,  100,  131, 

143, 164,  169,   181,  182,  184, 

192,  219. 
Randure,  Pharez,  177. 
Raney,  David  N.,  59. 
Rangoon,  India,  46. 
Rasband,  Thos.,  99. 
Rasmussen,  Andrew,  172,175. 
Rasmussen,  Hans,  133,  145. 
Rasmussen,  Lars  Chris., 206. 
Rasmussen,  Lauritz,  115. 
Rasmussen,N.P.,106,169,175. 
Rasmussen,  Peter,  71. 
Rasmussen,  PeterJ. ,162,170. 
Rasmussen,  Rasmus,  96. 
Rasmussen,  Rasmus  C,  140. 
Ratcliff,  William,  132. 
Ravaai,  ship,  42. 
Ravenna,  Ohio,  7. 
Rawlins,  Edwin,  143, 165,168. 
Rawlins,  Joseph  S.,  71,  75, 

78,  97. 
Rawlins,  Joseph  L.,  200, 202, 

204,  207,  214. 
Rawlinson,Chas.W.,188, 189. 
Rawson,  A.  M.,  195. 
Rawson,  Cyrus,  145. 
Rawson,  Daniel,  53. 
Rawson,  Daniel  B.,  148,  196. 
Rawson,  Wm.  C,  192. 
Ray,  John  A.,  67. 
Ray  County,  Mo.,  10, 13,  16. 
Raymond,  Idaho,  203. 
Read,  James,  79. 
Redden,ReturnJackson,193. 
Redfield,  Marshal,  139. 
Redman,  Wm.,  62. 
Redmond.  Sevier  Co.,  97,166, 

177,  180,  203. 
Red  river,  31. 
Reed,  John,  64. 
ReedjLazarus  H., 46,48,51,53. 
Reed,  Samuel  B.,  78. 
Reed,  William,  49. 
Rees,  John  D.,  105. 
Reese,  John,  41. 
Reese,  John  E.,  99. 
Reformation,  General,  55,58. 
Reid ,  Ira,  88. 


Reid,  John  B.,  173. 
Reid,  Levi  W.,  156,  204. 
Reid,  Wm.  T.,  99,150,159,162, 

175, 177. 
Reiner,  Dr.  J.  H.,  217. 
Reiner,  Henry,  135,  144,  150. 
Relief  Societies  org.,  21, 105.  ^ 
Rencher,W.  D.,194. 
Republican  Party,  193.- 
Revelations  given,2-15,19,32, 

110. 
Rexburg,  Idaho,  111,112,114, 

115, 117, 120, 121, 125, 125, 

151, 167,  208,  213,  216. 
Reynolds,  Joseph  D. ,172,174. 
Reynolds,  George ,92- 96,103, 

104, 107, 127, 183. 
Reynolds,  Joseph  H,,  23. 
Reynolds,  Levi  B.,  68. 
Reynolds,  Mary  A.  T.,  127. 
Reynolds,  Thos.,  21,  22. 
Reynolds,  Warren  F.,  171. 
Reynolds,  Wm.  F.  C.,68, 173. 
Rhodacanaty,Plotino  C.,105. 
Rhode  Island,  221. 
Rhodes,  A.  D.,  169. 
Rhodes,  Thos.,  41. 
Ribble  river,  13. 
Ribe,  Denmark,  117. 
Rice,  Leonard  G.,  77,  136. 
Rich,  Ben.  E.,  112,  219. 
Rich,  Charles  C,  1,17, 19,  23, 

26,34,37,38,40-43,52,53, 

63,  64,  67,  68, 102, 113. 
Rich,  D.  C,  112. 
Rich,  John  T.,  214. 
Rich,  Joseph  C,  82. 
Rich,  Thos.  G.,  102. 
Richards,  Alma  P.,  163,  175. 
Richards,  Chas.  C,  202,  207. 
Richards,  Elizabeth,  204. 
'Richards,  Ezra  F.,  212,  216. 
Richards,  Franklin  D.,  2, 31, 

32,35,37,38,41,46, 47, 51, 54, 

56,57,77,79,82,90,93,99,119, 

121,138,150,151,173,200, 

209,  221,  222. 
Richards,  Franklin  S.,  100, 

109, 143, 158, 169, 170, 174, 

181. 
Richards,  Geo.  S.,  15. 
Richards,  Jane  S  ,  199. 
Richards,  John,  30. 
Richards,  John  A.,  177. 
Richards,  Joseph,  43,  47. 
Richards,  Joseph  H.,  156. 
Richards,  Jos.  W.,  32. 
Richards,  Levi,  96. 
Richards,  Lorenzo  M.,  113. 
Richards,  Myron  J.,  114. 
Richards,  Phinehas,  36,  93. 
Richards,  Samuel  P.,  152. 
Richards,  Silas,  36,  38,  114. 
Richards,  Samuel  W.,  24,31, 

41,  46,  51,  60,  73,  213. 
Richards,Susan  Bayless,192. 
Richards,  Susannah  L.,  89. 
Richards,  Willard,  1,  13, 15, 

18,  20-22,25,26,29,34-37, 

39,47,49-51,89,93,96,100, 

182, 192. 
Richardson,  Albert  D.,  73.  ^ 

Richardson,  Darwin,  51. 
Richardson,  Jonah,  169. 
Richardson,  Josiah,  143, 155. 
Richardson,  Levi,  187. 
Richardson,  Sullivan  C.,201. 


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INDEX. 


Richardson,  Thos.,  139. 
Richardson,  W.  E.,  201. 
Richens,  Chas.,  99, 147. 
Riches,  Benjamin,  73. 
Richfield,  Utah,  68,  75,  76, 

78,  95.  96,  99, 115, 151, 163, 

165, 171, 173,  177, 183, 185, 

197,  204,  211,  220,  221. 
Richfield,  Colo.,  Ill,  112. 
Richfield  Advocate,  184,  221. 
Richland  County.,  70,  77. 
Richland,  N.  Y.,  10. 
Richman,  Emanuel,  147. 
Richmond,  Mass,  2. 
Richmond,  Mo.,  11,15-17,39, 

51,56, 102,121,157, 166,204. 
Richmond,  Utah,  83,  89,  111, 

134, 139,  152,  158, 161, 163, 

167, 168, 171,  173, 175, 179, 

•    180,184,190,  201,  211,217. 

Rich  ville,  Morgan  Co.,99, 142. 

Ricks,  Joel,  168. 

Ricks,  Thos.  E.,  69,  70,  75, 

111,114,151,162,  179. 
Riddle,  Isaac,  151,  152,  159. 
Riddle,  John,  41. 
Rider,  John,  106. 
Ridges,  Jos.  H.,  151, 152, 160. 
Riding,  Albert  H.,  121. 
Ridout,  Samuel,  146. 
Rigby,  Wm.  F.,  124,  156. 161. 
Rigby,  Idaho,  132. 
Rigdon,  E:iza,  21. 
Rigdon,  Sidney,  1,  5-8,  10, 

13-19,21,23,25,26,96. 
Riggs,  John,  197. 
Riiser  Norway,  44, 46,  51,  53, 

196. 
Riley,  William,  70. 
Ringwood,  Wm.,  143. 
Rio  Grande  Wn.  Ry.,  221. 
Rio  Virgen,  65,  66.  77, 82. 
Rio  Virgen  County,Utah,80. 
Mio  Virgen  Times^  77. 
Ripley,  Alanson,  17. 
Riser,  Geo.  C,    51,  53. 
Ritche,  James,  98, 172, 165. 
Riter,  Levi  W.,  67. 
Riter,  Wm.  W.,  71,  73,  109, 

127, 157,  214. 
Ritter,  John,  222. 
Ritter,  Robert,  112. 
Riverdale,  Weber    Co.,  98, 

132,  133,  160, 170, 173. 
Riverdale,  Uintah  Co.,  147. 
Riverside,  Idaho,  205,  206. 
Riverton.  Salt    Lake    Co., 

135,146,166. 
Robbins,  Lew^is,  70, 
Roberts,  Bolivar,    130,   131, 

181, 183,  203. 
Roberts,    Brigham   H.,  141, 

154,  166,  174,  177,  201,  203, 

221,222. 
Roberts,  Clark,  48. 
Roberts,  John  L.,  120. 
Roberts,  John  T.,  121. 
Robertson,  Jasper,  76, 110. 
Robinson,  Anthony,  73. 
Robinson,  Daniel,  64. 
Robinson,  Eliza,  106. 
Robinson,  Geo.  W.,  13,14,15, 

18,  19. 
Robinson,  James,  19. 
Robinson,  J.  King,  76,86,105. 
Robinson,  John,  45,101. 
Robinson,  Jos.  Lee,  201. 


Robinson,  Mercy,  103. 
Robinson,  Oliver  L.,  78, 135, 

153. 
Robinson,  Phil,  111. 
Robinson,  William,  137,  146, 

180,  188,  218. 
Robison,  Chas.  E.,113, 100,113. 
Robison,  Chas.  I.,  111,119,205. 
Robison,  Lewis,  41, 113. 
Robison's  Ferry,  78. 
Robison,  Willis  E.,  202. 
Robson,  Joseph  V.,  99. 
Rochdale,  England,  51. 
Rochefort,  Mons.  Henri,  92. 
Sochezter,  ship,  20. 
RoQkaway,  ship,  45,  52. 
Rockland,  Idaho,  116, 158. 
Rockport,  Utah,  92,  99. 
Rock  Springs,  Wyo,219. 
Rockville,  Utah,86,93,106,182. 
Rockwell,  A.,  4. 
Rockwell,  O.  Porter,  18,  21, 

22,  24,  28,  41,  66,100,102. 
Rockwood,  Albert  P.,  26, 30, 

59,85,86,105,106. 
Rocky  Ford  of  the  Sevier, 

78. 
Rocky  Mountains,  32,  33,  40. 
Rogers,  Com.,  150,  153. 
Rogers,  A.  D.,  158. 
Rogers,  David  W.,  29. 
Rogers,  Geo.  W.,  76. 
Rogers,  Henry  C.,111. 
Rogers,  Joseph  K.,  95,  106, 

112. 
Rogers,  Noah,  18,  23,  25-29. 
Rogers,  Sam.  H.,  80, 194. 
Rogers,  R.  M.,  146. 
Rolapp,  Henry  H.,  210. 
Rolfe,  Benjamin  W.,  198. 
Rolfe,  Samuel,  24, 
Rollins,  James  K.,  63. 
Roman  Catholic  church,  86. 
Rome,  Italy,  87. 
Romney,  Geo.,  122,  124,  130. 
Romney,  Hannah  H.,  135. 
Romney,  Miles,  98. 
Rondquist,  Chas.,  153. 
Ranne,  Denmark,  121. 
Roper,  Henry,  214. 
Rosborough,  J.  B.,185. 
Rose,  Stephen  B. ,  43,  214. 
Rosenbaum,  M.  D.,  103,  123. 
Rosenlund,  Mons,  172, 176. 
Roskelly,  James,  115. 
Roskelly,  Samuel,  108, 
Ross,  David  J.,  50. 
Ross,  James  D.,  63-65. 
Rossiter,  Wm.,  119,  124, 130. 
RothschildjBaron  Lionel  de, 

94,  95. 
Rotterdam,  Holland,  65, 212. 
Rouche,  Thos.  H.,  150. 
Round  Valley,  Ariz.,  106. 
Round  Valley  (Scipio)  ,Utah, 

65,75. 
Rounds,  Wm.  C,  171,  175. 
Roundy,  Lorenzo  W.,  96. 
Roundy,  Shadrach,  36,38,  8  8 
Roundy,  William,  162. 
Roundy,  Wm.  W.,  119. 
Rowberry,  John,  36,  98,  114. 
Rowberry,  Thos.,  213. 
Mowena,  ship,  69. 
Rowland,  Job,  105. 
Rowley,  Geo.,  63. 
Rowley,  John ,  204. 


Royalton,  Vt.,  1. 

Roy  lance,  Heber  C,  209. 

Rowlance,  John,  152. 

Rubodo,  Cora,  88. 

Ruby  Valley,  Nev.,  68,  70. 

Rudy  Ward,  Idaho,  200. 

Rumel,  John  H.,  sen.,  140, 

141, 187,  206. 
Rumel,  John  H.,  jun.,  201. 
Runkle,  J.  D.,  85. 
Rushton,  Edwin,146,153, 157. 
Rush  Valley,  Utah,  62,  107. 
Russell,  Allen,  59. 
Russell,  Daniel ,  30. 
Russell,  Isaac,  13, 17. 
Russell,  Samuel,  30, 
Russia,  209,  210. 
Rust,  Geo.  S.,  101. 
Rust,  Wm.  W.,34. 
Rydman,  Otto,  189. 
Rynearson,  Andrew  J.,  62. 
Ryots,  sect  in  India,  46. 

s. 

Sable  Island,  90. 
Sabrisky,  Lewis  C,  58. 
Sac  and  Fox  Indians,  20,  25. 
Sacramento,  Cal.,  34,  63,200, 

210. 
Sacramento  river,  34. 
Sacramento  Valley,  33,  35. 
Sackville,New  Brunswick.S. 
Sadler,  Frank,  201. 
Sadler,  Frank  J.,  201. 
Safford,  Ariz.,  114. 
Sagers,  Henry  Harrison,  14, 

20. 
Sailor  Prince,  ship,  35,  36. 
Saint  Charles,  Idaho,100,102, 

106,  124, 166,  167. 
Saint  Clair,  Augusta,  80. 
Saint  Clair,  Pa.,  1. 
SaintDavid,Ariz.,101,lll,112. 
Saint  George,  Utah,  66,  69- 

71,  73,  lb,  77,80,  81,  83,  85- 
.87,  89,  91,  93,  96-98,  103, 

106, 107.  Ill,  140, 151, 159, 

160,162,173,176,177,187, 201. 
Saint  George  Stake,  97. 
Saint  George  Temple,  86, 90, 

91,  97, 102. 
Saint  George  Union,  102. 
Saint  Jeor,Francis  D., 58,110. 
Saint  John,  Utah,  116, 158. 
Saint  Johns,  Ariz.,  105,  110, 

117, 127,  128,  150,  194. 
Saint  Johns  Stake,  150. 
Saint  Johns,  Newfoundland, 

105. 
Saint  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  1. 
Saint  Joseph, Ariz., 98  101,156. 
Saint  Joseph,  Mo.,  30,  63,  74. 
Saint  Joseph,  Nev.,  72,  80. 
Saint  Joseph  Stake,  220. 
Saint  Louis,  Mo.,  22,  23,  35, 

37,  50-56,  58,  -88,  203,  204. 
Saint  Louis   L'lminary,  52. 
Saint  Mark,  ship,  75. 
Saint  Mary-s  County,  55,  62. 
Saint  Mary's  hospital,  199. 
Saint  Petersburg,  209. 
Saint  Thomas,  Nev.,  71,  84. 
Salem,  Idaho,  117. 
Salem,  Mass.,  12. 
Salem,  Utah,  61, 96, 101, 147, 

191,  209,  220. 


IKDEX. 


251 


Salina,  Utah,  71-74,  78,  150, 
__  177-179, 182,  188, 193,  195, 
"-"  203,  221. 
Salina  Canyon,  72. 
Salmon,  Wm.  H.,  202. 
Salmon  River,  Idaho,  52-54, 

57,  58,  61. 
Saltair,  Utah,201,202,206,209. 
Salt  Creek (Nephi),  49. 
Salt  Creek  Canyon,  61. 
Salt    Lake  Assembly  Hall, 

100,  105, 109. 
Salt  Lake  City,  77-222. 
Salt   Lake    City    Board   of 

Education,  208. 
Salt  Lake  City  gas  works,88. 
Salt  Lake  City  water  works, 

88. 
Salt  Lake  Daily  Telegraph, 

80. 
Salt    Lake  Evening  Demo- 
crat, 118, 149. 
Salt  Lake  Fire  Dep.,  85. 
Salt  Lake  Herald,  83,  92,  93 , 

105, 141. 
Salt  Lake  Independent,  101. 
Salt    Lake,    Sevier    Valley 

and  Pioche  Railroad,  90. 
Salt  Lake  Stab  e,34,36,98, 115. 
Salt  Lake  Temple,  42,  47,  48, 

51,  54, 197,  202. 
Salt  Lake  Theatre,  66. 
Salt  Lake  Tribune,  85,  116, 

188,  204,  217.' 
Salt  river,  Ariz.,  97,  101. 
Saluda,  steamer,  45. 
Salvation  Army,  208. 
Samaria,  Idaho,  100, 158, 214. 
Samaria ,  Palestine,  89,  170. 
Samoan    Islands,    162,  168, 

193, 196,  206,  209,  213, 215. 
Samoan  mission,  213. 
Sampson,  Isaac,  103. 
Sampson,  William,  185. 
Sampson,  Wm.  C.,183,  185. 
Sampson,  Wm.  P.,  205,  206. 
Samuel  Curling,  ship,53,  56. 
Samuels,  Edward,  87. 
San   Bernardino,    Cal.,    41, 

43-45,    50-52,   54,  56,  58, 

60,  80, 190,  214,  221. 
San  Carlos,  Ariz.,  110. 
Sandberg,  John  C,  97. 
Sanders,  David  A.,  162,  165, 

171,  175. 
Sanders,  John  F.,  69,  70. 
Sandersen,  Sander,  176. 
Sanderson,  Henry  W.,  172, 

176. 
Sanderson  branch,  219. 
Sandford,Elliott,  judge,  163, 

164, 165,  166,168-172,  174, 

175. 
Sandgren,Victor  ,133,153,160. 
San  Diego,  Cal.,  32,  33-35, 

44,  216. 

Sandwich  Islands,  38,  52,  53, 
69,147,(See  alsoHawaii.) 

Sandy,  Utah,  60,  90, 106, 110, 
125, 140, 141,  144, 159, 161, 
162, 183,  202,  205. 

Sanford,  Bingham,  jun.,  80. 

San  Francisco,  Cal.,  43,  44, 

45,  47.  48,  51-53,  55,  62, 
66,  81,  82,  103.  109,  149, 
157,161,173,193,199,205- 
207,  211,  217,  219-222. 


San  FranciscoMountains,66. 
Sangamon  County,  111.,  20. 
San  Juan  County,  105. 
San  Juan,  Porto  Rico,  222. 
San  Luis  Stake,  134. 
San  Luis  Rey,  Cal.,  32,  34. 
San  Luis  Valley,  Colo.,  101, 

102. 
San  Jose,  Cal.,  211. 
San  Mateo,  Cal.,  189. 
San  Pedro,  Cal.,  44,  49,  50, 

53,  56,  69. 
San  Pedro  river,  32,  101. 
Sanpete  County,  38,  45,49,66, 

68,  70,  72,  73. 
Sanpete  Stake  of  Zion,  99. 
Sanpete  Valley,  36,  38,  61, 

76,  88. 
Sanpitch   (Indian  chief) ,  74. 
Santa  Ana,  Cal.,  205. 
Santa  Clara,  Utah,  58,  61, 

6466,116. 
Santa  Fe,  N.  M.,  31. 
Santaquin,  Utah,  41,  48,  49, 

58,  89,91,95,98,123,166,184. 
Santiago  de  Cuba,  219,    221. 
Saunders,  Alvin,  85. 
Saunders,  Alvin  W.,  174. 
Saunders,  Henry,  sen.,  136. 
Saunders,  W.  G.,  128,129,132. 
Savage,  Chas.  R.,  84,  220. 
Savage,  David  Wm.,  186. 
Savage,  Herbert,  168. 
Savage,  Levi,  48, 151,152,160. 
Savage,  Levi  M.,  101. 
Savage,  Sahiel,  28. 
Savage,  George,  143. 
Savior,  Visions  of  the,2,9,12. 
Savoia,  New  Mexico,  111. 
Sayer,  Edward ,  21. 
Scandinavian  Mission,  39-41, 

45,52, 88, 105, 108, 112,  149, 

169,  179,209,  210. 
Schade,  C.  F.,  163. 
Schaeffer,  Michael,  96. 
Schaffer,  J.  Wilson,  82,  84. 
Scharer,  John  Jacob,  214. 
SchellStation,TooeleCo.,70. 
Schettler,  Bernhard  H.,  112, 

137,  159, 161,  216. 
Schettler,    Paul  A.,  65,  89, 

116,  214,  216. 
Schneider,  Christian,  201. 
Schoenfeld,  Edward,  54, 140, 

145,  150,  214. 
Schoenfeld,  Frederick    W., 

117,  214. 
Schofield,  Joseph  S.,  93. 
Schofield,  Nephi  Y.,  170. 
Scofield,  Thos.,  137, 146. 
Scofield,  Utah,  162. 
Scholes,  George,  59. 
"Schooner  Jim",  219. 
Schow,  Andrew  P.,  100, 177, 

184,  189. 
Schramm,  C.  C,  153. 
Schr0der,  Thos.  C,  126. 
Schweich,  George,  204. 
Scilly  Islands,  54. 
Scinde,  India,  50. 
Scipio  (Round Valley), Utah, 

78,80,171,177-179,189,214. 
Scotland,  181. 
Scott,  Andrew*  H.,  76,.92. 
Scott,  Franklin,  205. 
Scott,  Geo.  M.,  181, 191. 
Scott,  John,  60, 62. 


S  Jott,  Wm.  R.,  144. 

Scott,  Winfield,  58. 

Scovil,  Lucius  N.,  171. 

Seager,  George,  54. 

Seal,  Chas.,  121, 124, 131. 

Seamons,  Elijah,  161, 168. 

Sears,  Septimus  W.,  103,122, 
124. 

Secora,  Colo.,  32. 

Secrist,  Jacob  F.,  48,  53,  54. 

Seegmiller,  Wm.  A.,  196,213, 

Seegmiller,  Wm.  H.,  99,  195. 

Seeley,  Orange,  99, 110. 

Seeley,  Wm.  S.,  78,  79,99. 

Seer,  The,  a  semi-monthly 
periodical,  was  first  pub- 
lished by  Orson  Pratt, 
at  Washington,  D.  C,  in 
January,  1853. 

Seer  stone,  5. 

Sego  roots  eaten,  36. 

Seixas,  Mr.,  12. 

Selby,  T.  H.,  81. 

Sellar,  Daniel  R.,  101. 

Sellars,  James,  172,185. 

Sells,  Elijah,  174, 180, 198. 

Seneca  lake,  N.  Y.,  3,  4. 

Seneca  river,  5. 

Sequoia  Parks,  Cal.,  220. 

Sessions,  Byron,  219. 

Sessions,  Perrigrine,  35,  42, 
15S,  154. 

Sessions  Settlement,  Utah, 

42,  53. 
Seventies  organized,  11,  16, 
26-29,  50,  58,  62,  65,  68, 
69,  72,  73,  75,  77,  78,  80, 
114,115,117,120,122,  125, 
134, 150,  151, 194,  203,  214, 
215,  217 
Seventies'Hall  of  Science,40, 

52. 
Severe,  Harrison,  156. 
Severn,  Wm.,  151, 155, 169. 
Sevier  County,  71,  73,  74. 
Sevier  Valley,  42,  64,  68. 
Sevier  Valley  Echo,  115. 
Sevy,  Geo.  W.,  98, 104, 149. 
Seymour ,  Silas ,  78. 
Shady  Grove,    Tenn.,  94. 
Shafer,  Eliza,  123, 127, 129. 
Shaffer,  William,  147. 
Shalersville ,  Ohio,  7. 
Shambip  County.,  55,  62. 
Shanks,  James,  191. 
Sharkey,  Robert  C,  79. 
Sharon,  Vt. ,  1. 
Sharp,  James,  109,  114,  181. 
Sharp,  John,  57, 124, 154,195, 

212. 
Sharp,  John  C,  98. 
Sharp,  Norman,  31. 
Sharp,  Thomas  C,  205. 
Shaver,  Leonidas,  46,  54. 
Shearer,  Norman ,  16, 17. 
Shearman,  Wm.  H.,  72,  201. 
Shechem  (Nablous), Pales- 
tine, 89, 
Sheets,  Elijah  F.,  166,  169. 
Sheets,  Moroni  F.,  160,  161. 
Sheffield,  England,  123. 
Sheffield,  ship,  19. 
Sheldon,N.  Y,,l. 
Shelley,  John  F.,  208. 
Shelley,  Idaho,  208. 
Shelton,  Charles,  58. 
Shelton,  Idaho,  199. 


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I2TDEX. 


Shepherd,    Marquis  L.,  80, 
100, 120, 130, 133,  139. 

Sheridan,  Philip  H.,  81,83, 
92,  94,  111. 

Sheridan,  Mont.,  217. 

Sherman.  Hoyt,  jun., 175,206. 

Sherman,  John,  108. 

Sherman.  Lyman,  12. 

Sherman,  Wm.  T.,  96,  113. 

Sherwood,  HenryG.,17,19,36. 

Sherwood,  Luke,  189, 190. 

Sherwood,  Robert,  214. 

Shetland  Islands,  103. 

Shields,  John,  58. 

Shiloh,  Palestine,  89. 

Shipp,Milford  B., 162,165,168. 

Shippen,  Charles,  155. 

Shipping:,  Charles,  142. 

Shirtliff,  Vincent,  41. 

Shiverute  Indians,  88. 

Shoal  Creek,  Iowa,  26. 

Shoal  Creek,  Mo.,  10. 

Shoal  Creek  (Hebron^  Utah, 
75. 

Sholdebrand,  John,  189. 

Shoshone   Indians,  54,    60, 
68. 

Shoup,  Governor,  190. 

Showlow,  Ariz.,  156, 188, 204. 

Shreeve,  Thomas  A.,  213. 

Shumway,  Chas. ,  29,  38, 219. 

Shumway,  Ariz.,    219. 

Shunesberg,  Utah,  76. 

Shurtliff,  L.  E.,  120. 

Shurtliff,  Lewis  W.,  98. 

Shurtliff,  Luman,  62. 

Shurtliff ,  Noah  L.,  198. 

Siam,  45,  46,  47,  48. 

Siberia,  210. 

Siddons,  ship.  53. 

Sidney,  ship,  21. 

Sierra  Madre  Mountains,96. 

Sierra  Nevada-Mountains,  33 

Silver,  M.  H. ,  185. 

Silver  convention,  209. 

Silver  Creek,  Ariz.,  102. 

Silver  Creek,  Utah,  83. 

Silver  Reef,  Utah,  97,160,165. 

Silver  Reef  Echo,  97. 

Simester,  John  W.,  191. 

Simmons,  Alfonso  B.,  164. 

Simmons,  Edgar  D.,  181. 

Simmons,  Samuel,  198. 

Simms,  George",  74. 

Simpson,  Chas.  W.,  120,  121. 

Simpson,  Thos.,  118, 121, 125. 

Simpson,  W.  R.,  69. 

Sinclair,  Charles  E.,  61. 

Sinclair,  David  R.,  203. 

Singleton,  Albert,  146, 177. 

Singleton,  John,  74. 

Sioux    Falls,     155,  169,  185. 

Sirrine,  Mephibosheth,  35. 
Sissom,  Joseph  H.,  125,  129. 
Sixteenth  Infantry,  206,  213, 
Sj0nabaeck,  Sweden,  48. 
Sj0dahl,  Jannes  M.,  162,170, 

177, 185,  216. 
Skanchev,  Anthon  L.,115,179. 

180,  183. 
Skandinaviens    Stjerne,  44. 
Skaugaard,  N.  C,  115. 
Skeen,  Joseph,  62. 
Skelton,  Robert,  48,  53,  56. 
Skinner,  Hyrum,  186. 
Skive,  Denmark,  46. 
Skousen,  Jens  N.,  117 


Skull  Valley,  Utah,  73,  176. 
Skurup,  Sweden,  48. 
Slater,    Albert  G.,  149,  156, 

185, 193. 
Slater,  Richard,  204. 
Slater,  R.  G.,  143. 
Slaterville,  Utah,  98,  204. 
Sloan,  Edward  L.,  79,  83,92. 
Sloan,  James,  19,  20. 
Sly,  James  Calvin,  71. 
Smart,  Ann ,  96. 
Smart,  Thos.  H.,  144,  148, 

152,  159, 
Smelting  works  in  Utah ,  70. 
Smith,  Capt.,  70. 
Smith,  Abraham,  72. 
Smith,  Adam  G.,  155. 
Smith,  A.  J.,  31. 
Smith,  Alma  L.,15.71,149,210. 
Smith,  Amanda,  134. 
Smith,  Andrew,  87,  121, 122, 

124,  131. 
Smith,  Andrew,  jun.,  216. 
Smith,  Asahel,  17,  35. 
Smith,  Azariah,  217. 
Smith,  Bathsheba  W.,  197, 

199   202. 
Smith,' Charles  N.,  214. 
Smith,  Catherine,  4. 
Smith ,  Clarissa,  50. 
Smith,  David,  32. 
Smith,  Desdemona,  128, 
Smith,  Don  Carlos, 4, 19,  20. 
Smith,  Eden,  8. 
Smith,  Elias,  17,  45,50,88, 

100,  157,  163. 
Smith,  Elias  A.,  127. 
Smith,  Emma,  4,  11,  21-23, 

25, 103,  191. 
Smith,  George  A.,  1,14,17,18, 

20,23,24,25,26,29,33,34,36, 

40, 41, 42, 44,45,46,49,51,55, 

56,66,71,74,76,77,79,80,82, 

84,85,  88,  89,90,91,93,94, 

199,  217. 
Smith,  George  A.,  jun.,  64. 
Smith,  George  Michael,  209. 
Smith,  George  U.,  151. 
Smith,  Harry    H.,  194,  202, 

207,  209,  210. 
Smith,  Howard  S.,  19. 
Smith,  Hyrum,  1,  3,  4, 8, 9,11, 

13,15,16,19,21,23,25  28,46, 

51,205. 
Smith,  Isaac,  100, 115, 186. 
Smith,  James,  152, 160. 
Smith,. James  A.,  206. 
Smith,  James  F.,  214. 
Smith,  James  T.,  78. 
Smith,  Jerusha  F.,  13,  97. 
Smith,  Jesse  N.,  83, 156,  191, 

221. 
Smith,  Job,  38. 
Smith,  John,  10, 13, 14, 17,19- 

21,  24, 26, 34-36,  53. 
Smith,  John,  50,  51,  64,  71. 
Smith,  JohnE.,i*2. 
Smith,  John  Henry,  36,  107, 

109-111, 118,  122, 147, 150, 

151, 156,  197,  200,  205,  210- 

213,  219,  221. 
Smith, John  L., 67,155,214,217. 
Smith,  John  P.,  66. 
Smithy  Jonathan,  166. 
Smith,  John  Y.,  128, 129, 136. 
Smith,  Joseph,  sen.,  1, 3, 4,  8, 

10, 13, 19. 


Smith,  Joseph,  the  Prophet, 
1-28,37,51,97,103,128,205, 
211,  217,  220,  222. 
Smith,  Joseph,  3rd,  8. 
Smith,  Joseph  A.,  116. 
Smith,  Joseph  D.,  99. 
Smith,  Joseph  F.,  16,71,77,80, 

91,94, 98, 100, 102, 106, 107, 
109,149-151,158,  169,172, 

173,  194, 197, 199,  200,  202, 

203,  2L0,  215,  221. 
Smith,  Joseph  H.,  69. 
Smith,  Joshua  A.,  28. 
Smith,  Laura  Nebeker,  137. 
Smith,  Leonard  I.,  48,55,  58, 
Smith,  Lot,  63,  60,  67,  78,  85, 

101, 198. 
Smith,  Lucy,  4,  73. 
Smith,  Lucy  M.,  199. 
Smith,  Levi  W.,  201. 
Smith,  Lewis,  200. 
Smith,  Maren,  killed,  76. 
Smith,  Mary,  12. 
Smith,  Mary  Fielding,  46. 
Smith,. Milton,  31. 
Smith,  Moses,  24. 
Smith,  Orson,  186,  201. 
Smith,  Peter,  78. 
Smith,  Ralph,  145,  155,161. 
Smith,  Ransford,  116. 
Smith,     Reuben     C,     132, 

133, 139. 
Smith,  Rudolph,  112. 
Smith,  Samuel,  157. 
Smith,  Samuel  H.,  3,  4,  7,  8, 

10,  19,  26. 
Smith,    Samuel   H.  B.,   119, 

128, 129, 135. 
Smith ,  Silas,  210. 
Smith,  Silas  S.,  104,112. 
Smith,  Silas  S.,  sen.,  72. 
Smith,  Sardius,  15. 
Smith,  Sylvester,  10.  11. 
Smith,  Thomas,  19,  33. 
Smith,  Thos.  S.,  53,  54,  71, 

75, 116, 186. 
Smith,  Thomas  X.,  65. 
Smith,  Warren,  15. 
Smith,  Warren  B.,  188, 192. 
Smith,  Willard  G.,  99. 
Smith,  William,  1,  4,  8, 11, 12, 

21,  28, 167,  204,  216. 
Smith,  Wm.  R.,  98, 150, 160, 

163,  205. 
Smith,  Willis,  74. 
Smithfield,   Utah.  63,  64, 145, 

149,  154,  156,  160, 161,  168, 

171, 182, 185, 193, 195,198,203. 
Smithurst,  Aaron,  53. 
Smith's    Fork     of     Green 

River,  49. 
Smithville,  Ariz.,  125. 
Smoot,  Abraham  O.,  17,  37, 

46,  51,  56,  57,  59,  80,  101, 

116,  208. 
Smoot,  Annie  K.,  205. 
Smoot,  Brigham,  193,  199. 
Smoot,  Margaret'T.,  116. 
Smoot,W.  C.  A.,  jun,  115,11 
Smuin,  James,  173,  176. 
Smurthwaite,  Jas.  R.,  215. 
Snarr,  Jas.  T.,  214. 
Snarr,  Thos.,  75. 
Snead,  Thos  T.,  188, 
Snell,  Geo.D., 138,146, 151,195. 
Snell,  John  W.,  123, 129, 130, 

140, 186, 189. 


IKDEX. 


253 


Snell,  John  W.,  jun.,  123. 

Snider,  John,  13,  20,  22,  95. 

Snow,  Artemesia,  111. 

Snow,  Bernard,  88. 

Snow,  Don  Carlos,  146,  151. 

Snow,  Eleanor,  213. 

Snow,  Eliza  R.,  21,  89, 155. 

Snow,  Erastus,  1, 17,  24,  26, 
37-39,41,43-48,49,51,  52, 
54,  56,  59, 64  66, 77,  80,  90, 
98,  99,  101,  102,  106,  110, 
111,  114, 149,  159,  162. 

Snow,  Erastus  W.,  90, 159. 

Snow,  Franklin  B.,  148. 

Snow,  Gardiner,  23, 179. 

Snow,  Georgie,  88. 

Snow,  Harriet  A.,  184. 

Snow,  Le  Roy  C,  218, 

Snow,  Lorenzo,  1, 19,  22,  37- 
41,  45,  46,  49,  70,  71,  87, 
90,91,95,98,99,  101,  105, 
126,  127-130,  132,  137,  139, 
143, 146, 150,  151, 160, 184, 
197,  202. 

Snow,  Mary  Adaline,  222. 

Snow,  Melvina  H.,  HI. 

Snow,  Minnie  J.,  202. 

Snow,  Oliver  G.,  100. 

Snow,  Warren  S.,  71,  73,  213. 

Snow,  Willard,  17, 36,  40,  48, 
111,  221. 

Snow,  Willard  L., 133,137,138, 

Snow,  William,  41,  77. 

Snow,  Zerubbabel,40,  43,  88, 
165. 

Snowflake,  Ariz.,  102,106,107, 
118, 156, 194,198,  200. 

Snyder,  Geo.  G.,  99. 

Snyder,  Samuel,  47. 

Snyder's  Mill,  Utah,  64. 

Social  Hall,  47,  55,  63. 

Society  Islands,  22,  25,  26,27, 
29,  31,  32,  36,  38,  39,  42, 
45,  46,  47,  54,  56,  195,198 
205,215,  (mission  history) 
213. 

Soda  Springs,  Idaho,  33,  60, 
85,  216. 

S0derlund,  Lars  F.,  212, 

Solfvarbo  Sweden,  212. 

Solomon,  Alfred,  173, 201,202. 

Sommer,  Nicholas,  152. 

Sonne,  Ole,  209. 

Sonoro,  Mexico,  60,  97,  98, 
174,  205. 

Soper,  Richard,  84. 

Sorau,  Germany,  200. 

S0rensen,  Christian,  165,168. 

S0rensen,  Hans,  158, 178,  182. 

S0rensen,  Jas.  L.,  174, 176. 

S0rensen,  Jens,  72,  168,  173. 

S0rensen,John  P. ,141,142,152. 

S0rensen,  Lars  C,  168,  169. 

S0rensen,  Ole,  jun.,  196. 

S0rensen,  S0ren  N.,  159, 162. 

Soulsby,  Joseph,  197. 

South,  Chas.,  184. 

South  Africa,  62,  70,71,72,211. 

South  American  mission,  20, 
25,45,46,47. 

South  Australia,  18,  53. 

South  Bainbridge ,  N.  Y. ,  4. 

South  Bountiful,  Utah,  98, 
131,150,163,171.200. 

South  Carolina,  22,  113,  12r, 
174,  198,  207. 

South  Cottonwood,Utah  ,49, 


65,  75,  99, 148, 151, 153,157, 
159, 161, 165, 171,  179,  184. 

South  Dakota,171,185,220,222. 

Southern  California,  41,  42, 

57,  60. 

Southern  Idaho  Independ' 

ent  125. 
Southern  Pacific  Ry.,  206. 
Southern  Star,  222 
Southern  States  mission,  94, 

101,  102,  109,  115,  134,  163, 

209,  216,  219,  222. 
South  Hooper,  Davis  Co. ,98, 

137, 141, 154,  210. 
South  lona,  Idaho,  201. 
South  Jordan,  Utah,  98, 146, 

152, 163,  164,  169,  185,  190. 
South  Morgan,  Morgan  Co., 

99. 
South'Park,  Wyo.,  203. 
South  Pass,  33,  38,  50. 
South  Weber,  99, 184. 
Southwestern    States  mis- 
sion, 218. 
Spain,  47, 50,  218, 220. 
Spanish  Fork,  Utah ,  44,  46, 

58.  68,  75,  88,  92,  112,  133, 
138, 146, 150. 158,  160,  165, 
166,172,175, 176, 178,188, 195, 
197,198,202,209,210, 212, 215. 

Spanish  Fork  Sun,  198. 
Spanish  Wall,  47,  49. 
Sparta,  Tenn.,  205. 
'Spartan  Band",  31. 
Spaulding,  Ira  N.,  101. 
Spaulding,  Solomon,  138. 
Spaulding  story,  9. 
Spencer,  Albert,  221. 
Spencer,  Augustine,  25. 
Spencer,  Claudius  V.,  50,  65, 

120. 
Spencer,  Daniel,  24,  36,  40, 

56,  57,  79. 
Spencer,  Edwin,  131. 
Spencer,  Franklin,  99. 
Spencer,  Geo.  M.,  217. 
Spencer,  Geo.  S.,216. 
Spencer,  Howard  O.,  62,  63, 

97, 164, 174. 
Spencer,  John,  108,  164,  167, 

171, 193,  108. 
Spencer,  Lydia,  116. 
Spencer,  Orson,  24,  32,  35, 

36,  38,  47,  54. 
Spencer,  Orson  J.,181, 182,184. 
Spencer,  Samuel  G.,  179. 
Spencer  branch,  Wayne  Co., 

128  149 
Sperry,  Chas.,  73,  99, 163. 
Sperry,Harrison,  143,145,150. 
Spiers,  John,  62. 
Spiers,  Thos.,  27. 
Spilsbury,  D.,  160. 
Spilsbury,  A.  P.,  119. 
Spori,  Jaco  0,117, 135, 136. 
Sprague,  Commissioner,  102. 
Sprague,  Ezra  T.,  155,  169. 
Sprague,  Sam.  L.,  75,135,144, 

221. 
Spring  Basin,  Idaho,  106,155. 
Spring  City,  Sanpete  Co.,50, 

63,77,95,103,115,148-151, 153, 

157,159,163,166, 172, 185, 188, 

194, 198,  210. 
Springdale,  Utah,  76, 154. 
Springer,  Wm.  M.,  172. 
Springfield,  111.,  22,  23,  59. 


Spring  Glen,  Emery  Co., 158, 

179, 182. 
Spring  Lake,  Utah  Co.,  69, 

157,  165. 
Spring  Valley,  Nev.,  75. 
Springville,  Utah  Co.,  40,  42, 

44,48,49,58,63,75, 80, 88, 98, 

101,  111,  113, 127, 135, 136, 146, 

152, 154,157, 160, 161, 164-167, 

171,  172,190,193,195-197,203, 

209,  217,  222. 
Springville  Independent,  193. 
Sproule,  Andrew,  52, 
Spry,  William,  176. 
Spurgeon,  Robert,  70. 
Squires,    John,  153,  158,  162, 

165, 166. 
Staehle,  John,  153. 
Stafford  jail,  18. 
Staines,  Wm.  C, 45,77,90,108. 
Staker,  Joseph  S.,  121. 
Stakes  of  Zion,  organized,14, 

17  19,36,42,47,63, 79, 92,  97- 

101,104,115,150,199,202,209, 

219, 220. 
Stalev,  Charles,  99. 
Stalworthy,  H.  T.,  189. 
Stal worthy,  Thomas,  189. 
Stander,  Henry,  168,  202, 203. 
Standiflrd,  Henry,  107. 
Standing,  James,  128. 
Standing,  Joseph,  104-106. 
Standring,  Edwin,  141,146,151. 
Stanford,  Thos.  C,  199. 
Stanley,  Frank,  148. 
Stanley,  Henry  M.,  191. 
Stanley,  Michael,  183, 192. 
Stanley's  Hill,  England,  18. 
Stansbury,  Ho  ward,  36,37,40. 
Stanton,  Clarinda,  134. 
Stanton,  Daniel,  14, 19. 
Staples,  George,  189. 
Starkey,  Elizabeth  Ann,121- 

124. 
Star  of  the  West,  ship,  78. 
Starr,  Commissioner,  136. 
Star  Valley,  Wyo.,  152,  160. 
"State  Secrets",  66. 
StaufFer,  Ulrich,  158, 163. 
Stayner,  Arthur,  177. 
Stayner,  Chas.  Wm.,  78. 
Steel,  Marshal,  136. 
Steele,  James  E.,  132,209,210. 
Steele,  Jas.  I.,  137,  138,  146. 
Steele,  Catharine  C,  34,192. 
Steele,  Geo.  E.,  143. 
Steele,  John,  34. 
Steele,  Young  Elizabeth,  34. 
Steers,  Elijah,  163. 
Steers,  Elijah  M.,  154, 156. 
Steffensen,  Christian  H.,115. 
Steiner,  Casper,  151. 
Stenhouse,  Fanny,  92. 
Stenhouse,  Thos.  B.  H.,  39 

40,  41,  71, 109,  214. 
Stephens,  Alex.  N.,  155. 
Stephens,  Evan,  189, 2)3. 
Stephenson,  Andrew,  214. 
Stephenson,    Commissoner, 

135, 136. 
Stephenson,  Thos.C.,179,183. 
Steptoe,  E.  J.,  51,  52. 
Stevens,  A.,  75. 
Stevens,  Arnold,  32. 
Stevens,  David  R.,  99. 
Stevens,  Lyman,  49. 
Stevens,  Ransom  M.,206,213. 


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INDEX. 


Stevens,  Rosewell,  105. 
Stevens,  Sidney,  202. 
Stevens,  Thos.  J.,  148. 
Stevenson,  Edward,  47,  50, 

53,  63,  83, 121,  164, 166,168, 

207,  214. 
Stevenson,  Ezra  T.,  218. 
Stevenson,  James,  210,  211. 
Stevenson, William,  97. 
Steward,  Benjamin  F.,  122. 
Steward,  John,  83. 
Steward,  William  A.,  99. 
Stewart,  A.  J.  B.,  133,  212. 
Stewart,  Benjamin  F.,  58. 
Stewart,  Daniel  Jones,  210. 
Stewart,  David  M.,  221. 
Stewart,  Isaac  M.,  183. 
Stewart,  James,  188. 
Stewart,  James  M.,  188, 191. 
Stewart,  James  Wm.,  184. 
Stewart,  James  Z., 95,101 ,105. 
Stewart,  John  W,  181. 
Stewart,  Levi,  84. 
Stewart,  Nephi,  128. 
Stewart,  Oscar  M.,  115, 119. 
Stewart,  Randolph  H.,  107, 

167,  174. 
Stewart,  Randolph  S.,  100. 
Stewart,  Urban  Van,  215. 
Stewart.  Vincent  I.,  204. 
Stewart,  Wm.  A.,  182,  185, 

204,  205. 
Stewart,  William  L.,  212. 
Stewart,  William  M.,  201. 
Stewart,  William  T.,  213. 
Stickney,  Albert,  93. 
Stickney,  Jos.  C,  174,177. 
Stillson,  Jerome  B.,  98. 
Stimpson,  William ,  133. 
Stirland,  Thos.,  190, 195,  201. 
Stoal,  Josiah,  2. 
Stock,  John,  213. 
Stockholm,  Sweden,  46,  216. 
Stoddard,  Hyrum  F.,  171. 
Stoddard,  John,  141, 148.  201. 
Stoddard,  Judson,  59,  216. 
Stoddard,  Oscar  O.,  64,  213. 
Stoker,  J.  H.,  214. 
Stoker,  John,  42,  108. 
Stoker,  William,  80. 
Stone,  Amos  Pease,  183. 
Stone,  M.  M.,  186. 
Stookey,  Enos,  175. 
Stout,  Hosea,  48,57,63,86, 

87,  88,  172. 
Stout,  Lewis  W.,  181. 
Stowell,  Heber  J..179. 
Stowell,  Wm.  R.  R.,  60,  201. 
Strang,  Jas.  J.,  31. 
Stratford,  Andrew,  179. 
Stratford,  Andrew  W.,  157, 

163, 176. 
Stratton,  James  A.,  207. 
Stratton,  Joseph  A.,  41. 
Strawberry  Valley,  Utah,78. 
Street,  E.  W.,  101. 
Street  lamps.  First,  82. 
Stringfellow,  George,  111. 
Stringham,  Benjamin,  77. 
Stringham,  Briant,  85. 
Stringham,  Jeremiah,  101. 
Stringham,  Susan  A.,  211. 
Stringham,  Wm.  E.,  116. 
Stramberg,  Andrew  G.,  154, 

165. 
Strgmberg,  Andrew  J.,  149, 

161. 


Strong,  Judge,  108. 
Strong,  William,  169. 
Struble,  Isaac  S.,  183. 
Stuart,  Davis  M.,    126,  127, 

134. 
Stuart,  George,  121. 
Stucki,  John  W.,  214. 
Stumpf,   Frangott,  152,  156, 

163, 187. 
Stutz,  Lorenzo,  140,  141,  148. 
Styler,  John,  191. 
Sudweeks,  Henry,  184, 193. 
Sudweeks,  Maria,  137. 
Sudweeks,  Richard  Henry, 

136,  137, 146 
Sudworth,  David,  40. 
Sugar  Creek,  Iowa,  229. 
Sugar  factory    near    Lehi, 

190,  200. 
Sugar  factory  near  Ogden, 

218. 
Sugar  House  Ward,  89,  105, 

115. 
Sugar  works  in  Utah,  First, 

45,  54, 
Sullivan,  John  W.,  175. 
Summer,  Josiah ,  10. 
Summit,  Iron  Co.,  146. 
Summit  County,Utah,  47,49, 

50,  66,  81. 
Summit    County     Railway, 

86,  90. 
Summit  Stake,  99,  219. 
Sunday  School,  First,  38. 
Sunday  School  convention, 

222. 
Sundwall,  Peter,  221. 
Sunset,  Ariz.,  95, 101 
Sunset  Crossing,  95. 
Susan  Par  dew,  ship,  71. 
Sutherland,  Edward,  40. 
Sutter,  John  A.,  34. 
Sutter's  Mill,  Cal.,  217. 
Sutter's  Fort,  Cal.,  35. 
Sutton,  John,  sen.,  187. 
Sutton,  John  A.,  112. 
Svendsen,  August,  172,  174, 

200,  202. 
Svendsen,  Knud,  184. 
Svendsen,  Lars,  166,  170. 
Svendsen,  Peter,  158, 169, 174, 

204,  205. 
Svenska  Barolden,  121. 
Swain,  Robert  H.,124,125,132. 
Swansea,  Wales,  58,  108,  112, 

164, 165. 
Swanton,  ship,  22,  24. 
Sweatt,  Benjamin,  27. 
Sweden,  38,  46-48,  56,  97, 118, 

183,  203,  204,  212,  215,  216, 

218,  222. 
Sweet,  Harlam  P.,  79. 
Sweet,  Northrop,  5. 
Swenson,  Bengt,  89. 
Swenson,  John,  148. 
Swift  creek,  Wyo.,  152. 
Swiss  and  German  mission, 

213  216 
Swiss  mission,  41,  79,  216,  219. 
Switzerland,  38,  52,  67,  117, 

152,  169,  182,  215,  216. 
Sydney,  Australia,  44,  45,48- 

50,  54,  59. 
Sylvester,  Joshua  W.,  99. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,188. 
Syracuse,  Utah,  175,  210 
Syria,  89, 181,  215, 216. 


T. 

Tabernacles  in    Salt   Lake 

City,  43,i45,  77,  82,' 
Tabernacle*  choir,  189,  |203, 

211,  212. 
Tabiona,  Indian,  89. 
Table  Rock.  Utah,  39. 
Taft,  Seth,  37,  88,  70. 
Taggart,  Dr.,  82. 
Tahiti,  Society  Islands,  27, 

46,56,196,198. 
Talbot,  Henry,  211. 
Talbot,  John,  70. 
Talmage,  James  E.,  191,  214, 

219. 
Talmage,  Thos.    De    Witt, 

106,  193. 
Tampa,  Florida,  217. 
Tanner,  John,  159,  160, 165. 
Tanner,  John  J.,  212. 
Tanner,  Joseph  M.,  131, 151. 
Tanner,  Joseph  S.,  167. 
Tanner,  Nathan,  jun.,  74. 
Tanner,  Thomas,  54. 
Tarqueni,   ship,  53. 
Tarwater,  Samuel,  199. 
Tasmania,207,210.212,214,216. 
Tate,  John,  144, 152. 
Tate,  John  W.,  134. 
Tatlock,  E.  W.,  206,  208. 
Taylor,  Agnes,  79. 
Taylor,  Allen ,  36, 105. 
Taylor,  Benjamin  Franklin, 

180. 
Taylor,  Clarence  W.,  210. 
Taylor,  Elmer,  211. 
Taylor,  Edmund  Z.,  164. 
Taylor,  Frank  Y.,  115. 
Taylor,  George,  144, 157. 
Taylor,  Geo.  H. ,  126, 129,135. 
Taylor,  Geo.  J.,  82. 
Taylor,  Harriet  Whittaker, 

110. 
Taylor,  James,  79,  83,    120, 

121,  127, 128,  201. 
Taylor,  James  A.,  128,149,150, 
156.  :z:~: 

Taylor,  John,  1, 14, 16  20,  22, 
26,27,  30-32,37-39,41,43- 
47,  53,  56,  59,  60,  62-66,69, 
70, 71,  74,  76,  77,  79, 81,  83, 
92,    97,    99- 101,  103,  104, 
107, 109, 110, 114-116, 118,128, 
137,138,142,144,145,150,151. 
Taylor,  John,  captain,  64. 
Taylor,  John  W.,  61, 120, 135, 
139,  147,  151,155,166,214,221. 
Taylor,  Joseph,  60.  «| 

Taylor,  Joseph  E  ,  98  180,184. 
Taylor,  Levi,  J.,  148, 199,  201. 
Taylor,  Leonora,  79. 
Taylor,  Martha.  125. 
Taylor,  Martin  V.,  216. 
Taylor,  Obed,  108. 
Taylor,  Pleasant  G.,  98,  166, 

169. 
Taylor,  Samuel,  162, 164. 
Taylor,    Sophia  Whittaker, 

145. 
Taylor,  Stanley,  130,  132,140. 
Taylor,  Thos.,  58,  114, 155. 
Taylor.  Thos.  E.,  130, 131. 
Taylor,  Wm.,  51, 105. 
Taylor,  Wm.  A.,  189, 196. 
Taylor,  Wm.  W.,    106,  114, 
116, 116. 


INDEX. 


265 


Taylor,  ZachariahS. ,188,191. 
Taylor,  Ariz.,  101, 156,  212. 
Taylor,  Idaho,  164. 
Taylorsville,  Utah,  108, 147, 

152,  221. 
Taylor's  Mill,  152. 
Teasdale,  George,  7,  99, 110, 

119,  143,  187,  205,  210,  221. 
Teasdale,  Mary  Loretta  P., 

210. 
Teasdale,  Wayne    Co.,    128, 

165,  180, 183,  189. 
Teeples,  Henry,  182, 192. 
Teeples,  Sydney,  214. 
Telford,  John,  211. 
Telii,  native  of  Tubuai,  26. 
Teller,  Henry  M.,  196. 
Tempe,  Ariz.,  Ill,  115. 
TempleBlock,SaltL.akeCity, 

34,  37,  41,  47,  100,  102. 
Temple  lot  at  Independence, 

Mo.,  197. 
Templeton  building,  190. 
Tennessee,  1,  94, 115-117, 119, 

125, 163,  164,  176,  205,  222. 
Tenney,  Ammon  M.,  105, 117, 

138. 
Tenney,  Nathan  E.,  110. 
Tenney's  grove.  Mo.,  16. 
Terkelsen,  Jens,  61. 
Terrazas,  Luis,  95. 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  17. 
Territorial  Enquirer,  100. 
Territorial  library,  45. 
Terry,  Chas.  A.,  188,  193. 
Terry,  George,  98 
Terry,  Joshua,  102. 
Terry,  Otis  L.,  178, 184. 
Terry,  Parshall,  06. 
Terry,  Rachel,  176. 
Teton,  Idaho,  112, 115. 
Texas,  54,  57, 60,  61, 139, 167, 

204,  209,  218. 
Thanie,  Patrick  C,  130. 
Thatcher,  Alley,  170. 
Thatcher,  Fanny Young,196. 
Thatcher,  Geo.  W.,  139, 160, 

206. 
Thatcher,  Hezekiah,  103,170. 
Thatcher,  John  B.  ,65,209,210. 
Thatcher,  Moses,  20,  98, 103, 

105, 106,  111,  115,  118, 120, 

150,  151, 164, 170,  211,  213- 

216. 
Thatcher,  Ariz.,  112, 136, 212, 

221. 
Thayre,  Ezra,  5,  8, 14. 
Theurer,  Fred.,  187. 
Thiers,  M.,  89, 
Thirlkill,  Milton  H.,  34. 
Thistle  roots  eaten.  36. 
Thistle  Valley  (Indianola), 

72,  75,  99. 
Thomas,  Arthur  L.,  115,132, 

141,174,180,183,188,196, 

197,  202,  217. 
Thomas,  Daniel  C,  188. 
Thomas,  Daniel  F.,  98,  154, 

162,  164,  201. 
Thomas,  Daniel  S.,102. 
Thomas,  Ed.,  199,  200. 
Thomas,  Edward,  124. 
Thomas,  Enoch,  127. 
Thomas,  James,  140. 
Thomas  John,  192, 193. 
Thomas,  L.,  67. 
Thomas,  Lorenzo  R.,  196. 


Thomas,  Preston,  45,  99. 
Thomas,  Robert  T.,  58, 196. 
Thomas,  Theodore,  112. 
Thomas,  Thos.  F.,  120. 
Thomas,  W.   G.,  93. 
Thomassen,  Gustaf ,  162, 186. 
Thomassen,  Peter  O.,  91. 
Thompson,  Clark,  85. 
Thompson,  Daniel,  75,  80. 
Thompson,  James,  56,  119. 
Thompson,  James  T.,  183. 
Thompson,  John  C„  132. 
Thompson,  Mercy  R.,  203. 
Thompson,  Ralph,  84. 
Thompson,  Robert  B.,  19,20. 
Thompson,  Samuel,  197. 
Thompson,  William,  144. 
Thompson,  William,jun.,129, 

141, 142,  144. 
Thompson,  Ohio,  6. 
Thomson,  Gustaf,  156. 
Thomson,  Niels   Peter,  205, 

208. 
Thomson,  Walter,  98. 
Thomstorff,  August  F.,131. 
Thorn,  Isaac,  116. 
Thorn,  Joseph  E..  184. 
Thorn,  Richard,  168,  172. 
Thorn,  Richard  Henry  222. 
Thorn,  William,  186. 
Thornley,  John,  63. 
Thornley,  John  W.,  123. 
Thornley,  Martha  Seed,  204. 
Thornley,  Robert,  63. 
Thornton,  Horace,  72. 
Thornton,  ship,  56. 
Thorp,  Chr.  L.,  159, 162. 
Thorp,  John,  159, 168. 
Thorpe,  Marcus  B.,  36. 
Thorpe,  William,  69,  73. 
Thorup,  Herman   F.  P".,  136, 

145, 151, 176,  187, 189. 
Three  Brothers,  ship,  27. 
Three  Mile  Creek,  Utah,  97, 

100, 145, 148,  157, 168,  182. 
Three  Tetons,  Idaho,  67. 
Thurber,  Albert  K.,  92,  99, 

160. 
Thurber,  Joseph  B.,  171. 
Thurber,  Joseph  H.,  140,142. 
Thurber,  Wayne  Co.,  108. 
Thurgesen,  Hans,  180, 181. 
Thurman,  Samuel  R., 167,176. 
Thursby,  Emma,  192. 
Thurston,  Mr.,  75. 
Thurston,  Franklin,  132. 
Thurston,  Moses,  54. 
Thurston,  Thomas, 52. 
Thurston,  Terry,  178. 
Thurston,  Tore,  58. 
Thyggersen,  S0ren  C,  165, 

175. 
Tiberias,  Palestine,  89,  170. 
Tidwell,  Jas.  H.,  173,  176. 
Tidwell,  Jefferson,  99. 
Tietjen,  ErneSt  A.,  111. 
Times  and  Reasons, 18,20-22. 
Timpanogas,  Utah  Co.,  125. 
Tindrel,  F.  F.,  49. 
Tingey,  Henry,  73,  100,  157, 

168, 174,  211. 
Tinstad,  Denmark,  46. 
Tintic,  Utah,  56, 128,146,181, 

195. 
"Tintic  war,"  55. 
Tippetts,  Brigham  L.,  114. 
Tippetts,  John  H.,  32,  182. 


Tippetts,  Wm.  P.,  97. 
Titensor,  John  W.,  193. 
Tithing,  Law  of,  11,15, 36, 55. 
Titus,  John,  70. 
Todd,  Robert,  sen.,  77. 
Tolman,  Judson  A.,  118. 
Tolono,  111.,  124. 
Toins,  James,  86,  88. 
Tongatabu,  Tonga,  193,215. 
Tonto  Basin,  Ariz.,  108,  156. 
Tooele,  Tooele  Co.,  38,45,49, 

58,65,66,69,70,73,-77, 98, 99, 

110,113,114,122-124,128, 

129,  133-135,  137,  140146, 

152,  206,  207. 
Tooele  County,  45, 49,  66. 
Tooele  Stake,  98. 
Tooele  Valley,  36. 
Topham,  Simon    Thornton, 

169, 175. 
Topsfield,  Mass.,  1. 
Toquerville,  Utah,  60,  61,  66, 

93, 101, 132,  151,  152, 158, 

160, 192. 
Toronto,  Jos.,  38,  39,  40,  112. 
Torrey's  Rough  Riders,  222. 
Tovey,  Wm.  H.,  141,  144, 145, 

155, 158, 161, 166. 
Townsend,  James,  131. 
Townsend,  Ruth,  203. 
Tracy,  Helon  H.,  129,132,142. 
Train,Geo.Francis,81,83,185. 
Transit,  steamer,  48. 
Trans-  MississippiCongress, 

Trans -Mississippi  Exposi- 
tion, 222. 

Trapper,  Elrick,  187. 

Treasureton,  Idaho,  208. 

Trejo,  Milton  G.,  95,  97,  105. 

Tremont,  ship,  20. 

Trenton,  N.  Y.,  1. 

Trenton,  Utah,  118,  136. 

Treseder,  Frank  M.,  128,137, 
140. 

Tribe,  Henry,  136. 

Tropic,  Garfield  C,  207. 

Truckee  river,  34. 

Truman,  Jacob  M.,  108. 

Trumbo,  Isaac,  Col,  217,221. 

Trumbull,  L.,  81. 

Trustee  in  Trust,  19,  104. 

Tuamotu  Islands,  28,  213,215. 

Tuba,  Ariz.,  198. 

Tubuai,  25,  26,  28,  42. 

Tucker,  Amasa,  194. 

Tuckett,  Henry,  197,  200. 

Tuckett,  John,  197. 

Tucson,  Ariz.,  32. 

Tullidge,  Edward  W.,  68,  71, 
206. 

Tullidge,  John,  89. 

TuUy,  Mo.,  18. 

Tunbridge,  William,  220. 

Tunbridge,  Vt.,  1. 

Turenne,  Count,  95. 

Turin,  Italy,  39. 

Turkey,  89,  117,  181,  216. 

Turley,  Theodore,  17, 18,  19. 

Turnbow,  Samuel,  189. 

Turnbull,  James,  95. 

Turnburg,  Gustave,  167. 

Turner,  Alfred,  167, 170. 

Turnei,  Chas.,  99. 

Turner,  James,  162, 165, 167. 

Turner,  J.  H.,  173. 

Turner,  John,  106. 


256 


INDEX. 


Turner,  John  F.,  106, 108. 
Turner,  John  W.,  208. 
Turner,  Joseph  H.,  189. 
Turpin,  Jesse  R.,  148,153,160. 
Turvesen,  James  V.,185. 
Ttiscarora,  ship,  58. 
Tuttle,  Luther  T.,  196. 
Twelve  Mile  Creek,  72,76,88. 
Twenty-fourthlnfantry,  213, 

221. 
Twichel,  James  E.,  127,  134. 
Twin  Creek,  Idaho,  88, 
Twin  Peaks,  Utah,  84. 
Twiss,  Stephen  P.,  117. 
Twiss,  Thos.  S.,  59. 
Tyler,  Daniel,  53,  55,  214. 
Tyler,  Frank,  130. 
Typesetting,  First,  36. 
Tyrean,  ship,  20. 
Tyril,  William,  204. 

u. 

Udall,  David,  48, 156. 
Udall,  David  K.,  98, 127,  150. 
Udgorn  Seion,  36,  41. 
Uintah,  Weber  Co.,  128, 171, 

201. 
Uintah  country,  78. 
Uintah  County,  65, 100. 
Uintah  Springs,SanpeteCo., 

49. 
TReste,  ship,  19. 
Underw^ood,  William,  72. 
Underwriter,  ship,  61,  63,65. 
UngdommensBaadgiver  105. 
Union,  91,99,110, 114, 140,144, 

147,  148, 150, 152, 153, 162, 

176,  204,  218. 
Union  Pacific  Railroad,  77, 

80, 108,  206. 
Union  Vidette,  70. 
United  Order,  10,  91. 
Unity,  ship,  55. 
Universal  ScientificSociety, 

54. 
University  of  Deseret,'38,44, 

80. 
Unlawful    Cohabitation,  86, 

116-210. 
Unthank,  William,  146,  152. 
Upolu,  Samoa,  206,  209. 
Upper  California,  35. 
Upper  Kanab,  76. 

Upsala,  Sweden,  222. 
Upton,  Utah,  73,  99. 
Ure,  James,  98. 
Ure,  James  W.,  150. 
Urim  and  Thummim,  2,  3. 
Utah,  45,49,50,52-57,58-76,77, 

80-124,126,128,130-136,138, 

139,  141,  143, 145-152,  154, 

167,  158,  161  165, 167-193, 

195  213,  216  222. 
Utah  and  Nevada  Ry.,  90, 

93,  94. 
"Utah  Army",  59-61,  63,  65. 
Utah  Central  Ry.,  80,  82,  93, 

108. 
Utah  Commission,  193,  199, 

203, 206,  207. 
Utah  County,  88,  45,  49,  61, 

66,  69,  72,  76. 
Utah  County  Times,  90. 
Utah  Eastern  Railway,  107. 
Utah  Journal,  110. 


Utah  lake,  34,  56,  112,  220. 

Utah  legislature,  44,  45,  47, 
49,52,55,57,60-63,64,66, 
68,70,71,74,76,77,80,82, 
87,  91,  95,  101,  105,  109, 
114, 127, 157,  181,  195,  205, 
211,  214. 

Utah  Magazine,  77. 

Utah  Musical  Times,  95. 

Utah  Northern  Ry.,  85,  88- 
91, 101. 

Utah  Pioneers,66,86,87,88,90, 
105, 117, 157,  159, 170, 182, 
190,204,207,211,213,214,219. 

Uiah  Fomologist,  82. 

Utah  Posten,  91. 

Utah  Skandinav ,  92. 

Utah  Southern  Railway,  84- 
91,  93, 104,  108. 

UtahSouthernExtension,108 

Utah  Stake,  101. 

Utah  Sugar  Company,  206. 

Utah  University,  214. 

Utah  Western  Ry.,  93,  94. 

Ute  Indians,  34,  39,  51,  53. 

V, 

Valardie,  Anton,  84. 

Valentine,  August,  121. 

Valkyrien,  186. 

Valley  currency,  36. 

Valparaiso,  Chili,  44,  45. 

Van  Buren,  Martin,  18. 

Van  Buren,  Ark.,  58. 

Van  Buren  County,  Mo.,  10. 

Vance,  John,  36. 

Vance,  John  W.,  76. 

Van  Cott,  John,  37,  58,  111, 

114,  221. 
Vanderbilt,  Cornelius,  192. 
Vandercook,  Oscar  C,  126, 

144. 
Van  der  Woude,  A.  W.,  65. 
Van  Dyk,  Sybren,  216. 
Vanfleet,  Elias,  78. 
Van  Leuven,  Newman,  178, 

1«2. 
Van  Natta,  J.  H.,  182, 184. 
Van  Valkenberg,  Peter.  91. 
Van  Vliet,  Stewart,  59. 
Van  Wagener,  David,  99. 
Van  Zile,  Philip  T.,    101,  HI. 
Varian,  Chas,  S.,  176, 181,201. 
Varnell's  Station,  Georgia. 

104. 
Vaughan,  Michael,  173, 179. 
Vaughan,  Vernon  H.,  83,  84. 
Vermillion,  Utah,  99, 167,203. 
Vermont,  1,  40,  66, 181. 
Vernal,  147. 167,  185,  193, 197. 
Vernon,  Tooele  Co.,  98. 
Versailles,  France,  89. 
Vetterli,  John,  205. 
Vezerian,  George,  219. 
Victoria,  Australia,  53. 
Vienna,  Austria,  71,  73. 
Viking,  ship,  56. 
Virgen  City,  Utah,  60,  130. 
Virginia,  5, 105,  148, 164, 177, 

178, 197,217. 
Vision  given,  7. 
Voice  of  Warning,  13. 

w. 

Waco,  Texas,  139. 
Wade,  B.  Q.,  81. 
Wade,  Edward  W.,  110. 


Wade,    James  Monroe,  168, 

173. 
Wade,  J.  H.,  66. 
Wadley,  William,  133. 
Wadman,  Henry,  jun.,  103. 
Wadsworth,  Geo.  A  ,  217. 
Wads  worth,  James,  216. 
Wadsworth,  Jos.  W.,  148. 
Wadsworth,  Nev.,  166. 
Wagstaff,  Samuel,69,165,214. 
Wagstaff,  William,  131. 
Wahlstr0m,  Nils  O  ,  195. 
Waikato,  New  Zealand,  199. 
Wailuku,  Hawaii,  45. 
Waite,  Chas.  B.,  67,  69. 
Waite,  Morrison  B.,  137. 
Waldram,  Lorenzo,  jun. ,118. 
Waldron,  Lorenzo,  68,  162. 
Wales  27,  31,  57,  58,  76,  97, 

105, 108,  112, 164, 165. 
Wales,  Utah,  99. 
Walker,  Indian,  51,  53. 
Walker,  Chas.,  199. 
Walker,  Geo.  L.,  202. 
Walker,  Heber  M.,  78. 
Walker,  Henson,  74. 
Walker,  John,  81, 114. 
Walker,  Lavina,  96. 
Walker,  Wm.,  48,  55,  59. 
Walker, Wm.  Henry,  120,150. 
Walker,  Winslow  F.,  132. 
Walker  (now  Taylor),  107. 
Walker  House,  88. 
Walker  Opera  House,108,109. 
Wall,  Wm.  M.,  46,  81, 195. 
Wallace,  Geo.  B.,  38,139,144. 
WallaWalla,  Wash.,  215. 
Wallen,  Hannah  C,  145. 
Walling,  Warren,  64. 
Wallsburg,  Utah,  99, 147,207. 
Walser,  John  J.,  159, 164. 
Walsh,  Patrick,  86. 
Walter,  B.  N.,  84. 
Walters.  Wm.  L.,  148. 
Walton,  John,  161,  166,  171. 
Walton,  Thos.,  123. 
Wandell,  Chas.W.,  44,48,212. 
Wanderodes  (Indian) ,  89. 
Wanship,  Utah ,  81 ,  189. 
Warburton,    Richard,  133, 

137,  146. 
Ward,  David,  152. 
Ward,  David  B.,  144. 
Ward,  Elijah  B.,  72. 
Ward;  Geo.,  88. 
Ward,  Geo.  W.,  100,  110. 
Ward ,  Thos. ,  22 ,27 ,29 ,30 ,32. 
Ward,  Wad  El,  139. 
Warden,  George,  148,  149. 
Wardle,Isaac  J.,    146,  185. 
Wardrobe ,  John ,  183. 
Wards  worth,  Wm.  Shin  ,157. 
Ware,  W.  G.,  25. 
Wareham,  James,  68,  219. 
Warner,  John  E.,  49. 
Warren,  W.  B.,  28. 
Warren ,  Wm.  S. ,  71. 
Warner,  Wm.  H.,168. 
Warren,  111.,  20. 
Warren,  Weber  Co.,  212. 
Warsaw,  111.,  20,  24. 
Warsaw  Signal,  25. 
Warwood,  John  152, 187,194. 
Wasatch,  Salt  Lake  Co. ,203. 
Wasatch  County,  Utah,  66. 
Wasatch  and  Jordan  Valley 

Railway,  88,  90,  91. 


IKDEX. 


257 


Wasatch  Coal  Co.,  82. 
Wasatch  Flour  Mills,  107. 
Wasatch  Stake,  99. 
Wasatch  Wave,  173. 
Wasden  Frederick,  214. 
Wasden,  John  B.,  192, 193. 
Washakie,  Utah,  113, 158,175, 

178. 
Washburn,  Abraham,  133. 
Washburn,  Chas.  A.,  84. 
Washburn,  E.  B.,  101. 
Washing  of  Feet,  S,  12. 
Washington ,  D.  C.  ,17 ,18 ,40 , 

45,52,59  61,63,66,67,69, 

74,87-91,95,109,  111,112, 

119,120,126,158,  169,170, 

172,188,196,202,214,215, 

220. 
Washington,  Utah ,58 ,61,62, 

109,153,154,156,159,160, 

162,168,170,171.188,187,203. 
Washington  County,  45 ,  62 , 

66,67,73,76,  77,  81. 
Washington    Territory,  84. 
Wasp,  newspaper,  21. 
Waters,  John,  136. 
Watertown,  S.  D.,  220. 
Watkins,  Samuel,  201. 
Watson,  Edwin,  211. 
Watson,  Hugh,  214. 
Watson,  James,  176. 
Watson,  James  C,  120,  124, 

138,  145,  153,  159. 
Watson,    Lorenzo    D.,    130, 

138,163,169,  175. 
Watson,  Jos.  M.,  210. 
Watson,  Wm.  H.,  136,  137, 

144, 151,  202. 
Watt,  Geo.D.,13.24,42,91,108. 
Watterson,  Willard,  171, 174. 
Watts,  Baldwin  H.,  163,  165, 

176. 
Watts,  Geo.  C,  134,157, 161, 

164. 
Welchman,  Arthur  P.,  198. 
Welcome  (Hopt),  Fred.,  107, 

115,  124. 
Welker,  James  R.,  130. 
Welker,  John,  116. 
Weller,  Jos.  M.,  216. 
Wellfieet,  ship,  56. 
Welling,  Job,  212. 
Wellington,  Mo.,  83. 
Wellington,  Emery  Co.,  158, 

184. 
Wells,  Emmeline  B.,  200. 
Wells,  Daniel  H.,  1,19,  25,  37, 

39,40,58,59,62,63, 66, 68, 70, 
71,73-75,86,92,96,97,100, 

103,  118,.  134, 143,  150,  151, 
191. 
Wells,  Heber  M.,  207,214,218, 

220,  222. 
Wells,  Jos.  S.,  153. 
Wells,  Junius  F.,  97, 104, 106. 
Wells,  Louisa  F.,  134. 
Wells,  Rulon  S.,  212,  222. 
Wells,  Stephen  Robert,  176. 
Wells,  N.  Y.,  1. 
Wellsville,Utah,  50,80,92,104, 
132, 133, 138,  139,  148,  167- 
169,  173,  185, 187,  190,  208. 
Welsh,  James,  148,  153,  160. 
Wenner,  U.  G.,  125.  194. 
Wentz,  Peter  M.,  125. 
West,  Caleb  W.,132,138, 158, 
159, 174,  202, 203,  205,  208. 


West,  Chauncey  W.,48,56,82, 

189 
West,  David,  161. 
West,  Heber  W.,  189. 
West,  Joseph  A.,  80, 101. 
West,  William,  161. 
West    Bountiful,  Utah,  93, 

171,  213. 
Westenkow,  Peter,  166,  170. 
Western  /Standard,  55. 
West  Indies,  20,  45,  46. 
West  Jordan,  Utah,   49,  74, 

88,97,98,127-130,133-138, 

144,146,  159,  161-163, 165- 

167,  169, 170,  210. 
West  Lay  ton,  Davis  Co., 208. 
Westman0en,  Iceland,  48. 
Westmorela)id,'Ship,5S. 
Weston,  John  C,  183. 
Weston,  Idaho,  133, 166,  219. 
West  Portage,  158,  192,  209. 
West  Porterviile,93,  213. 
West  Point  military  school, 

123. 
West  Weber,  Utah,  98,  133, 

135,  136,  181,  200. 
Whaangaj  Apikara,  206. 
Whaanga,  Hirini,  118,  206. 
Whaanga,  Mere,  206. 
Whakamairu,  Ihaia  Te,  13. 
Whalen,  Lucy,  200. 
Wheeler,  Geo.  M.,  90. 
Wheeler,  Levi  H.,  189,190. 
Wheeler,  Mary  A.,  201. 
Wheeler,  Thos.  A.,  75, 148. 
Wheeler,  Wm.,  156,  161. 
Wheelock,  Cyrus  H.,  50,  207. 
Wheelwright,  Matthew   B., 

169, 173. 
Whetstone,  Marshal,  144. 
Whetstone,  Henry,  202. 
Whicker,  Isaac,  188, 191. 
Whipple,  Edson,  206. 
White,  Annie,  103. 
White,  Barnard,  134. 
White,   Charles  L.,  121-124, 

131,  179,  184, 192,  193. 
White,  Geo.M.,  187. 
White,  Hugh,  17. 
White,  Hyrum  G.,207,  208. 
White,  J.  Alexander,  95. 
White,  Maurice,  43,  44. 
White,  Nellie,  115. 
White,  Richard.  80. 
White,  Samuel  D.,  69,  70,  75, 

79. 
Whitear,  Eli,  99. 
Whitehead,Adolphus  R.,173. 
Whitehead,  Frank,  175,  177. 
Whitehead,  J.  N.,  205. 
Whiting,  Edwin,  190, 
Whiting,  Edwin  L.,  146,  164, 

211. 
Whiting,  Lucius,  166. 
Whiting,  Sylvester,  216. 
Whiting,  Virona,  134. 
Whitingham,  Vt.,  1. 
Whitmer,  Annie,  4. 
Whitmer,Christian,3,4,ll,12. 
Whitmer,  David,  1, 3-5,11,13, 

14,  102.  157.. 
Whitmer,  Elizabeth,  4. 
Whitmer,  Jacob,  3,  4,  13,  56. 
Whitmer,  John,  3  7,11,13, 14, 

102,  203. 
Whitmer,  Mary,  4. 
Whitmer,  Peter,  sen,,  3,4,51. 


Whitmer,Peter,jun.,4,5,8,13. 

Whitmore  ,ElizabethCarter, 
200. 

Whitmore,  James  M.,  74, 

Whitney,  Elizabeth  Ann,  21, 
109. 

Whitney,  Helen  Mar,  213. 

Whitney,  Horace  G.,  222. 

Whitney,  Horace,  117,  213. 

Whitney,  Newel  K.,  1,  7-10 
12,14,19,21,37,40,42,90,109 

Whitney,  Orson  F.,  123. 

Whitney,  Orson  K,,  115. 

Whitney,  Idaho,  133, 175. 

Whittaker,  James,  105. 

Whittaker,  Henry,  144. 

Whittaker,  John  M,,  194,221. 

Whittaker,  S.  C,  113. 

Whittle,  Thos.,  41. 

Widerborg,  Carl,  74,  80,  221. 

Wight,  Lyman,  1, 10,  11,  13- 
17, 19,  25,  26,  36,  37,  60. 

Wilcken,  August,  138. 

Wilcken,  Chas.  H.,  90,  118. 

Wilcox,  John  D.,  105, 

Wilcox,  Sam.  A.,  109,  218. 

Wilcox  Walter  E  ,  178,  182. 

Wilde,  Thos.  H.,  133,  145. 

Wilding,  Geo.,  152,  160. 

Wilding  William,  121. 

Wiles,  James.  72. 

Wiley,  R.,  22. 

Wilford,  Idaho,  112,  115, 116 
120,  121,  186. 

Wilhelm,  B.  H.,  105. 

Wilhelmsen,  Niels,  65,  108, 
113,  221. 

Wilkerson,  Wallace,  103. 

Wilkie,  Matthew  F.,  53. 

Wilkins,  Chas.,  75. 

Wilkins,  Geo.  W.,  88. 

Wilkins,  J,  W.,  136. 

Wilkinson,  Chas.,  152. 

Wilkinson,  Moses,  185,  189. 

Willard  City,  Utah,  41,62, 
77,  85,  100,  112,  121,  142, 
143,  147,  148, 16-3,  167,173, 
186,  206,  218. 

Willardsen,  Erastus  C,  185. 

Willes,  Ira  Jones,  70. 

Willes,  Joshua,  61. 

Willes,  WiUiam,  44,  46,  47, 
49,115, 118,  189. 

Willes,  William  S.  S.,  68,  74. 
Willey,  Jeremiah,  78. 
Willey,  Parley  P.,  115. 
Willey,  Wm.  W.,    123,  128, 

134,  201. 
Williams,  Abner  B.,  139, 
Williams,  Christopher,  37. 
Williams,  David,  108,  180. 
Williams,  Evan,  188. 
Williams,  Ephraim  H,,  114. 
Williams,  Frederick  G.,  5,  8, 

10,  13, 16, 104. 
Williams,  Geo.  C,  113. 
Williams,  J.,  57. 
Williams,  John  J.,  130, 145. 
Williams,  Mary,  QOl. 
Williams,  Miles,  147. 
Williams,  Parley  L.,  130,188. 
Williams,  Peter  J.,  222. 
Williams,  R.,  98. 
Williams,  Rees  Jones,  64. 
Williams,  Samuel,  100. 
Williams,  Sterling,  209. 
Williams,  Thos.,  92. 


258 


INDEX. 


Williams,  Walter,  135. 
Williams,  Wm.,  156,158, 164. 
Williams,  Wm.  D.,  204,  212. 
Williams,  Miles  L.,  152, 153. 
Williams,  Wm.  N.,  104. 
Williamsburg,  N.  Y.,  61,  79. 
William  Utetson,  ship,  53. 
William  Tapscott.  ship,  62, 

64,67. 
Willie,  James  G.,  56,  57. 
Willis,  Capt.,  32. 
Willis,  Joshua  T.,  60,  66,132. 
Willis,  Melissa  L.  S.,  220. 
Willis,  Thos.,  42. 
Willis,  W.  W.,  31. 
Willis, Wesley  W.,  207. 
Willow  Creek,  (Draper) ,  49. 
Willow  Creek,  Idaho,  164. 
Wilmot,  Piute  Co.,  105. 
Wilson,  General,  16. 
Wilson,  Mrs., 56. 
Wilson,  A.,  61. 
Wilson,  Charles,  78. 
Wilson,  Chas.  C,  83. 
Wilson,  Elijah,  155. 
Wilson,  Geo.,  115,  147. 
Wilson,  Geo.  T.,  119. 
Wilson,  Harmon  T.,  23. 
Wilson,  James,  119. 
Wilson,  Jas.  H.,  209. 
Wilson,  Jeremiah  M.,170,184. 
Wilson,  Lewis  D.,  17,  185. 
Wilson,  Oliver  C,  130. 
Wilson,  Robert,  general,  15, 
Wilson,    Robert,     Seventy, 

114,  210. 
Wilson,  Thos.,  174. 
Wilson,  Weber  Co.,  110,  136, 

148. 
Wimmer,  J.  P.,  116,  185. 
Wimmer,  Peter,  133, 141,183, 

184. 
Winberg,  Anders  W.,  48,  72, 

96,  140,  144,  145,  151. 
Winchester,  Benjamin,  19. 

Winchester,  James,  75. 

Winchester,  Stephen,  89. 

Winder,  John    R.,  60,  175, 
182,  183,  202,  207. 

Winder,  Wm.  C,  197, 198. 

Windermere,  ship,  50,  67. 

Windsor,  N.  Y.,  1. 

Wingaker,  Sweden,  183. 

Winge,  Christopher  S.,  161, 
168, 195,  196. 

Winn,  Alma  H.,  158. 

Winn,  Geo.,  55. 

Winn,  John,  121. 

Winnell,  John,  153. 

Winnemucca,  Nev.,  129. 

Winslow,  Chas.  F.,  100. 

Winsor,  Capt.,  56. 

Winsor,  Utah,  76. 

Winter,  Jens  P.  C,  143,  149, 
156. 

Winter,  Thos.  H.,  173. 

Winter,  Timothv  J.,  151. 

Winter,  Thos.  W.,  48. 

Winter  Quarters,28,30  35,37, 
49,  162. 

Winters,  Alonzo,  128. 

Winters,  Huldah  A.,  129. 

Wisconsin,  20,  73. 
Wisconsin,  steamer,  88,90,94, 
96,100,106,107,112,113,  119, 
121,151,162,164,166,174,177, 
178, 184, 186-188. 


Wissen  an  der  Sieg,Prussia, 

48. 
Wittgenstein,  Prince  of,  95. 
Witt,  John  W.,  123. 
Wixom,  Justin  C,  75. 
Wixom,  Solomon  A,.  145, 147. 
Woesner,  Frederick,  81. 
Wolcott,  Robert  W.,  .56. 
Woman^s  Exponent,  88. 
Women  franchised,80,82,208. 
Wood,  Edward  J.,  213. 
Wood,  Geo.  C,  131, 132, 179. 
Wood,  James,  144. 
Wood,  Joseph,  202. 
Wood,  William,  161. 
Wood,  William  C, " 
odard, 
82,  214 
Woodburn,  Mr.,  129. 
Woodbury,  Geo.  J.,  177. 
Woodbnry,  Orrin  N.,  187. 
Wooden  gun  rebellion,  84. 
Woodford,  Ebenezer,  146,152. 
Woodhouse,  John,  96. 
Woodhull,  S.  D.,83. 
Woodhull,  Bros.,  81-84. 
Woodland,  Wasatch  Co.,  108. 
Wood  river.  Neb.,  56. 
Woodruff,  Abraham  O.,  216, 

219,  221. 
Woodruff,  Azmon,  170. 
Woodruff  ,PhoebeW.,  56,125. 
Woodruff ,  Wilford,  1, 10, 15 , 
17,18,20,24  30,34,40,45, 
49,54,H2,  97, 101, 105,  106, 
113,125,150,151,160,170, 
17;^,  180,188,194,  197,200, 
202,203,212,214-217,220- 
222. 
Woodruff,  Ariz.,  107,156, 219. 
Woodruff ,  Utah ,  100 ,169,175, 

177 ,  179,  184,  195. 
Woods,  Geo.  L.,  84, 85,93 ;181. 
Woods,  James,  143. 
Woods,  Jas.  A.,  152. 

Woods,  John,  159. 

Woods  Cross,  Davis  Co. ,148. 

Woodward,  Sally,  83. 

Woodward,  William,  155. 

Woolf ,  Anthony,  166. 

Woolf ,  John,  198. 

Woolf,  John  A.,  58  209. 

Woolf,  Mary  L.,  155. 

WooUey  ,EdwinD.  ,36 ,80,108. 

Woolley,  E.T.,131. 

WooUey,  Franklin  B.,  80. 

Woolley,  H.  A.,  94. 

Woolley ,  John  W. ,  69,  70. 

Woolley,  Samuel  A.,  48-50, 
65,  69,  70,  80 

Woolley,  Samuel  E..  210. 

Woolley,  Samuel VV.,169, 172. 

Woolley,  Thos.,il91. 

Woolsey,  Thomas,  32,  214. 

Woolstenhulme,  James,  165 , 
168. 

Worcestershire,  England,  18. 

"Word  of  Wisdom  given," 
8,  14. 

Words  of  Moses,  4. 

Workman,  David  H.,  185. 

World's  Parliament  of  Reli- 
gions, 203. 

Worm  Creek,  Idaho.  105. 

Worrell,  Frank  A.    28. 

Worthen,  Samuel,  148, 155. 

Worthington,  Orson  H.,  184. 


Wrathall,  Jas.  L.,  170. 
Wrexham,  Wales,  27. 
Wright,  Angus  F.,  213. 
Wright,  C.C,  194. 
Wright,  C.  H.,127. 
Wright,  E.,  159. 
Wright,  Elias  S.,  164. 
Wright,  Hiram  S.,  201,   202 
Wright,  Henry,  75. 
Wright,  James  O.,  60. 
Wright,  Jonathan  C,  107. 
Wright,  John  P.,    131,  149, 

152, 160. 
Wright,  Joseph,  171. 
Wright,  Joseph  H.,  99. 
Wright,  Lorenzo,  126. 
Wright,  Seth.  126. 
Wright,  William,  216. 
Wyoming,  107,  112,  114,  127, 
138,140,144,147,152,160,171,176, 

186,187,192,193,197,203,209, 

210,  215,  219. 
Wyoming,  Neb.,  69,  71-76. 
Wyoming,  ship,  59. 
Wyoming ,  steamer,  85,90,92 

94,  96-98,  102  104,  106-108, 

116,135,136, 148, 161, 163, 164, 

166,175-177,179,184,185,187, 

188. 
Wyoming  legislature,  114. 


Yafa  ( Joppa)  ,Palestine,  131, 

151,  170, 177. 
Yale  College  Exp.  Party,84. 
Yaquis  Indians,  98. 
Yates,  Henry,  195,  196. 
Yates,  Thomas,  171, 177, 185. 
Yates,  Wm.,  141, 143,153,159. 
Ybarola,  Jose,  105. 
Yearian,  W.  H.,  126, 131. 
Yearsley,  David  D.,  24 
Yeates,  Frederick,  157,  161, 

167, 190, 191. 
Yeates,  Thomas,  78. 
Yokum,  William,  20. 
York,  Juab  Co.,  93. 
Yorkshire,  England,  86. 
Yorkshire,  ship,  22. 
Yosemite,  Cal.,  220. 
Young,  Alfred  D.,  58. 
Young,  Alphonso,  24. 
Young,  Ann  Eliza  Webb,  92- 

94,  96,  98. 
Young,  Brigham,  1,  8, 11, 13- 
18,23,25-30,32-37,39,40, 
42  45,  48-55,  57-62,  64-67, 
69-76,  78  101, 118,  169, 1«8, 
190, 195, 196,200,  201,  205, 
210,  215,  218,  219. 
Young,  Brigham,  jun.,  73,77- 
79,  84,  90,  97, 100,  104- 106, 
108, 110,  111,  114,  120, 187, 
202,  203,  205,  214,  219,  221. 
Young,  Brigham  H.,  64. 
Young,  Brigham  Morris,  94. 
Young,  Brigham  S.,  103,  220. 
Young,  Brigham  W.,  151. 
Young,Clara  Decker,  119,169. 
Young,    Ebenezer    Russell, 

189. 
Young,  Emmeline  Free,  94. 
Young,  Emma  Rawlins,  131. 
Young,  Ernest  I.,  104. 
Young,  Feramorz  L.,  108. 


INDEX. 


259 


Young,  Franklin  W.,  66, 174, 

180. 
Young,  Harriet  P.,  34,  87. 
Young,  John,  34,  83. 
Young,  John  B.,  70, 197. 
Young,  John  W.,  78,  85,  90, 

96,100, 119, 158, 169, 182, 184, 

220, 
Young,  Joseph,  26, 29,  59,  62, 

108. 
Young,  JosephA.,57,78,92,94. 
Young,  Joseph  W.,  38, 47, 65, 

67,  81,  90. 
Young,  J.  Wash.,  219. 
Young,  Lorenzo  D.,34,40,210. 
Young,  Lucy  Decker,  190. 
Young,  Mary  Angell,  110. 
Young,  Mary  E.  F.,  219. 
Young,  Martha  B.,  188. 
Young,  Parley,  205,  206. 
Young,  Parley  R.,  165,  173. 
Young,  Phinehas  H.,  24, 105. 
Young,  Richard  W.,  97,  143, 

188,  208,  218,  221. 
Young,  Royal  B.,  118,131,132, 

133, 144. 


Young,  Seymour  B.,  110,115- 
117, 120, 125, 130,133,150,151, 
155,159,163,164,184, 187, 209, 
216,  217. 

Young,  Susans.,  200. 

Young,  Thos.,  156, 162. 

Young,  Willard,  150, 160,  219, 
222. 

Young,  Wm.  G.,  59. 

Young,Zina  D.  H.,197,199,202. 

Young  Gentlemen  and  La- 
dies' Relief  Society,  22. 

Y.  M.  M.  I.  A., 90,94,97,101,105, 
106. 

Yuma,  Ariz.,  117,  119. 


Zane,  Charles  S.,  judge,  116> 
117,  119,  120,  122-126,  129, 
130,  133,  136-141,  144-147, 
149,  152-155,  158  162,  164, 
167,  175,  178,  180-182,  184, 
185,  187-189,  194, 196,  200, 
201,  202,  221. 


Zarahemla,  Iowa,  17, 19-21. 

Zealandia,  steamer,  219. 

Zenos,  Ariz. ,  159. 

Zetland,  ship,  36,  38. 

Zion,  Extention  of,  25. 

Zion,  Plan  of,  9. 

Zion  dedicated,  6. 

Zion's  Camp,  10,  76,  80,  81, 
84,  212, 220. 

Zion's  Camp  festivals,  71,  73. 

Zion's  Choral  Union,  149. 

Zion's  Co  operative  Mercan- 
tile Institution,79,80, 95, 
106. 

Zion's  Maori  Association, 
210,  218. 

Zions  Panier,  44 . 

Zion's  Savings  Bank,  90,  91. 

Zion's  Watchman,  48. 

Zofingen,  Switzerland,    117. 

Zundell,  Abraham,  167. 

Zundell,  Isaac  E.  D.,  175,178. 

Zuni  Indians,  101. 

Zuni  Mountains,  N.  M.,  189. 

Zurich,  Switzerland,  80. 


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